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Wisconsin Gov. Walker: Another Ideologue Masquerading as a Fiscally Responsible Leader

02.21.2011

While some Wisconsin teachers stepped away from their protests to go back into the classroom today, the battle with Gov. Scott Walker seems far from over. The short story is simple: this is an ideological move to break up the public-sector unions masked as a necessary fix to save the state’s budget from massive debt. [...]

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Think for Yourself: Political Affiliation Not Determined Solely By Pundits and Extremists

12.16.2010

Many people claim to know who a “real” Republican or a “real” Democrat is. But why do these people get to decide? What makes them the authority? What happened to nuance?

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Want Smaller Government? Let's Have Fewer Politicians

11.30.2010

For those clamoring for smaller government, let’s reduce the amount of money taxpayers give to government employees by reducing the number of elected officials.

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Vote, Vote, Vote: Do Your Civic Duty in the General Election Tomorrow

11.01.2010

Especially for us blogging blowhards out here on the Internet, voting in the general election tomorrow is our civic duty to actually make our voices and opinions heard on shaping the state and the country.

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How to Start Blogging: Read Andrew Sullivan's The Daily Dish

10.12.2010

Andrew Sullivan celebrates 10 years of political blogging. Along with John August, he’s one of the prime reasons why I’m even blogging today.

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Miranda Rights Get Conservative Treatment by Supreme Court

08.03.2010

The Supreme Court recently altered the Miranda rights requirement that police officers must inform a suspect upon arrest: The high court has made clear it’s not going to eliminate the requirement that police officers give suspects a Miranda warning, so it is tinkering around the edges, said Jeffrey L. Fisher, co-chair of the amicus committee [...]

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Why Is Spending a Four-Letter Word?

04.17.2009

States are going through their budgets right now trying to cut costs and balance the numbers before their fiscal year starts on July 1st.  States like New York are looking to raise taxes on those who make over $500,000 while Iowa wants to cut taxes on the poor and middle classes.  Naturally these changes will [...]

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Older and Wiser

04.07.2009

We ate at Perkin’s Restaurant for breakfast today and we were by far the youngest group in there.  Being in charge of the band’s tour money, I went up to the counter to pay for our meal.  I waited in line behind two geriatric patrons, one of whom was paying for his meal with loose [...]

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