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My name's Matt and I love Freedom.

Celebrate Scandals Because They Diminish Trust In Government

While I was at the gym the other day, one of the TVs was tuned into Fox News, so I got to listen to some neocon talking head drone on and on about the various scandals the Obama administration is … Continue reading

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Kathleen Sebelius Makes A Good Point

The Surprising Quote Sec. Sebelius Delivered Regarding a Dying 10-Year-Old Who Can’t Get a Lung Transplant | TheBlaze.com. The conservative media was all over the story of a dying 10-year old girl who was denied the opportunity to appear on … Continue reading

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Perhaps Israel Should Consider Abolishing Slavery

Female Israeli Soldiers Disciplined For Racy Facebook Photos. If you were hoping for a post about “Israeli Apartheid,” go ahead and leave right now.  Sorry to disappoint you, but this post is about the much sexier story involving female Israeli … Continue reading

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LA Times Subtly Admits: Obamacare Is A Massive Wealth Transfer

Affordable Care Act’s challenge: getting young adults enrolled – latimes.com. This article amuses me greatly.  I’m not sure that they quite realize it, but they’re basically admitting that Obamacare amounts to nothing more than a giant subsidy of health care … Continue reading

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Educational Fallacies

(Note:  I originally wrote this piece several months ago, when the Chicago teacher’s strike was ongoing.  In true slacker/procrastinator fashion, I held off on posting it, because I was going to submit it to a few sites for publication, which … Continue reading

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The Single Stupidest Article I’ve Ever Read

Americans and Their Military, Drifting Apart – NYTimes.com.  Whenever I’m feeling a little down on myself and questioning my ability to write meaningful political pieces, I immediately go to the New York Times Op-Ed page, confident that I will soon find some piece … Continue reading

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The Government Can’t/Won’t Protect You

  Loss Of Timber Payments Cuts Deep In Oregon : NPR. This story has been making the rounds over the last few days, with most commentary focusing on how terrible it is that funding for law enforcement was cut and … Continue reading

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Less Freedom Is Never The Solution

Moore mayor wants safe-room shelters built in all new homes, while cost of tornado damage could top $2 billion | Fox News. This headline is actually a little misleading.  The mayor of Moore, Oklahoma doesn’t just “want” tornado shelters built … Continue reading

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The Federal Echo Chamber (Veterans Preference)

As some of you may know, I was away last week, attending a week-long “separation counseling” course that is legally required by the Department of Defense for anyone who is separating from military service.  The reason it is required is … Continue reading

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News Roundup – 5/20/2013

Several stories caught my eye while I was away, here they are for your reading enjoyment! U.S. makes data available on wide disparity in hospital charges | Reuters. Well DUH.  Of course there’s a wide disparity in charges when nobody … Continue reading

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