Month: May 2016

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By RushBabe49

Thatcher

RushBabe49

Born & raised in WA, work in aerospace industry. I play violin. I'm Business Survey Chair of ISM-Western WA.

| May 31, 2016

2 COMMENTS

Sunday, July 10 is the day for our second Pacific Northwest Ricochet Summer Picnic. Tumwater Falls Park in Olympia, overlooked by the old Olympia Brewery is the place. This notice is just to assess interest. The park has picnic tables under the big trees, sculptures designed for the kids to play on, two waterfalls, and […]

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By 1967mustangman

Inactive

1967mustangman

| May 31, 2016

6 COMMENTS

The Vote is in! The results are: 2nd runner up: iWe and The Hunting Accident! Preview Open

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By Concretevol

Thatcher

Concretevol

In concrete construction company doing commercial and industrial work all over the southeast. Love outdoor activities and sports. Cheer for the Tennessee Volunteers and whoever is playing Alabama.<br /><br />Twitter: @concretevol

| May 31, 2016

12 COMMENTS

There have been several posts here about the way suicide has impacted various members, their families, and friends. I think everyone has been affected in some way or another, including veterans who may be dealing with PTSD after returning home. A way my wife has gotten involved in trying to reverse this trend is through the American Foundation […]

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By DocJay

Inactive

DocJay

| May 31, 2016

164 COMMENTS

The above picture is a chalzion clamp and although it’s an image from the net I borrowed one for a 28 year old friend. He has a chlazion (an eyelid lesion) and he has no insurance as he lives paycheck to paycheck and works his behind off just to get by. He had insurance but […]

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By Chris Johnson

Inactive

Chris Johnson

Rare breed of conservative conservationist. Marine Biologist and expert in pollution control and management. Boat captain that has yet to find a way to become completely untethered from a major c

| May 31, 2016

8 COMMENTS

I suppose this is just a soup rock, a post that has developed a bit in my mind, that I am dropping in the pot. I have not researched this carefully, but I trust my memory and I wonder what others may have to offer. When I was a very young man, perhaps 15, a […]

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By Titus Techera

Contributor

Titus Techera

Executive Director, American Cinema Foundation. Contributor: National Review, Law&Liberty, American Conservative, The Federalist, Modern Age, University Bookman.

| May 31, 2016

42 COMMENTS

Ol’ man McVey & ol’ man Arahant put me on to a head-scratcher in a separate literary discussion. We were thinking about the Kirk-Spock type of relationship. One of’em’s intelligent but lacks daring, the other one seems more than capable of making terrible decisions. There’s a lot to think about there, from American love of nature […]

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By TKC1101

Inactive

TKC1101

Corporate Refugee. Small Business Advisor and salvage. Curmudgeon (Reserve Status). Proud Grandfather. Heinlein American Happiness requires caffeine, gasoline and bandwidth

| May 31, 2016

44 COMMENTS

A version of this thread was shut down due to excessive mopery and dopery in the spaceways. I received several PMs saying people still had comments and since no objection was EXPLICITLY raised to the post content, I am reopening Optimism Question #4a. Knock it off, knuckleheads. Preview Open

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Snoop Dogg Not Down with “Roots”

By Jon Gabriel, Ed.

King

Jon Gabriel, Ed.

Jon Gabriel (a.k.a., @ExJon on Twitter) is the Editor-in-Chief of Ricochet. He is a political writer and marketing consultant, contributing articles to The Wall Street Journal, The New York Post, and USA Today among others. Until 2012, he served as Director of Marketing for the free-market Goldwater Institute, where he converted policy initiatives into compelling stories. In the private sector, Jon led marketing efforts for Cold Stone Creamery, Honeywell, and several technology companies. In his… [more]

| May 31, 2016

80 COMMENTS

If you ever watch A&E, you’ve seen the ubiquitous ads for the network’s reboot of the “Roots” miniseries that launched Memorial Day. As with most remakes, I saw the original and have little interest in watching the story over again. Like usual, my personal stand has aligned me with rapper, herb enthusiast, and occasional porn star Snoop Dogg.

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Rule, Britannia

By Peter Robinson

Founder

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.

| May 31, 2016

62 COMMENTS

Over at the London Spectator, perhaps the loveliest headline since Prime Minister Thatcher won back the Falklands:

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By BThompson

Inactive

BThompson

| May 31, 2016

424 COMMENTS

… destroyer of threads. Comment upon my works, ye Ricochetti, and despair! Preview Open

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By Jerome Danner

Inactive

Jerome Danner

I am an Administrative Assistant to a School Dean at a college. I have been happily married for 6 years and have a beautiful baby boy. Also, I am a blogger, podcaster, and I hope to grow more as a writer. My main website is https://jeromedanner.net/, but I also write for The Daily Nerv (click here for those pieces).

| May 31, 2016

26 COMMENTS

I have been working my way through a book called THE FAITH OF CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS, which was written by Larry Alex Taunton. It has so far been a good read, which gives well-researched background information on what possibly made Hitchens the man, the anti-theist, and the public intellectual that he became. The interesting thing is […]

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By Melissa Praemonitus

Member

Melissa Praemonitus

Seriously believe in the power of social connections and community as well as the importance of translating ideas into conservative action. Founded and managed the 100 piece mid-Michigan Youth Symphony from 2005 until 2008, then switched to political activism. A graduate of the Leadership Institute in D.C., I have assisted several political campaigns and am currently a publicist and marketing manager for two-time Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist MichaelP. Ramirez, National Review artist Roman G… [more]

| May 31, 2016

3 COMMENTS

This is a really fun conference at a reasonably-priced hotel (I got my room for less than $100 per night). Ricochetti interested in meeting up for meals, drinks and conversation, as well as hanging out with some well-known pundits can contact me for details; maygodawdy@yahoo.com. If you’re interested in attending the conference here is the […]

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Our Long Klavanless Weekend is Over

By Andrew Klavan

Contributor

Andrew Klavan

Andrew Klavan is the author of such internationally bestselling crime novels as True Crime, filmed by Clint Eastwood, and Don’t Say A Word, filmed starring Michael Douglas. His essays & op-eds on politics, religion, movies & literature have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, and elsewhere.

| May 31, 2016

4 COMMENTS

And the short Klavan-filled week is just beginning! Is it just me, or have Game of Thrones and the presidential election become indistinguishable? A Dragon Lady leading a horde of slavish savages versus an army of the slavering undead. Add a Viagra commercial and it’s Fox News!

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By Drusus

Coolidge

Drusus

Drusus is a playwright and drama teacher in North Georgia. He (foolishly) plans to start doctoral work soon, but in the meantime enjoys playing the piano, reading Roman history, and writing essays that no one reads.

| May 31, 2016

6 COMMENTS

Just a thought: I enjoy reading The Daily Shot, but I don’t really care for newsletters. I don’t get enough private emails to need SaneBox, but I get enough that I don’t care to be subscribed to much of anything. Likewise, I enjoy reading The Morning Jolt and The G-File, but don’t appreciate them being […]

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By Seaborn Hall

Inactive

Seaborn Hall

Seaborn has a degree in management from Georgia Tech, two masters degrees and has studied at the doctoral level. He is academically published. Formerly he was a regional director at a national top-50 RIA; he currently manages a family investment company and writes. He has been published by Advisor Perspectives, one of the leading financial websites in the US., as well as Zero Hedge, a well known niche financial site. He has additional background and experience in real estate, screenwriting, an… [more]

| May 31, 2016

44 COMMENTS

The Never Trump moment is not over. Recently Brad Thor, best selling author, reportedly had one million hits to a Facebook post where he argued that a vote for Trump violates his conscience and fails the litmus test of Liberty. Thor is but one of the don’t vote Trump advocates. Even the Los Angeles Times […]

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By Stad

Coolidge

Stad

Stad is a member of Ricochet.

| May 31, 2016

1 COMMENTS

Okay, I was inspired by a link to the Pirates of Penzance lyrics in The Daily Shot from a few days ago. I give you Hillary Clinton, singing the signature song from her new hit comic opera, The Pirates of Wall Street: Preview Open

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Scared Straight at the Libertarian Convention

By Done

Contributor

Done

Done is a member of Ricochet.

| May 31, 2016

394 COMMENTS

By dinner time Saturday I was a bit disappointed with how my experience at the Libertarian Convention had progressed. Part of me was eager to bask in the craziness that I had assumed such a gathering would inevitably draw out. Yet to that point, I had encountered little out of the ordinary. We met with numerous campaign workers, all of whom seemed polite, professional, and possessing a full measure of sanity. Discussions with various delegates turned out many people who seemed eminently reasonable and thoughtful. As James of England and I sat down to eat before the debate, we each expressed a bit of surprise out just how uneventful the entire affair had been thus far.

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By TKC1101

Inactive

TKC1101

Corporate Refugee. Small Business Advisor and salvage. Curmudgeon (Reserve Status). Proud Grandfather. Heinlein American Happiness requires caffeine, gasoline and bandwidth

| May 31, 2016

48 COMMENTS

Okay, next Optimism Question, #4 to keep track. Exactly what moves on immigration should be made in the first year of a Trump administration? Preview Open

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By Fred Hadra

Podcaster

Fred Hadra

Longtime fan of Ricochet, especially the podcasts, finally made the plunge and joined. 2009 Hillsdale College grad, stayed around for a few years to work in marketing, during which time I started and ran their Online Courses program. Now living in Atlanta, GA, with my wife. Oh, and I run Ad Sales for Ricochet.com and the Ricochet Audio Network. Feel free to send me a note with questions, comments, and even suggestions about this.

| May 31, 2016

1 COMMENTS

If you’re not a regular reader of The Atlantic you wouldn’t know this, but most of their writers simply can’t go a single contribution without dredging up even the most hidden of grievance(s) underlying a topic. This little bundle of liberal schizophrenia is no exception. The author, Alana Samuels, writes: In Oregon, a higher share […]

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