In case you missed it, my name is Tom Bird and I’m a Sophomore here at GW planning to major in Economics for a B.S. I consider myself politically independent, although I call myself many things as far as politics. First and foremost, my posts will focus on the lunacy and hypocrisy of statism...
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Posts Tagged ‘ liberty ’
An Introduction
Cheney Makes Me Feel Warm and Fuzzy About Empire
Cheney says the “Mideast needs freedom.” Oh, the dangers of ideology. Just a quick reminder from a political genius (and the first true conservative statesman): “Circumstances (which for some gentleman pass for nothing) give in reality to every political principle its distinguishing color and discriminating effect. The circumstances are what render every civil and...
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The Greatest Irish Statesman
The St. Patty’s Day celebration has already been long underway, but if my fellow Irishmen can tear themselves away from their Guinness and Bushmills for a few minutes I believe there is not a better time to discuss Ireland’s finest statesman, Edmund Burke. Indeed, at a time when conservatism is on the retreat on...
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I Wonder If There Will Be A Learner’s Permit?
BBC: Smokers could be forced to pay £10 for a permit to buy tobacco if a government health advisory body gets its way. No one would be able to buy cigarettes without the permit, under the idea proposed by Health England. He said it was the inconvenience of getting a permit – as much...
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More News About the Exciting Candidate
As an addendum to my previous post, lots of new polling info is coming out… Poll: Up 3 points from 1% to 4% in California among Registered Republicans – Ghouliani down 10 points. Ron Paul Beats Thompson, Huckabee In New Hampshire Poll(what I posted on before) For the first time, Ron Paul polls at...
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"Against Patriotism"?
As our great nation turns 231 years old (more like young, given the age of its counterparts elsewhere in the world), I offer you only a few insightful thoughts from Will Wilkinson’s blog that perfectly express my feelings on America and the idea(l?) of patriotic fervor: We all are touched with what Yi-Fu Tuan...
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About That Constitution Thingy…
Bear with me here, because this is going to be long. I think that it needs to be said, though, in order to address the good points that were raised in Pat’s previous post. First, you can color me unsurprised to find that, in defense of denying habeas to detainees, conservatives quote extensively from...
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