Sometimes a simple “No” vote isn’t enough. Sometimes you must rise to say “I cannot vote “Yea” to a lie.” From David Haranya, of National Review Online May 16: In truth, these oil giants are taking advantage of features of…
Author: vassar
Conservative Activism, A Primer for Those Who Don’t Go To Meetings
A reminder: History is written by the winners After the November election I noted that the principal politics for the next several months will not come from Washington, but rather out in fly-over country…where we live. And the movers of…
Gates says Security Leak About Osama Raid Threatens Seal Team 6, Family
OK, we called this first. Right here at UP next day. The USS Hornet was my first thought Sunday night, because the Japanese take a loss of face very seriously, and the successful bombing of Tokyo just a few months…
The Dirty Dozen, Part V, What to Do About Government’s Other Shoe
The solution to every problem begins with a unified theory (Gregory House, M.D.). The Problem: The idea that the State apparatus looks down on the masses has a long, long heritage. Over the last four episodes, I’ve tried to lay…
Putting the “Service” Back Into Public Service, Part IV
This is Part IV of the series, A History of Government Employment. Everything we have learned, from public employment in the USSR, the European Union and Wisconsin tells us that… Bureaucracy kills. And it kills totally. And when it’s not…