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The Straight Hype: 02/01/2013 - 03/01/2013
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Thursday, February 07, 2013. BREAKING - Leaked DOJ "White Paper" Shows Lax Policy on Drones. A leaked "White Paper" document uncovered by NBC has the White House distancing itself from the Department of Justice. The internal memo, according the Wall Street Journal, summarizes the legal justification for using drones to kill al Qaeda operatives, including American citizens. As K McKinnely pointed out in response to the administration's hypocritical stance against waterboarding:. Or my Facebook page. The w...
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The Straight Hype: 05/01/2014 - 06/01/2014
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Saturday, May 24, 2014. The Mirage of Social Justice and other Progressive Fairy Tales. I am certain, however, that nothing has done so much to destroy the juridical safeguards of individual freedom as the striving after this mirage of social justice.”. Freidrich A. Hayek. So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.". But if Wolfensberger's vision can be warped into something unrecognizable from its original intent, have we also, as Hayek asserted, "perverted" the mean...
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The Straight Hype: 12/01/2012 - 01/01/2013
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Thursday, December 27, 2012. Breaking - AP Reports Gulf War Leader Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf Dead at 78. Gen Norman Schwarzkopf, who led coalitionforces in the Persian Gulf War, dies. Published December 27, 2012. A US official says retired Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, who commanded the U.S.-led international coalition that drove Saddam Hussein's forces out of Kuwait in 1991, has died. Posted by Joe Leger. Saturday, December 01, 2012. Is that all there is? So what gives (that's what all the cool kids are say...
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The Straight Hype: 11/01/2012 - 12/01/2012
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Friday, November 23, 2012. From the Archives - Remembering the Haida. Editor's note: The following blog is a guest article written by my wife and editor, the lovely Mrs Claire. This moving tribute to her grandfather is in honour of all those who fought and sacrificed for our freedoms. They had since moved to Nova Scotia; we lived in the neighbouring province of New Brunswick), then, flinging the door wide, give me a giant hug. My mother doesn't remember, growing up, hearing stories about his service, bec...
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The Straight Hype: Slip-Sliding Away
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Saturday, February 02, 2013. Honey, I am so glad you're ok. I think we're probably going to need a new car, though.”. She laughs, and we continue to hang there for a moment, deciding what to do. Being strapped in by a seat belt in a flipped car kind of feels like being in the junior space camp program, or getting a wedgie from Barney Frank, with the exception that I've never been to space camp. Orange was always the safe word with Barney. It's weird when you're thrust into a situation over which you have...
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The Straight Hype: The Reluctant Imperialist
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Friday, September 06, 2013. In Beau Wilimon's brilliant American adaptation of the British mini-series. The fictional Underwood loves sound bites like "disorganized labor" when dueling with unruly teacher's unions. The. When he expressed a willingness to meet with the leaders of brutal Middle Eastern theocracies and Latin American dictators without conditions, while rattling the sabre at long-time or strategic allies. Validation of these fears came as early as his inaugural address, when he expressed...
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The Straight Hype: Tim's Take - Why Hosing the Rich Fails, and Always Will
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Saturday, March 16, 2013. Tim's Take - Why Hosing the Rich Fails, and Always Will. Before the great sequestration began, we asked noted economist Tim Dimas to reflect on the consequences of the election results, and the ugly class warfare that launched America into another 4 years of expected economic malaise. Tim took up the challenge and chipped away at the cliches and misguided thinking that led to the mess that is Obama 2.0 - a sort of pre-questration if you will. Happy New Year, America! 1) They ear...
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The Straight Hype: Tim's Take - The Meaning of Hispanic Conservatism in the Age of Trayvon Martin
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Thursday, May 30, 2013. Tim's Take - The Meaning of Hispanic Conservatism in the Age of Trayvon Martin. Author’s Note: It is admittedly not in the scope of this post to pass judgment on the guilt or innocence of George Zimmerman. Rather, this post is an examination of the societal and ramifications of the Hispanic identity in light of the conclusions and media assertions made as a result of the Treyvon case, amongst other topics. Part I - The Trayvon Takeaway. So I am not white. But I am not protecte...
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The Straight Hype: The Mirage of Social Justice and other Progressive Fairy Tales
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Saturday, May 24, 2014. The Mirage of Social Justice and other Progressive Fairy Tales. I am certain, however, that nothing has done so much to destroy the juridical safeguards of individual freedom as the striving after this mirage of social justice.”. Freidrich A. Hayek. So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.". But if Wolfensberger's vision can be warped into something unrecognizable from its original intent, have we also, as Hayek asserted, "perverted" the mean...
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The Straight Hype: 01/01/2013 - 02/01/2013
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Monday, January 07, 2013. TSH Hollywood - My Exclusive Interview with Saving Lincoln Director Salvador Litvak. The following is our exclusive interview with "Saving Lincoln" director Salvador Litvak. He is a graduate of Harvard College, NYU Law School, and the School of Theater, Film and Television at UCLA. He directed the Passover comedy and cult hit "When Do We Eat? Starring Jack Klugman, which he wrote with his wife, Nina Davidovich Litvak. The Day Lincoln Was Shot. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.
