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Philosophy: The thin blue line
On 1 January, a local sheriff’s deputy was gunned down during a shootout at a local trailer park. The event is a tragedy in any case, but especially when one considers the fact that she left behind two young children. … Continue reading → Continue reading
Gun laws punish those who abide by the law
It was almost impossible that the tragic attempted assassination of Representative Gabrielle Giffords would not spawn calls to regulate private access to firearms. After all, the shooter obtained his firearm legally under Arizona’s law and then used that firearm to … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Law, Nations, News, Politics, Society, United States, World Watch
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Words matter, especially when they’re missing
Over at Cranach: the Blog of Veith, is the story of the misplaced “at” in Virginia’s school bus safety law and someone who got off with breaking the spirit of the law because of it. It turns out that the … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Law, Society, Writing
Tagged attention to detail, laws, words, words matter, Writing
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Farming: Why do you have grass?
One of the arguments I hear often about why we have to continue modern industrial farming practices is because there just isn’t enough arable land to grow enough food for everyone. I almost always wonder what the latest person who said such a thing is doing with his or her yard. Seriously, what are you doing […] Continue reading
Posted in Farming, Food, Law, Philosophy
Tagged arable land, chickens, Choices, Experiments, farmers, Farming, food production, grain, Grass, industrial farming, Life, revolutions, Self-sufficiency, self-sustainment
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Farming: The one thing everyone can do
This morning, I read about a bill under consideration by the US Senate that would, if the language in it holds true, essentially criminalize local food producers by forcing them to register with regulatory agencies in the same way that industrial food companies must.
Reading about this bill once again struck home for me how far Americans […] Continue reading
Posted in Farming, Law, Philosophy
Tagged Farming, food production, Self-sufficiency, senate
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