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Susan McDaniel By Susan McDaniel
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For the better part of 30 years I was a Caretaker for my parents. For the last 13 years I took care of Mom 24/7. During that time, I wrote 2 blogs; Voice of a Patriot and The Determined Christian. Both blogs were removed from the internet last year. I am focused on writing cultural commentaries to provoke thought that may lead to positive action on the part of the reader. I write from a Christian/Conservative point of view, and look forward to productive conversation about many subjects. Find me… [more]
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Ahh! Springtime. Birds are singing, flowers are blooming and people everywhere are coming out of their winter caves. For the last couple of weeks, we here in the Southwest have had our usual springtime winds. Yes, there is nothing like 60 mph wind gusts, kicking up tons of dust to welcome spring into your home […]

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Authority and the Constitution

AltarGirl By AltarGirl
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Newly inducted Acolyte to the God-Emperor's Cult of Personality. Currently in search of an altar to serve at.
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My nine year old, this morning, found himself in a fight with his six year old sister while I was in the bathroom. She wanted to color on the sliding-glass door by standing on a chair and my son said she couldn’t do that. When she continued to insist that she wanted to do that, […]

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YAF at Brandeis: Christina Hoff Sommers

I Shot The Serif By I Shot The Serif
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College student. Future Mrs. kidCoder. Did not invent the clever handle. Wishes had, but is saved trouble of designing own avatar.
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Thanks to Young America’s Foundation (formerly Young Americans for Freedom) our conservative club was able to host Christina Hoff Sommers last Tuesday. We had advertised her around campus thus: “Politically involved? Feminist? Engage in the campus dialogue.” Ironically, other than a graduate student, I was the only female club member to show up. But I enjoyed getting the VIP treatment — sitting in the front seats and being able to hang out with Sommers before and after the event.

The assistant dean (she’s great) started off by talking about how fortunate we were to have these forums for free speech and making it very clear that no disruptive behavior would be tolerated within the room. Then we got to hear from Sommers.

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A quick chuckle about politician behavior…

Dr. Bastiat By Dr. Bastiat
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I grew up on a hog farm in Ohio. I practice concierge medicine in Hilton Head, SC. I'm a bleeding heart conservative - I hate statism because it is heartless - it suppresses the potential of its subjects, it focuses on equal distribution of misery rather than maximizing potential for joy, and it tends to make liars and thieves of nearly everyone. I'm much more of an ideological conservative than a political Republican. I find the heterogeneity of the right stimulating, and the homoge… [more]
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I found this great comment on politics on Facebook this morning. Had to share it. More

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Quote of the Day: Specialists and Generalists

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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A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook […]

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The threat of Monopoly

Burr By Burr
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Monopoly is the abuse of power by corporations that use the 4th amendment to undermine the idea of self-governance. Using one amendment to undermine another strikes at the very heart of whether a constitutional order of self-governance can survive. Today guns, tomorrow content control over churches. Parents have lost custody of their children for not […]

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Sargon Strikes Back

ToryWarWriter By ToryWarWriter
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Im a Canadian politician (riding president), history writer (magazines about war) with the Conservatives in Canada (OPC and Con parties).
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Some of you probably listen to This Week In Stupid by the lefty Sargon of Akkad. He led a protest today of British hate speech laws, since tomorrow they are going to sentence a immigrant for making a tatesless youtube video. More

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“Keep My Hand From Striking” and Other Exercises of Self-Control

Hartmann von Aue By Hartmann von Aue
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A former academic in the field of Dead Northwest European Languages and Medieval Literature, now entrepreneur running a translating agency in Central Texas, Hartmann von Aue is the sobriquet of Dr. John D. Martin
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“…and he that ruleth his spirit, better than he that taketh a city.” — Proverbs 16:32

Self-control is an overlooked virtue it seems, especially in an indulgent culture. It seems it also comes in the positive and negative forms. First, the negative. Self-control as resistance to one’s own worst impulses. (Note: names changed to protect the guilty and less-than-innocent)

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A month from now Ireland faces a battle for it’s soul. The bell no longer tolls for the clergy but the heathen.

Paddy S By Paddy S
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Many on Ricochet.com have asked me as Ireland’s de-facto representative on this what happened to the Catholic church in Ireland. That would be a long long post which would put you off reading anything of note or interest. Rather instead I will summarise it like I do with my high school students here when they […]

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Van Driver Kills 9 in Toronto

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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Once again, a rental van plowed through pedestrians on a sidewalk, this time in Toronto. Nine people have been reported killed and 16 reported injured in the Monday attack. Police have the suspect in custody and have identified him as 25-year-old Alek Minassian. The latest from CBS News:

U.S. law enforcement sources told CBS News that the incident appears to be a deliberate act. Minister of Public Safety Ralph Goodale said it was too soon to say whether the crash was a case of international terrorism. He said Canada has not changed its terrorism alert level and he has no information that would suggest a need to do so.

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Advancing the Narrative to Promote a Candidate

Ontheleftcoast By Ontheleftcoast
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In a PJMedia piece entitled Feminist ‘Sugar Babies’ Seek Older Men to Fund Their Business Ventures, Faith Moore writes: So what’s next for feminists? Becoming a sugar baby of course! According to Jezebel.com, “sugaring” is an excellent option for the modern female entrepreneur. In an article called “Why Have I Been Dating for Free When […]

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There Is Such a Thing as White (and Asian) Privilege and the Left Advances It

Henry Castaigne By Henry Castaigne
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Born near Seattle. I spent a lot of  my life living in China.
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First of all, I want to let everyone know that I am not using white privilege as a cudgel to slur white people or people of any color who disagree with me. I like many classical liberals think that white privilege is incredibly overblown and I see it being used as a way to avoid arguments instead of addressing them with reason and goodwill.

For example, I mentioned that some facts written by Thomas Sowell in one of his books suggested that there was very little discrimination in terms of wages between black Americans and white Americans to a lefty journalist. She responded that the book was, and I quote, “white history.” Rather than look up the facts she called stuff that she disagreed with as white in order to dismiss it.

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The Dangers of Playing It Safe

Dave Carter By Dave Carter
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Dave Carter is a cross country truck driver, retired military veteran, former private detective, and radio show host. As a Security Forces member and Senior Historian in the US Air Force, he deployed throughout Asia, Europe & the Middle East. Author of over 40 volumes of Air Force histories, he also accompanied aircrews on combat missions in order to record combat events from a participant's perspective. Dave is a Contributor for Ricochet, The Federalist, Conservative Review, the host of the… [more]
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I had a rough week last week. No no, scratch that. I had a perfectly awful week last week. To be even more descriptive, last week was the perfect storm of Murphy’s Law and Keystone Cop management. Murphy’s Law, you remember, says that, “If anything can go wrong, it will go wrong.” The Keystone Cop approach to management means that Murphy was an optimist.

Briefly summarizing the incident; several hours into my work day, my truck developed a substantial antifreeze leak. I alerted the dispatcher, who promptly ignored the problem and kept sending me on loads (perfectly in keeping with an established attitude that is undaunted by reality and unmoved by contradictory facts). The truck overheated on the highway resulting in very costly repairs, lost freight revenue, and a glorious night spent parked on a pile of dirt with no facilities available. The crowning glory was that after the truck was dead, I kept getting these incessant phone calls from the same dispatcher who refused my request for maintenance wanting to know when I was going to deliver various loads. I believe this is what they call doubling down on stupid.

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Mental Illness & The 2nd Amendment

Doug Watt By Doug Watt
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There are some individuals that do not have a right to possess a firearm. The NRA, and any other association that is involved in 2nd Amendment protections need to concentrate on the mental health issue concerning firearms ownership. The NRA played a part in getting legislation passed that called for prosecuting felons for purchasing, or […]

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The Castros are no longer in charge of Cuba?!?

Dr. Bastiat By Dr. Bastiat
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I grew up on a hog farm in Ohio. I practice concierge medicine in Hilton Head, SC. I'm a bleeding heart conservative - I hate statism because it is heartless - it suppresses the potential of its subjects, it focuses on equal distribution of misery rather than maximizing potential for joy, and it tends to make liars and thieves of nearly everyone. I'm much more of an ideological conservative than a political Republican. I find the heterogeneity of the right stimulating, and the homoge… [more]
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On Wikipedia’s home page today they mention Miguel Diaz-Canel, who succeeded Raul Castro as “President” of Cuba yesterday. I looked on FoxNews, and on CNN, and I saw no mention of this, which I would consider a fairly important event. Am I missing something here? Did Raul really step down? Why? Who is this new […]

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Stop Whining!

Susan Quinn By Susan Quinn
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Retired consultant, avid biography reader and meditator
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My husband is addicted to surfing the adventure shows on TV. Last night he watched a show called “Wicked Tuna.” The show features a group of tough New England fishermen who travel the seas in their colorfully named boats to bring in the big fish. Their work is risky, dangerous and unpredictable. And they’re also […]

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