From the category archives:

General Politics

High School for a Second

September 27, 2011

It is political season so I guess the attacks will start flowing from every candidate in every way.  Often I hear that is just politics or even hear people say that they won’t vote for a candidate because he or she will not go on the attack in such a way.  People calling for a [...]

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Presidential Soundbites

September 26, 2011

In the midst of telling some $2,500 a ticket fundraisers that they need to talk to their neighbors who watch Fox and the read the Wall Street Journal in order to push back on their inadequate information, Obama made some of the following remarks. “You’ve got a governor whose state is on fire denying climate [...]

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The End of Truth

August 11, 2011

This is the title of the eleventh chapter of F.A. Hayek’s book, The Road to Serfdom.  Here are some excerpts that I highlighted when I read through it. “It is significant that the nationalization of thought has proceeded everywhere pari passu with the nationalization of industry” – E.H. Carr “The most effective way of making [...]

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Some Golf for Charity

May 17, 2011

It was another great golf scramble at Tour 18 yesterday for the Captain Andrew R. Houghton Foundation.  Thanks to my superior golfing skills we managed to not win, but it was fun nonetheless.  And some fun for a very good cause.  If you have ever wondered if there is something that you can do to [...]

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It is simple.  A quick two step process. You just ignore what was actually said.  Then you insert what you want to hear.   Take this comment and its response pointed out by the Washington Examiner.  “Given the controversy over the veracity of climate change data, we should refrain from asserting that the planet has warmed [...]

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