Animal Farming, the totalitarianism of Capitalism and Communism

Looking in the library at the MWR (Morale, Welfare, and Recreation tent), I found one single book worth reading, one gem in a pile of excrement. Unfortunately, I'd already read it, George Orwell's 1946 novel "Animal Farm".

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Ohio - Labor supporters plan big statehouse rally

Police and firefighters, who cannot strike, would lose binding arbitration, and the bill would weaken local bargaining for teachers and others in a number of areas, including removing step increases and sick days from state law and no longer allowing them to bargain for health in …

Danger! Falling middle-class incomes

Incomes for 90% of Americans barely budging since the '80s, and fallen over the last few years. Here are some who have seen their earnings drop.

The 8 biggest badasses of World War 2, part 2

In part 2 of an 8 part series, we have the Italian representative on the list. Not to rag on Italians, but they didn't have a lot of bad asses during WW2.

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The 8 biggest badasses of World War 2, part 1

World War 2, referred to by Kurt Vonnegut once as "the Finale Rack", was a seriously Big Deal in world history.

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The ACLU is there for everybody's rights

Too often we hear that the ACLU is an anti-Christian or (even more ludicrously) anti-religion organization. This is simply not true, the ACLU defends the rights of everyone, and only steps in when those rights infringe on the rights of others.

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FBI misconduct reveals scandalous behavior

And despite the bureau's very strict screening procedure for all prospective employees, the FBI confirms that about 325 to 350 employees a year receive some kind of discipline, ranging from a reprimand to suspension. About 30 employees each year are fired.

Is China's rise overrated?

While it is possible that China is not the superpower that it certainly appears to be, I think that many of the points David Frum makes have some glaring weaknesses. See my comments below for a dissection.

I'm sorry, Sarah Palin, and other thoughts

When this first happened, I thought that the shooter could very well have been directly inspired by the now-infamous crosshairs map. Doesn't look like he was. As a result, I'm sorry Sarah Palin. That was unfair of me.

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Use of term "Blood Libel" questioned by Jonah Goldberg

I agree entirely with Glenn's, and now Palin's, larger point. But I'm not sure either of them intended to redefine the phrase, or that they should have.

New gun control legislation in Congress unlikely

Accused gunman Jared Lee Loughner opened fire with a gun using a magazine holding up to 30 bullets before he was tackled while trying to reload. ... Lawmakers like Rep.

TRENDING: Palin disses Michelle Obama over 'dessert'

(CNN) – Sarah Palin is again taking aim at Michelle Obama over her anti-obesity campaign, taking the opportunity in Sunday's "Sarah Palin's Alaska" to land a diss against the first lady's efforts to improve nutrition.

WikiLeaks reveals more than just government secrets

The WikiLeaks disclosure has revealed not only numerous government secrets, but also the driving mentality of major factions in our political and media class.

Motor Trend editor shreds Limbaugh after attack on Chevy Volt: 'Driving and Oxycontin don't mix'

"Chevrolet has not sold one Volt because it's not on sale yet," Lassa added. "It will not sell 10,000 this first model year (although GE plans to buy truckloads for its fleet), because it takes time to ramp up production.

Meet the GOP Science Skeptics Likely to Hold Top House Science, Energy Posts

Political reporting, and with it public attention, tends to focus on the top dogs in Congress—hence the recent preponderance of discussion about wrangling for Democratic leadership spots, or the many profiles that have tried to pierce presumptive Speaker John Boehner's veil of  …

New deficit plan would cut $6 trillion

Between 2012 and 2040, the Domenici-Rivlin plan would generate a staggering $84 trillion in debt-reduction savings, with roughly equal amounts generated from the spending and tax sides of the ledger and the rest coming from savings on interest payments.

Stewart, Colbert preside over lighthearted, star-studded rally

"Washington (CNN) -- Assisted by a colorful cast of characters, Comedy Central funnymen Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert held a raucous rally on the National Mall Saturday in typical fashion before a cheering throng of supporters.

A lot of people didn't "get" the Rally to Restore Sanity

Looking around at news articles and comments now that I'm back, it seems a lot of people had a fundamental misunderstanding of the rally and who was there.

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Never a third party

There's never going to be a national third party in the United States, for these reasons:

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The Clinton Presidency is doomed

Clinton received a great deal of the same criticisms as Obama in his first 2 years in office, and people were working full time on writing the political obituaries. And yet, he was re-elected in 1996 and today is one of the most popular political figures in America.

Whatever happened to Socialism anyway?

Standing here this morning, I recall my boyhood. At fourteen I went to work in a railroad shop; at sixteen I was firing a freight engine on a railroad.

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Our Elitist Founding Fathers

People are always complaining that we have a government where our elected officials are lawyers or doctors or otherwise elitists, and that our country was not founded by the "power elites".

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Mark Sanford on Gay Marriage

Faced with the entirely unsurprising news that S.C.

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