Category Archives: Private Property

Principles and Policies Podcast for 2/11/2012- Using Predator Drones To Destroy The Constitution From The Air

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday February 11, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis discuss new attacks on the US Constitution and personal liberty coming from the air in the form of predator drones in domestic airspace.

Principles and Policies Podcast for 2/4/2012- Government Run AMOK!

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday February 4, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis examine the government’s use of a “war against terror” (an impossibility) as an excuse for stealing your liberty.

Principles and Policies Podcast for 2/3/2012- When Mistaken Identity Trumps The Constitution

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Friday February 3, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis discuss a case of “mistaken identity” which is really a case of federal arrogance and incompetence and consider the consequences.

Principles and Policies Podcast for 12/08/2011- Ohio’s Issue 2: Exposing The Public Union Lies That Now Threaten Public Employees

This entry is part 49 of 55 in the series Principles and Policies Podcast

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Thursday December 8, 2011. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis of the Institute For Principled Policy take  time to say “We told you so” on Ohio’s 2011 Issue 2. Now that Issue 2 has passed and SB 5 is history, the chickens are coming home to roost. Public employees are losing their jobs because the money isn’t there to pay for their Pay-Benefit-Pension plans- the exact thing that SB5/Issue 2 was supposed to fix.

Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis discuss an important article in Andrew Breitbart’s Big Government Blog entitled Union Bosses Win, Ohio Workers Get Fired. One of the public entities discussed is Chuck’s local school district the Westerville City Schools. We discuss in more detail some of the antics that the Westerville City School Board of Education have used in the past and are planning to use to attempt and force the passage of a large tax increase, most of which will be used to pay for large pay increases and continued benefit and pension increases for district employees.

Principles and Policies Podcast for 12/01/2011- S. 1867- Why This Is A BAD Bill

This entry is part 43 of 55 in the series Principles and Policies Podcast

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Thursday December 1, 2011. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis of the Institute For Principled Policy delve deeper into the direct attack on the Bill of Rights in the form of  the National Defense Authorization Act or S. 1867.

Principles and Policies Podcast for 11/29/2011- Sub-Standard Work From The Super Committee

This entry is part 41 of 55 in the series Principles and Policies Podcast

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Tuesday November 29, 2011. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis of the Institute For Principled Policy analyze what went wrong with the United States Congress Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction (the “Super Committee”).

Principles and Policies Podcast for 11/26/2011- The Federal Follies

This entry is part 39 of 55 in the series Principles and Policies Podcast

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday November 26, 2011. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis of the Institute For Principled Policy look at some of the antics of Congress, the courts and administrative agencies and find some pratfalls that would make Larry, Curly, Moe, and yes even Shemp cringe.

Principles and Policies Podcast for 11/25/2011- God’s Sovereignty And The Pilgrims

This entry is part 38 of 55 in the series Principles and Policies Podcast

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Friday November 25, 2011. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis of the Institute For Principled Policy examine God’s sovereignty and its impact on the Pilgrims and Thanksgiving.

Principles and Policies Podcast for 11/24/2011- Exploding Thanksgiving Myths

This entry is part 37 of 55 in the series Principles and Policies Podcast

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Thursday November 24, 2011. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis of the Institute For Principled Policy explode myths about the Pilgrims and Thanksgiving on our Thanksgiving Day edition of Principles and Policies.

Principles and Policies Podcast for 11/23/2011- Who Are The Real Founders of America?

This entry is part 36 of 55 in the series Principles and Policies Podcast

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Wednesday November 23, 2011. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis of the Institute For Principled Policy discuss the question of the REAL founders of America and the connection to the first Thanksgiving.