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Schwartz Chronicles

~ Observations and Opinions

Category Archives: Politics and Government

The Productive

August 8, 2012

It seems like every time I read one of Cal Thomas’s opinion pieces I find something that sticks in my …

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Chick-fil-A — the Founding Fathers Weigh In

August 3, 2012

I believe the owner of Chick-fil-A has the right to spend his own money to promote his own views, however …

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“He Was Such a Good Boy” — and so was yours

August 2, 2012

When someone is gunned down in the street, there’s always someone (the mother, a friend, a passer-by) telling the TV …

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Vigils and Shrines

August 1, 2012

We’ve all seen the news footage of groups of adults holding a vigil, or demonstration, after somebody’s child gets shot …

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Curfew to Fight Street Violence?

August 1, 2012

Bridgeport, Connecticut has voted to impose a curfew on teens. Will that do any good? On the one hand, a 15-year-old …

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Should Judges Be Elected?

July 27, 2012

No! In Connecticut, our judicial system is relatively flat: the lowest level is the Superior Court, followed by the Appellate …

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I Agree with Cal Thomas (Oh, the Horror)

July 25, 2012

Despite the conservative religious slant that Cal Thomas always implies, or perhaps that I always infer, I actually find myself in agreement …

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“Christian” Values

July 24, 2012

[I have to make a major correction to this post. Apparently I misinterpreted the citation from Matthew. I took it …

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I Agree with Michael Reagan (for once)

July 23, 2012

I’ve said before that while I do pay attention to some right-wing pundits, Michael Reagan is one that I usually …

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Where Have the Job Creators Been?

July 11, 2012

The Republicans keep saying that we need to preserve tax breaks for the wealthy because they are the job creators. …

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