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en-us2004-08-01T16:18:52-05:00Gun grabbers lead assault against free speech.
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Popular Mechanics, the magazine on all things mechanical and well...popular, is under a lot of heat from a small but vocal number of its readers who feel the magazine is too pro gun and features too many gun articles and...Basic Freedom InfringedTomCat2004-08-01T16:18:52-05:00Here comes butt-heads
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I just heard news about a proposal to ban smoking in all indoor workplaces in Pennsylvania, including bars and restaurants. It is being pushed forward by state Sen. Stewart Greenleaf, R-Montgomery County. To tell you the truth, I'm getting sick...Basic Freedom InfringedTomCat2004-07-21T08:58:14-05:00Free Market Rules
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From his own web-site: By borrowing from future generations to give tax relief to those who need help the least, George W. Bush’s economic policies have, for the first time in history, forced the federal government to spend $1...EconomicsTomCat2004-07-16T11:11:42-05:00Guns guns and more guns
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According to John Lott, a well-respected researcher in the effectiveness of Gun laws, and author of More Guns, Less Crime, the gun grabbers have gotten their hats handed to them. Gun control is a losing issue. The fat lady is...IntroductionTomCat2004-07-14T10:55:52-05:00In walks Elliot Ness
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Sometimes on Sunday, when it's raining or an important game is on the TV, I head over to the gun range to have a beer, eat a sausage sandwich and hang out. It's a nice bar. It's quiet and limited...Basic Freedom InfringedTomCat2004-07-12T09:22:21-05:00Smoking Ban to go after private clubs
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People who annoy are many; New Jersey Drivers, people who have bullet stickers on their cars, and Notre Dame fans. But people who really get my blood boiling are those supporters of government rights over private rights who desire...Basic Freedom InfringedTomCat2004-07-09T14:40:50-05:00Liberal No More
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Ethan Davis at the Claremont Institute tells of Justice Scalia's recent visit to Amherst College. Once he made his way through the cursing and chanting protestors, "...Justice Scalia spoke eloquently, lucidly and politely on originalism in constitutional law. Interpreting the...Judicial: FederalNoel2004-02-13T20:18:57-05:00An Urgent Plea For Insanity
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Things have been pretty dead around this blog lately and I'm not sure if that's good news or bad news. Speaking only for myself, and not all of this site's contributers, I thrive on critiquing court decisions that I believe...HELP!Tuning Spork2004-02-06T17:08:23-05:00Franken Fried Chicen Sh--
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I wonder... do you suppose the New Hampshire Department of Corrections will allow one of their "guests" to have and use a broadcasting studio? The reason I ask that is, as you may have heard, Al Franken tackled a heckler...Humor. 'Allegedly'.Bronson2004-01-28T15:23:42-05:00Words
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I am not a lawyer. I am thankful for that. However living in Hong Kong inevitably exposes you to legal issues because what passes for political discourse in this city revolves around a seemingly simple piece of law. The Basic...InternationalHK Simon2004-01-21T22:00:39-05:00Fisking Smith - "Waging War Against a Tactic" is a smoke-screen for a sophist.
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The following is a Fisking (My first!) of some commentary by a local radio personality, Ron Smith, of WBAL (1090 AM in Baltimore MD). As a bit of background, Ron prides himself on being the “voice of reason.” His political...Philosophy of ConsentBronson2004-01-20T10:39:17-05:00Smoking Ban is Banned (Temporarily)
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From Syracuse Post Standard: Damon's Party House in Cicero is the first bar in Onondaga County - and possibly the first in the state - to win a waiver allowing tobacco smoking inside its premises because of financial hardship. Damon's...Basic Freedom InfringedTomCat2004-01-20T09:15:29-05:00Is That a Regulation Banana in Your Pocket
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OR ARE YOU JUST GLAD TO OVERSEE ME? From "The fruit police" by Roger Kimball at The New Criterion's weblog, Armavirimque: "David told us how his family had been planting a certain type of potato for decades at their farm...InternationalNoel2004-01-12T01:15:17-05:00Mary, Mary; Quite Contrary
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WHY DOES YOUR CRIME-RATE GROW? Mark Steyn does in the British Gun-Control/Radio Poll story: "A "listeners' law" is, of course, a pathetic gimmick. Judging from the reaction of Stephen Pound, MP, the modish proponents of "direct democracy" believe in letting...Humor. 'Allegedly'.Noel2004-01-07T02:18:57-05:00The Law vs. The Courts: Entrenchment of the Incumbent Party
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It may seem like old news now, but when all this talk of election campaigns starts raging, my thoughts often turn to that travesty of a New Jersey Supreme Court decision made in October 2002. You remember the one: Robert...Judicial: StateTuning Spork2004-01-03T17:08:33-05:00