Month: July 2019
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Lost In Translation
Marianne Williamson is the new heart throb of the Democrat Party. She said some very Democratic things. “I look at some of you and I almost wonder why you’re Democrats—you almost think something is wrong with using the instruments of government to help people,” She did leave out some very unDemocratic things. “I look at…
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Woodstock 50 Years Later
Woodstock 2019 is in trouble. The trouble is also
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In Honor Of The Mueller Hearings
Pundits Weigh In: Robert Mueller Appears Weak, Frail, Confused During Hearing. FNC’s Chris Wallace on Mueller Hearing: ‘This Has Been a Disaster for the Democrats’ Update: 25 July 2019 2138z Nolte: Robert Mueller Isn’t Senile; He Was a Dirty Cop Forced to Take the Witness Stand.
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The Eagle Landed
I was living in Bezerkely at the time. In a house on Webster St. If you see Ed Herney – tell him hello for me. Apollo 11 Wiki.
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Still politically homeless, after all these years
I was recently reminded (as if I needed any reminding) that libertarians are — and are likely to remain — politically homeless. the United States is for the moment left with two authoritarian populist parties and no political home for classical liberalism at all. Nothing new for me. And (if I may paraphrase a classic) I won’t…
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Congress On Cannabis Legalization
Legalization is now a matter of “when”. and that will be soon. The hearing, titled “Marijuana Laws in America: Racial Justice and the Need For Reform” was conducted by the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. It featured testimony from a number of legalization advocates that stressed out the difficulties faced by…
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Too Big To Fail Must Fail
I have seen estimates that show civilization at its current size is only possible when energy gains are 12 to 1 or better (energy return on energy invested in energy projects). We are quite near that 12 to 1 ratio. That implies devolution – minimizing the cost of administration. ( About 7 and 1/2 minutes…