Month: June 2016

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Tuck
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“In the past few weeks, since she defeated Bernie Sanders, Mrs. Clinton has been impersonating a centrist. Her foreign policy speech was crafted to contrast sharply with Trump’s illiterate eruptions. She praised NATO, upheld the importance of alliances with Japan and South Korea, defended John McCain’s heroism, stressed the centrality of American world leadership, and […]

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Arahant
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Corporate governance, process management and change management consultant, poet, alchemist, and writer.
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Come sit, my children, in front of the fire. It’s time to scry the will of God for us, so clear your minds of notions and desire and stare into the flames of gold and rust. The colors play as the burning wood pops and lids droop as plasma rises and drops. The truth is […]

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The Cloaked Gaijin
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I saw a bearded guy with a petition in front of the local book store that I entering. I could hear him talking about politics. Later when I exited the area, he wanted to know if he could have my signature for a petition to get the Green Party on the ballot in the state. […]

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Melissa Praemonitus
By Melissa Praemonitus
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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]
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Weeping
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Lives in Texas. Married for 27 years. Homeschool mom to three.
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I have a confession to make. I do not like bugs. Many bugs have learned that the hard way over the years as they’ve wandered into my house and paid the ultimate price for doing so. As I said, I do not like bugs. So when “bugs” was given as this month’s topic, I almost […]

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David Deeble
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Comedian, indoor enthusiast.
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In ancient times (before the Florida Republican primary) Rubio supporters tended to characterize their favored candidate in practical, if not cynical terms, explaining that the Florida senator was the GOP’s best shot Republicans had at defeating Hillary. But was this an open and honest assessment of Rubio or did a sizable portion of Rubio supporters see him not just […]

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Seawriter
By Seawriter
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Seawriter is a former Shuttle software engineer who successfully made the transition to the oil and gas industry as a technical writer after the end of the Shuttle program. It is not the first career
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My challenge is writing a book for publication. The book is Nashville 1864: From the Tennessee to the Cumberland. It provides a history of Hood’s invasion of Central Tennessee from October through December 1864. My introduction to the series is here. The last update is here. Duck River Bridge at Columbia, Tennessee Since last update I have added 2200 words […]

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Contributor Post Created with Sketch. “Gunpocalypse” in California

Jennifer Van Laar
By Jennifer Van Laar
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Jennifer Van Laar is a California native who survived 20 years on the East Coast before making it back to paradise. After a successful career in sales and marketing, she started her consulting firm in 2011 and expanded to politics in 2012. Currently co-host of "Sounds Right with Jen and Scott," Jennifer has also written for IJ Review and United Liberty, and has appeared on The Dana Show on The Blaze TV, The Glazov Gang, and numerous local radio broadcasts.
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Today California legislators sent a slate of 11 anti-gun bills to Gov. Jerry Brown for signature. The collection, dubbed “Gunpocalypse” by gun rights group Firearms Policy Coalition, is a broad attack on 2nd Amendment and 14th Amendment rights. Since Gov. Brown is leaving for vacation in less than 48 hours, activists are scrambling to persuade him to veto the bills before he leaves and Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom takes over.

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Derryck Green
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What would an awards show be without a black award recipient taking the time to energize the viewing audience by basking in the collective black identity of being the perennial victim of anti-black racism? Possibly an awards show actually worth watching. Possibly. Preview Open

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TaleenaS
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When I was a kid, Independence Day was all about the fireworks. Oh yeah, we had food and all, but we didn’t have an afternoon BBQ family get together – just whatever we stuffed into a hamper and drug to our fireworks watching spot on the fairgrounds. Even as a young adult in my 20’s […]

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Contributor Post Created with Sketch. My Award-Winning Segment on Fox News

Jon Gabriel, Ed.
By Jon Gabriel, Ed.
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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]
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Fox NewsI was invited back to “The Real Story with Gretchen Carlson” to share my #NeverTrump views with America and the world at large. Fox News doesn’t allow embedding, but you can watch the clip here.

The appearance was regrettably short, because Donald Trump rudely gave his anti-free trade speech during Fox’s crucial Jon Gabriel Programming Block. But what remains is three solid minutes of punditry gold.

I was thankful they invited me back, but I wish the crew had warned me about two critical flaws, namely:

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Guruforhire
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National Man of Mystery
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Apparently female personal grooming is a controversy. The comments are hilarious BTW. The NY Times Odd, but this new oppressive hygiene craze cannot possibly be justified, no good thing can come from it and all you guys with preferences are no good pedophiles who like the prepubescent look, or a porn freak. Ladies who like […]

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Man With the Axe
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This is the best example of how to conduct a fair interview I’ve ever seen. Christiane Amanpour interviews Daniel Hannan. She asks intelligent questions and listens patiently and carefully for his answers, and then asks intelligent follow-up questions. This exemplifies why she is such a respected journalist known for being fair and balanced.

It is a tour de force. Watch and learn.

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Andrew Klavan
By Andrew Klavan
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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.
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The sound of freedom is in the air, but three people can’t hear it: Hillary, Trump and Obama. Other than that, we’re good! Have a fabulous Fourth!

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Troy Senik
By Troy Senik
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Troy Senik was a White House speechwriter for George W. Bush. He is the host of the Hoover Institution podcasts Law Talk with Epstein & Yoo; The Classicist, with Victor Davis Hanson; and The Libertarian, with Richard Epstein. Senik is the author of the forthcoming book  A Man of Iron: The Turbulent Life and Improbable Presidency of Grover Cleveland.
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Victor Davis Hanson analyzes what Britain’s exit from the EU means for the future of European culture and international security.

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Gary McVeyJoined in the first year of Ricochet Ricochet Charter Member
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1987 is only thirty-four years in the future…it’s a world you’ll probably live to see! Since Monday, Ricochet Silent Radio has been bringing you the network premiere of a futuristic tale of state secrets, and shadowy, high level conspiracies to twist the truth! On Tuesday, Richard Lincoln returned us to our own era of 1953 […]

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A song that was posted for a few minutes before I realized I hit publish instead of SAVE. An Oops of an error that lead to over 200 comments and brought my average comments per post up from .23 to .34. Preview Open

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Salvatore Padula
By Salvatore Padula
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B.A. in Economics: UC Santa Barbara/University of Edinburgh J.D. Notre Dame Law School I'm from La Jolla. I go by Sal.
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Following last week’s referendum, where Britain voted to leave the European Union, Prime Minister David Cameron announced his intention to step down. Former London mayor Boris Johnson was seen as his most likely successor. Things have changed.  Earlier today, Michael Gove, the current Justice Minister and another prominent Brexiteer, announced his intention to stand for […]

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Contributor Post Created with Sketch. Economists and the Universal Basic Income: The Details Matter a Lot

James Pethokoukis
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James Pethokoukis is a columnist and blogger at the American Enterprise Institute. (Previously, he was Washington columnist for Reuters Breakingviews, the opinion and commentary wing of Thomson Reuters.) In addition, he is an official CNBC contributor.  Pethokoukis has written for many publications, including The New York Times, The Weekly Standard, Commentary, National Review, The Washington Examiner, and The Daily.  Pethokoukis has appeared numerous times on MSNBC, Fox News Channel, Fo… [more]
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062916ubiWell, the IGM Forum economists survey produced some unpleasant results for universal basic income advocates. And these comments suggest why the economists are so skeptical:

– “Current US status quo is horrible. A more efficient and generous social safety net is needed. But UBI is expensive and not generous enough”.

– “Total health expenses and risk will remain high for individuals. It might also shift the norm whether to work. Work = being part of society”.

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