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Comments on Comments #19

July 1, 2008

Joe McHugh left a comment on McCainomics:
All good points, but your article ironically assumes that the gov’t will somehow be efficient with that $300m if it’s not spent on his little contest. We both know, that’s simply not the case.
I made no implications to that effect. I assume, as per usual, that if the […]

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Thoughts on Heller, Collective Rights

June 30, 2008

There has been a lot of good commentary on the Supreme Court’s recent ruling in Heller. I have to admit that I was not following the case because I wasn’t terribly optimistic about the Court’s ability to strike a blow against tyranny. I was wrong (sort of).
As a libertarian, I’d be remiss […]

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Sooner.

December 11, 2007

A few days ago, I said:
Sooner or later, the ass-hat with a rifle is going to walk into the wrong mall, the wrong bank, the wrong restaurant — the one where someone else is not afraid to stand his or her ground. I’d certainly rather it start happening sooner, than later.
I should’ve added “the […]

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Sooner v. Later

December 8, 2007

Another renegade gunman, another day.
In the wake of the Omaha mall shootings, and reminiscent of other, similar tragedies in recent history, I’ve again found myself pondering some questions, thanks to Franc’s post yesterday, “The Omaha Mall Massacre: Thank You Government!“.
Terrible tragedies like Omaha, though rare, continue to occur with alarming-enough frequency, and the story always […]

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