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Marc Ambinder of The Atlantic finds…

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November 11, 2010July 5, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

Marc Ambinder of The Atlantic finds something actually positive in Schwarzenegger’s legacy.  An achievement on Ambinder’s part. Read: “Judgement Day” by Marc Ambinder at The Atlantic

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Back to the Nineties

  • Economics,
  • Politics
November 4, 2010December 9, 2021
Author: Howard Ahmanson

The current election results are making us remember 1994, when also, under a Democratic President, and with health care issues in the air, the Republicans won control of the U S House of Representatives.  I’m concerned with social issues, and […]

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Election Recommendations – November 2010

  • Politics
October 28, 2010December 9, 2021
Author: Howard Ahmanson

Partisan Office: I was rather disappointed in the Democrats, so I voted Republican on all partisan offices. Superintendent of Public Instruction: Larry Aceves.  I checked the Internet and his opponent, Tom Torlakson, is the one endorsed by the Teachers Unions. […]

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Four Deformations of the Apocalypse

  • Economics,
  • Politics
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’

  • Politics
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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