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"The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other peoples' money."
Margaret Thatcher
"The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of misery."
Winston Churchill
“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free."
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Statism’s Intentional Failures
Statism’s Intentional Failures, or Why Obama Hates the AZ Law Statists have a racket going that too few people seem to have figured out. Though many Americans oppose Obama and his allies based upon specific policy issues, they continue to … Continue reading
Supreme Court Litmus Test
Non-Originalists Need Not Apply When a President nominates a judge for the Supreme Court or an important lower federal court, discussions immediately begin about litmus tests for acceptability. Historically the issue has typically revolved around the nominee’s position on abortion. … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Supreme Court, US Constitution
Tagged Elena Kagan, Interstate Commerce Clause, Obama, Originalism, Politics, statism, Supreme Court, US Constitution
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Guidance vs. Tyranny
The American people did not want President Obama’s socialized medicine, but it was rammed down our angry throats. People on my side of this wide ideological chasm see it as an unconstitutional outrage foisted upon America by an out of … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, US Constitution
Tagged Interstate Commerce Clause, Obama, Politics, statism, US Constitution
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Liberalism: Immoral, Not Just Wrong
In these challenging economic and political times, it is easy to get overwhelmed by the volume of new proposals and the accompanying focus group tested disinformation campaigns. People often get so caught up in arguing the details of a program … Continue reading
Visualizing the National Debt
BillShrink has an interesting and informative visualization of the National Debt (i.e. Obama’s credit card in our names). Click on the image to see it in a larger format over at BillShrink:
Posted in Economics
Tagged economy, Federal Budget, National Debt, Obama, Politics, statism
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Counterintuitive Thoughts on 2010
In the short video interview embedded below Scott Rasmussen estimates that in the 2010 elections the GOP will pick up 5 to 8 seats in the Senate and 25 to 30 seats in the House, which would result in the … Continue reading
Progressives and Willful Historical Ignorance
Hat tip to Dan Riehl for initially pointing me to this news story via Twitter. You can follow Dan on Twitter here. Proposed changes to the North Carolina high school history curriculum have many people upset with critics correctly pointing … Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged education, History, News, North Carolina, Politics, progressives, statism
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Obama’s phony budget freeze
Matthias Shapiro, the guy behind Political Math, has produced another short but illuminating video in which he discusses President Obama’s announced budget freeze. Like his other visualizations, which include the Obama Budget Cuts Visualization and The National Debt Road Trip, this one cuts through … Continue reading
Posted in Dishonest Politicians
Tagged Federal Budget, News, Obama, Politics, statism
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Hardball Politics Meets Dangerous Naivete
The American left is playing hardball, and too many Americans do not realize that we need to respond in kind or we risk losing everything that made America the greatest country in the history of humankind. All that is necessary … Continue reading
Posted in Collectivism, Socialist Politicians
Tagged Election Fraud, Obama, Politics, socialism, statism
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False Dichotomy Tyranny
A logical fallacy is a flaw in the structure of an argument so serious that it ultimately renders the conclusion itself invalid. The SGU team (podcast link here) provides a great list of 20 logical fallacies on their web site. Many of them are likely recognizable, … Continue reading
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Tagged Politics, statism, Socialized Medicine, Logical Fallacies, Tyranny
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