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Month: February 2012

Stealth Democracy: A Summary of the Thesis of John R. Hibbing and Elizabeth Theiss-Morse

  • Politics
February 22, 2012June 8, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

It was fashionable in the sixties to talk of ‘participatory democracy.’  But John R. Hibbing and Elizabeth Theiss-Morse, of the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, claim, on the basis of much research and reading, that that is exactly what the […]

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Some Vice-Presidential Speculation, Already

  • Politics
February 13, 2012December 9, 2021
Author: Howard Ahmanson

Obama’s recent attempt to force Catholic institutions to act contrary to their beliefs if they serve the public at large has tempted me to cross party lines and vote Republican for President this fall. So I might as well speculate […]

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Agriculture in the ‘burbs and exurbs’

  • Economics
February 11, 2012July 17, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

Looks like the plummeting housing market has given a new lease of life to agriculture in the ‘burbs and exurbs.’ Related: “U.S. Farmers Reclaim Land From Developers,” by Robbie Whelan at The Wall Street Journal

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We’re The Trustfunders!

  • Economics
February 10, 2012July 17, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

Actually, Forbes is as prejudiced as Occupy.  You can’t generalize about us one percenters.  Some have indeed provided excellent products and services, or done good philanthropic work.  Some have made money without doing much really productive for society, like hedgefunders. […]

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Marijuana In Public Spaces

  • Culture
February 9, 2012July 17, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

While I find the odor of marijuana a little less offensive than that of tobacco, a lot of people don’t, and I think the same standard should be applied to marijuana in public spaces as to tobacco. Related: “Marijuana dropped […]

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President Obama’s Difficulty with Diversity

  • Politics
February 7, 2012July 5, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

The San Francisco Chronicle, not a right wing publication, reports on Obama’s difficulty in getting along with people of diverse opinions. Too much antithesis for him, I guess. Related: “Obama’s 2012 slogan: Can’t work with others” by Debra Saunders at […]

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Peter Schrag’s Disillusionment

  • California
February 6, 2012July 5, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

Peter Schrag is very much a man of the left, so it is nice to see him getting disillusioned with the teachers’ union establishment. Related: “AWOL At The Kvetching” by Peter Schrag at California Progress Report

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Proposition 13 — The Good and Bad

  • California
February 5, 2012August 18, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

As I’ve said before, the famous part of Proposition 13 – the part that protected existing homeowners from being gouged by their own rising home values – should be kept.  Large cash taxes, when cash or liquid assets are not […]

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Obama’s Dilemma, High Speed Rail, the Civilian Conservation Corps, and Other Miscellaneous Observations

  • Economics
February 1, 2012July 17, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

Joel Kotkin, director of one of our favorite sites, Newgeography.com, has exposed how Obama has alienated people on all sides, even though he will probably win the election.  I notice, now that I think about it, that while the Occupy […]

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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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