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Why the Democrats Lost: Exhibit One

If Democrats continue to fulminate, we’ll continue to lack an effective opposition party to exercise oversight and check abuses on the federal level. Slate carries an example of how not…

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New Frontiers in Missionary Work

“A man was attacked and injured after jumping into a lion’s den at the Taipei Zoo and trying to convert the lions to Christianity.” (From Drudge.)

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They Just Stopped Reporting!

I keep looking at CNN and the BBC and other sites for the final electoral vote count, including New Mexico and Iowa. They all list what they had as of…

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Hungary Eliminates Military Enslavement

The BBC reports that Hungary has ended military conscription. The news was buried in an article on the announcement that Hungary will withdraw its 300 troops from Iraq by the…

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My Crystal Ball Was a Bit Cloudy, It Seems

Well, I predicted below that Kerry would get a slight majority of the popular votes in a very close election, but a decisive victory in the electoral college. At 1:34…

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Public Speaking Checklist

Below is a checklist I produced for the participants in the Cato University Fall 2004 Seminar, “The Art of Persuasion: Skills for Everyone,” held at the ChÃ?Â??Ã?Â?Ã?¢teau Frontenac, Quebec City,…

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My Segway Arrives on Election Day

I’m eagerly looking forward to the arrival of my new Segway on November 2. I’m not looking forward to voting, which will be, at best, a distasteful act. Gut prediction:…

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A Blue “State,” but Will Osama Spare Us? Noooooo…..

After the Middle East Media Research Institute released its controversial translation of Osama bin Laden’s speech claiming that Osama was threatening U.S. states that vote for Bush, I was struck…

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A Blue “State,” but Will Osama Spare Us? Noooooo…..

After the Middle East Media Research Institute released its controversial translation of Osama bin Laden’s speech claiming that Osama was threatening U.S. states that vote for Bush, I was struck…

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A Blue “State,” but Will Osama Spare Us? Noooooo…..

After the Middle East Media Research Institute released its controversial translation of Osama bin Laden’s speech claiming that Osama was threatening U.S. states that vote for Bush, I was struck…

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