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Missing the Point
Over a month ago groups of people got together to protest Wall Street. The OWS protestors understand that something is wrong. Unfortunately, in their anger they took their message to the wrong people. And as the government started cracking down on their protests, they still seemed to miss the point of where their grievances should […]
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The Force Behind the Law
There has been discussion lately about what the government should be doing, can do and is constitutionally allowed to do. But underneath those discussions we need to understand what makes government different from other organizations. Private organizations like the Red Cross, the NAACP, MADD, the Salvation Army, Angie’s List and the ACLU can all perform […]
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Those Crazy Libertarians
I hear it a lot, being a Libertarian running for office, those Libertarians and their ‘crazy’ ideas. Letting people choose to live their lives as they see fit, not as the government forces you to? How would we all survive? How would that work? Isn’t that something that only works in small widespread farm communities? […]
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Massaging the Numbers
The worst part about modern politics is the lengths that politicians will go through just to convince those unwilling to use logic and facts that they are telling the truth. And further, when they attempt to use fallacies to bolster these claims even though a little fact checking will counter them pretty quickly. But beyond […]
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More on My Watchblog Departure
Ok, so I was obviously upset last week when I had five years of my life wiped away in an instant for questioning the editor of Watchblog. I was going to write a detailed post concerning the events surrounding what happened then, but while it was cathartic, I felt it came from a much darker […]
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Watchblog Writer No More
Yes, I am no longer allowed on Watchblog, it is probably the best decision. If anyone wants to get in contact with me, please feel free to email me at rhinehold @ rhinehold.org, just remove the spaces. I will post an article about this later tonight when I have a little more time. I am […]