NotYourDaddy
NotYourDaddy is a conservative libertarian who believes in free will and the free market. NYD thinks the role of the government is to protect the rights and liberties of its citizens. Stop there. NYD’s attitude toward ever-expanding government can be summed up by snarling “Get your hand out of my pocket and leave me alone!”
NYD is also the culprit behind the nefarious blog Government is not your Daddy.
All articles by NotYourDaddy
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conservative
Without Just Compensation
The Supreme Court has begotten a brave new form of eminent domain that enables the states to completely bypass the just compensation protection set forth by our founding fathers in the Fifth Amendment.
July 09, 2008 -
conservative
What is Conservatism?
It’s not the role of the government to protect you from yourself, or from your own bad choices, poor judgment, or ignorance. That’s up to you.
June 25, 2008 -
conservative
Conservatives, Take Back Your Party!
Throughout our history, the Republican Party has been the bulwark of conservatism in this country. The more conservatives turn away from it, the weaker the party grows.
June 01, 2008 -
conservative
Goldilocks and the Republican Party
I picture McCain climbing a tree, reaching for an apple on the outermost branch, while the trunk bends and groans and finally splinters beneath the awkward distribution of weight. That’s what’s happening to the entire Republican Party. If it leans any further to the left, it’s going split its core right down the middle.
May 28, 2008 -
conservative
Obama's Unsavory Endorsements
Through no intentional fault of his own, it appears our enemies would be very happy to see Obama as our next president. The question is not whether he reciprocally endorses them. The question is, intentions aside, is what’s best for Hamas what’s best for America? Personally, I don’t think so.
May 14, 2008 -
conservative
Save the Dinosaurs
I realize I could significantly reduce my carbon footprint by never leaving my house. I could reduce it even more by never getting out of bed. I could reduce it even more by dying. But what exactly is the point?
April 29, 2008 -
conservative
Evil Oil Companies?
Who do you think makes more money off of gasoline, — the oil companies or the government? If oil companies are evil for pulling in billions of dollars a year in profits, the government must be evil incarnate, because the federal and state governments make a lot more money off of gasoline taxes than the total profits of all the oil companies combined.
April 27, 2008 -
conservative
Daddy Obama Understands
The reason the majority of working class Americans don’t support Obama’s policies is because “they get bitter; they cling to guns, or religion, or antipathy to people who aren’t like them, or anti-immigrant sentiment…”
April 14, 2008 -
conservative
Sometimes Nothing is the Right Thing to Do
Despite the fact that Senator McCain has said the economy isn’t his strong point, he has a lot stronger grasp of basic economic principles than anybody else running for president
April 05, 2008 -
conservative
It's Not About Race, Rev. Wright
The African Americans who embrace the street/ghetto culture have defined themselves (and all African Americans) as victims, and perpetuate a subculture steeped in resentment and entitlement.
March 29, 2008 -
conservative
What About the Jews?
Still there are people who, out of envy or ignorance, resent the Jews for the very successes they fought so hard to achieve, and find excuses to dismiss their accomplishments or accuse them of having “unfair advantages.”
March 24, 2008 -
conservative
Guilt by Assimilation
The current generation of African Americans have much greater opportunities than their parents’ generation had. And their parents’ generation had vastly greater opportunities than their parents’ generation had. That’s the good news.
March 17, 2008 -
conservative
Nuclear Terrorism -- Coming Soon
Iran already has a missile capable of delivering a nuclear bomb. Last month, Iran conducted a successful test of their upgraded three-stage Shahab-3B missile.
March 14, 2008 -
conservative
Economic Histrionics
An opinion poll revealed that the majority of Americans think we’re headed for a depression. Oh, my. That certainly sounds scary. If the majority of Americans think it’s likely, then it must be, right?
March 03, 2008 -
conservative
Protectionism isn't Patriotic
A free market means you have to be competitive. If you can’t deliver the best value, you lose. And that’s exactly as it should be. If we want American technology to be the best in the world, then it has to be able to compete in the world marketplace.
March 01, 2008 -
conservative
Eating the Rich
Of the total individual income taxes collected that year, 99.4% were paid by the highest earning 40% of American households. That means 60% of the population paid less than 1% of the total taxes.
February 27, 2008 -
conservative
Pandora, Peter Pan, and the Pied Piper
Hope is cheap. Hope is easy to conjure up, because people want to believe in it. Hope makes people feel good when things are going from bad to worse. Hope is the tool used by false prophets to manipulate the gullible.
February 20, 2008 -
conservative
Sacrificing Israel
People keep telling me that the terrorists wouldn’t hate us if we didn’t support Israel. I thought it was common knowledge that it’s a bad idea to negotiate with terrorists. They hate our culture. They believe the freedoms we hold dear are abominations in the eyes of their god, who will reward them for smiting us.
February 12, 2008 -
conservative
Libertarian at Home, Conservative Abroad
I’m for minimizing government and maximizing individual freedom and responsibility.
February 09, 2008 -
conservative
There are Worse Things than McCain -- Really!
OK, McCain it is. I’m not happy. You’re probably not either. I don’t know who all these “Republicans” are who are voting for him in the primaries, because I’m not aware of one person who likes him. But, be that as it may, the RINOs have spoken and McCain is going to be the Republican candidate.
February 08, 2008 -
conservative
Leveraging Diversity the Right Way
There are many types of diversity. As a society, we’ve become much more focused on categorical diversity than individual diversity. We go to great lengths to acknowledge and embrace every category of diversity imaginable. We have laws and even quotas to ensure diversity in our workplaces and educational institutions, and “protected classes” of people who cannot be terminated without consulting the legal department first.
February 04, 2008 -
conservative
The Supreme Court Takes On the Second Amendment
Those who argue that the 2nd amendment does not apply to individuals base their argument on the ambiguous wording of the dangling participle at the beginning of the amendment, which refers to “A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state.”
February 02, 2008 -
conservative
What's the Opposite of a RINO?
The Republican party cannot afford to drive the RINOs away. The party can’t continue to view itself as a members-only club, or a church of true believers, while the Democrats set themselves up as a populist block party, everybody welcome, with free food (and healthcare) for anyone who’d rather get something for free than work hard to earn something better.
January 29, 2008 -
conservative
Hillary Care
Making the healthy pay more for health insurance so those who use it more can pay less brings to mind a new twist on Marx’s old motto: From each according to their health, and to each according to their infirmity. — But she also promises to make health care affordable for everybody. And that’s where the redistribution of health melds into (surprise!) the redistribution of wealth.
January 27, 2008 -
conservative
Huckleberry and the Will of God
The reason the founding fathers believed it was important to separate church and state is because there is nothing more personal than one’s relationship with God, and it is nobody else’s business, least of all the government’s.
January 22, 2008 -
independent
Don’t Believe the Enemy’s Propaganda
We are not at war with Islam. We are at war with an international network of terrorist organizations, led by fanatical extremists who use a radical interpretation of Islam as their justification.
January 16, 2008 -
conservative
Differences Between Liberals & Conservatives
Conservatives believe in smaller government, personal responsibility, an individual’s right to self-determination, and the inviolability of private property. Liberals believe in bigger government, government assuming responsibility for the welfare of the people, and the “equitable” redistribution of private property.
January 10, 2008 -
conservative
A Free Market Approach to Illegal Immigration
I applaud the work ethic of anybody who comes here seeking to do honest labor because there isn’t enough work to support their families in their own country. But I do not support amnesty, nor do I welcome with open arms all who wander across the border for whatever reason.
January 02, 2008
