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Reading the Constitution on the Metro
Posted on June 12, 2013
Usually, when I am on Metro’s escalator, I stand on the right side and fumble through my wallet as I try to find my Metro card. This morning, I efficiently...
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Updating Democracy
Posted on June 11, 2013
Democracy is a process, not an endpoint. Things change in a democracy. The business cycle, war, demographics, pestilence, plague, disease and technology all change perspectives over the years. Conservatives at...
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Tread Carefully on E-Verify
Posted on June 10, 2013
Republicans have rightly condemned both the costs and the intrusiveness of Obamacare. They believe, and I agree with them, that the new law will increase health premiums, hurt innovation, cost...
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Privacy in the Age of Exhibitionism
Posted on June 7, 2013
Privacy is over-rated. We say we want our privacy, but we really don’t care that much about it. The government wants the privacy to invade our privacy in order to...
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Frager’s
Posted on June 6, 2013
About 8 years after my Grandmother was born, Frager’s Hardware Store opened its doors for the first time. It is unlikely that Grandma ever stepped foot in the Capitol Hill...
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