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Same-Sex Marriage Meets the Jim Crow South
Same-Sex Marriage Meets the Jim Crow South
 There was an amazing list of things that a white boy growing up in Virginia wasn’t allowed to do – not in the 1950s. You couldn’t use the same restrooms as blacks, couldn’t eat at the same resta ...
09 May, 2012
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Independents Hitting the Opt-Out Button
Independents Hitting the Opt-Out Button
Republicans versus Democrats, liberals versus conservatives, Hayek versus Keynes, religion versus spirituality– unlike an independent mindset, the “us versus them” mentality and modality can be quite ...
09 May, 2012
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A Ron Paul Delegate's Insider View of the Republican Primary Process
A Ron Paul Delegate's Insider View of the Republican Primary Process
Last month, I left my perch on the top of the Continental Divide to attend the Colorado GOP convention in Denver. I went as one of those "unpledged" Ron Paul delegates, and as near as I could tell, mo ...
07 May, 2012
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Water Wars: Green River Nuclear Power Plant
Water Wars: Green River Nuclear Power Plant
Blue Castle Holdings, an ambitious Utah company, wants to build the 3 gigawatt (GW) Green River nuclear plant in Utah. This would be enough power for about 2 million homes and would increase Utah ...
04 May, 2012
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The Youth Vote: Unemployment Among College Graduates
The Youth Vote: Unemployment Among College Graduates
 According to Pew Research Center data, 66% of individuals under the age of 30 voted for Barack Obama in the 2008 election. Republican Senator John McCain received only 32% of votes from the same ...
03 May, 2012
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Forget The Nomination: Ron Paul's "Revolution" Is Taking Over The Republican Party
Forget The Nomination: Ron Paul's "Revolution" Is Taking Over The Republican Party
What little commentary we've seen from the media on Ron Paul's silent coup presently underway in the Republican Party has focused mostly on its implications for the 2012 Republican Primary and whether ...
01 May, 2012
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5 min read
Southwest Water Wars: 8 Things To Know
Southwest Water Wars: 8 Things To Know
 Stop scapegoating agriculture. Sure, agriculture in the Southwest uses lots of water. It’s also where much of the nation’s food comes from due to multiple growing seasons a year. If those areas ...
30 Apr, 2012
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Looking Towards Tampa: Ron Paul's Delegate Strategy
Looking Towards Tampa: Ron Paul's Delegate Strategy
continued his march this week to the Republican nomination in Tampa. However, as has been noted repeatedly throughout the process, he is a very weak nominee. There also continues to be a substantial ...
27 Apr, 2012
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4 min read
Ron Paul's Secret Plan to Win The GOP Nomination
Ron Paul's Secret Plan to Win The GOP Nomination
Ron Paul's strategy to win the Republican Party's presidential nomination to challenge President Obama for the White House in November is quietly proceeding as planned, and after major delegate wins i ...
26 Apr, 2012
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4 min read
California Water Wars: Nevada Didn’t Grab Enough
California Water Wars: Nevada Didn’t Grab Enough
What, you ask, does Nevada and Las Vegas have to do with California water?  Well, water wars aren’t just fought within states. They are also fought between states. Southern Nevada gets almost 90% ...
23 Apr, 2012
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