Saturday, January 3rd, 2009
As published in today's Daily Camera:
Do you want politicians to put you "in it together" with others, or would you prefer to reserve that choice for yourself?
Last Tuesday guest editor Clay Evans wrote that one of President-elect Obama's "great challenges" will be to "bring us together." While defending Social Security, ...
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Monday, December 22nd, 2008
The Daily Camera published my comments on Obama's school choice hypocrisy couple weeks ago:
"We need to focus on fixing and improving our public schools; not throwing our hands up and walking away from them," said President-elect Barack Obama to a teachers' union convention. But when it comes to his own ...
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Sunday, November 30th, 2008
Published in last Saturday's Daily Camera: (as printed)
I could go on and on about how I am grateful for my wife -- and I'm sure she'll ask me to "count the ways" when she reads this. For now, I'll thank her for showing me, and occasionally reminding of, the importance ...
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Sunday, November 16th, 2008
My piece published in Saturday's Daily Camera:
It's wrong for government to bail out failing businesses, financial institutions, and irresponsible home "owners" who cannot pay back loans. This just rewards people for making poor decisions. This punishes both financially responsible taxpayers and successful businesses that profit by producing what consumers ...
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Saturday, November 1st, 2008
My contribution to the November 1, 2008 Daily Camera Editorial Advisory Board. (printed version)
Beware Mark Udall's health care policy. He evaded a simple question in the Camera's Candidate Profile: "Should the federal government follow the lead of Massachusetts and have a mandatory health care plan?" His website clarifies: "I believe ...
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Saturday, November 1st, 2008
From last week's Daily Camera Editorial Advisory Board:
The question: "Recent debate on economics and politics has been framing recent events in terms of socialism and capitalism. Is this warranted or a sign of hyperbolic rhetoric?" My response:
Debating political issues in terms of socialism and capitalism helps address a fundamental question: ...
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Saturday, October 25th, 2008
Last week my thoughts on third parties and mandatory voting were published in the Boulder Daily Camera:
No one likes to hold their nose and vote for a candidate they perceive as the "lesser of two evils." But voting for your favorite minor-party candidate can help elect the "greater of two ...
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Sunday, October 5th, 2008
Last week the Boulder Daily Camera published my comments on the bailout:
President Bush wants the Government to buy "difficult-to-sell assets...from banks and other financial institutions" because it "will address underlying problems in our financial system."
Let's translate. Professional lenders made poor choices and are stuck with stuff no one wants. When ...
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