When I was a kid, my parents made me go to school—get this—five days per week. Each morning, they would say, “Tim, it’s time to get ready for school,” and each time I would stare back at them blankly, since I hadn’t...
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Tim Patrick
The National Endowment for the Arts Must Die
Art is important. As a natural expression of human creativity, artistic endeavors enrich our lives, brighten our neighborhoods, and in some cases even raise our property values. Art is all around us: in homes, in...
How to be Created Equal
Equality is a defining American value. Based on the Declaration of Independence's core statement that "all men are created equal," Americans today expect conformity with a growing laundry list of egalitarian must-haves:...
There’s a Government Spy App for That
It's been a tough few weeks for the Obama administration, and a tough few weeks for you as well if you've ever made a phone call, sent an email, or filed your taxes. Fresh on the heels of reports that the IRS...
Rock Paper Scissors Marriage
Besides being a gateway to same-sex divorce, gay marriage is turning out to be the abortion-debate-drama of the twenty-first century. Although such unions directly benefit only a small percentage of the population...
Military-Industrial Distraction
During his 1961 presidential farewell address, Dwight Eisenhower warned the American people to beware of the "military-industrial complex," the close relationship forged between the nation's armed forces with their...
DMV to Offer Reduced-Cost Lunches to Poor Drivers
The California Department of Motor Vehicles will soon offer lunches to poor drivers at a reduced cost, or in some cases no cost. According to the department's web site, the new program, part of the DMV's "Two Full...
Congress Passes Health Card Reform
Still smarting from the loss of Ted Kennedy's senate seat, congressional Democrats mobilized late Friday evening to pass a controversial Health Card Reform package. The legislation, which takes effect next month, makes...
Google to Run IRS
At a Treasury Department press briefing today, Secretary Timothy Geithner announced that Google will begin management of the Internal Revenue Service's tax collection operation starting on January 1. The company...
Obama Signs Temperature Stimulus Package
In a bitterly cold White House Rose Garden ceremony, President Barack Obama signed the long-awaited Temperature Stimulus Package recently passed by both houses of Congress.
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