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Randy Webster

BA History, Davidson College. Law degree University of Tennessee. Thought there were too many lawyers even then, and it's been almost 40 years. Been in construction all the rest of my life. C

| December 31, 2016

This came out my junior year in high school. It was one of my older brother’s favorites. Preview Open

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By Eustace C. Scrubb

Tom Meyer, Common Citizen

Eustace C. Scrubb

Born in 1961 in Santa Rosa, CA. Graduated from high school from Piner High, Santa Rosa. Graduated from San Diego State University with an AB in Speech Communication. I graduated from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School with an MDiv. Married to the very wonderful Mindy. Worked in youth ministry for 30 years (sometimes full-time, sometimes part-time.) I also worked many years as a hotel night auditor. Now I'm a chaplain at the Men's Shelter of the Seattle Union Gospel Mission. Authored, among othe… [more]

| December 31, 2016

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Top ten lists are, of course, silly things. A year or two from now, I may look at films on this list and realize I haven’t given them another thought. There may films I haven’t seen from this year that will become favorites, or films I saw, like Zootopia or Kubo and the Two Strings, […]

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By Tom Meyer, Common Citizen

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Conservative libertarian, former Ricochet East Coast/Morning Editor. I post on Twitter @tomdmeyer

| December 31, 2016

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Does anyone have experience writing original articles for Wikipedia? If so, I have a fun and interesting project to bring to your attention that should take no more than a few hours. I can also provide initial references/documents. As it is for Wiki, there can be no payment involved and we intend to abide by […]

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By Boss Mongo

Boss Mongo

Retired Army guy. Still trying to figure out what I'm going to do when I grow up.

| December 31, 2016

I’m not a NYR guy. They never appealed to me, seemed to whiff “fadish” on the sniff check, and the prosecution of my resolutions is a life’s work, not an annual dalliance. For those who do hew to the NYR paradigm, let me offer a piece of advice (It’s not from me; I”m not that […]

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By Could Be Anyone

Could Be Anyone

I could be anyone.

| December 31, 2016

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This article is in response to what is more or less a Rothbardian Critique, that is now on the main feed, of America from the 19th to the 20th century. If I were to (as I believe) accurately synthesize the article’s message it is that America has become an “empire” due to interventionism. I […]

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By sawatdeeka

sawatdeeka

Hello. My Ricochet name, sawatdeeka, is a Thai greeting that women use. Men would say, "sawatdeekap." So, sawatdeeka. Here are some bio basics: -I've been a wife for half my life, and we're parents of two teenage daughters. -I work in education, mainly from home doing mostly curriculum and instruction for a small Christian school in California (title: accreditation coordinator). -I taught humanities to junior high and some high school from about '97 to '99, before I had my daughters. … [more]

| December 31, 2016

I’m avoiding the word “resolutions”–those sound wishy-washy and would be lucky to last a week. A couple of years ago, I set some goals, having just read Attack Your Day Before It Attacks You. This serious book left an impression and convinced me that I needed long-term and short-term goals. I had too many goals, and monthly […]

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By Victor Tango Kilo

Victor Tango Kilo

| December 31, 2016

My son spent Christmas with us; he works as a manager with a certain northeastern grocery store chain that has a pretty devoted following. His store is located in the suburbs of Washington DC, from which I fled in 2015 to relocate to the sanity of the Midwest. The day after Christmas, we were at […]

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By ctlaw

Coolidge

ctlaw

| December 31, 2016

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If President Trump really changes things in the world, we hopefully will see various savage dictators and terrorist leaders get their Ceaușescu moments. Care to make any predictions as to who will go first? Or care to predict they all will thrive? Preview Open

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A Year of Reading

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]

| December 31, 2016

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The slow-news time betwixt Christmas and New Year’s Day was created by media conglomerates to publish thousands of “Best Of” lists. I stink at creating them since I’ve always had a years-long backlog of music, movies, and books that I haven’t quite gotten around to. To remedy this, for books at least, a few of years ago I decided to read at least one book a month. Granted, that’s far below the number consumed by my bookworm friends, but gimme a break — my job consists of reading the internet non-stop and my old eyes get tired.

I’ve decided to share my booklist with you, the highly literate Ricochet member. Here’s what I read in 2016, in order:

Sick in the Head: Conversations About Life and Comedy, Judd Apatow
Don’t Thank Me All at Once: The Lost Pop Genius of Scott Miller, Brett Milano
Coolidge, Amity Shlaes
The Art of Peace, Morihei Ueshiba
Why Is the World So Dangerous?, Herbert Meyer (booklet)
A Curmudgeon’s Guide to Getting Ahead: Dos and Don’ts of Right Behavior, Tough Thinking, Clear Writing, and Living a Good Life, Charles Murray
The War of Art: Winning the Inner Creative Battle, Steven Pressfield
The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph, Ryan Holiday
The Brothers Karamazov, Fyodor Dostoyevsky (Have you read it yet? You really must.)
People’s Republic, Kurt Schlichter
Based on a True Story, Norm MacDonald
The Haçienda: How Not to Run a Club, Peter Hook
Reasons to Stay Alive, Matt Haig
Substance: Inside New Order, Peter Hook
Almost Interesting, David Spade

Not only did I hit my book a month goal, I blew by it with 15 titles total. Granted, three of them were super short, but the Dostoyevsky more than made up for that. Three were about the inner workings of comedy, three about music, three about politics, two fiction, and four were philosophy/self-help.

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By El Colonel

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El Colonel

Aka, Colin Campbell, Naval Academy graduate, Captain USMC, currently of Puerto Saludos, Costa Rica and owner of the first Piper Nigrum (black pepper) plantation in Central America.

| December 31, 2016

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Helen lay on her side and watched as the rising glow of the morning sun scratched at the edges of the blinds as if begging her to be let into the room. She would not open the blinds. This would wake George. She watched his chest rise and fall in time with a light, congested […]

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By LC

Ideologue, nerd, former physicist, cynic, conservative, admirer of the US Constitution. I like to describe myself as a chick in her thirties that acts and thinks like a man in his fifties.

| December 31, 2016

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“She dithers, she hesitates: in short, she’s a woman.” Scene 3 of Athalie (1691), Jean Racine Have a bright and prosperous 2017, everyone! Preview Open

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By Wiley

Gumby Mark (R-Meth Lab of Demo…

Wiley

| December 31, 2016

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In reviewing how Ricochet.com did in 2016, I noticed a drop in traffic, so I thought I would expand the reader base for 2017 and open the site to a new audience: woodworking. Due to present limited choices, I categorized it as “Polls” (like wood poles) because wood workers don’t spell that well anyway. For […]

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By Gumby Mark (R-Meth Lab of Demo…

Thatcher

Mostly retired guy. For some more information you can go to my blog <a href="http://havechanged.blogspot.com/">Things Have Changed. About my avatar: In these days of diversity and multiculturalism, I wanted to ensure no microaggressions were caused. Picking an avatar that was non-threatening, flexible, and sexually ambiguous seemed to fit the bill. I hope I did not offend anyone with my choice.

| December 31, 2016

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For @misthiocracy on the 241st anniversary of Canada missing a big opportunity. Preview Open

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By devodivo

devodivo

| December 31, 2016

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Luke 16:1-9 The Parable of the Clever Steward 16 Jesus also said to the disciples, “There was a rich man who was informed of accusations that his manager was wasting his assets. 2 So he called the manager in and said to him, ‘What is this I hear about you? Turn in the account of your administration, […]

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Operation Dribble: Aftermath

By MichaelHenry

MichaelHenry

Michael Henry, B.A. Tulane, LLD UVA Law, recovering LA lawyer and politician, MS investment advisor and novelist/writer.

| December 31, 2016

Exhausted from breaking up fights all over the Trump Hotel Washington gym, I watched gratefully as lobbyists, cheerleaders, and fans finally filtered out.

There was only one serious injury. D’s Head Coach HRC had retrieved the ashtray she threw at William Rodham Clinton, and on her second try, beaned him good. The wound in his hairline bled profusely, causing the former president to schedule a cosmetic surgery haircut at Washington National.

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By Chip Head

Chip Head

We are Ilkhounds, virtual companion dogs. The breed is easily trained and has been used for tracking and hunting bacon. They are also known for their love of beef products, gin rummy and laptops. (Fits us to a T-bone.) Once upon a time we were chasing squirrels and lizards in Orlando. Now we chase the American dream in our Airstream. Our hobbies are napping and sleeping. We’re proof any dog in America can grow up and use a toon to spread happiness and good cheer to all, but cats. That’s our … [more]

| December 31, 2016

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By Jason Turner