…thoughts from Abraham Lincoln.
Category Archives: History
“For Imposing Taxes On Us Without Our Consent”
Time for a new declaration of independence from those who would rule us.
By the way, a happy Independence Day to all, except the Democrats, for whom every day is Dependence Day.
The Declaration Of Independence
Annotated, by the hero of the recent Supreme Court fight over ObamaCare, Randy Barnett.
Also, the Declaration, brought into modern times:
When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to strengthen the political bands which have connected them with the Global Community, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the cooperative and deferential station which a careful review of the relevant peer reviewed literature suggests is most appropriate for long term win-win outcomes, a decent and rigorously equal respect to the opinions of woman- and man- and transkind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the ever deeper union.
It should be obvious that you want to read the whole thing.
The Glorious Fourth
Independence Day thoughts from Bill Whittle:
What An Obit
Pretty hard to top this guy’s life.
Is This 1936 In Reverse?
Thoughts on the composition of the court from David Bernstein.
[Update a few minutes later]
Randy Barnett, who is the real hero of these events, says that this is a huge victory for the Constitution.
Who Invented “Hello”?
V’ger And Nazis
Thoughts on the cosmos and other stuff from Lileks.
The Right Stuff
Brian Binnie (who flew the first X-Prize flight) emails:
…this e-book:
The Right Stuff: Interviews with Icons of the 1960s
, is available just in time for Father’s day. It’s the first in a series dealing with “adventurers” over the decades, many of whom are leaders in the space arena. I wrote the forward to it and the SpaceShipOne story will appear when the chronology finally gets to the 2000’s.
I met Jim via the eclectic Explorers Club and he is regular contributor to Forbes Magazine.
Cheers, Brian
You might want to check it out.
Remember How The Wisconsin Recall Was Good News For Obama?
Nope.
The latest Rasmussen Reports statewide telephone survey of Likely Voters shows Romney with 47% of the vote to Obama’s 44%. Five percent (5%) prefer some other candidate, and four percent (4%) are undecided.
Hard to see a path to victory for him if he loses Wisconsin.
[Afternoon update]
The GOP is born again, in Wisconsin. Most people aren’t aware that the state is the birthplace of the party.