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Does America’s Economic Crisis Mean We Should Embrace European-Style Social Democracy? A Consideration of the Denmark Example

Posted in Foreign Affairs, Politics, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on April 22, 2009 | 41 Comments »

ATLANTA— I have been doing a lot of reflecting on the nation of Denmark over the last few weeks, as I contemplate my own views on the proper role of government in economics.  We had a reader, Djcnor, post on our blog a couple of weeks ago with a very eloquent and insightful defense of [...]

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Mandated Health Insurance Is Not Universal Health Care

Posted in Domestic Affairs, Health Care Reform, Politics, tagged , , , on April 21, 2009 | 4 Comments »

LONG BEACH— Found this article today by the estimable Thomas Sowell.

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What Barack Obama and Ronald Reagan MAY Have in Common…

Posted in Current Events, Domestic Affairs, Economy, Health Care Reform, Politics, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on April 21, 2009 | 9 Comments »

ATLANTA— For years, I have listened to liberals slam Ronald Reagan for being reckless with the federal deficit and racking up a mound of national debt.  I am a big-time Ronald Reagan fan, but that aspect of his policies was certainly not ideal (though it was not without good cause, given that Mr. Reagan’s military [...]

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Barack Obama Greets Hugo Chavez: Did He Sell Out America?

Posted in Foreign Affairs, Politics, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on April 20, 2009 | 34 Comments »

The whole notion was that if we showed courtesy or opened up dialogue with governments that had previously been hostile to us, that that somehow would be a sign of weakness,” Obama said, recalling his race for the White House and challenging his critics today.  “The American people didn’t buy it,” Obama said. “And there’s [...]

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Contemplating the Christian Conversion of a Noted Atheist

Posted in Current Events, tagged , , , , , , on April 19, 2009 | 5 Comments »

ATLANTA— I have been doing a lot of thinking of late regarding how I should engage others with matters of faith.   My faith in Jesus Christ is central to my life, and shapes my views of family, work, and the world in which I live.   But so often in public discourse I keep it private, alluding to [...]

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One More Way Barack Obama is Setting Himself Up for Failure

Posted in Economy, Politics, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , on April 19, 2009 | 11 Comments »

ATLANTA— The Obama Administration is declaring its intent to centrally regulate our economy in such a way as to avoid the creation of new asset bubbles in the future.  To achieve this, they would commission a central regulator to identify and stop bubbles before they reach a destructive size and scope.  I have pasted an article from Politico discussing this intent [...]

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Who’s Side Is He On Anyway?

Posted in Foreign Affairs, Politics, tagged , , , , , , on April 18, 2009 | 4 Comments »

LONG BEACH— If you and a companion were confronted by a dangerous man, would you listen to your companion if he turned to you and said: “Drop your weapons.”? Wouldn’t you question which side he was on?

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