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A modest proposal … for California
The great state of California was once the land of opportunity, but that’s not so much the case anymore.
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Trickle down and tax cuts
President Barack Obama recently criticized Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan for trying to sell a tax plan, which he called “trickledown snake oil.” Is there even such a theory?
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Understanding economics
Here’s a question: If there’s a disaster, a war, a severe drought or some other calamity that restricts future supplies of a commodity, what is the intelligent thing for people to do right away?
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Academic dishonesty
Many of the nation’s colleges and universities have become cesspools of indoctrination, intolerance, academic dishonesty and an “enlightened” form of racism.
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Who may tax and spend?
So here it is again: The first clause of Article 1, Section 7 of the U.S. Constitution, generally known as the “origination clause,” reads…
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The rich don’t pay enough?
According to IRS 2007 data, the richest 1 percent of Americans earned 22 percent of national personal income but paid 40 percent of all personal income taxes.
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Obama’s educational excellence initiative
President Barack Obama recently wrote an executive order that established a White House initiative on educational excellence for black Americans that will be housed in the Department of Education. It proposes “to identify evidence-based best practices” to improve black achievement | Read More »
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Liberals, progressives and socialists
One does not have to be in favor of death camps or wars of conquest to be a tyrant. The only requirement is that one has to believe in the primacy of the state over individual rights.
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How times have changed
Years ago, spending beyond one’s means was considered a character defect. Today not only do people spend beyond their means, but we’re encouraged to take on debt.
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Stubborn ignorance
Despite budget squeezes, universities have created diversity positions, such as director of diversity and inclusion, manager of diversity recruitment…
