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Ignore diversity

We’re often told that one of the United States’ strengths is its diversity. Some will make the assertion that this country was founded on diversity. The funny thing is that the people who originally migrated to North America to establish the United States share critical traits, to this day, with most everyone who still comes legitimately to this country – the desire to realize their potential and make a life for themselves without intervention from the government. Let me stress again, they came here because they had one trait in common. People didn’t, and don’t, primarily come here seeking…

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Conservatives and immigration

Many incorrectly claim that the United States is a nation of immigrants. People have come to this country, from all over the world – often at great risk – to pursue happiness and live in freedom. In fact, they still do today. People flood to America more than any other country in the world. However, while our original population were immigrants, here in 2020, America has a distinct culture with majority population who were born right here in the country. The idea of Italian-Americans, Native-Americans, German-Americans, African-Americans is inappropriate and out-dated. At this point, most of us are simply…

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Free Tibet?

It’s not too uncommon to see people driving around with “Free Tibet” bumper stickers. They see Tibet as the pinnacle of peaceful existence and want it freed from Chinese takeover. The ironic thing is that there was another country that was taken over by a far more hostile regime. The regime killed over 300,000 of it’s own people with weapons of mass destruction in the form of poison gas. The regime harbored and encouraged terrorists and routinely rounded up its people and made them “disappear.” The regime even tried to overtake neighboring countries. Finally, one day, that regime went…

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Unions: America’s ball and chain

One of the few benefits of long Obama economic lag was the highlighting of unions as a problem that must be addressed. The unions represent nearly all that was currently bringing down the country. And, not coincidentally, it also represented liberal politician thinking in action. Thanks to unions, workers do not get paid based on their productivity or worth. Most unions pay their members in tiers based more on seniority than productivity or value. I worked within a union during one summer of college. Having been brought up with that good Midwest German work ethic, when I got on…

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Wal-Mart: good for the little guy, bad for liberals

Many want Wal-Mart to go away because it’s destroying the Mom-and-Pop shops that give towns their character. I see the point. Having nothing but a large, boxy Wal-Mart as the main hub of a town does tend to erode the town’s personality and make it look like all other towns. But aside from the aesthetic issue, Wal-Mart is doing something you’d think liberal politicians would be proud about. They make it possible for low-income families to afford many conveniences and goods they would otherwise not be able to purchase. For some families, they are making it possible to buy…

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The big shoelace industry must be stopped

Whenever anyone wants to demonize an industry they believe is making too much money, they simply refer to them as “Big…” This serves to create the impression that the industry in question, say “Big Oil,” is a huge, out-of-control, monopolistic conglomerate colluding to destroy all that stand in their way for the sole purpose of megaprofits for its CEOs. Much the way a small, one-shop business is pure and beautiful until it gets successful enough to have 2,000 franchises world-wide, somehow the CEOs of these “Big” companies are talented and driven workers and managers until suddenly they’re put at…

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In politics, names are not important

There’s been plenty of coverage around the idea that our society has never been more politically divided. It’s hard to know, given the context of history, how much worse it is than other times. It sure seems like it was probably worse during the Civil War. But we’re definitely not unified right now. One of the things that brings us down is the inclusion of politicians in our conversations about politics. When you’re talking about policies, actions, and statements, you’re talking about ideas, and the execution of those ideas. It’s fertile ground for debate and innovation. When you think…

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Why the wealthy favor liberals

Ever since I’ve been alive, I’ve heard that conservatives are all rich and live to get rich by getting in bed with big business. Yet, when you look at who the biggest donors to Democrat candidates have been, it’s a who’s who of business leaders from large cities across the country To be sure, many large businesses also donate to Republicans. To me, the more important point is why would any corporate leaders support Democrats at all? For years, Democrats have rallied against “Big Business.” In early 2009, Democrat politicians were rallying people to protest CEOs at their homes….

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Great regulations in American history

I’ve read many books and taken many courses about American History. Never have I run across a section on the great regulations in American history. America did not become the greatest nation on the earth through government regulations. Quite the opposite. It was by turning people loose and allowing them to pursue their ideas, without restraint, that made us the superpower we became. We don’t need someone to tell us how much water we can use in the shower, how much salt we can put on our food, what food we can eat, how high we can mow our…

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The conservative view on taxes

One of the main tenets of conservatism is to let the free market run free. It’s self-correcting. It goes in waves. There are highs when production improvements and massive innovation take hold and drives the economy. There are lows as we transition from one form of production to another or when some sort of product revolution is beginning. Essentially, that’s the conservative plan – there is no plan. (That’s obviously an oversimplification, but you know what I mean, right?) There doesn’t need to be one because the economy runs best when it’s left to the natural forces of capitalism,…

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