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May 2016

The Evils of Multiculturalism and an Inviting Welfare State

Are Socialist European policies (see also Democrat Party policies) responsible for radicalization? In part II  of our interview with Dr. Samuel Gregg we discuss the attractiveness of western welfare and how immigration policy, multiculturalism, and a big welfare state, can be the seeds of radicalization. We also talk about the ideology of higher education, attacks …

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Memorial Day

Remembering all those who gave it all so that we can live in freedom. Memorial Day 2014. Speech from Ronald Reagan, 1985 at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

The Lady Macbeth of Littlerock

Hillary is awful. She always has been. Absent a loveless political marriage to a charismatic cad she’d be nothing more than one of many shrill militant-feminazi foot-soldiers screeching from the darkness. Her stint as First Lady was nothing but scandal and failure. Her tenure as a Senator was jejune, rising to the pedestrian at best. As Secretary …

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What Does New Hampshire Have in Common with Arizona? Diarrhea

Google mapped out the most frequent “how to spell” searches by state, and New Hampshire’s word (along with Arizona) is Diarrhea. Feel free to speculate on why? It's the #spellingbee finals! These are the top "how to spell" searches for words by state, mapped #dataviz pic.twitter.com/rjXllJfOoE — GoogleTrends (@GoogleTrends) May 26, 2016  

Hassan vetoes bill that would end abuse of New Hampshire Citizens

On Friday, a cowardly day to veto the will of the people, Governor Hassan announced that she once again vetoed a bill that would end almost 100 years of abuse by the state when it comes to pistol/revolver licensing. For two years, Granite Staters have told Hassan that they wanted the abuse by the state …

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Notable Quote – William Easterly

The market, by contrast [to state and other nonmarket means of supplying goods and services], rewards the profit-seeking baker according to just how much the consumers feel the bread is worth at solving their nutritional gluten problem. So the market will self-correct. Suppose there is a high social payoff to making bread for consumers – …

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