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Did Mass. Constitution Authorize Romney to Mandate Health Insurance
You can now divide Americans into two groups: Those who believe government rightfully has the power to force people to purchase goods and services they do not want and those who don't.
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Clay Soldiers
It's a blessing to have a job these days, but we shouldn't have to leave it up solely to divine intervention.
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Running As a Businessman Could Be Romney's Curse
Mitt Romney has based nearly his entire presidential campaign on his experience as a businessman. "I spent my career in the private sector," Romney told Fox News in late November. "I think that's what the country needs right now."
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Bogus Busts: New York City Continues Its Illegal Crackdown on Pot Smokers
Thirty-five years ago, New York's legislature decriminalized marijuana possession. Numbers released last week show the New York Police Department continues to flagrantly flout that policy, wasting resources on a pointless, unjust and illegal crusade against pot smokers.
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Afghanistan: Moving Toward a Distant Endgame
Talks, as distinct from negotiations, in which specific terms are hammered out, have gone on for some time now. Several previous attempts have ended in failure, including one instance when the supposed representative proved to be a fraud.
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Extremism in Defense of Equality
The more often liberals speak on the topic of same-sex marriage, the more illogical their arguments become.
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Gold Markets Slide
As I sit here and try to think of a time when we weren’t talking about Greece, it seems to me it’s just a convenient excuse for taking profits.
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The Welfare Badge of Honor
No matter which way you look at it, these are the only explanations for those who have decided to bid adieu to the working world.
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Obama's Halftime Hypocrisy
On Super Bowl Sunday, America was treated to the most expensive political commercial in history -- brought to you by Chrysler -- called "It's Halftime in America."
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Government Can't Make Us Happy
In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson called the pursuit of happiness an unalienable right. This was a radical idea. For most of history, most people didn't think much about pursuing happiness. They were too busy just trying to survive.
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Super PAC-Men: Obama Bundlers Gone Wild!
The White House didn't blow a dog whistle for deep-pocketed liberal donors on Monday. No, the administration whipped out a supersized vuvuzela. Blaring message: Let loose the campaign finance-bundling hounds of super PAC war!
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Is the Constitution for Everybody
According to The New York Times, the American Constitution is losing popularity with people around the world. "The Constitution," writes Adam Liptak, "has seen better days ... its influence is waning." Liptak points out that in 1987, over 160 of the 170 countries on Earth had cribbed from the Constitution -- but today, few countries do. Why? Liptak suggests, quoting Professor David Law of Washington University in St. Louis, that our Constitution is "Windows 3.1." It's difficult to amend, and it doesn't guarantee so-called "positive rights," such as healthcare, housing and education.
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Why Wall Street Experts are Getting Nervous about this Rising Market
After watching the S&P 500 run from 1,160 in late November to 1,280 in mid-January, I grew nervous about what Europe will look like AFTER the debt/currency crisis is addressed.
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How Obama Lost the Catholic Vote
Emperors in medieval Christendom often disregarded Papal edicts because the Pope lacked the armies to enforce them. Times have changed.
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Teachers Unions Staring Into Financial Abyss, Channeling Saul Alinsky
Fresh on the heels of an exclusive report detailing a 7-day Caribbean cruise that National Education Association staffers are currently enjoying, Education Action Group has learned that dozens of teachers unions around the country are running out of money.
