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Against Crony Capitalism notes that cronyism is as destructive within political parties as it is in the business/government intertwining

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Gun control laws that are not strict enough did not fail these families who are undergoing this very grievous period of mourning for their dead loved ones. What may have failed, even though speculative, is whatever social service system that did not intervene or pay attention to domestic issues that were occurring inside the home of the dead shooter.

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We don’t need no stinkin’ democracy?

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Inevitable.

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It passed, now we’re finding out what’s in it.

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“PPP’s national snapshot may offer proof that those assumptions are not correct.”

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Lord Monckton, who is the sharpest of the pins puncturing the climate change hoax balloon, went to Doha for the UN meeting.

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“The tax code is the fine print of the social contract on which the fat belly of Leviathan comfortably rests.”

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That’s right America, these cities like Detroit that come into America’s living room need to be sent a message from 300 plus million citizen doctors. “Our long national nightmare is over!” The prescription is clear, no more financial bailouts to cities that spend beyond their means, and whose appetites are larger than their financial ability to pay for the meals they consume.

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“My constituents know that being a Senator was never going to be my career. I came to Congress as a citizen legislator and I’ve always been determined to leave it as citizen legislator.”

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Obama’s plan is DOA in the Democrat Senate.

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GOP committee will select the nominee but the people can still make a difference.

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Who bears the blame?

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Considering the treatment that Republican consultant Stephen Schmidt and his minions gave Sarah Palin during and after the 2008 campaign, it is a safe bet that few followers of C4P are Schmidt fans. So all should enjoy Jeffrey Lord’s American Spectator piece on The Quisling Consultants. Everyone should read the whole thing, but here are [...]

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Contrasting visions:

“We are about to have a Tea Party second wave that will dwarf the first wave . . . “

“The most useful future for the Tea Party is to prepare to fill the void caused by the certain collapse. . . . “

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Working class hero.

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Looking ahead.

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MPI is one of the state-based, free-market oriented think tanks that has sprung up in the past few years, and it and its fellows are now more relevant than ever. Many conservatives, depressed over the condition of Washington, DC,  are shifting their attention to states and localities in the hope that these can be islands of sanity in a political world that is increasingly disconnected from reality, and the state organizations are an excellent resource.

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More news about Crony Capitalism: Crony Chronicles has added a new feature called Crony Capsules. Each entry focuses on a specific issues area of cronyism. This week: Agribusiness, especially sugar. Reaon’s Nick Gillespie noted the Hunger Games theme last July, and included a link to “a new edition of Arthur A. Ekirch’s great The Decline [...]

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Fiction fans know The Hunger Games as a trilogy of novels and a recent movie about a decadent imperial capital that levies tribute on its impoverished provinces. Quite a few people are making the connection between this fictional world and contemporary Washington. The latest is conservative blogger Glenn Reynolds,  who asks in USA Today “Are [...]

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“Rather them than the government”.

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Yesterday’s post by Adrienne Ross had a nice recap of Palin’s strengths: Her message is always one of reform, respect for life, and restoration of our founding principles. She has not veered from championing fiscal responsibility, energy independence, and a strong national defense. She always encourages standing by allies, not bowing to enemies, and unapologetically [...]

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Can we call him a “quitter?”

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A new blog has appeared, The Spirit of Enterprise, declaring: This blog is a celebration of enterprise, primarily business but also non-profit, artistic, and humanistic. We love the people who do things to make the world better. We also defend enterprise, and particularly commercial enterprise, from those who attack it, including from within. Yesterday – [...]

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Several recent posts on C4P  have linked to articles comparing Sarah Palin with conventional politicians of both parties, with the comparison much in favor of Palin — see Why the Left Hates Sarah Palin (Evan Sayet, 2012); Some of Sarah Palin’s Ideas Cross the Political Divide (Anand Giridharadas, 2011); Hey GOP, take the Palin cure (Charlotte Allen, 2012). [...]

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Palinesque.

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We stand with Israel and Netanyahu’s strength

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Crony Chronicles just reviewed my book Ending ‘Big SIS’ (The Special Interest State) and Renewing the American Republic. The review is favorable (whew!)  so please check it out.  Especially gratifying is its description of the book as “systematic and easy to read”.  Earning that characterization took a lot of sweat. The book strikes many of [...]

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The law of unintended consequences.

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“Democrats lost only in the U.S. House races, but in state legislative contests, as well”

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