Sunday, August 17th, 2008
Senator Obama's op-ed on Social Security begins:
In this country, we have always believed that a lifetime of hard work and honest living should be rewarded with a secure and dignified retirement -- and Social Security is the cornerstone of that social compact. Last week, as we celebrated its anniversary, we ...
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Sunday, July 6th, 2008
In his speech at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, Barack Obama says he will "ask Americans to serve" and "ask for your service." But will he ever actually ask? Sure, he can ask for our vote, and there a point where all eligible voters can choose to vote for ...
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Thursday, June 5th, 2008
From George Will's Newsweek review of The Cult of the Presidency, by Gene Healy:
If you can name it, presidents are responsible for it. The name for this is infantilization. "The average American," said President Richard Nixon, "is just like the child in the family—you give him some responsibility and he ...
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Wednesday, June 4th, 2008
David Boaz of the Cato Institute points out that neither candidate for Life Coach of the United States (or is it Daddy, High Priest, or Santa Claus) has much respect for individualism. Rather the derive meaning from our own personal life goals and priorities, we can do so only with ...
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