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Disarming America, Moving Toward Tyranny?

“People love conspiracy theories.” —Neil Armstrong Not so much. Yes…The internet is awash with all sorts of conspiracy theories that spin tales of how the government is going to disarm the populace and tyranny shall rule the day. A considerable amount of what is out there amount to no more than “Tin-foiled hat-wearing” doomsayers who probably …

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What is it with Professors Believing they are Arrogant Kings of their Classrooms?

Professors – what is it that convinces them that just because they are smart in their small “micro-field”, that expertise automatically  transfers to them the right to supercede the Rule of Law?  I’ve already had one run-in with a local professor: Bad laws are required to be broken by people of conscience and my conscience …

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If s/he does want to be referred to as a “he” or a “she”, is this a case of too much watching of “The Munsters”?

Is this the point at which the LGBT<XYZ> movement jumps the shark?  From The Corner (Mark Steyn): George Leef over at NRO’s PhiBetaCons had a teasing link to this exciting news earlier today: Harvard has appointed Vanidy “Van” Bailey as the College’s first permanent director of bisexual, gay, lesbian, transgender, and queer student life. Bailey, …

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