Elections should be held on April 16th- the day after we pay our income taxes. That is one of the few things that might discourage politicians from being big spenders.

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Stopping illegal immigration would mean that wages would have to rise to a level where...

Stopping illegal immigration would mean that wages would have to rise to a level where...

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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology accepts blacks in the top ten percent of students, but...

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Capitalism knows only one color: that color is green; all else is necessarily subservient to...

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Too much of what is called education is little more than an expensive isolation from...

The government is neither a monolith nor simply the public interest personified.

The government is neither a monolith nor simply the public interest personified.

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If the battle for civilization comes down to the wimps versus the barbarians, the barbarians...

It takes considerable knowledge just to realize the extent of your own ignorance.

It takes considerable knowledge just to realize the extent of your own ignorance.

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If you have always believed that everyone should play by the same rules and be...

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Much of the self-righteous nonsense that abounds on so many subjects cannot stand up to...

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The welfare state is not really about the welfare of the masses. It is about...

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Liberalism is totalitarianism with a human face.

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It doesnt matter what you do if you dont do what matters. If you do...

Elections should be held on April 16th- the day after we pay our income taxes....

Elections should be held on April 16th- the day after we pay our income taxes....

The real minimum wage is zero.

The real minimum wage is zero.

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Talkers are usually more articulate than doers, since talk is their specialty.

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One of the consequences of such notions as entitlements is that people who have contributed...

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The next time some academics tell you how important diversity is, ask how many Republicans...

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Prices are important not because money is considered paramount but because prices are a fast...

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The real goal should be reduced government spending, rather than balanced budgets achieved by ever...

People who identify themselves as conservatives donate money to charity more often than people who...

People who identify themselves as conservatives donate money to charity more often than people who...