Well, in the last two days much has come to light about what the government has been doing, supposedly in the cause of protecting us from terrorism. Some we already knew, for example the fact that agencies were collecting and storing bulk phone data. But we did not know the FBI has been using over […]
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Inner Cities, Part 2: A Partial Response
29 Apr 2015
After a couple of responses to my first post on the solution to the problems of inner cities, I decided I ought to delve a little deeper. I am responding here to two similar but different types of responses. One asks what can Christians do? The other is a bit irritated at my alleged “Gospel-without-solutions” […]
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Charles Murray at Cedarville University
13 Mar 2015
The ideas of most humans are formed by their basic worldview combined with their existential circumstances. I believe this fairly self-evident statement applies in particular to the talk given by Dr. Charles Murray of the American Enterprise Institute at Cedarville University, Thursday night, March 12. Murray is a brilliant man and his talk was a […]
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Why I am so “cynical” about Washington DC reforms–why too big too fail leads to bigger and bigger
05 Mar 2015
The main reason I am so disbelieving of the efficacy of regulatory reforms (some would say cynical) is that I don’t believe that Washington politicians are completely incompetent. I believe that much of the results that occur are desired, at least by somebody. When the progressives took power in 2009, they were very clearly going […]
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Net Neutrality or Net Inefficiency
14 Feb 2015
It looks like the Federal Communications Commissions (FCC) is up to its tricks again, trying for the third time to regulate pretty much every aspect of the internet like an old-style telephone company. Tom Wheeler, the FCC chairman, announced a 322 page set of new rules, but will not release it to the public. Yes […]
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Federal Employment
06 Feb 2015
I posted several days ago saying that I thought President Obama’s budget indicated that he had a vision for increasing the scope and reach of our federal government in our lives. A reader was critical of the post. One of his points was that federal government employment is at an all-time low with President Obama’s administration. […]
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Groundhog Day Budget
04 Feb 2015
The Administration’s Budget, released February 2, 2015, saw its shadow and is predicting at least 12 more years of ever encroaching federal government, rising taxes, and a more well defined Nanny State. Based on Table S-4 “Adjusted Baseline by Category”, outlays are expected to increase by more than 80% from 2012 to 2025. This diagram simply illustrates […]
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As we approach the new year and incidentally, Old Christmas (January 6), I thought I would leave you with a few “gifts.” These come from Federal, state and even local actions over the past year. I don’t really wish these on anyone, but they are current reality. Release of five more Guantanamo detainees, whose threat […]
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Experts and Innovators
21 Dec 2014
With the recent brouhaha about the IRS, the EPA (jurisdiction over all bodies of water, emission rules for power plants, etc.), the new Consumer Protection Safety Board (from the Dodd-Frank bill), the State Department’s follies, and other agencies, even at state and local levels, it seemed like a good time to raise once again the […]
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While the Ferguson, Missouri riots take center stage in the news, other events are occurring too, and important ones. For one thing, Thanksgiving is nearly here and Christians everywhere in America should take time to give thanks to God for who He is and for the abundant grace He has granted to each of us […]
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