Category Archives: Government is Too Large

Police State Has Arrived by John Whitehead

 John Whitehead writes for the Rutherford Institute: For those like myself who have studied emerging police states, the sight of a city placed under martial law—its citizens under house arrest (officials used the Orwellian phrase “shelter in place” to describe the mandatory … Continue reading

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Singapore’s Lee Kwan Yew on what makes America great—and what threatens its greatness. by Peggy Noonan

Noonan: A Statesman’s Friendly Advice I found myself engrossed this week by the calm, incisive wisdom of one of the few living statesmen in the world who can actually be called visionary. The wisdom is in a book, “Lee Kuan … Continue reading

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“Overpaid and Underworked” Federal Employees… by Jason Richwine

“Overpaid and Underworked” Federal Employees? It’s Not Just a “Perception” Jason Richwine March 1, 2013 at 2:38 pm The Washington Post has a sympathetic article today on federal workers who consider themselves unfair victims of the sequester. Unfortunately, the article … Continue reading

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Calvin Coolidge and the Moral Case for Economy by Amity Shlaes

Amity Shlaes, Author, Coolidge AMITY SHLAES is a syndicated columnist for Bloomberg, a director of the Four Percent Growth Project at the George W. Bush Presidential Center, and a member of the board of the Calvin Coolidge Memorial Foundation. She has served as … Continue reading

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The Loss of Common Sense

You can get arrested for hunting or fishing without a license, but not for being in the country illegally A minor must obtain parents’ permission to go on a field trip or take an aspirin in school, but not to … Continue reading

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Carbon Tax Hallucinations…by Paul Driessen

Carbon Tax Hallucinations by Paul Driessen on February 19, 2013      Print This Post Average planetary temperatures haven’t budged in 16 years. Hurricanes and strong tornadoes are at or near their lowest ebb in decades. Global sea ice is back to normal, … Continue reading

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Scooping Water From the Pool to Fill the Pool

From another blog: The MSNBC “Lean Forward” commercials with Rachel Maddow extolling the example of Hoover Dam and other giant government projects as the way to revitalize the economy always set me to head-scratching. I mean, I understand that putting … Continue reading

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Government Waste, Fraud, and Abuse: GSA Behavior Is the Rule, Not the Exception

Government Waste, Fraud, and Abuse: GSA Behavior Is the Rule, Not the Exception. Government Waste, Fraud, and Abuse: GSA Behavior Is the Rule, Not the Exception By Robert Ringer – Monday, April 23, 2012 Share on evernote Share on wordpress … Continue reading

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