The annual economic freedom list is out. The stark contrast between capitalist countries and socialist countries becomes greater every single year. This is a side-by-side comparison of capitalist countries vs. socialist countries. A few statistics to offer your socialist friends who are being the useful idiots that believe a planned economy will be great for the United States.

A new study out of Minnesota indicates we might actually be training school shooters by focusing so much energy and time on active shooter drills

What is the Supreme Court case really about concerning DACA? Michael explains that the key element of the case is whether or not the Immigration and Naturalization Act gives discretion to the Executive Branch (i.e. the President) to choose whether or not to enforce deportation laws against DACA individuals. How the court decides will depend on whether the justices read the plain meaning of the statute. There is also a “reliance” issue but Michael says not to focus on that issue until the court renders its opinion.

Michael engages an economic illiterate person on Twitter and ends up going down the rabbit hole of federal spending. Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates can’t bail out the federal government, even if we confiscate all of their wealth.

Michael gives a brief history of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the demise of the Workers United Party of Poland. And of course, it’s Veterans Day, a time to honor all who serve in the US military.

Michael explains how to view the impeachment process taking place on Capitol Hill. It is a purely political process and not a legal process. While Senators will be “jurors” if impeachment articles are passed in the U.S. House, that does not mean they are acting as “legal” jurors in the sense of a criminal or civil case. Look at impeachment as a political process and you’ll be better able to filter what both Democrats and Republicans are saying about the process.

American families, women, and children are ambushed and murdered in cold blood by Mexican drug cartels not far from the American border. Is Mexico about to become a failed state? And if so, what is the role of the U.S. military?

Michael gets an iHeart email from the company’s Chief Privacy Officer detailing the new California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018. So Michael did some digging around to find out just what that law does. Shocker. More people are tracking and giving you a score than just FICO. Ouch!

The Second Amendment guarantees an individual right to keep and bear arms. So what does that phrase about a well-regulated militia really mean?

What do countries like China, Russia and Iran have to do with the freedom of the internet? They’re cracking down, and that could result in the balkanization of the internet. Could the US be far behind?