Archive for the ‘Politics’ Category
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You Say You Want a Revolution?
Posted on February 11, 2011
Hosni Mubarak surprised everybody when he said that he was sticking around until September. Charles Krauthammer predicts that once the mosques adjourn in Cairo later today, there are going to...
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Billion Here, Billion There
Posted on February 10, 2011
It was Everett Dirksen who once said, “a billion here, a billion there…pretty soon you are talking real money.” That may have been true back in the 60’s, when the...
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Shared Sacrifice
Posted on February 9, 2011
Now comes the not-so-fun part. It is awfully easy to talk about cutting spending. It is awfully easy to talk about shrinking government. It is awfully hard to actually do...
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Reagan Wannabes
Posted on February 7, 2011
Ronald Reagan casts a long historic shadow. He changed the course of American history and now is proudly featured in General Electric advertisements that focus on his 100th birthday. It...
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The Know-Yers
Posted on February 4, 2011
I gave a little talk to about one hundred brand new legislative directors at an event at the Ripon Society and I thought I would share what I said with...
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