A.D. Gill

Bio

I enjoy arguing and think there is much to be learned in adversarial discussion.

Presidential Polls 2012: The Big Statistic That Proves Obama Will Win the Election

Rather than spending your time rooting through the myriad polls published on the upcoming presidential election, go to Intrade.com and look at the odds posted there. There are many theoretical reasons why open betting markets should outperform…

NDAA Actually Gives Obama the Legal Authority to Kill or Detain Romney Without Trial

As most already realize, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2012 authorized the president to indefinitely detain or otherwise dispose of anyone, American citizen or not, that “substantially supported” our enemies or their “associated…

Prince Harry Life Threatened in Afghanistan: Why Royalty Should Not Go to War

Prince Harry has received a flurry of attention lately. When he isn’t cavorting in the nude in Las Vegas, he fights in Afghanistan as a member of the British Army. In fact, he was redeployed to Afghanistan shortly after his recent romp, which may…

Ron Paul the Mentor: 4 Life Lessons From the Sage of Texas

Regardless of your political beliefs, Ron Paul’s success shifting the national debate on a variety of issues holds some valuable lessons for everyone. We all care about issues that invite a range of opinions, and we all would love to have more…

Why Plastic Bottles Must Be Cracked Down on By the Government

I'm not an environmentalist, marine biologist, petroleum engineer, or any other of the myriad professionals that has something to say about the science of the plastic patches in each of the five major gyres of the world's oceans. Therefore, I…