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The Art of Persuasion

The Art of Persuasion

By John Biver

From Rush Limbaugh last month: [T]he art of persuasion is really an art. And the least effective way to persuade people is to get in their face and wag your finger at ’em. That’s…

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The Democrat Moral Superiority Complex

The Democrat Moral Superiority Complex

By John Biver

It’s time for another American Thinker day here at Dispatches. First up, Karin McQuillan: I recently met a man who cycled from his home in California to Maryland. When I exclaimed how interesting it…

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Dissecting Political Correctness

Dissecting Political Correctness

By John Biver

From the Witherspoon Institute: To resist the manipulative forces of political correctness, we must speak out and overcome the social isolation that breeds silence. Victory in the war of ideas often hinges more on…

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Deconstructing Barack Obama

Deconstructing Barack Obama

By John Biver

Daniel Mitchell does a great job taking apart Obama: I’ve argued that Obama’s not a socialist. I wasn’t trying to defend him. I was simply making the point that it’s technically more accurate to…

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Busybody Politics

Busybody Politics

By John Biver

From the great Thomas Sowell — I like this line especially: “[M]any of today’s problems are a result of yesterday’s solutions.” It is hard to read a newspaper, or watch a television newscast, without…

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The Radical Agenda for America

By John Biver

From Herbert London: Over the last thirty years (nothing precise about this time frame) radicals in the United States have worked tirelessly and relentlessly to change this society in a manner consistent with their…

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What now?

What now?

By John Biver

An excerpt from an American Thinker post by Doug Simpson: The biggest threats we face are here at home, not in some foreign land. It isn’t about nukes in suitcases, suicide bombers, or other…

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