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Governor Perry’s RLC speech
Roger Kimball has an interesting take on the Governor’s speech in New Orleans yesterday. He was struck by the passage where the Governor said that it is time for Republicans to stop trying to curry favor with people who will … Continue reading
by the way
when thinking about the national jobs picture, it is useful to remember that the Texas model of low tax (low government services) low regulation works. Here is a nice graphic demonstration of the fact that Texas has produced more private … Continue reading
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Tagged conservative, democrat, freedom, jonah goldberg, liberal, low-services, low-tax, politics, regulation, republican, taxes, texas on the brink, thomas friedman
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the core debate
William F. Gavan gets right down to the heart of the never ending political debate western civilization has experienced for at least the last 300 years. (prototypes of these positions, of course existed long before that.) Mr. Gavin says the … Continue reading
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Tagged aristotle, athens, conservatives, democrats, enlightenment, humanity, jefferson, liberals, locke, philosophy, republicans, robespierre, rousseau, socrates, sparta, the enlightment
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stinging snobbery
Andrew Stuttaford links to a piece by Brendan O’Neill that puts into a pithy phrase the thing that just crawls under my skin and irritates at a low grade burn most of the time, but erupts into a volcanic flame … Continue reading
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Tagged ace of spades, andrew stuttaford, brendan o'neill, leftism, national review, pride, snobbery, the gospel
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differences in tone here at the end
here at lunch the day before the midterm election, take a moment and watch these two “closing argument” advertisements. notice the differences in tone between them. just sayin’. one looks and feels like a winner and one looks and feels … Continue reading
Klavan nails it
Andrew Klavan has done it again. Nails the zeitgeist in a way no one else really gets at, although this from Frank J. Fleming comes close (courtesy of JS on email)
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Tagged andrew klavan, frank j. fleming, topsy turvy, worldview, zeitgeist
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The governor on Federal strings attached
here is the governor talking about Federal programs that come with strings attached and why they should be rejected by Texas. what do you think?
fart in a thunderstorm
and here is the opposite of the result described in my last two posts. here is the result when the central planners, our betters, those who are smarter than us and care more than we do act in our interest … Continue reading
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Tagged bulbs, command economy, do good ism, economics, environmentalism, free market, incandescent bulbs, light bulbs
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the man explains
here is a wonderful video from Milton Friedman’s Free to Choose series expaining beautifully why the free market system is the best at maximizing economic outcomes for everyone.
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Tagged economic freedom, equality, free to choose, freedom, liberty, milton friedman, self direction, self interest
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Cultural Freedom
Courtesy of Instapundit, this is a fun video showcasing a true American entrepreneur. The key moments come when he talks about the “food revolution” and when he says that here in America we have political freedom, religious freedom, economic freedom, … Continue reading
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Tagged anchor brewery, capitalism, entrepreneur, entrepreneurialism, freedom, fritz maytag, reason tv
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phriday and photos
I went to a hands off Texas rally a week ago, mainly to see my next state representative, Larry Gonzales, speak, but also to take some pictures. There were quite a few folks gathered in the extreme heat on the … Continue reading
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Tagged 105mm, 50mm, 50mm f1.4 AFD, austin texas, fuji film, fuji velvia 50, hands off texas, ilford film, ilford pan f 50, nikkor 105mm f2.8 AF, nikon F4e, Nikon F5, pan F, photography, rally, texas, velvia
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meditations on coyotes
Kevin Williamson has a longish article on the clash of cultures that we are currently experiencing in this country. It is all delicious and you should therefore read it all, but I liked this bit in particular talking about my … Continue reading
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Tagged culture clash, kevin williamson, national review, national review online, progressives
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weekend reading
a couple of articles for your reading pleasure this weekend. the first one by Angelo M. Codevilla is political in nature about the divide in this country between the political class and the “country class”. Long but interesting. here is … Continue reading
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Tagged angelo m. codevilla, country class, God's power, graeme goldsworthy, legalism, power, reading, ruling class, self power, weekend, weekend reading
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Get the book
Do you remember that part in the movie Pattonwhere General Patton is beating Rommel in a tank battle in North Africa? Patton yells out with gusto, “Rommel, you magnificent bastard, I READ YOUR BOOK.” as free market libertarian conservatives who … Continue reading
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Tagged freedom, jonah goldberg, liberal fascism, negative rights, positive rights, progressives, sacrifice, tiffany jones miller
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politics and the Christian
thoughts from Wayne Grudem Wayne Grudem on Politics and the Christian from Adrian Warnock on Vimeo. HT to Vitamin Z.
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Tagged Christian life, christians, politics, Wayne Grudem
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more on progressives
Here is Congressman Paul Ryan on Glenn Beck’s radio show setting the record straight with regard to his views of progressives and progressivism as well as his speech in Oklahoma City. What a great well spoken performance and explanation of … Continue reading
political science
here from Michael Knox Beran is a beautiful educational paper on the descent of liberalism in the United States from the classical liberalism of Jefferson and Jackson to the social liberalism of Comte and other 19th Century philosophers. Rulers skilled … Continue reading
democracy is an obstacle
and people are too stupid to do the right thing. So says James Lovelock. never heard of James Lovelock? Neither had I, so I checked up on him at Wikipedia. here is what Wikipedia lists as his bibliography: Lovelock, James … Continue reading
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Tagged action, climate change, democracy, james lovelock, prophylactic action, totalitarianism
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quick hits
weekend wrap up. Here is a long, detailed and informative look at health care and the profit motive from Avik Roy. Be sure to read the whole thing. When it comes to health care, liberals and conservatives often seem to … Continue reading
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Tagged calvinism, film review, health care reform, theology
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history
here is a bit of long view perspective by Abe Greenwald. here is a snip, but you really should go read the whole essay. For amid the symbolic fanfare of giant gavels and the tactical gravitas of deployed Lincoln quotes, … Continue reading
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Tagged abe greenwald, health care reform, israel, jon ward, middle east peace, palestine
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remember in November
Remember this health care monstrosity in November, but only as the biggest example (so far) of the reckless endangerment of freedom and prosperity in this great country by the Democratic party. but don’t forget the bank takeovers, the car company … Continue reading
By the way
if any foolish person tries to tell you that Republicans didn’t have an alternative (or that they are simply the party of “no”) or some version thereof. Please refer them to this clip from the Rules Committee this weekend. HT … Continue reading
politics
John Podhoretz takes Barack Obama’s conception of politics to task and points out how the President’s misunderstanding in this area is what is going to get the Democrats thrashed this November. here is a bit to tease you over there, … Continue reading →