Charity on December 5th, 2006

One of the most interesting chapters in the book Crunchy Con, was the one about food and the revelation by a number of small, organic and free-range farmers that it is actually government regulation that is making it hard for small farms to prosper or, in some cases, even start up.
This fact flies in the [...]

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Charity on December 1st, 2006

From “Why We Love Government,” by Walter Williams:
I believe that reaching into one’s own pockets to help his fellow man is both laudable and praiseworthy. Reaching into another’s pockets to help his fellow man is despicable and worthy of condemnation.
The bottom line: We love government because it enables us to accomplish things that if done [...]

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Charity on December 1st, 2006

Last week, I linked to a column by Michael Barone, in which he said, “[Big-government conservatism]’s the only realistic conservatism for America today.”
My only response was, “Ugh! You have got to be kidding me.”
I realized recently that since many of my readers are not conservatives in favor of small government, perhaps this needs more [...]

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Charity on December 1st, 2006

A new month. A new template. A new monthly feature on She’s Right.
Liberals are always squawking about how conservatives don’t care about the poor, but that’s just not so. Conservatives believe in people taking care of the poor, not the government.
In honor of compassionate conservatives everywhere, every month, I will post a [...]

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