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Moorfield Storey Blog: Out of the Cuban Closet
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Sunday, May 18, 2014. Out of the Cuban Closet. This review of Gays Under the Cuban Revolution. By Jim Peron, originally appeared in the October, 1982 issue of Inquiry. This most irregular flotilla evoked a great response in the American gay community. Homosexual organizations and churches banded together to sponsor gay refugees. Hundreds of thousands of dollars were privately spent to buy clothes, find homes, and secure jobs for these desperate men and women. The God That Failed,. Out, Lavender Culture,.
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Moorfield Storey Blog: Swing, Camelbacks and Daylight Robbery
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014. Swing, Camelbacks and Daylight Robbery. Jazz musician Eric Felten has a piece in the Wall Street Journal. On how taxes but an end to the era of Swing music. In 1944 the federal government created a “cabaret tax” that added a 30% tax to the tab of anyone in an establishment with either dancing or singing. Felten says it “. Jazz might have remained a highly sophisticated popular music instead of becoming an artsy niche.”. Consider how taxes have change architecture. Some have argu...
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Moorfield Storey Blog: January 2014
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Sunday, January 5, 2014. Collective rights: winning the battle, losing the war. Because many libertarians came to their philosophy from the Right they often bring with them a style of discussion that betrays their roots. While their position may be correct philosophically . The way in which they express themselves conveys meanings they may not intend, alienating the people they are hoping to address. Posted by Moorfield Storey Institute. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Sign up for our Email Newsletter.
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Moorfield Storey Blog: Proposition 8 Invalid Says Appellate Court: A Synopsis
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Tuesday, February 7, 2012. Proposition 8 Invalid Says Appellate Court: A Synopsis. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the decision to overturn Proposition 8, which stripped gay couples of their right to marry. The Court said, “We consider whether that amendment (Prop 8) violates the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. We conclude that it does.”. Whether or not it was required to confer this right or benefit in the first place.”. As for responsible procreation, the Court n...
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INFORM • INSPIRE • ENTERTAIN • EMPOWER. GPS for the Soul. GPS for the Soul. Don't Stress the Mess. The Power Of Humanity. What's Working: Purpose Profit. What's Working: Small Businesses. President, Moorfield Storey Institute. James Peron is the president of the Moorfield Storey Institute, an independent think tank dedicated to equality of rights before the law, social tolerance and civil liberties. He has written for numerous publications including. The Wall Street Journal. He is the author of.
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Moorfield Storey Blog: The Regulatory State: An Engine of Minority Repression
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Saturday, September 20, 2014. The Regulatory State: An Engine of Minority Repression. Swarms of armed police invaded nine barbershops in Orange County, Florida, with as many as 14 armed agents involved. The shops had one thing in common—they catered to black or Hispanic patrons. Of course, it could be a coincidence. Barbershops play a special role in the black community. Books have even been written about how they were seen ad community centers and places where individuals would gather to discuss the...
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Moorfield Storey Blog: April 2015
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Friday, April 17, 2015. Why Toleration Conquered the West. Have you ever considered why separation of church and state evolved, why we are more religiously tolerant today than in the past? Bloody persecution of Christians, by Christians, in the colonies, was mild in comparison to the centuries of bloodshed in Europe over which form of Christianity should be imposed on everyone. Martin Luther explained. 8220;The public authority is bound to repress blasphemy, false doctrine and heresy, and to inflict corp...
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Moorfield Storey Blog: September 2014
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Saturday, September 20, 2014. The Regulatory State: An Engine of Minority Repression. Swarms of armed police invaded nine barbershops in Orange County, Florida, with as many as 14 armed agents involved. The shops had one thing in common—they catered to black or Hispanic patrons. Of course, it could be a coincidence. Barbershops play a special role in the black community. Books have even been written about how they were seen ad community centers and places where individuals would gather to discuss the...
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Moorfield Storey Blog: November 2014
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Friday, November 28, 2014. Evangelicalism and Slavery: Historic Allies Not Enemies. The Christian Right film Amazing Grace. Was being promoted to libertarians, no doubt with funds from some Christian source. The promotion says the film is about about William Wilberforce and his effort to get England to abolish slavery, as well as his relationships with evangelist George Whitfield and John Newton. The film is named after the words of the hymn Amazing Grace. Posted by Moorfield Storey Institute. If someone...