I want to be up front with you before I dive into Scottish politics. I am an ardent Scottish nationalist. This means I advocate for an independent Scotland outside the United Kingdom, able to chart it’s own destiny in the world. Uniquely, I also want Scotland to be outside the…

2020 was a pretty crappy year for many. It was filled with uncertainty for the future, and we experienced so many things in a short amount of time. Anyone remember that Trump was impeached at the start of this year? It seems like light years away. Many Americans lost their…

2020 cannot get much better, but it can get much worse. Small businesses across the country are feeling the pinch of COVID-19 that forced their customers to stay home. This made many businesses innovate to get the attention of customers through their only interaction with the outside world: the internet…

I originally started an article on contempt but was unable to finish it the way I like. It’s still a work in progress, but I was spending too much time on it without results, so I decided to move to another topic in the “Christian Life in Politics” series. This…

How can I claim to be a Christian and say I work in politics and love those who appose me? How can one be religious and still be a just and kind legislator? The two seem to be dichotomous and we as a country and culture want to make a…

“How do you explain the libertarian response to the tragedy of the commons?” Truthfully, the question took me off-guard. I was in a car with my coworkers after a long day of hiking and exploring Mughal architecture at Fatehpur Sikri. …

Even though the debate on guns has quieted down a bit, I think it has lasted longer than anticipated and seems to be same conclusion others are making. This post, though, is more philosophical and theoretical than data-based ( I do include some), so these are my own thoughts rather…

Gun violence is a very touchy issue, but I wanted to highlight something that I think is making action on reducing gun violence ineffective: the current language surrounding mass shootings is too strict and actually makes the situation worse. …