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2013/05/17 13:57
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The soft despotism that Alexis de Tocqueville predicted is nigh upon us. The Marin County Planning Commission's recent thumbs up to the Stream Conservation Act, and the inevitable approval by the...
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2013/05/16 10:47
2013/05/16 10:47
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In recent contributions to First Things, theologian R.R. Reno and legal scholar Robert T. Miller have debated several questions concerning conservatism, capitalism, and the government’s economic role....
2013/05/15 22:51
2013/05/15 22:51
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell made the following statement following the resignation of acting IRS Commissioner Steven Miller "More than two years after the problem...
2013/05/12 05:28
2013/05/12 05:28
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KENNEWICK -- Longtime Tri-City attorney Allen Brecke was given the Tri-Cities' highest honor Saturday night for his charitable work, often done quietly behind the scenes. The Tri-Citian of the Year...
2013/05/09 20:10
2013/05/09 20:10
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... of City Hall in Pasadena, California by Andy Castro under a Creative Commons license from flickr.com)In his 1996 State of the Union Address Democratic President Bill Clinton famously declared,...
2013/05/09 10:09
2013/05/09 10:09
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WORCESTER — The United Way of Central Massachusetts held its 93rd annual meeting and celebration at Mechanics Hall Wednesday. John Polanowicz, state secretary of health and human services, gave the...
2013/04/30 13:20
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There have been many impressive books written about the Abraham Lincoln-Stephen Douglas debates during the 1858 Senate election in Illinois. Harry V. Jaffa, Harold Holzer and Allen Carl Guelzo all...
2013/04/26 19:53
2013/04/26 19:53
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The bill’s sponsor, Assemblyman Bob Wieckowski (D-Fremont), has two goals with his proposal -- helping immigrants integrate into American society and ensuring there are enough eligible people to serve...
2013/04/25 12:06
2013/04/25 12:06
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In his 1831 book celebrating America, Alexis de Tocqueville warned, “In democratic societies, there exists an urge to do something even when the goal is not precise, a sort of permanent fever that...
2013/04/24 05:08
2013/04/24 05:08
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Once again, we have seen what we all know but often try to forget: the more freedom we have, the more vulnerable we are. Whether it's the freedom to attend school, run a marathon, go to work, or go to...
2013/04/23 05:17
2013/04/23 05:17
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Jon Huntsman, a former governor of Utah and former U.S. ambassador to Singapore and China, spoke on campus on Friday afternoon. The Daily Princetonian spoke to him about his vision of the nation’s...
2013/04/21 04:34
2013/04/21 04:34
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In the elegiac correspondence of their twilight years, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson liked to debate the legacy of the American Revolution. Jefferson, anticipating Alexis de Tocqueville, claimed...
2013/04/18 20:48
2013/04/18 20:48
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Loading Slideshow The Republic Will Collapse "It's much the same as Alexis de Tocqueville talked about in 'Democracy In America' -- that this American republic will collapse once Congress and...