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Perspectives

Entitled

I want to talk about entitlements. Not the kinds Republicans talk about (although I will get to that) — a kind of entitlement that every single person born in the United States has access to, just because of accident of birth, and is so systematic that we forget it is there.

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Crossposts

Founded by Geniuses; Run by Idiots?

I saw this on Facebook yesterday and thought I’d respond:

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Op Ed

Takedown: Nobody Owes You Anything

There are certain words that, in and of themselves, are polarizing. Jargon that is used by either side of a debate, and once somebody utters one of these words, it’s almost always a good idea to back away slowly, as the conversation is not likely to go anywhere. One example is “Obamacare.” President Obama has […]