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Category Archives: Politics and Government

Trigger words? Shoot me, please

December 11, 2015

Warning: This post will probably offend a lot of people. If you are thin-skinned, you might want to move along.

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A lament for rhetoric

September 13, 2015

The ancient art of rhetoric, the use of language to inform, persuade, and motivate, has been discarded. Why go to …

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Productivity: Which Side Are You On?

January 12, 2015

Every time some report says that “productivity increased” there’s dancing in the street (Wall Street, at least). Worker bees, however, …

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Droning on

August 15, 2013

Awhile back I posted an entry applauding Rand Paul’s position on drones. It was already possible to buy toy helicopters …

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We’re All Fish in the Net

June 12, 2013

I’m not a very private person. One might even say I have no boundaries. Certainly my wife is appalled at …

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The Price of a Medical Miracle

June 3, 2013

Whenever I think about the cost of healthcare, I can’t help but going over this in my mind: Suppose there …

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Rand Paul’s Drone Filibuster

April 1, 2013

I know I’m coming late to the party, but I just haven’t had time to post here; and I’m going …

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Disjointed Sense of History

February 7, 2013

For some reason I was really psyched about the Richard III skeleton thing. I love Shakespeare’s historical plays, and was …

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My Father’s Death with(out) Dignity

January 31, 2013

The subject of “death with dignity” came up around here a little bit ago. Depending upon your point of view, …

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Newtown Massacre: Same thoughts, better expression

December 21, 2012

Charles Krauthammer made the same points that I was trying to make, but he did it much better than I …

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