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Months ago, someone asked me what I would do about health care in the United States. My preferred health care policies stand no chance whatsoever of being made into law, but I’m going to explain how I would structure the system if I were in charge.
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I’ve heard a lot of people talking about how many lives have been saved by Obamacare, and how many lives will be lost if it is repealed. So I decided to look at the mortality statistics for the United States before and after passage of the Affordable Care Act. The data for 2009 ( Read more... )

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On November 4, 2008, I made the following blog post:
Congratulations to President-Elect Obama

While I didn’t vote for him, I wish him well in doing what is best for our country.

It was succinct, but heartfelt. No matter who is President, I want them to do what is best for ( Read more... )

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Obviously, our next President will almost certainly be either Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump. Most likely, that will happen because one or the other won enough states with enough electoral college votes to have at least 270.

And I’ve already discussed the unlikely event that ( Read more... )

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This is what I hope will happen:


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I’ve seen a lot of people claiming that Evan McMullin winning Utah just helps Hillary Clinton get elected.

That is false, and I’m going to explain why.

First, McMullin winning Utah makes a difference in who is elected President in only one circumstance: if neither Hillary ( Read more... )

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Forty days ago, I explained why I would be voting for Gary Johnson, the Libertarian candidate for President. Now, I’m going to explain why I’ve changed my mind.

On the issues, ISideWith.com shows I agree with McMullin (97%) about the same percentage as I do with Johnson (96%). ( Read more... )

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UPDATE 10/17/2016: I have since switched to supporting Evan McMullin, as outlined in this blog post.

Over the past month and a half since resigning as precinct secretary/treasurer for my local Republican Party because I oppose Trump, I’ve done some serious thinking about who I ( Read more... )

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The 1880 U.S. Census recorded a John Oberlander living in Fon du Lac, Wisconsin. His wife is listed as Isabella Oberlander, a white female, age 30.

Isabella’s maiden name was Jones, and in the 1870 census she was recorded as a mulatto female, age 20.

Isabella was my great-great ( Read more... )

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Earlier this year, I was elected to the position of voting precinct secretary/treasurer for my local Republican Party. I have worked and volunteered for Republican candidates over the years, but this was the first time I was elected to a party position.

I have considered myself ( Read more... )