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By Hobbes | Sep 25, 2007 |
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Mr. Washington said, "Government is like fire - an uncertain servant and a fearful master," but he missed the essence. At its core, governance boils down to two questions: "Who says?" and "Who pays?"
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By Petrarch | Sep 18, 2007 |
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Now comes what may be the solution to the global warming hysteria, and from a most unexpected source.
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By Petrarch | Sep 10, 2007 |
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Is American citizenship of such little concern that we don't mind it being awarded as the result of a crime?
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By Petrarch | Aug 29, 2007 |
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If you buy something, that ought to mean you can do whatever you like with it - but big companies want to end that right.
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By Petrarch | Aug 14, 2007 |
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Americans can show good judgment, and do have a conscience, and are willing to be reasonable - if the other side is being reasonable too.
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By Petrarch | Aug 9, 2007 |
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The only real reason that ethanol finds its way into our gas tanks, is the one we know to look for whenever something stupid is going on - government interference.
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By Petrarch | Jul 23, 2007 |
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Brazil serves as an object lesson in how government incompetence - not greed, not really bribery even, certainly not totalitarianism, just simple incompetence - can make life difficult on an otherwise free and vibrant economy.