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Further Vindication of “First Past the Post”
Germany’s proportional representation system stifled democracy last Sunday.
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Tom Veal
Joe Biden vs. the "Oligarchy"
The twist is that the "oligarchs" are backing freedom and democracy.
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A Modern Theologian Ponders God-Talk
With apologies to Robert Frost.
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Annals of Government Incompetence
An amusing but in some ways ominous IRS anecdote.
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Does Congress “Certify” the Next President?
The Constitution says “no”.
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Four Nativities
What can we learn from the divergent accounts of Christ’s advent?
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The “Ides” of January Have Come Early
The President-Elect endorses longshoremen’s demand for inefficiency.
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