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National Parks Inc.
This week, let’s get away from the sometimes poisonous air of the election and get out in the open. Let’s visit one of our fabulous National Parks. I love National Parks; I have probably visited close...
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Don’t Give Up on the “47 Percent”
Romney’s “47 percent” comment certainly has had staying power this election season. On the one hand, he is correct that a growing number of Americans think their need is a claim check on their...
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Free Traders Unite!
In the foreign policy presidential debate, supposedly in an effort to garner votes in Ohio industrial towns, both Romney and Obama accused China of granting unfair subsidies to exports to the U.S. This...
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The Immigration Straw Man
An immigrant was once asked “Why did you come to America?” He answered “I’ve always been American, but I was born in the wrong country.” Being American is not primarily about your country of birth; it...
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Labor Laws and Class Struggles
I love WalMart. Not necessarily to shop there, mind you, but as a symbol of Capitalism at its best, as an example of the American success story par excellence. I’m cheering the company’s attempts to...
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Food Control
After the Newtown tragedy the gun control battle has predictably taken center stage. 2nd Amendment defenders are right in pointing out that preventive gun control laws are punishing the vast majority...
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Nutritional Scientific Research – A Victim of Government
Let’s continue our foray into food from last week. A new year is upon us and with it the proverbial intentions to eat less and eat better: cut out that morning donut, skip the afternoon Snickers bar,...
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Gun Control Diversion Tactics
The common perception after Newtown/Sandy Hook is that gun control advocates are seizing the opportunity to further their agenda; that they’re putting pressure on the defenders of the 2nd Amendment to...
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Douglas County Schools – The Seed of Abolition?
Here in Colorado the Douglas County School District on the south side of Denver has tried to implement a modest voucher program providing 500 kids with $4,575/year to use at a pre-approved private...
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Domestic Partnershippal Bliss
SEPARATE! is a blog about relationships in a fashion. More precisely, it’s about our relationship to the government. Normally I don’t cover domestic relationships. That’s for Dr. Laura, Dear Abby, Dr....
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The ABC of Old World Morality
I think of the U.S. Constitution as the political blueprint for the New World. It is radically different from the political systems of the Old World. Theirs are built on religion, race, geography or...
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Beware of The Progressive in You
Here’s a thought that has been forming in my head the last couple of months and that I’d like your feedback on: The progressive movement has been so successful in shaping our education system that many...
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The Perpetual State of War in Government K-12 Education
Have you paid attention to the latest uproar among parents in the preschool community over sex education for five year olds? You haven’t? What about the frequent complaints that many preschools teach...
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Government Shutdown Solution? National Parks Inc. Revisited
With our National Parks closed for business to the chagrin of RV’ing seniors, foreign tourists, NPS employees and others, let’s revisit SEPARATE!’s solution to the problem: National Parks Inc. This...
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How To Avoid Future Ukraines: Lead By Example At Home
Our fearful leaders are scrambling to find ways to continue evading the fact that thugs and bullies still rule large parts of the globe. The raucous in Ukraine is obviously a thorn in their side, as it...
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Fiscal, Regulatory Vision And Pro Choice Are Keys To Independents Voting...
As the new election season shifts into gear the GOP has its work cut out. Dethroning enough Democrat incumbents to gain the upper hand inside the beltway will require significant support of...
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A Prescription For Curing VA Care
By now, everybody is familiar with the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) healthcare scandal with its revelations of physician shortages, perverse government payment incentives, and institutional...
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(Part 1) The Moral Case for Separating State and The Economy – What’s That...
Most Americans understand, explicitly or implicitly, why we have separation of state and church. We agree that faith is a personal matter; that choosing a faith, or no faith, is part of our inalienable...
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(Part 3) The Moral Case for Separating State and The Economy – What’s That...
In part 1 and part 2 of this series, we pointed out the similarities between a full, pure, uncontrolled, unregulated laissez-faire market for religious ideas and a full, pure, uncontrolled, unregulated...
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Let’s Make the Right to Vote Less Important
A couple of weeks ago Mr. Obama put out a feeler for mandatory voting arguing that it may offset the campaign funding clout of millionaires and billionaires (no doubt excluding contributions from...
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