The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives has never been a guarantor of the rights of law-abiding Americans; but its most recent actions are some of the worst in its history. We've all heard the jokes. ATF should be a convenience store, not a government agency. Hide your dog if they come knocking on your door. Insult them by ...

When you fly into Cody Wyoming and exit the airport into town, you will be greeted by a billboard which says "Don't California Our Cody". It was put there by Erik Prince, of the private military contractor company Blackwater fame. His family own a ranch nearby, in the North Fork of the Shoshone River on the way to Yellowstone. Lots of out of stater...

The exact language of the Tenth Amendment bears repeating: "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people." Our federal congressmen and senators are often referred to as leaders, and this is a mistake. They are representatives of their...