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Two passages — the first is from an article by Christopher Adamo from back in August: America is far from being at the “tipping point” after which such an onslaught could no longer be…
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As the political right works on getting its act together so it can finally enter the information war in a serious way, it’s helpful to look back in history to times when other groups…
Read MoreHow does this article fit into “optimism” week here at Dispatches? As I keep saying, all the issues are the same. The more the public knows and understands about the consequences of liberal Democratic…
Read MoreIf you haven’t, you should read David McCullough’s book “1776” and then you’ll understand why George Washington is qualified to say things like this: “We should never despair, our situation before has been unpromising…
Read MoreIt’s rather tiring to listen to fellow conservatives lament how the battle is lost, the political left is so powerful, and too many Americans are so ignorant. This kind of talk is especially straining…
Read MoreThis week I want to focus a bit on what other people are writing that shares my own optimism for what’s possible. These days it’s easy to have discussions with conservatives that are full…
Read MoreI write about it often: Leadership, in fact statesmanship, requires “taking the whole nation to school.” That’s not some dreamy over-idealistic thought — it’s what happens every time a country has to be rallied to…
Read MoreIt’s a common question: why can’t the elected guys and gals in Washington D.C. get anything done? The question can’t imply that nothing is getting accomplished, since the White House and the Congress spend…
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A politician selling a policy proposal is easily compared to a business selling a product or service. Marketing is crucial — consumers have to learn about your product and then be convinced to buy…
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Many Microsoft product users have battled blue screens, countless error codes, and any number of other operating system and software problems for more than twenty years. In just the past few weeks they ran…
Read MoreNOVEMBER 18th UPDATE — recommended reading from NCPA: Redefining the Goal of Tax Reform. Who cares about the tax code in November? Heck the holidays start in a couple of weeks and we don’t…
Read MoreI didn’t do any research to verify this quote but it’s terrific even if it wasn’t said by Jean Cocteau. From a rather optimistic article by J.R. Dunn at American Thinker titled, “The ObamaCare…
Read MoreThe political left wing in this country has it easy when it comes to any issue — they need only tell people that government can take care of it for you. It doesn’t matter what…
Read MoreBack on October 2nd the title of my post was, “People are not being reached; really, they’re not.” That can’t be said often enough. A perfect example of what people don’t know is the…
Read MoreThis week we will discuss four easily articulated issues: our state’s public employee pension mess; how health care should be reformed; how to offer educational options especially for those in failing inner city schools;…
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