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The Government Should Not Invest in Renewable Energy

August 19, 2008

(Disclaimer: the government should not invest in anything.)
Some people think that we should reduce our dependence on foreign oil. To this end, they propose that we produce our own oil, or that we subsidize encourage the domestic production of some other energy source.My friend e-mailed me a few weeks ago, asking for my […]

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Do We Have to Be Afraid of Being Shot

August 12, 2008

In the Detroit Free Press today, I read about A Lobbyist With Integrity. (PDF) Says the lobbyist, about the nature of her post,
Lobbying is just another word for … “What I am is an advocate. And one of the beauties of our form of government … is that … it gives us the right to […]

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The Price of Gas, Lately

July 25, 2008

I watched the price of gas at the pump decline between 40 and 50 cents per gallon over the past week to 10 days. Nobody is talking about that, though. To everyone who says things like, “Prices never fall as quickly as they rise,” how does that humble pie taste?

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It’s Not Voluntary, and It’s Not a Contract

July 21, 2008

Some people think that the Constitution is a contract binding upon all people. What follows are excerpts from a conversation with one such individual.
There is no sunset clause on the Constitution. This is not a contract that expires if I don’t vote for its continuence. The idea that if we stop pleading for […]

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