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The Republican Party Has Left Me
011 years
Contemporary conservatism and its influence on the Republican Party was, until recently, a mystery to me. The practitioners’ bludgeoning style of politics, their self-serving manipulation of the political processes, and their policies that focus narrowly on perceived self-interest — none of this struck me as based on anything related to traditional conservatism. Rather, truth be […]
Why Do People Tell Lies That Can Be Easily Checked?
012 years
by Roger Gibby
in Musings
A few weeks back, I couldn’t believe my ears, Glenn Beck and David Barton were saying that former President Ronald Reagan opposed the Brady Bill and the federal assault weapons ban. Here is a partial transcript. Beck: The assault weapons ban and handgun control—that was actually started by James Brady, but, the interesting thing is, […]