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Friday Funny - Teachers Unions

by SteveK @ Friday, February 25th, 2011. Tags: cartoon, democrats, liberals, progressives, teachers, Unions
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Can America Learn from Europe’s Multiculturalism Mistake?

by SteveK @ Thursday, February 24th, 2011. Tags: Culture, Government, immigration, islam, liberals, muslims, progressives
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 [...]

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Time to End Public Sector Unions

by SteveK @ Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011. Tags: corruption, democrats, economy, Government, liberals, Obama, progressives, Unions
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 [...]

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Friday Funny - Gang Green

by SteveK @ Friday, February 11th, 2011. Tags: cartoon, economy, Environmentalism, Government, Obama, progressives, socialism
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“Hate Speech” Arises Out of an Identity Politics Predicated on Victimization

by SteveK @ Thursday, February 10th, 2011. Tags: censorship, free speech, hate crimes, liberals, progressives, speech, un-american
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.
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Liberty vs. Benevolence or the Tyranny of ‘Good’ Intentions

by SteveK @ Thursday, February 3rd, 2011. Tags: freedom, Government, liberals, liberty, Obama, progressives, socialism, tyranny
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 [...]

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

by SteveK @ Tuesday, February 1st, 2011. Tags: Healthcare, liberals, living Constitution, Obama, progressives, socialism, unconstitutional
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 [...]

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

by SteveK @ Tuesday, January 25th, 2011. Tags: extremists, feminism, ideological, liberals, Obama, progressives, radicals
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 [...]

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Friday Funny - Net Neutrality

by SteveK @ Friday, January 21st, 2011. Tags: cartoon, censorship, control, Government, internet, liberals, Obama, progressives, socialism
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Government: Always ready to address problems that don’t exist.

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Gun Sales Increase After AZ Shooting

by SteveK @ Wednesday, January 19th, 2011. Tags: anti-gun, control, guns, liberals, liberty, progressives, tyranny
Filed under Culture, Second Amendment

According to POLITICO, gun sales have soared in the wake of the Arizona shooting spree. “Gun sales skyrocketed 60 percent in Arizona on Monday, Jan. 10, compared with the corresponding Monday last year. ” In Ohio, the FBI reported that sales spiked 65 percent, 38 percent in Illinois, 33 percent in New York, and 16 [...]

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Friday Funny - Teachers Unions

Can America Learn from Europe’s Multiculturalism Mistake?

Time to End Public Sector Unions

Friday Funny - Gang Green

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

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

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

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

Friday Funny - Net Neutrality

Gun Sales Increase After AZ Shooting

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