First, let me say this is a wholly non-partisan commentary. Having said, that, I was indeed raised in a Democratic family and have always thought of myself as a liberal, but I was also taught to test my beliefs constantly and never to assume that because I believed it, it was true. This meant talking [...]
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The Right to Dry
Nature conveys no rights and only a few privileges. You could be driving your country club golf cart down several square miles of manicured fairway and be struck dead by lightning, swarmed by voles or attacked by feral swine with tusks. There are no guarantees in nature. Rights are conveyed by thoughtful governments. For example, [...]

July 07, 2008 

