Thursday, May 29th, 2008
Sure, both of the United States oppose free speech through their support of campaign finance laws. But we have much to appreciate here, as Ethiopian journalist Habtamu Dugo discusses in this video.
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Sunday, May 25th, 2008
The Rocky Mountain News published my letter to the editor on Tuesday, May 6 (print scan).
Darla Stuart (Speakout April 22) writes that since "Colorado’s citizens and businesses deserve to know the real cost of the health-care insurance," politicians should force insurance companies to provide "transparency." But we really ...
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Sunday, May 25th, 2008
U.S. House Democrat Maxine Waters during a hearing concerning gas prices.
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I suggest she read the Constitution she swore to uphold, think a bit about property rights, and watch this video by John Stossel. My favorite part is the graph showing that tax revenue from the tax on gasoline ...
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Thursday, May 15th, 2008
Update to: What warrants explaining: equality or inequality?
Consider what Arthur Brooks wrote in his recent post at the Freakonimics blog:
In my book I argue that conservatives are more optimistic about the future than liberals are, and believe in each individual’s ability to get ahead on the basis of achievement.Liberals are ...
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Thursday, May 1st, 2008
I've borrowed that phrase from a Cato-at-Liberty post by Sallie James. She quotes Michelle Obama:
Barack Obama … is going to demand that you shed your cynicism… That you push yourselves to be better. And that you engage. Barack will never allow you to go back to your lives as usual, ...
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Monday, March 31st, 2008
The Rocky Mountain News posted my letter in response to this news article about how or if government should force one group of people to buy broadband internet access for another group of people.
Jeff Smith writes that CU law professor Phil Weiser "would like to see public rather than industry ...
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