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Who Really Wants to Solve the Problems?
July 29, 2011
Electoral politics is important in the natural order, but when winning the next election become more important than the safety and well being of the nation, politics will have driven us over the cliff’s edge. And that is where we may be today. When Mitch ... Read more »
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Government Regulations Protect All of Us
July 28, 2011
A few weeks ago I described how a fictional character, who blustered about keeping the government out of his life, had actually spent his years feeding off a variety of government programs. Among the fifty or so written responses, came several claiming I was describing ... Read more »
Unsilent Generation
Stieg Larsson's "Expo" Reports on Oslo Suspect's Far Right Connections
July 25, 2011
The political ideas of Anders Behring Breivik, the man accused of carrying out the Oslo attacks, remain a bit of a muddle. In his manifesto and on the website where he regularly posted, he portrays himself as a conservative Christian — going so far to ... Read more »
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To Those Who Don't Want the Government to Interfere in Their Lives
July 21, 2011
Here is the tale concerning a chap who makes loud noises about how the government is interfering in peoples’ private lives, and wants Congress to cut all these socialistic programs.When he was 18 he received a Congressional appointment to the Air Force Academy. While ... Read more »
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Soylent Greenbacks: David Brooks Wants Some People to Die for Debt Reduction
July 16, 2011
To help solve the debt crisis, the best thing I can do is die. Maybe not right now, but certainly before I put too much strain on the public purse — and since I’m 74, that means pretty soon. If I should be lucky enough ... Read more »
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The Power of Self-Interest
June 29, 2011
I have recently been involved in a stimulating conversation with a small group of friends about the power of self-interest. We progressives often like to think that anyone whose primary concern is for him or herself is living just shy of a noble life. Isn’t ... Read more »
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