Monthly Archives: May 2010

Libertarianism: slander and rebuttal

Last week I received a RightOn newsletter from an e-friend. It was a guest rant from one J.B. Williams on “Liberal-tarians.” The rant does not appear to be archived, so I am reproducing it below. Further down is my reply. … Continue reading

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Soused on ethanol

I did some research for a story on North Dakota corn growers and ethanol recently. It turns out ethanol was indeed a boon to corn growers this year, as the corn crop turned out to have low test weights and … Continue reading

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Isolationism: the Issue that Divides the Right

Note: This appeared as an article in the March, 2010 print version of The Dakota Beacon. There really is a Ron Paul revolution. At the Conservative Political Action Conference this year, Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) won the straw poll for … Continue reading

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It’s actually refreshing…

Woody Allen loves President Obama and thinks Republicans should stop obstructing him. In fact, according to the Los Angleles Times, Woody told a Spanish interviewer, “It would be good…if (Obama) could be dictator for a few years because he could … Continue reading

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Words, words, words

“Men do not long continue to think what they have forgotten how to say.” -C.S. Lewis Mark Steyn has an article with a videolink to Attorney General Eric Holder’s squirming on the Congressional hook while he twists and turns like … Continue reading

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Books I can’t find anymore

Over here, Jonah Goldberg has a column about the stunning loss of Senator Robert Bennet’s (R-Utah) loss of the nomination of his own party, in spite of his seniority and “connections.” “Sen. Robert Bennett, an honorable and sincere politician, was … Continue reading

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Random thoughts on the hot-button issue

Note: my weekend op-ed. “¡Pobre México! ¡Tan lejos de Dios y tan cerca de los Estados Unidos!” (Poor Mexico, so far from God and so close to the United States!) -Porfirio Diaz, President of Mexico 1876-1911 The issue of what … Continue reading

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