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• Meet Paul A. Rahe, Professor of History and Political Science.

  
  American Elephants — Authority: 138
  I frequently recommend the conversations that Peter Robinson has with various guests on the Hoover Institution’s “Uncommon Knowledge.” Paul A. Rahe (pronounced Ray)  is Professor of History and Political Science at Hills dale College, and holds the Charles O. Lee and Louise K. Lee Chair in the Western ...
  5 days ago

• Marinette Wisconsin Has Its First Tea Party

  
  The Liberty Tree Lantern — Authority: 132
  Marinette Wisconsin will have its first Tea Party December 5th  1:00 – 3:00 P.M. at UW Marinette by the Theater on The Bay Area of the campus.  It is anticipated that several hundred area residents will attend to demonstrate their resentment of State of Wisconsin’s numerous tax and fee increases, State of ...
  1 week ago

• The Cost Of The Upcoming Second Bailout: Democracy Itself

  
  zero hedge — Authority: 752
  Or so claims none other than bailout abuser extraordinaire, the International Monetary Fund. As the TimesOnline reports: "Dominique Strauss-Kahn told the CBI annual conference of business leaders that another huge call on public finances by the financial services sector would not be tolerated by the “man in the ...
  1 week ago

• Pedro’s Story. Peruvian Roots And Gold

  
  Man of Roma — Authority: 104
  Andean Machu Picchu, Peru. Click for credits and larger picture As I said in the previous post I am impressed by Pedro’s personality, by his intelligence and extreme hardiness towards fatigue or any kind of climate. He has a lively and authoritative look. He’s pensive sometimes. Not the gloomy pensive, ...
  2 weeks ago

• De Tocqueville’s Dystopia

  
  Political Cartel — Authority: 124
  I recently finished reading Alexis De Tocqueville’s Demoracy in America .  It’s an extremely stimulating read about the makeup, the sentiments, and the tendencies of the American democratic republic.  Contrary to what I expected, De Tocqueville is very critical of democracy in general, and American democracy in ...
  2 weeks ago

• The Honorable Richard Church, WI Delegate to OUR New Continental Congress

  
  The Liberty Tree Lantern — Authority: 132
  The following was submitted to The Liberty Tree Lantern by Mr. Richard Church, Wisconsin Delegate to OUR New Continental Congress that convened for the first time yesterday November 11, 2009: I will try to post an update from the Continental Congress 2009 each evening. The first day’s post is there now. I will ...
  3 weeks ago

• Military Commissions Create "Second-Class" Justice System, Lawyers Charge

  
  BuzzFlash.net: published — Authority: 459
  Air Force Reserve Lt. Col. David Frakt, who resigned his post as a defense lawyer for a Guantanamo prisoner, enjoys a high degree of credibility because of the unique experience he has had. We spoke extensively with Frakt via email. He told us, "Clearly, the new military commissions are a significant improvement, at ...
  3 weeks ago

• Some Democrats Alarmed Over Cost of Their Health Bills

  
  Stop The ACLU — Authority: 685
  Obviously, the kool-aid has worn off for some, at least a little As health care legislation moves toward a crucial airing in the Senate, the White House is facing a growing revolt from some Democrats and analysts who say the bills Congress is considering do not fulfill President Obama’s promise to slow the ...
  3 weeks ago

• House Passes Nationalized Healthcare: Here’s How They Voted

  
  Stop The ACLU — Authority: 685
  The Clerk of the House has posted the roll call of votes for the House on HR3962, the House healthcare bill. To see how your Representative voted visit Final Vote Results for Roll Call 887 . Good analysis at Michelle Malkin Maggie’s Notebook The Other McCain Be John Galt Death By a Thousand Papercuts ...
  4 weeks ago

• Buy What Democrats Say to Buy or GO TO JAIL

  
  Stop The ACLU — Authority: 685
  -By Warner Todd Huston It has come to this, America. Democrats have decided that if you don’t agree with their policies, you are to be fined. And if you don’t pay the fine, you are a criminal and will be sentenced to jail. That’s right, Democrats are criminalizing dissent. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi ...
  4 weeks ago

• PelosiCare penalties for not buying what she’s selling

  
  Stop The ACLU — Authority: 685
  by Maggie at Maggie’s Notebook If PelosiCare passes, the bill has some very stiff penalties for those refusing to participate. Rep. David Camp (R-MI) requested official word from the Joint Committee on Taxes. If you do not buy what PelosiCare is selling, fines of up to $250,000 and up to 5 years imprisonment, ...
  4 weeks ago

• The Drowing Tide of Bureaucratic Administration

  
  Contra Celsum — Authority: 473
  Creeping Totalitarianism The previous decade, which saw a continuing Labour government in New Zealand, also witnessed an explosion of bureaucratic management of society. The two are connected. When Helen Clark first became Prime Minister she revealed that one of her high priorities was to rebuild and restore a ...
  4 weeks ago

• Global Warmists are Starting to Freak Out

  
  Contra Celsum — Authority: 473
  Is it All Over, Rover? Copenhagen must now be dead in the water. How do we know this? Well, the spin machines of various governments and UN agencies over the past three weeks have become busy trying to hose down expectations, having attempted to hype them up to a frenzy over the past nine months. The various ...
  4 weeks ago

• We’re At War Folks, let’s start acting like it.

  
  Sword At-The-Ready — Authority: 107
  By INVAR 11-2-09 I’ve given a lot of thought to where we have arrived, and the cognitive dissonance that exists among Americans that refuse to allow themselves to accept a serious reality; that we are at war.  We are at war for our very survival as a culture. A war that will determine if we live as destitute and ...
  4 weeks ago

• Opinion: Rule by fist is ruining our democratic dream

  
  Western Cape Anti-Eviction Campaign — Authority: 477
  October 27, 2009 Edition 1 Paul Trewhela – Cape Argus When the tensions and conflicts in civil society grow too great, and law and parliament and other agencies of civil society are not able to find a resolution for them, then the state grows into a bludgeon, or club, with which to batter down civil society. It ...
  5 weeks ago

• Obama’s war on Fox News was a matter of choice, not necessity

  
  The Western Experience — Authority: 427
  by JasonI thought about putting down my thoughts on the Obama administration’s total breakdown of composure, bearing, and political awareness that finally revealed their true makeup as a bunch of spoiled and coddled, whiny babies. However not long after considering it, I decided against it since it would be a ...
  6 weeks ago

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