State Historical Society chief Ben Jones works a little Christofascism into his discussion of a possible revamp of South Dakota’s flag, which currently includes the…
Posts tagged as “social contract”
Rep. Hansen Likens Vaccine Mandates to Holocaust
By Cory Allen Heidelberger on 2021-09-04
Representative Jon Hansen (R-25/Dell Rapids) pops off this long weekend with this profound misunderstanding of civil liberties and concentration camps: No, my little Aryan friend,…
Las Vegas Shooting Prompts Reminder of How the Social Contract Should Work
By Cory Allen Heidelberger on 2017-10-02
We don’t elect people to condole and pray. We elect them to solve public policy problems. When one man can equip himself with enough firepower…
Notes from the Campaign Trail: Faith, Death, and the Social Contract
By Cory Allen Heidelberger on 2016-06-23
While out canvassing last night, I fell into a conversation with a couple of Franklin Graham voters—i.e., fundagelicals who accept Graham’s easy thesis that if we…
Van Gerpen’s Law: Increasing Taxes Decreases Freedom
By Cory Allen Heidelberger on 2016-03-02
Senator Bill Van Gerpen (R-19/Tyndall) delivered the most impassioned remarks on the Senate floor in opposition to House Bill 1182 yesterday (his “Big Stones” speech, beginning around…