About the blogger
A little about the guy behind the words.
I am a Husband.
I married my beautiful wife on September 27, 2008, and we have since resided in Houston, near the “uptown” district. I am thankful to be sharing my life with someone of her passion and talent.
I am a Student.
I received my Bachelor of Arts in Government from Houston Baptist University, and will begin graduate studies in Political Science at the University of Houston in August 2011. My academic interest is in constitutional democracy and political economy, analyzing the conflict between individual and collective preferences of authority and resource allocation. My education has also included seminars with the Institute for Humane Studies and the Foundation for Economic Education.
I am a Conservative.
Political labels are close to useless, but they give you an idea. I am an advocate for limited government, the separation of powers, federalism, free trade, strong families and moral and civic virtue. I believe these things lead to a healthy, prosperous and just society. The political party that aligns most with these views is the Republican Party.
I am a Designer/Marketing Strategist.
I have been a professional graphic designer since 2005. In 2008 I began working for HBU, where I have gradually taken on greater responsibilities is strategic branding and marketing across the campus. This has allowed me to work in Academia, even without the PhD., and pay my way through school.
I am a Musician.
I started writing, recording and performing around 1995, but my most successful effort was as frontman for the group Jack in the Pulpit (iTunes it). I halted my developing musical career to direct my attention toward issues of greater social relevance. I am often asked whether I still play. The answer: I play and write at home all the time, but my focus is on education. Until I’m done with school, I’m unlikely to start up any new projects.
I am a Christian.
I didn’t grow up in a religious home, but I somehow found my way to God – or perhaps he found me. Either way, I am thankful. Christ is the center of it all, and if it wasn’t for his grace I could not have made it this far.
Mr. Grant:
I have had the very same thought that you have articulated here even down to the name of “Federalist”. I have started an editorial that I had planned to send to my local (and several regional) papers espousing the idea. I have even toyed with adopting the pen name Publius but I’m afraid that may prevent the article from being taken seriously. I think that a devolution of powers to the way things used to be would do wonders for American and the majority would immediately implement conservative values in most states. I’d be interested in hearing more about how you think modern federalism should take form. If you’re interested I’d be happy to exchange ideas with you via email. Either way, thanks for a very informative article.
Thanks David. I absolutely agree that a return to the principles of federalism would do wonders for the United States. Reagan did a lot of great things in this regard, but it hasn’t been discussed since then. I’m not sure, however, that the majority of people in most states would be so quick to implement conservative values. Blue states will still be blue. One of the valuable things about federalism, though, is the ability for states to learn from one another over time. For example, the Massachusetts health care plan would’ve provided a great opportunity to see what went right or wrong. But the general public mentality is that we are one nation headed by the President, who makes laws along with our Congress. The states are mere districts within the larger body. This has got to change.