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Can America Learn from Europe’s Multiculturalism Mistake?

by SteveK @ Thursday, February 24th, 2011. Tags: , , , , , ,
Filed under Culture, Family, Government, Middle East, National Security, Religion

This video could serve as a nice warning to America about what happens when you allow massive immigration, encourage non-assimilation, and indeed, expect the host country to adapt to the foreigners rather than the other way around.  It’s a sign of wisdom to be able to learn from the mistakes of others, but there is [...]

Time to End Public Sector Unions

by SteveK @ Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011. Tags: , , , , , , ,
Filed under Economics, Government, Unions

There is absolutely no reason for public sector unions to exist. They should be illegal. As Jonah Goldberg points out in his latest article:
“Traditional, private-sector unions were born out of an often-bloody adversarial relationship between labor and management. It’s been said that during World War I, U.S. soldiers had better odds of surviving on the [...]

“Hate Speech” Arises Out of an Identity Politics Predicated on Victimization

by SteveK @ Thursday, February 10th, 2011. Tags: , , , , , ,
Filed under Culture, Education, Government, Legal, Media

Here’s a good article on why so-called hate speech is nothing more than an attempt at criminalizing speech offensive to the left. Usually this means speech that makes use of reason and facts against their positions. But the most damaging aspect is that it reinforces identity politics and is fundamentally incompatible with a free society.
Free [...]

South Dakota Introduces Bill Mandating Gun Ownership

by SteveK @ Monday, February 7th, 2011. Tags: , , , , ,
Filed under Government, Healthcare, Legal, Second Amendment

As a somewhat mocking gesture to ObamaCare, the state of South Dakota has introduced a bill that would require every adult age 21 or older to purchase a firearm.
“The bill, which would take effect Jan. 1, 2012, would give people six months to acquire a firearm after turning 21. The provision does not apply to [...]

Liberty vs. Benevolence or the Tyranny of ‘Good’ Intentions

by SteveK @ Thursday, February 3rd, 2011. Tags: , , , , , , ,
Filed under Culture, Economics, Government, History

Nothing seems to produce more harm in this world than ‘good’ intentions with unlimited power.
The following is an excerpt from Liberty vs. benevolence by Roger Kimball, and is featured in the February issue of The New Criterion along with other essays by various authors on “The Wisdom of the Founders” and the ideal of limited [...]

Florida Judge Called “Activist” for Striking Down ObamaCare as Unconstitutional, Which It Is

by SteveK @ Tuesday, February 1st, 2011. Tags: , , , , , ,
Filed under Government, Healthcare, Legal

U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson of the Northern District of Florida ruled on Monday that the individual mandate is unconstitutional, and because this provision cannot be severed from the law’s other provisions, the entire health care law must be struck down.  Judges in other states have similarly declared ObamaCare unconstitutional, primarily due to the government [...]

NOW President Believes Government Should Run a Deficit to Keep Social Programs

by SteveK @ Tuesday, January 25th, 2011. Tags: , , , , , ,
Filed under Culture, Economics, Family, Government

CNSNews reports that “Terry O’Neill, president of the National Organization for Women and Heidi Hartmann, president of the Institute for Women’s Policy Research have urged the federal government not to cut funding for social programs.
When asked if they would support cuts to social programs and other entitlements with the nation facing over a $14 trillion [...]

Loughner: AZ Shooter Mentally Disturbed and “Quite Liberal”

by SteveK @ Wednesday, January 12th, 2011. Tags: , , , , , , ,
Filed under Culture, Government, Media, Second Amendment

From the new bits of information being gleaned it would appear that Jared L. Loughner is not the right-wing crazy the establishment media initially made him out to be. It’s pretty clear he has a mental illness, but since the old media insists on dragging politics into this, let’s set the record straight.
The Phoenix New [...]

ObamaCare Death Panels Are Back and In Effect

by SteveK @ Tuesday, January 11th, 2011. Tags: , , , , , , ,
Filed under Culture, Government, Healthcare

The “death panel” provision was originally included in the Democrat’s legislation to takeover health care, but “the Obama administration will achieve the same goal by regulation, starting Jan. 1,” as reported in The New York Times.
The new Medicare regulation detailing “voluntary advance care planning” is to be included during patients’ annual checkups, and “may include [...]

Poll Claims Americans Want Higher Taxes for “Rich”: MSNBC Plays Class Warfare

by SteveK @ Tuesday, January 4th, 2011. Tags: , , , , , , ,
Filed under Culture, Economics, Government, Media

Citing a poll alleging that 60 percent of Americans want higher taxes for the “rich” as a ’solution’ to the budget crises, the Morning Joe panel on MSNBC chimed in with the typical responses one would expect. From lamenting tax cuts for the so-called rich (rarely defined, but rather amorphous) to suggesting that the middle [...]

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