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• (05/17/13)  "We Can't Be Late! We're Dele-Gates!"
  (Ten points for any reader who correctly identifies the quotation in the title.) I'm off to the state Republican convention tomorrow. Here are some notes about issues that will arise there. [more]
• (02/09/13)  Two Wrongs Make a Left
  Is it wrong for someone to have more than another? Is it wrong to take from one who has more, to give to another who has less? Is there an alternative? [more]
• (02/06/13)  Guns in Schools
  I did what they wanted that morning. I stopped to reflect on the violent deaths of twenty schoolchildren, their teachers, and others in an elementary school in Connecticut. I tried to imagine myself as a parent, a student, a teacher, and others in that scenario, and each of these efforts led to the same conclusion. Several weeks later, they still lead there. [more]
• (11/19/12)  The Election Outcome Surprised Me. The Aftermath Doesn't.
  Bad economic news, leftist hanky-panky, and rockets falling on Israel were all waiting for after the election, no matter who won. [more]
• (11/11/12)  Veterans Day: A Visit to the Vietnam Memorial
  I visited the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall again this summer and wrote down my thoughts. [more]

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• (03/09/09)  Mark Steyn: "Live Free or Die"
  "There are stages to the enervation of free peoples. America, which held out against the trend, is now at Stage One: The benign paternalist state promises to make all those worries about mortgages, debt, and health care disappear." [more]
• (01/29/08)  William Tucker: The Case for Terrestrial (a.k.a. Nuclear) Energy
  Straight talk about the possibilities, risks, and politics of nuclear ("terrestrial") energy. [more]
• (05/23/05)  George Will: The Doctrine of Preemption
  George Will explains the doctrine of preemption in current (i.e. Iraq) and historical context. Along the way, he offers a particularly good discussion of the power of ideas. [more]
• (04/29/03)  Stephen Markham: Constitutional Myths and Realities
  Stephen Markham, a justice of the Michigan Supreme Court, speaks clearly and intelligent about the role of judges and the rule of law. [more]

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