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Creating Your Own Low-Tax Haven in Ten Easy Steps

The economic slump got you down? With recent economic news, it’s awful hard to see how much worse things can get. Taxes are going up, spending is down, revenue is down, employment is down, unemployment...

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Card Check Timing Conspiracy?

I’m not sure how many of you in the Agora are following the card check legislation, also known as the Employee Free Choice Act.  This is an epic battle between labor unions and business.  The EFCA...

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Yes we can? Ok I am still waiting.

So beloved leader is starting another Hate America tour, kissing the butts of our enemies and fair weather friends in the middle east while alienating our only true alliance.  great!  meanwhile, have...

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The Limits of the Privacy Protection

The Supreme Court today refused to hear a case challenging the Pentagon’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy. There’s been an enormous amount of frustration in the gay community over the White House...

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Timing, priorities, political capital, and why Brian Pierce should be patient

At the risk of inflaming the Rainbow Panther brigade, Brian Pierce  should simmer down about Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, (”DADT”) at least for a little while. Even the most strident gay rights advocate...

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Are you kidding me?

The US House of Representatives held a moment of silence for Michael Jackson!  There is so much wrong with this I just don’t know where to begin.  A washed up, perverted, butthole surfing, child...

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A Game of Twenty Questions with the Constitution

This post was also inspired by Professor Larry Klugman.   He picked up a digital “20 Questions” game at Walmart for a few dollars to play around with it.  He figured it would contain many commonly...

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Four U of I alums named to the BoT

Governor Quinn has named four new members to the BoT, all of whom are U of I alumni. The new members are: Former Springfield Mayor Karen Hasara Timothy Koritz, a staff anesthesiologist at Rockford...

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Defining Power

How would you define power, in a political sense?  Like my last few posts, this one is inspired by Professor Larry Klugman.  On the first day of his political science course he defined Power with the...

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The Cost of Individualism to our Health

Much has been said about healthcare in the last few months. It seems there is nothing more to talk about. I mean come one we’re headed towards National Socialism or Communism (interesting how one...

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