Monthly Archives: August 2010

The Problem With Fences

Posted on Tue, 31 Aug, 2010 by pmjones

There are a lot of folks who think that a border fence is part of the “solution” for illegal immigration in the US. The problem with fences is that they work both ways. A fence now might seem like a … Continue reading →

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More-Open Immigration Results In More Security

Posted on Tue, 31 Aug, 2010 by pmjones

The very phrase “insecure borders” conjures an image of government failing at its most fundamental responsibility—namely, protecting citizens from invading marauders. People see in their minds’ eyes an America increasingly at risk of being conquered by foreigners, leaving Americans at … Continue reading →

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The Defiance of Miss Venezuela

Posted on Thu, 26 Aug, 2010 by pmjones

Socialism: Quick, what’s the murder capital of the world: Kabul? Juarez? Try Caracas, Venezuela, a city whose dictator, Hugo Chavez, has made murder a means of extending his control. The silent protest at Monday night’s Miss Universe Pageant in Las … Continue reading →

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The “Ground Zero mosque” debate is about tolerance—and a whole lot more

Posted on Wed, 25 Aug, 2010 by pmjones

Emboldened by the crass nature of the opposition to the center [i.e., the "Ground Zero mosque"], its defenders have started to talk as if it represented no problem at all and as if the question were solely one of religious … Continue reading →

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What Happens After 2037?

Posted on Sun, 22 Aug, 2010 by pmjones

Social Security is predicted to go negative in 2037, at which point it must reduce benefits. OK, 2037 — no worries. Except that, as I said, I turn 41 this summer, which means I’ll turn 67 and qualify for full … Continue reading →

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Market Economy vs Political Economy

Posted on Fri, 20 Aug, 2010 by pmjones

The “currency” that drives the political marketplace is fundamentally different from the private economy. In the private economy, it is enough to have a good idea, identify a new product, develop it, and sell it to an identified (or created) … Continue reading →

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Glenn Beck: Gay Marriage No Threat To Me, Or America

Posted on Thu, 12 Aug, 2010 by pmjones

O’REILLY: Do you believe — do you believe that gay marriage is a threat to the country in any way? BECK: A threat to the country? O’REILLY: Yeah, it going to harm the country? BECK: No, I don’t. Will the … Continue reading →

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Three Things You Didn’t Know About Islam

Posted on Wed, 11 Aug, 2010 by pmjones
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The Difference between ‘True Science’ and ‘Cargo-Cult Science’

Posted on Thu, 05 Aug, 2010 by pmjones

“Science is the belief in the ignorance of experts” is how the great Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman defined science in his article “What is Science?” Feynman emphasized this definition by repeating it in a stand-alone sentence in extra large … Continue reading →

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Why Does The Ruling Class Have Such An Elevated View Of Itself?

Posted on Thu, 05 Aug, 2010 by pmjones

Why does an elite that is actually not admirable in what it does, and not effective or productive, that has added little or nothing of value to the civilizational stock, that cannot possibly do the things it claims it can … Continue reading →

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