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You may have noticed that this blog isn't getting updated very often. In order to offer more timely commentary, the writers of this blog have joined forces with the like minded folks at www.monroerising.com . Check it out. Rochester, New York State...
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Most everyone seems ecstatic about the idea of Midtown Mall coming down to make room for the world headquarters of Paetec Communications. That happiness may be well placed, but some aspects of the project bother me. First of all, the city isn't going...
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Hillary Clinton seems determined to throw out as many ideas for new entitlements as she can in very rapid succession. Now that people have generally rejected her ridiculous idea to give every baby born in the US a bond for $5,000, Hillary has abandoned...
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John Stossel's 20/20 special "Whose Body is it Anyway?: Sick in America" is a fantastic piece of television journalism in what I see as a pretty sad age for that profession. I've always liked Stossel, not because his views often align...
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Hillary Clinton has been busy rolling out HillaryCare 2.0 on the stump lately. Details abound, but one of the most interesting is that she envisions a day when citizens will have to prove health insurance coverage to get a job. I won't go into all...
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The United States Budget deficit currently sits at $205 billion. That's less than half of what it was three years ago, when all the major news outlets were reporting that the deficit would continue to soar, spiraling our economy into a disastrous...
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I feel like the prospector who just found an actual gold nugget in a two-ton pile of fool's gold. The D&C's editorial page today has an editorial on race , sparked by the Supreme Court's recent ruling that Seattle schools can't divide...
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The great conservative thinker George Will has spun a little piece of ideological gold in his most recent column under the title "The Case for Conservatism." Like almost all of his writings, this piece is filled with poignant insights. Will...
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The excellent conservative website, IMAO, has published a list of previously unknown facts about our favorite (almost) presidential candidate, Fred Thompson: They say that after a nuclear blast, the only things that will survive will be cockroaches and...
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By all reports, the president and congressional leaders are trying to address the illegal immigration problem, and it’s safe to say that things aren ’t going well. Apparently, the electeds have gotten themselves bogged down with political posturing and...
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The second in a multi-part series on why Rochester needs more editorial voices Competition is good for everyone. That, of course, is the principle on which the concept of free market economics relies. When a good, established business has a strong competitor...
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There's a fascinating piece of political lore that tells the story of Hillary Clinton pulling John Kerry aside in the Senate cloak room before his fateful 'no' vote on the Iraq funding bill back in 2003. That is, of course, the vote that sparked...
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Mr. Thompson, I am writing this letter to ask that you seek the Republican nomination for President of the United States. The party needs you. Those of us who identify with the principles of modern conservatism need you. Your country needs you. Ok, I'll...
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"Minorities" in the United States now constitute 1/3 of the total population. To most of us, this statistic is likely met with a collective "so what." Almost every ethnic group, at some point in American history, has been considered...
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Erika Rosenberg at Policy Wonk has a nice piece outlining the problems getting in the way of any real campaign finance reform in New York State despite Spitzer's best efforts. I've always been wary of the concept of campaign finance reform, and...
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