Back in my UMass days, an eccentric Political Science professor of mine once quipped, "In the world of politics there's a '10-90′ rule." The class looked up at him quizzically as he elaborated, "In the world of politics, 10 percent of the issues take 90 percent of the time, and 90 percent of the issues take 10 percent of the time."
His observation has always stayed with me, as it demonstrates the relative inefficiency of government, how government may divert our attention away from meaningful matters in exchange for trivial ones, and how government may secure greater power by propagating these meaningless "10 percent" issues. Nowhere is this phenomenon better personified than in the current debate over transgender bathroom usage.
(CNSNews.com) – Amid growing sentiment against open borders, European Union leaders are meeting in Rome to discuss the future of Europe's refugee crisis, having taken a decision to extend internal border controls.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel sounded a note of caution, saying that solving the migrant crisis by closing Europe's borders raised the risk of "falling back into nationalism."
