The Origins of the Second Amendment
I have long argued that constitutionality speaking, a ban on "personal defense" weapons (like Joe Biden's shotgun) is actually more permissible than a ban on "military-style weapons." Not that such…
Caveats on Orwell
From almost six years back, Ed Smith has some interesting insight on the subject of deceptive speech and Orwell's Politics and the English Language: Orwell argues that “the great enemy of…
Politics and the English Language
By George Orwell Most people who bother with the matter at all would admit that the English language is in a bad way, but it is generally assumed that we…