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Partido de Accion Nacional Norte

  • California
November 24, 2010July 5, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

My suggestion: Shut down the Republican Party in California for four years, then launch a new political party to be called Partido de Accion Nacional Norte (PAN Norte). Depending on what position this party decided to take, I could probably […]

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New Urbanism: Not Suitable for Large Families

  • Culture
November 1, 2010July 3, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

Jonathan V. Last has written an excellent article on natality in America and why we have few large families now, whereas 50 years ago they were very common.  (I can testify, being of a certain age myself, that I as […]

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Urban Bicycling – Or, Another Bicycling Tribe?

  • California,
  • Culture
October 26, 2010July 23, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

Right after I did my post about bicycling cultures, the LA times came out with an article about urban bicycling and designing clothes for it. Trying to use a bicycle for transportation! Imagine that! Well, in the early ‘70s, when […]

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The Various Tribes Of Bicyclists – And Will Bicycles Ever Become Mass Transit?

  • Culture
October 20, 2010July 3, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

The attached inspired me to set down what I notice about bicycles and bicyclists. On the first day of our San Andreas fault tour which I took with some friends – and there will be some posts on that soon, […]

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California Tea, Like California Housing, Evidently Pricey

  • California
October 5, 2010December 9, 2021
Author: Howard Ahmanson

According to Steven Greenhut, who I admire greatly, even though he is a philosophical Libertarian, one reason the Tea Party has not been so effective in California is that the state, being so large, requires candidates for statewide office to […]

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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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American Christianity – Soon a Phenomenon of the Educated?

  • Economics,
  • Religion
September 11, 2010December 9, 2021
Author: Howard Ahmanson

For years and years we have been fed with the story that orthodox Christianity and other conservative and demanding religions were primarily, though not exclusively, the domain of the less educated, and that the highly educated were inclined toward more […]

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More CA Teens Stay in the Passenger’s Seat

  • California
August 23, 2010July 5, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

Well, for one thing, kids have other ways of getting out of the house nowadays – into Cyberspace and Facebook, most notably. Related: “More Calif. Teens Stay in the Passenger’s Seat” by Tracey Correa at Fresno Bee.

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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 New Suburbs, a Plane Ride Away

  • Culture,
  • Economics
July 30, 2010July 5, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

Does anyone air-commute from Phoenix to LA or OC? I”ll bet they do! Read: “The New Suburbs, a Plane Ride Away” by Nick Wingfield via WSJ.com.

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