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• Fiore vs Hayes.

  By stovepipesentinel on April 20, 2014 • ( 0 )

  If you have been following the Bundy ranch standoff, you that Michele Fiore is the most visible elected official on the Pro-Bundy side. This is a good video of her on the Chris Hayes show the other day talking about… Read More ›

• Even Facts can be Biased.

  By stovepipesentinel on April 19, 2014 • ( 0 )

  http://www.vox.com/2014/4/18/5620702/case-for-confiscatory-taxation It was in the news early this year that Ezra Klein would be leaving the Washington Post to run new type of news site called Vox. We’ll have regular coverage of everything from tax policy to True Detective, but… Read More ›

• Racist Air?

  By stovepipesentinel on April 17, 2014 • ( 2 )

  http://thinkprogress.org/health/2014/04/17/3427918/why-air-pollution-is-a-racial-issue/ Think Progress posted this story on their Twitter this morning. Apparently only White people get the good air. I guess it makes sense, you spend the past six years blaming everything on racism…it is only a matter of time… Read More ›

• The Absence of Judgement

  By stovepipesentinel on March 27, 2014 • ( 0 )

  But there are two important differences that weaken our hand. First, the United States does not have the same moral authority as it did in the last century. As ambassador, I found it difficult to defend our commitment to sovereignty… Read More ›

• Empire of Reality.

  By stovepipesentinel on March 22, 2014 • ( 0 )

  We can all calm down now, Ron Paul has informed us that what is happening in Crimea is no big deal and has no affect on us. That’s good news, because it seemed like it wasn’t going very well for… Read More ›

• The Civil War Ruined Our Country…

  By stovepipesentinel on March 15, 2014 • ( 2 )

  If you are getting ready to call me a racist for the title of this blog, you shouldn’t read any further. In fact, you should immediately drop what you are doing and start informing the entire internet of my bigotry….they… Read More ›

• Between Two Ferns.

  By stovepipesentinel on March 12, 2014 • ( 0 )

  Obama being on Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis doesn’t bother me, other being forced to say/type Galifianakis which is exhausting. It’s 2014 and it is an outdated belief that President’s should stay in their ivory towers and only speak… Read More ›

• The Violence of Diplomacy

  By stovepipesentinel on March 8, 2014 • ( 0 )

  Barack Obama’s campaign promised that his election would herald the return of American diplomacy a la John Quincy Adams. Adams is celebrated as one of our preeminent Secretary of State’s for his service during the James Monroe administration. During those… Read More ›

• A Grave Dug by Dollars.

  By stovepipesentinel on February 26, 2014 • ( 0 )

  I just finished reading Brick by Brick by David Robertson. It is the story of The LEGO Group’s financial ups and downs over the past twenty years. After experiencing major success during the eighties and early nineties, LEGO began to… Read More ›

• The Power of Ideas.

  By stovepipesentinel on February 22, 2014 • ( 0 )

  For the past five years, the GOP has been labeled the party of “No”. The charge is not unreasonable since Conservatives have disagreed with the Obama administration on nearly every item on his agenda. It is only natural to respond… Read More ›