Sep
30
Phorced Philanthropy
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Senator Joe Biden recently made some interesting comments regarding what I call, at the risk of being oxymoronic, “forced philanthropy.” Biden, whom I grudgingly like for his refreshing candor, despite his being wrong on most issues, has actually equated paying higher taxes to fund increased entitlements with patriotism and being religiously observant.
He implies [...]
Sep
23
CLICK!
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There’s an interesting phenomenon I’ve experienced when I, “click.” I’m not kidding, it almost feels like an actual click that shivers throughout my entire body, as if some gate of knowledge has suddenly snapped open. I’m sure it’s happened to you at least once in your life. You try and try to learn [...]
Sep
15
Too Much to Ignore.
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It’s a practical aspect of politics that many voters must choose to ignore certain perceived negative aspects of a candidate in order to cast a vote for that person. This is a product of being limited to voting for flawed human beings, which includes all of us. Of course some of us have more [...]