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05 May 2009 ~ 0 Comments

The Devalued Prime Minister

I saw this video last month and would’ve started cheering out loud if Meredee hadn’t been sleeping. The man giving the speech is Daniel Hannan of Great Britain. He rips into Gordon Brown, right to his face mind you, at the G20 Summit. As only a Brit can do, he eloquently, yet forcefully reprimands Brown [...]

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20 May 2008 ~ 0 Comments

The Conundrum for Conservatism

Barack Obama wants to raise taxes and I’m not even sure he knows why. When confronted with the fact that lowering the capital gains tax rate has actually brought in more revenue, he comes back by saying it’s not about money but fairness. Not about money? Why then have a budget? Call me simple minded, [...]

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12 January 2008 ~ 4 Comments

Christianity & Politics

In the fall of 2003, I set out to write my required senior paper. At first I lacked enthusiasm for the project and saw it as an obligation. But after finally deciding on a topic, my attitude changed and I found the subject both fascinating and challenging. A cursory examination of the subject, “Religion & [...]

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17 October 2007 ~ 0 Comments

Speechlessly Angry

I wish I could find more eloquent words to express my exasperation, but sometimes righteous indignation compels me to not mince words. After working in Washington for 4 months and observing its happenings from afar, I am able to accept the fact that politicians are usually self serving. I understand that we should not [...]

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27 September 2007 ~ 0 Comments

Viva Francia

It used to be so much fun making fun of the French. I never really knew much about French culture and never met too many people from the country. However, it was great to make the “wave the white flag” jokes and make references to France whenever someone wanted to give up in a game [...]

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