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The Price of Democracy

The Price of Democracy

For many of us, democracy is seen as an unalloyed good, the only conceivable form of government. However, history tells us that all forms of government have their day, until they are swept away when their characteristic excesses become unbearable. Ross Douthat reminds us that democracy and nationalism are a

London Riots Spread to Bern

Harold Fish

AZ Central has a good article on the aftermath of Harold Fish's shooting of Grant Kuenzli. He had gone through training to ready himself for such a scenario. But Fish was not prepared for what was to follow. He was put on trial and found guilty of murder.

Tom Clancy Dead or Alive Review

by Tom Clancy with Grant Blackwood $28.95; 950 pages Tom Clancy had reportedly given up novel writing with The Teeth of the Tiger, but clearly he has decided to return to the field with Dead or Alive. This novel picks up where The Teeth of the Tiger left off,

Meekness

Since I have been reading the Prince lately, I have been very interested in matters political and the virtues of the soldier. But meekness, I never would have thought that to be one of them. Yet here is the best explanation of meekness I have yet seen: Here’s the

A cheap stunt

The Arizona Daily Sun reports this morning that NYC's Mayor Bloomberg attempted to embarrass Arizona by hiring private investigators to buy guns at Arizona gun shows while insinuating that they would not pass the background check. I find this unfortunate. Under federal law, person-to-person sales do not require

Tax Rates

Since it is tax season, it is instructive to look at historical tax rates in the US. DarwinCatholic made a quick and dirty inflation-adjustment to the base tax tables from 1955 and compares them to 2010. There is clearly a lot more to be said on this subject, the details