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The Real Danger of Ted Cruz is Scott Walker

Ted Cruz became the first officially announced candidate for President on Monday when he delivered a speech before a captive (literally) audience at the ironically named Liberty University. He is one of the most strident, intractable candidates I can recall … Continue reading

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Unions for Dummies

With Labor Day coming up it seems like a good time to examine unions and their place in our society. Ever since Scott Walker effectively ended collective bargaining for public employees in Wisconsin I have heard many statements about unions … Continue reading

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Time for the Working Class Heroes

About a week ago I heard that Eric Cantor was proposing to eliminate rules about overtime, which would allow corporations to save money by not having to pay hourly workers for extra time worked. The other day I found an … Continue reading

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