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Four Deformations of the Apocalypse

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October 4, 2010July 5, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

David Stockman understands the difference between what they used to call fiscal conservatism and what they now call fiscal conservatism. Given the modern definition, I’m a “fiscal moderate.” Related: “Four Deformations of the Apocalypse” by David Stockman at NYTimes.com

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Why The Religious Right Is Soft On Immigration: Plus, I Propose To Revive A New Deal-Era Institution

  • Politics
September 23, 2010December 9, 2021
Author: Howard Ahmanson

I read a recent New York Times article on the Mormon editor who is being lambasted by the conservatives for his views on immigration points up a little known fact – the strictly religious right is fairly soft on immigration. […]

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One Reason to be a Red Sox Fan…

  • Politics
August 9, 2010July 3, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

One reason to be a Red Sox fan is that they were the one team to rehab their stadium without using any government money – and this in blue big-government Massachusetts! Mark Yost describes this in the Wall Street Journal […]

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The Galilee Option or the Gaza Option

  • Politics
August 6, 2010June 8, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

In this piece from World Magazine, Mindy Belz explains something that a lot of us don’t realize, “Many Americans are surprised to learn that private property is a near unknown in modern Israel.  According to the Israel Land Authority, 93 […]

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Respectable ‘conservatives’ are Becoming More Open to ‘Metropolitan Government’

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July 15, 2010December 9, 2021
Author: Howard Ahmanson

The article in the Wall Street Journal shows us that some respectable ‘conservatives’ are becoming more open to ‘metropolitan government.’ I would actually not have a problem with this as long as the ‘metro’ government were a kind of super-county, […]

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New World Order

  • Economics,
  • Politics
June 26, 2010July 5, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

A sample of the new pessimism that transcends typical categories of right and left. Is Chinese fascism our future? In Response To: “New World Order” by Patrick J. Deneen at Front Porch Republic

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A Return to City Life After 20 Suburban Years

  • Politics
June 24, 2010July 3, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

Ah, so the real reason people with kids live in different places than people without kids – it’s hard to find a three bedroom place in the hip parts of town. In Response To: “A Return to City Life After […]

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Who Are All These People on the Ballot?

  • Politics
June 7, 2010July 5, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

Ballots nowadays are crowded with all kinds of names that one has never heard of, for offices one has never heard of. Originally the reason for all this was that these small local offices were closer to “the people” than […]

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Proposition 14

  • Politics
June 6, 2010December 9, 2021
Author: Howard Ahmanson

I decided to vote for Proposition 14, which makes the general election a runoff between the two highest polling primary candidates even if they are in the same party. I decided that the effect of the proposition might be to […]

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More Atlanta Oddities

  • Politics
May 23, 2010July 3, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

The territory of Incorporated cities in Georgia is often circular, giving a stroking appearance on the map.  They do not cover most of the urbanized territory.  I would guess that half of Atlanta’s population of 5.9 million lives directly under one of the […]

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Lethal injection must be done away with. And if we lose the whole death penalty by abolishing lethal injection, so be it. https://reason.com/2022/08/15/an-alabama-prison-allegedly-botched-a-mans-execution-officials-deny-that-anything-unusual-occurred/

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For the mess in Europe? I doubt. https://www.wsj.com/articles/airlines-travel-delays-cancellations-florida-11660572010

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