Percy Blakeney, Author at Granite Grok - Page 18 of 114

Percy Blakeney

"They seek him here, they seek him there, those Frenchies seek him everywhere. Is he in heaven or is he in hell? That damned elusive Pimpernel."

Bootleggers and Baptists

Bootleggers and Baptists … Making Sausage

Bootleggers and Baptists (B&B) is useful as a concept for explaining how political coalitions lower the cost of lobbying and raise lobbying effectiveness. It often happens different pressure groups, apparently having little in common, may join forces. Together they pursue targets they share. Each acts for its own reasons.

Regulation, people love it or hate it.

Regulation … Love it or Hate it … Fair Results

Whenever we have a change in control of our political process it is reasonable to expect a change in legislative output. If we assume the prior statement is true N.H. should see noticeable change in the output of the political process. We have flipped the N.H. House, N.H. Senate, and Executive Council.

Trump Derangement Syndrome Rehab

Who Gets the “L” … LOSER this election

Who gets the “L” for LOSER in this election? There was no blue wave. That is simply the result. The presidential election remains a coin toss. Contested vote counts seem likely to turn the process of sorting it out into a legal battle.

Biden is Iran’s preferred candidate.

Biden is Iran’s Preferred Candidate

Biden is Iran’s preferred candidate. Did you know that? Do you think they went out door-knocking for him? If you voted for Joe Biden you should understand who else supports him. It tells us something about his policy positions.

Black and white

Regression is Still Possible … Enlightenment

Black supremacy is the belief black people are inherently superior to others. From it flows the belief blacks should reign supreme. No decent person supports this idea. The same applies if we substitute white for the word black in the first two sentences of this paragraph.

religious-and-politics

Religious Freedom and Free Exercise

Religious freedom and free exercise of religion are prominent in the First Amendment. Coronavirus response has, among other things brought on a very intense, national debate. Yes, people are continuing to discuss the wisdom of lockdowns.

How Deadly is Covid?

How Deadly is Covid? … Does Policy Reflect it?

When the World Health Organization (WHO) said in early March about 3% of people who get COVID die from it, they were wrong by at least one order of magnitude. The COVID fatality rate actually has turned out to be between 0.2% – 0.3%.

Deadliness of the lockdowns

Deadliness of the Lockdowns … We Don’t Need No …

The deadliness of the lockdowns is something most of us just do not understand. Widespread lockdowns have seen implementation in response to COVID. They are as without unprecedent as they are unnecessary. Lockdowns have never been of use in disease control. These lockdowns were not part of the original plan. The initial rationale for lockdowns …

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Big tech control and your freedom

Big Tech Control and Your Freedom

Big tech control and your freedom is something you should pay attention to. What big tech is doing to conservatives might well be something described by Martin Niemöller.