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Lance

| October 31, 2011

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As mentioned last week, I am providing a little reprieve from all the political on Sunday nights by sharing my weekly Note From Daddy that I post to my family’s blog. Hey, Little. Preview Open

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Big Moolah, the GOP…and What the New York Times Won’t Tell You

By Peter Robinson

Peter Robinson

Peter Robinson, former Reagan speechwriter, wrote the historic Berlin Wall address in which President Reagan urged Mikhail Gorbachev to "tear down this wall!" Peter Robinson is now a research fellow at the Hoover Institution and hosts the interview program "Uncommon Knowledge." Peter is a co-founder of Ricochet.

| October 31, 2011

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In the New York Times today, a story on the private organizations that have sprung into being over the last several years to raise money and campaign on behalf of Republican candidates.  By and large, the Times story does an admirable job of neutral reporting–that is, of suppressing the disdain for these organizations that the Times newsroom most certainly feels.

But then comes this:

More from Howard Stern on the Occupy-Wall-Street Protestors

By Tim Groseclose

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Tim Groseclose

Tim Groseclose is an economics professor at George Mason University and the holder of the Adam Smith Chair at the Mercatus Center. He has held previous faculty appointments at UCLA, Caltech, Stanford University, Ohio State University, Harvard University, and Carnegie Mellon University. He is the author of two recently published books, Left Turn: How Liberal Media Bias Distorts the American Mind, and Cheating: An Insider's Report on the Use of Race in Admissions at UCLA.

| October 31, 2011

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This audio clip might even be funnier than the last clip I posted. 

(Warning: There’s some R-rated language in the clips.)

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By R.J. Moeller

R.J. Moeller

I am tall, blonde, and handsome. Well, 2 out of 3 ain't bad. Let's get the stats out of the way...Christian...Evangelical...Free-market Conservative... Bats:R Throws:R Above-average curve ball I graduated college in 2005 with a degree in Business-Economics and now I am a seminary student, writer, podcast host and blogger for American Enterprise Institute and their Values & Capitalism project. I'm also a consultant for Dennis Prager and contribute to Acculturated.com and PJMedia.com.… [more]

| October 31, 2011

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How great was the Ricochet interview with Dennis Prager last week!  What a thrill to finally hear the meetings of those minds!  (Only wish that Rob Long could’ve sat in as well.) For those of you who don’t know, Dennis created a YouTube channel and website called “Prager University.”  Here’s a brief description of the […]

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By Casey

Casey

Quite Fancy.

| October 31, 2011

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….. but I’m really not interested in your fantasy football team. Preview Open

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By Doug Kimball

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Doug Kimball

First posted in August 2011 and I've been subjecting the Ricochetti to my conservative opinions for a long time. I also contribute as my alter ego, El Colonel, with offerings of poetry, stories and even serialized novels. Peter Robinson and I attended Dartmouth together, but I'm two years his senior, not nearly so genteel, and did not know him at the time. I abandonned my BA in English, got an MBA and pursued commerce with modest success. Ricochet has provided a kind and like minded audience and… [more]

| October 31, 2011

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“Each year, the Great Pumpkin rises out of the pumpkin patch that he thinks is the most sincere. He’s gotta pick this one. He’s got to. I don’t see how a pumpkin patch can be more sincere than this one. You can look around and there’s not a sign of hypocrisy. Nothing but sincerity as […]

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Anita Hill Meets Herman Cain

By Rob Long

Rob Long

Rob Long, Hollywood writer and producer, started his career as a screenwriter for the TV show "Cheers." You can find his musings on National Review, Newsweek International, and the Los Angeles Times. Rob's weekly commentary "Martini Shot" is broadcast on L.A.'s KCRW and can be found on iTunes. Rob is a co-founder of Ricochet.

| October 31, 2011

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Uh oh.  This just in, from Politico:

POLITICO EXCLUSIVE: During Herman Cain’s tenure as the head of the National Restaurant Association in the 1990s, at least two female employees complained to colleagues and senior association officials about inappropriate behavior by Cain, ultimately leaving their jobs at the trade group, multiple sources confirm to POLITICO.

The Euro Bailout Explained

By Judith Levy

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Judith Levy

A native New Yorker, Judith Deborah Levy has been li

| October 31, 2011

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Tom Meltzer at the Guardian has made a short animated video confirming what you’re no doubt suspecting about the euro bailout:

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By Anon

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Anon

| October 31, 2011

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Haaretz.com had what I thought was a hot story yesterday: One of the Saudi royals has placed a huge bounty on the heads of Israeli soldiers. Did anyone read of this in a domestic newspaper, watch it on a nightly TV news show, or hear it on talk radio? Fair or not, when I read […]

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On the Eve of All Hallows, Or the Ricochet Pumpkin Patch

By Peter Robinson

Peter Robinson

| October 31, 2011

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As Hallowe’en progresses, from time zone to time zone, East to West, would you do Ricochet a favor?  Pull out your camera or smartphone, snap a picture of one or two of the most impressive/scariest/most creative Jack O’Lanterns in your neighborhood, then post them right here.  Heck.  We’ve all had it up to here with politics.  Let’s have a little fun.

I’m composing this on Sunday evening, the day before Hallowe’en, to be sure to catch the attention of Claire, in Turkey, and Judith, in Israel (I don’t know if anybody carves pumpkins over there, but I thought I’d at least give Claire and Judith to comment on Hallowe’en in their parts of the world), but I herewith do my best to get things rolling with a couple of shots I took in our own neighborhood last year.

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By Yankee Whig

Yankee Whig

| October 31, 2011

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I attended a public panel discussion not too long ago on the subject of curriculum reform sponsored by the Society for the College, an organization for which I happen to serve on the board. A particular point of contention among faculty was whether or not there should be some sort of writing composition requirement, something […]

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By Lance

Lance

| October 31, 2011

An honest to goodness song about real Halloween icons, a big bad wolf and a girl dressed in red.   Preview Open

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Libya Finds “Nuclear Materials”

By Claire Berlinski, Ed.

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Claire Berlinski, Ed.

Since earning her doctorate in international relations from Oxford University, Claire Berlinski has lived and worked in Britain, Thailand, Laos, Turkey and now France as a journalist, academic, editor, translator and freelance writer. She is the author of Menace in Europe: Why the Continent's Crisis is America's, Too and There is No Alternative: Why Margaret Thatcher Matters. She has also written two spy novels. Her writing has been published in publications including the Wall Street Journal, Th… [more]

| October 31, 2011

This just in: 

AGI) Tripoli – The outgoing premier of Libya’s NTC, Mahmoud Jibril, has announced that nuclear weapons were found in the country. It was reported by TV network Al Arabiya. Muammar Gaddafi officially gave up his nuclear weapons program in 2004 in a bid to strengthen Libya’s ties with the West. Jibril also said that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will provide further details on the weapons found in the next few days …

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By The (apathetic) King Prawn

The (apathetic) King Prawn

Just another disillusioned conservative. Also not a shrimp.

| October 31, 2011

On Fox News Sunday today Rick Perry was confronted by Chris Wallace with the reality that his plan will result in a bigger tax break for upper income people than the middle class. I may be wrong, but it sounded a lot like Perry said that he doesn’t give a rat’s posterior that upper earners […]

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The Week Democracy in Europe Died

By Peter Robinson

Peter Robinson

| October 31, 2011

23 COMMENTS

“[B]elieve me,” writes our own James Delingpole below, “however bad you think things are in the US right now, being in Europe, even on the periphery, at the moment is like standing on the prow of the Titanic and watching the iceberg approaching.”

According to Janet Daley of the London Telegraph, last week the iceberg struck.

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By Freeven

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Freeven

Freeven is a member of Ricochet.

| October 31, 2011

Given the high stakes of the 2012 election and a Republican field that is weaker than most of us would like, it’s not surprising that so many of us have taken a rather Eor-esque approach to the process of selecting a nominee. I’ve certainly spent more time than in previous elections obsessing over the candidates’ […]

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By L.T. Rahe

L.T. Rahe

| October 31, 2011

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Mona Charen’s recent article in National Review takes up the “problem of the decline in marriageable males[,]” and places the blame on women for their role in the sexual revolution.  Women, she writes, have “conspired in their own disempowerment not because they love their sexual freedom (though a few may), but because people like Gloria Steinem . […]

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By The (apathetic) King Prawn

The (apathetic) King Prawn

Just another disillusioned conservative. Also not a shrimp.

| October 31, 2011

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Remeber Dr. Kermit Gosnell? He was the Philadelphia doctor who ran the “Womens Medical Society.” It was a baby slaughter house. Two of the employees from the clinic have pled guilty to murder according to a story in Reuters. To quote the story (warning: it is graphic) Seven more defendants face charges in the case, including […]

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