Monthly Archives: February 2012

10 Problems With the Health Care Reform Comic Book

Posted on February 27, 2012 by

I heard about Jonathan Gruber’s Health Care Reform comic book on the Internet, so when I saw it in my library’s New Item Shelf I checked it out. It almost looks like a parody, as some opening pages show a movie-theater … Continue reading →

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Why I’m Not A 9/11 Truther: The Incompetence Argument

Posted on February 25, 2012 by

When I first started learning about Ron Paul and economics and the wonderful world of the anti-establishment, I also stumbled onto those interesting ideas about 9/11. I hoped these ideas would have died down by now, but I’ve seen them … Continue reading →

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Reactions to Obama’s Corporate Tax Plan

Posted on February 22, 2012 by

I don’t usually like to comment on things like candidate tax plans, since they rarely see the light of day and actually affect anything, but I had several reactions to an article I read about a plan from Obama this … Continue reading →

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Backward Government: Help Individuals, Hurt the Community

Posted on February 21, 2012 by

Everyone knows that the American federal government is going broke. What is not as well-known is that many American cities are going broke even faster. Reason is talking about the extreme case of Harrisburg, PA (h/t Classical Values), whose dictatorial … Continue reading →

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Chicken Nuggets and Climate Research

Posted on February 18, 2012 by

In the wonderful world of Internet politics, it’s common for people to freak out about an outrageous story that seems less outrageous as more information comes out. But all this really does is reveal our biases, and even though I’ve … Continue reading →

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My Cautious Defense of Ron Paul’s Military Base Policy

Posted on February 13, 2012 by

I mentioned about a month ago that I had an opportunity to do a guest post on Classical Values explaining why I’m not as afraid as Simon is of removing our troops from our military bases around the world. Well, … Continue reading →

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I Am Altering the Contraception Deal

Posted on February 11, 2012 by

RECAP: The words “Obama” and “birth” have been in the headlines again, but this time it has nothing to do with that silly certificate. If you missed all the action, a couple weeks ago Kathleen Sebelius, head of Health and … Continue reading →

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Government By Waiver Strikes Again

Posted on February 10, 2012 by

I’ve seen some headlines recently that Obama will give waivers to ten states that aren’t meeting education standards. No Child Left Behind, (in)famously passed by George W. Bush, said that students had to be “proficient in math and reading” by 2014 … Continue reading →

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