Tag Archives: Holidays

Article Roundup – 11/29/13

White House urging allies not to drive traffic to HealthCare.gov | Fox News. This one really strikes a nerve for me.  One of my biggest “pet peeves” (more like majorly infuriating preoccupations) is how government agencies (and government-protected monopolies, such … Continue reading

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The Only Veterans Day Article Worth Reading

Help Veterans by Taking Them Off the Pedestal – Alex Horton – The Atlantic. This is a very good piece that expresses a “contrarian” view that seems to actually be starting to pick up some steam.  Most veterans I know … Continue reading

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More Columbus Day Mythbusting

I’m generally a pretty big fan of The Oatmeal.  His comics are typically funny, and many of them are also generally informative.  While I don’t check his site on a regular basis, I’ve viewed it fairly often, and have never … Continue reading

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For The Commercials!

Ah, the Super Bowl.  The closest thing we will ever have to a holiday celebrating capitalism and free markets.  A day when the entire nation comes to a standstill to watch a bunch of large men slam into each other … Continue reading

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The “Smallpox Blankets” Myth

Every year around Thanksgiving, many of the anti-western leftists start to pick up steam in their America-bashing.  Thanksgiving, after all, is a celebration of evil genocidal white men brutally killing and torturing the peace-loving natives who enjoyed an earthly utopia … Continue reading

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Happy “Communism Doesn’t Work” Day, Everyone!

Ah, Thanksgiving.  The time where we all come together and celebrate the propensity for American leftists in education and the media to re-write and distort history.  The story, as we are all taught in our state-run schools, is that the … Continue reading

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Happy Constitution Day!

On September 17, 1787, 55 men drafted a document that would change the world.  Today is Constitution Day.  Please read it, particularly if you are in the military or work in the public sector at all.  If you’d like to … Continue reading

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