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Month: May 2011

Beyond Red vs. Blue

  • Politics
May 18, 2011December 9, 2021
Author: Howard Ahmanson

Interesting. I scored New Coalition Democrat, not conventional liberal. Related: “Beyond Red vs. Blue” at PewResearchCenter

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The Garbage City

  • Religion
May 17, 2011June 8, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

That the Zabaleen are mostly ethnic Copts, because Muslims don”t handle garbage. For all that, they were not very good Christians, being sunk in drugs and alcohol and the like, until a preacher named Abu Samaan came in and helped […]

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Life in the Slow Lane

  • Politics
May 15, 2011July 3, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

Our infrastructure has been squeezed between resistance to raising taxes on the one hand, and welfare demands on the other. Related: “Life in the Slow Lane”  by The Economist

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The Changing Meanings of the Word ‘Passion’

  • Miscellaneous
May 14, 2011July 3, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

The word ‘passion’ has gone through some fascinating gyrations in its meaning, at least in English. First, it is clearly related to the word ‘passive,’ which is the opposite of ‘active.’ And it originally refers to someone who receives action […]

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A $300 Idea That is Priceless

  • California
May 13, 2011July 5, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

$300 for the house, and, here in California, $1,999,700 for the land it occupies. There’s the real problem. Related: “A $300 idea that is priceless”  by The Economist  

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The Political Meaning of ‘God’

  • Religion
May 12, 2011December 9, 2021
Author: Howard Ahmanson

I have never been a great advocate of ‘prayer in public schools’ except for voluntary Bible clubs and things of that sort. I was, in fact, going to a public school in 1962, when the decision was handed down, and […]

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Once Again, the Laffer Curve Curves

  • Economics,
  • Politics
May 9, 2011December 9, 2021
Author: Howard Ahmanson

Michael Barone, whom I usually respect, confuses, like most Republicans, the issue about tax rates. Yes, when Kennedy cut the top rate from 90% to 70%, federal revenues did actually go up. And when Reagan cut the top rate to […]

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L.C.B. says Brown’s Redevelopment Plan is Illegal

  • California
May 4, 2011July 5, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

I was tempted to say horrible things about Legislative Counsel, but if the money were to go into the cities’ regular budget instead of the redevelopment slush fund, I would have no problem with that. Related “Legislative counsel says Brown’s […]

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I was saddened to learn about the death last summer of the Evangelical Christian activist and author Ron Sider (1939–2022). I’ve always found his ideas thought-provoking and have agreed with him in somewhat unexpected ways: https://howardahmansonjr.com/2023/01/ronald-j-sider-1939-2022-on-a-most-conscientious-believer/

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Despite weaknesses and economic errors, Ron Sider was a true believer; he didn't care about being ‘trendy’, ‘cool’, or appealing to any establishment, whether the ‘woke’ establishment of our society or the bourgeois establishment of Evangelical churches: https://howardahmansonjr.com/2023/01/ronald-j-sider-1939-2022-on-a-most-conscientious-believer/

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Ronald J. Sider (1939-2022): On a Most Conscientious Believer: https://howardahmansonjr.com/2023/01/ronald-j-sider-1939-2022-on-a-most-conscientious-believer/

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