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Month: April 2016

  • They sure ain’t like us (updated 5may16)

    George Rebane A continuing narrative on these pages has been the grossly asymmetric way that the Right (conservatives, libertarians) and Left (socialists, liberals) treat each other’s expression of ideas and beliefs in the public fora.  A corollary to this narrative is how narrow and broad are the spectra of news sources and commentaries that each…

  • Sandbox – 29apr16

    [To the scurrilous would-be character assassins that frequent these pages I have a question.  How does diverting to and focusing on Hitler's reputation as genocidal maniac bear on Germany's introduction of autobahns in a productive discussion about the development and utility of limited access highways?  gjr]

  • Nothing good from the good ol’ days

    George Rebane [This is the transcript from my regular KVMR commentary broadcast on 28 April 2016.] Conservatives, and even some libertarians for good measure, are accused of wanting to bring back the America of the early post-war years – the period from, say, 1945 to 1960. When any of the progressive media find someone prominent…

  • Wanna bet?

    George Rebane Suppose astute observers of the political scene Manny, Moe, and Jack want to demonstrate their prognostication skills in a wager, and they decide to show their acumen by predicting the number of delegates with which Donald Trump arrives at the Republican Convention this July.  Now the standard way to do that would be…

  • Sandbox – 24apr16

    [Tempest fugit.  Again I am tardy with a fresh sandbox.  Was told that certain leftwingers are now sowing hate and fear because Oath Keepers have been detected in the county.  All hands on deck to man the purple paint brushes!  gjr]

  • Scattershots – 22apr16

    George Rebane Supes Miller and Weston gave their “rationale” for floating Measure W on the 7jun16 ballot (op-ed in 22apr16 Union). They tell us that W is “strictly about controlling nuisance, environmental and public safety impacts from outdoor (MJ) grows.”  Well maybe.  Now don’t get me wrong, I’m on record for sharing these concerns voiced…

  • Candidates Ignore Growing Risk of ‘War for our time’

    George Rebane Among the many failures of the Obama presidency, I believe history will record that his chamberlainian naiveté and failures in foreign policy will eclipse the other disasters he has authored for America.  More observers are starting to see the growing number of harbingers to war popping up all over the globe as America…

  • The Liberal Mind – there are so many of them

    George Rebane On Saturday mornings I cook a big breakfast centered around a multi-layered frittata (dubbed Eggs Rebane in the family) and sautéed vegetables all served with toasted slices from one of my artisan breads (have baked all our bread since 1998).  Jo Ann makes the coffee, cuts my vegetables, and then gets to sit…

  • Sandbox – 16apr16

    [Apologies; it’s past the time for fresh sand. A correspondent sent me this one-liner seen on a t-shirt: "liberalism: moochers electing looters to steal from the producers!"  Now some of our readers are of the zero-sum variety and maintain that it’s the 1% who steal from the 99%.  And that keeps the country destitute, causes…

  • Ruminations – 15apr16

    George Rebane Even former Obama SecTreas Larry Summers attributes the bad economy to giving rise to populists Bernie and Donald. This is in contrast to the big National Lie continually repeated from the WH press room.  Regarding the election, Summers said, “I think the prospect of Donald Trump being President would be the gravest threat…

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