Month: November 2014

Happy Veterans Day

The story, as I understand it, is that my Uncle Willy hightailed it out of Germany as Hitler rose to power, found his way onto a ship, and tried to sneak past immigration into the United States. He was turned away, so he got...

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When "Not A Scientist" Kids Stood In Line

It was like a miracle.  An answer to the worry of most parents.  No child was left behind because they were poor.   I’m sure there were the crackpots out there denouncing science and another immunization....

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Casual Observation

The president is basically free now to let his true colors fly since he has no elections to worry about for the remainder of his presidency. Perhaps that is why he’s taking a strong position on Net Neutrality today, but I...

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The Size of the Electorate Matters

Clive Crook makes the common complaint that progressives tend to excuse their political failures by insulting the intelligence of the electorate. I agree that this is a frequent and often disagreeable tendency, but I’d ask...

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