America has always lived in a dichotomy. It has been a nation that preaches freedom of religion, yet the nation still holds firm to its Christian roots. America has been a tightrope walker carefully trudging along the razor thin line, sometimes leaning left where the first amendment reads Congress shall make no law respecting...
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The Death of a Newspaper, the Tumult of an Industry
The world of print journalism will never be the same again. After 150 years of service to the Denver community, the Rocky Mountain News announced Thursday that their final issue would be Friday (February 27, 2009). Owned by the E. W. Scripps Company, the newspaper had been in financial trouble for months due...
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Obama poised to publicize sweeping health care reform
Keeping true to his campaign promise, President Obama is set to unveil a bold health care reform plan. Allocating $634 billion over ten years, Mr. Obama combines several key measures aimed at reducing costs and increasing affordability for the roughly 47 million Americans without health insurance.
But will it work?
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The Downs File: Comments on IHOP’s Celebration of National Pancake Day
Today, IHOP was nice enough to give away free stacks of pancakes in celebration of National Pancake Day. Those individuals who visited IHOP between 7AM and 10PM could receive three free buttermilk pancakes topped with a dollop of butter. IHOP was also hosting a fundraising drive for the Children’s Miracle Network, which raises money...
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The State of the Fourth Estate
The American media has decomposed into a delivery system for "news", commentary, talking points, jargon, and spin.
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Hopeism, Obama, and $1,000,000,000,000 deficit
President Obama is set to announce a bold plan to cut the federal deficit in half over the next four years. Mr. Obama, stop playing the American people for fools. Adidas may claim that Impossible is Nothing, but I doubt that even Adidas would endorse such a unrealistic plan. So to those of you...
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Alex’s Musings: 2/17/09
Let Them Go Bankrupt
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Congratulating the Next Castro
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Alex’s Musings: 2/11/09
Americas Trillion Dollar Nanny
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Alex’s Musings: 2/10/09
Patrick Leahy's "Pardon Commissions"
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Taking a Day Off
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Alex’s Musings: 2/5/09
1. Let the Man Swim!
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2. Is the Grass Really Greener on the Other Side of the Aisle?
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