Monthly Archives: March 2010

Tea partiers embrace liberty not big government

Posted on Wed, 31 Mar, 2010 by pmjones

The Progressives had their way for much of the 20th century. But it became apparent that centralized experts weren't disinterested, but always sought to expand their power. And it became clear that central planners can never have the kind of … Continue reading →

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On the Rule of Law

Posted on Fri, 26 Mar, 2010 by pmjones

For much the same reason that Starbucks specializes in retailing coffee, government specializes in enforcing law. And just as Starbucks responds to prevailing consumer demands—just as Starbucks is not in business to tell consumers what they want and don’t want, … Continue reading →

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This Is What Freedom of Speech Looks Like

Posted on Fri, 26 Mar, 2010 by pmjones

People, as in the People, have every right to be angry, furious, shocked, appalled and disgusted by what Congress and our ambitious young prince have done. And bringing the FBI into it? Oh, the FBI is watching! Everybody be careful … Continue reading →

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Where Were You When the Republic Died?

Posted on Thu, 25 Mar, 2010 by pmjones

Health insurers — once private companies — are now organs of the federal government. Every citizen is a ward of the state, which can now compel you to have insurance, punish you if you don't; determine if your insurance is … Continue reading →

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Steny Hoyer: Members are at risk

Posted on Wed, 24 Mar, 2010 by pmjones

After having sold some (the last?) of their constituents’ precious liberty, Democrat politicians are afraid of violence when they return to their home districts. Republican John Boehner says: “I know many Americans are angry over this health care bill, and … Continue reading →

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Health Care Nationalized By Proxy

Posted on Wed, 24 Mar, 2010 by pmjones

Simply, you have nationalized healthcare by proxy. Insurance companies are now heavily regulated government contractors. Way to get big business out of Washington! They will clear a small, government-approved profit on top of their government-approved fees. Then, when healthcare costs … Continue reading →

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First Full Day in San Miguel

Posted on Sat, 20 Mar, 2010 by pmjones

I’m on vacation in San Miguel de Allende from 19 Mar to 19 Apr. What with the conference trip to Canada a couple of weeks ago, this looks a lot like “NAFTA Tour 2010″. ;-) My good friend Ben Carter … Continue reading →

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Solar 1.0.1 Stable Released

Posted on Wed, 17 Mar, 2010 by pmjones

I just released version 1.0.1 (stable) of the Solar Framework for PHP 5. You can get it from the usual places. The change notes are here. The most significant change is a bugfix to eager fetches in the model system. … Continue reading →

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ConFoo 2010 Wrapup

Posted on Wed, 17 Mar, 2010 by pmjones

Many thanks to the organizers and hosts of ConFoo 2010 in Montréal! It was great meeting everybody there. I always say my favorite part is talking to the attendees; that’s where most of the interesting stuff is. I gave two … Continue reading →

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Super Cache

Posted on Sun, 14 Mar, 2010 by pmjones

I just added wp-super-cache to this WordPress blog. With any luck that will keep future Slashdot traffic from reducing the site responsiveness too dramatically.

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