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Month: April 2010

  • ‘Economic Freedom in America’ – KVMR commentary

    George Rebane [This was recorded as my regular commentary on KVMR FM 85.9 for broadcast on 30 April 2010.] How economically free is America?  Not as free as it used to be, and that fact ties in to almost everything else that has been happening in our land as our government continues to grow, consume wealth, and…

  • Rome in two sturdy shoes (and days)

    George Rebane Our friends Tony and Paula arrived from Hong Kong in the middle of the night and were all set to go on the following morning.  We requested the hotel to set up a registered guide for us, and after a delightful and exhausting day, we all agreed that this is the way to…

  • Wednesday? – it must be Rome

    George Rebane Arrived this morning in Rome two hours late because of the Icelandic ash cloud.  Europe’s skies are finally open, and all the airplanes are now repositioning so that airports are chaotic.  We’ve slept about four hours in the last thirty-six, and this powerful body is not as powerful as it used to be. …

  • aka the ‘Terror Cruise’

    George Rebane Ash cloud permitting, we are on our way to Italy and the eastern Med while things are only at a low boil in places like Athens and Cairo.  I have no idea how much connectivity will be available on the ship.  To our surprise, we found out that they built the damn thing…

  • Trust in Government at Record Lows

    George Rebane   NPR and the Associated Press report this morning (here) the latest poll (here) by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press that shows 4 out of 5 Americans don’t trust their government.  Trust in government has now plunged to historic lows.  This comes as a great surprise to the…

  • ‘Altered States’ – the Great Divide dialogue continues

    George Rebane   In today’s (17apr10) WSJ there is a major article (‘Altered States’) by author/historian Michael Trinklein that reviews previous attempts in the Union by people to carve out territories for themselves that are more homogeneous along their citizens’ interests.  Contrary to opinions most popular with today’s left, the Union has had such percolations going…

  • Bring on the taxes instead

    George Rebane If Congress does nothing more, we have a long list of added taxes, fees, etc drizzling down on us over the next few years.  Congressman John Flemming MD, (R, LA) has summarized them nicely on his website.  In case the Congressman’s home page changes, I have made a one page pdf of the data…

  • ‘Nuclear zero’ – KVMR commentary

    George Rebane [This was recorded as my regular commentary on KVMR FM 85.9 for broadcast on 16 April 2010.] Nuclear zero has a nice ring to it.  That great philosopher Rodney King poignantly asked, ‘Why can’t we all just get along?’  With this aim, many of the world’s leaders met last week in Washington to see…

  • Unions torpedo the Union

    George Rebane Starting with the federal government, public service unions have contributed to fiscal calamities in every jurisdiction across the land where they have been able to get a foothold.  That is not to say that the leftwing chorus has stopped singing its hosannas to clandestine and corrupt collective bargaining.  Democrat controlled city councils and…

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