Data suggests that the Great Society hurt more than it helped

“Would you concede that neither of us has any statistically significant evidence to prove our respective points?”

It’s a good question. I appreciate the spirit of the query, since this reader has demonstrated an interest in more fact-based discussions of the issues than the typical liberal.

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The $50 lesson

During our friendly conversation, I asked their little girl what she wanted to be when she grew up.

She said she wanted to be President someday.

Both of her parents, Democratic Party members, were standing there so I asked her, “If you were President what would be the first thing you would do?”

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What is hate speech?

We need a better definition of hate speech than that provided by the American Bar Association. I like the one proposed by Dr. Mike Adams of the University of North Carolina-Wilmington:

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The theology of environmentalism

Michael Crichton wrote a book characterized as “pure porn for global warming deniers.”

His 2004 novel, “State of Fear,” was a techno thriller that exposed the global warming movement as fraudulent and self-serving. In an unusual move for a novel, he included charts and graphs exposing the flaws in global-warming/client change assertions.

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Hillary, don’t bring us down to your level

“That’s an uncomfortable echo of a Clintonian trade-off, which goes: “We’re going to give you the first woman president who will improve the country. Now leave us alone to break any rules we please.”

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The case for Purgatory

“God is like a refiner’s fire, (Malachi 3:2) burning up all the impurities and leaving the pure gold behind. When gold (or pretty much any other metal) comes out of the ground, it comes as ore, fused with other minerals. In other words, it’s all mixed up with useless junk. It’s imprisoned in worthlessness.

What the refiner has to do is set the gold free. And fire is what does it. It takes away the things that keep gold from being golden. It sets the gold free to sparkle and shine.”

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