I've always felt that to understand someone's perspective you have to understand their views on a number of issues. Only through looking at their views in aggregate can you begin to understand where they are coming from and why. In doing this, you're able to contrast their views with your own and broaden your perspective.

This page contains articles I find interesting as well as a series of numbered posts which I have written. Taken together, these form a synthesis of my views on a number of current issues (and yes, the numbered posts are ordered in such a way as to reflect their relative importance to me). Although I am not registered with either party, I tend to have a distinctively left slant. After reading my posts, consider the issues again in terms of the tradeoff between individual freedoms and economic freedom. (Check out the multi-axis spectrum linked in the left sidebar.)

Submit your comments to these posts - I look forward to hearing your views and responses. Whether we agree or disagree is irrelevant. The dialog is what matters. Our form of government relies on having an interested electorate and the very fact that we are discussing our views on these important issues perpetuates its success.

(15) Victimless Crimes / Marijuana / Drug Policy

This entire category of crimes should be thrown out.

We're wasting way too much money policing, prosecuting and incarcerating people for crimes that hurt no one but themselves. In many cases, the laws themselves are creating a vicious cycle from which there's no escape. This is yet another example of the precept that you cannot legislate morality. We should tax these activities heavily in order to provide a disincentive, but they should be legalized and the tax revenue used for worthwhile causes and pursuits.
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