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‘Subsidized’ is not ‘free’

Our local school board recently offered to let parents have their kids get weekly COVID tests at school ‘for free.’  Why?  Because ‘it doesn’t cost the district anything.

Minute man

Have Faith in Their Hypocrisy

If it is disgusting, unethical, or even criminal for a church leader to spend money they ask for and receive voluntarily – on themselves instead of their supposed mission, how it is not exponentially worse than members of Congress (or their donors or supporters) are getting rich (or at least enriched) on the money “taken …

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Government Obedient People Powerline

Notable Quote – You Know That Old Saw about “Those that cannot do, teach…”

And then there is Government: One of the reasons why government absorbs so much money and takes on ever-increasing powers is that it is home to so many people whose beliefs could not withstand the draconian tests of science, the marketplace or a scoreboard. What we the taxpayers are ultimately paying for is their insulation …

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Constitution Day Talk

I originally meant to present the following talk at a Constitution Day celebration. Unfortunately, I came down with COVID-19, and was unable to attend. But several people have asked me what I had planned to say.  So here it is:

Government Obedient People Powerline

Intellectual Despots and Their Bureaucratic Boot Lickers

After years of reporting, it is clear that being wrong most of the time is what makes you an expert, especially a government expert. It’s a problem that recent “experts” have addressed by using the government to silence those who point out how wrong they are.

Eco-Socialists

DISQUS Doodlings – Every Societal Ill REQUIRES More Government.

It’s getting to be shopworn. Eco-Socialists are no different than Democratic Socialists are no different than regular Socialists. Every problem must be elevated to be immediate, a clear danger to everyone everywhere (and women and children hurt the most).