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The Politics of Envy and a Culture of Greed

Seven Deadly Sins by Rox Steady (Photo credit: dingler1109)  “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife… or anything that belongs to your neighbor.” -  Exodus...

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The Big Losers in Tuesday’s Election? Blue Blood Republicans. (Part 1)

Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan One thing is clear in the election results from Tuesday: fiscal conservatism is the big loser. Class warfare against the rich, represented in the popular mind individually by...

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The Big Losers in Tuesday’s Election? Social Conservatives (Part 2)

In the previous article, I noted that the big loser in Tuesday’s election was fiscal conservatism based upon the fact that the Democrat strategy of class warfare against the rich was the resounding...

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Facebook Starts a Rebellion with it’s new policies

(Update) Apparently, the copyright issue stated below is only a rumor. The real issue to the changes of Facebook Policy are privacy issues.  See here! Facebook has created user backlash with its new...

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Taxing the Rich? Who is Rich?

The President wants to tax the rich  so that they pay their “fair share.” The problem I believe is that many people no longer think $250,000 a year is rich.  The cost of living in NYC or D.C. or San...

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Why Republicans Have Nothing to Lose Over the Fiscal Cliff

English: Peter F. Rothermel’s “Patrick Henry Before the Virginia House of Burgesses”, a painting of Patrick Henry’s “If this be treason, make the most of it!” speech against the Stamp Act of 1765...

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Why Merit Pay for Teachers is an Incredibly Stupid Idea.

I previously wrote an article detailing the potentially disastrous consequences for Special Education students using a merit pay system. I wanted to post a short followup to that article, since it is...

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Why Going Over the Fiscal Cliff is a Good Idea… maybe…

(fear) the Fiscal Cliff… (Photo credit: MyEyeSees) Politics aside, (mostly ?),  going over the Fiscal Cliff may not be such a bad idea. Obviously the President is ready to do so, and has said as much,...

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Google Starts to Act Like Republicans?!

Boy, talk about the height of hypocrisy!  All the left-wing companies that poured money into President Obama’s campaign for re-election are avoiding federal taxes by funneling their profits offshore to...

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America’s Fragile Empire

America’s Fragile Empire The United States is at its most vulnerable point since the Cuban Missile Crisis. Aside from the possibility of total annihilation due to global thermonuclear war, the United...

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Top Five Regrets of the Dying

Top Five Regrets of the Dying | Beyond the Opposites. Take Time To Reflect on Life While You Have Time Top Five Regrets of the Dying By Bronnie Ware For many years I worked in palliative care. My...

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Is England Really Safer Due to Control? Apparently Not!

Summer’s End. Lexington Green, 11 September 2002. Photo taken in Minute Man National Historical Park. Let’s see, the politicians in Washington who cannot balance a budget or even pass one for over...

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The Danger of Executive Orders and a Universal Background Check

US Gun Ownership Grows Under Obama Presidency NICS (Photo credit: Cory M. Grenier)  So, if a universal background check (UBC) is passed, and the president decides through executive order to stop...

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Sympathy for the Devil: Understanding Radical Islam and the Failure of...

Differences in Eastern and Western Views of War If anyone would like a helpful primer on the motivations Middle Eastern society,  I cannot recommend highly enough a book given to me by a friend who...

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A Fan or A Follower?

Are you a fan of Jesus, or a follower? A fan can sit in the stands and do the wave. A follower gets out on the field, gets dirty and bruised. No place to play it safe when you are called to serve...

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Home Schooling Gestapo in Germany and Sweden

Americans Warned: Homeschoolers Stripped Of Rights The Obama administration has stated in court that homeschooling is not a parental right. It’s a reality that some are saying should frighten American...

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Marathon Bombings, Fear and False Security

“We should pass a law against bombings! …Oh, yeah, we already have one…” You cannot prevent evil people, bent upon evil, from doing evil. They will find a way to do it. What they want to do is illegal...

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Yahoo and Mercedes – How to be Boring on A Grand Scale

No Risk – No Reward Yahoo!’s New Logo Yahoo is “reinventing” itself, looking future-forward by using a 50 year-old font, Optima, in its redesign of its logo.  Very cutting edge!  Yah think Yahoo!? Can...

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The Decline and Fall of the United States

U.S. Supreme Court building. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Written in 1995, the article correctly predicts the devolution of the United States, falling into such a state that it can no longer govern...

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The Decline and Fall of the Democrat Party

The high ideals expressed by John F. Kennedy in his inaugural address to the Nation spoke of sacrificial service to the country and the world. Today, the Democrat party is all about what the government...

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