After seven years of Barack Obama, the power of the president of the United States has expanded far beyond what was ever envisioned by the founding fathers.  As was the case with Obama, it is dangerous to choose a president based solely on platitudes and personality.  Finding out who these candidates really are in terms of not only policy positions but personal traits is critical.  Fortunately, as this chaotic Republican primary season marches on, just who the remaining candidates are is coming into clearer focus.    The biggest enigma of all has been Donald Trump, as he has vaulted to the top of the Republican pyramid based on exploiting and tapping into the anger of a plurality of the primary voters to date.   However, a picture has begun to emerge that indicates he is a closet statist with authoritarian tendencies. Statism is the belief that the state should either control outright or determine the course of economic and social policy for a...(Read Full Article)