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March 28, 2007
“Freedom of Choice” was a song by the punk band Devo released in 1980. Today’s use of the term applied to union voting goes back to those same ’80s roots – back to 1984.
George Orwell’s “1984.”
Just like Orwell, liberal Democrats…
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February 28, 2007
If the Hoover Dam isn’t one of the wonders of the modern world, it’s not for lack of trying. Tens of thousands of people spent years building this amazing mountain of concrete.
But some on the crazy eco-left want to tear it down – along…
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February 14, 2007
After making a brief appearance in 2005 and spending 2006 in the wings, Social Security reform took center stage again last week with the inclusion of “personal retirement accounts” in President Bush’s budget proposal.
Following the…
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February 7, 2007
Longtime Internet users will recognize the phrase “All your base are belong to us.” It’s a comically stupid but popular English translation from a late ’80s Japanese video game. In a nutshell, it is a declaration of dominance – everything of…
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January 17, 2007
The Depression was only “great” because of the great harm it caused to millions. While the Dust Bowl devastated farmland, the stock market crash wiped out companies and unemployment overwhelmed the nation’s workforce.
Folk singer Woody…
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January 10, 2007
“The weather outside is frightful.” That used to mean something ominous – like the dreaded four-letter word “snow.”
Now “frightful” has come to describe a warm, spring-like day filled with golfers and Frisbee players. And the quote above…
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December 15, 2008
News by its very nature is unpredictable. Too bad many journalists don’t seem to understand that fact.
Ever since gasoline prices began a wild ride in 2004, the media have been obsessed with predicting future energy prices. Gasoline, we were told,…
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December 10, 2008
When the media aren’t talking about the bailout, they’re talking jobs. They should be. Job losses and unemployment are up. A year into what we just heard is an official recession, unemployment hit 6.7 percent. That’s the highest for the Bush…
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December 2, 2008
When Barack Obama touted his plan to “spread the wealth around,” conservatives worried about the creep of Socialism – or Socialist creeps – coming to Washington. But as millions of zealous Obama worshippers prepare to invade the nation’s…
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November 26, 2008
The best defense, the saying goes, is a good offense. In the case of the Big Three automakers, their offense is defense. Chrysler, GM and Ford are pushing for a $25-billion bridge loan by claiming the collapse of their industry would harm…