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One of my professors mentioned Ben Franklin's famous quote about liberty and safety. Here's my response:

I agree entirely with Mr. Franklin's sentiments: I have been saying since shortly after 9/11 that I would literally rather die in a terrorist attack than have my little girl grow up in an America that has given up its freedoms in search of ( ( Read more... )

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Take a quick test: http://www.americancivicliteracy.org/resources/quiz.aspx

I got 32 out of 33 correctly - 96.97 %, which I think is pretty good for a boy who did his elementary school in England and never had a Civics class in his life.

I'd be interested in critiques from people who were actually in the field.

Thoughts for the tax day protests
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This is not good.

First, as you probably know, the USSC ruled today that since money=speech in the political arena, laws which restrict corporations and unions from donating to political campaigns are unconstitutional. This bodes ill for freedom, because large multinationals have insanely deep pockets with which to influence elections. Exxon Mobil ( Read more... )

In 1973-4, there was a popular bumper sticker in my home state that said "Don't Blame Me, I'm From Massachusetts," referring to Richard Nixon's sweep of 49 states in the 1972 presidential elections.

I am from Massachusetts, of course, but I am glad for the moment that I don't live there, because I'd be kicking myself and wondering "Could I have ( Read more... )