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The Brothers Karamazoo, and other tomfoolery

By mitchell b powell | Published: 1151, 17th March, 2011
As some of you may know, I have an insatiable thirst for the finding and correction of typographical errors. And that thirst was satisfied like never before when I went to the library to pick up a copy of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s magnificent The Brothers Karamazov. To my chagrin — and delight– I noticed that the [...]
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classical republicanism and the right to bear arms, samuel francis

By mitchell b powell | Published: 1547, 2nd March, 2011
I’ve heard somewhere that Samuel Francis is an absolute rabid racist intent of reinstating slavery, or something like that. Regardless of whether that’s true or not, his essay ‘Classical Republicanism and the Right to Bear Arms’, is an excellent little work on the history of the right to bear arms, its significance,and its disappearance in [...]
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a foretaste of things to come

By mitchell b powell | Published: 1624, 20th October, 2010
I’m sorry.  That was redundant.  Great Britain, a nation way less broke than us (they owe 18 months of their tax receipts to our 76 months of ours), is doing the things that must be done to balance things. Related Posts:Uncle Sam doesn’t need more soldiers.A Practical Program of Disenfranchisement: A 10-Step Plan to Save [...]
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now this doesn’t make sense to me: bp oil spill

By mitchell b powell | Published: 1629, 5th May, 2010
Story here. As many of you may know, a massive British Petroleum oil leak has emerged, releasing thousands of barrels of oil into the ocean.  Strangely, the US has laws requiring that no matter how much damage BP does to tourist or fishing industries by spilling its oil, BP shall not be legally held accountable [...]
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why we like less law

By mitchell b powell | Published: 0131, 31st March, 2010
I’m a social conservative.  I believe in upholding traditional standards of personal morality–financially, socially, and sexually.  And yet Related Posts:The Political Future of the US is Right-Wing — But What Sort of Right-Wing?no post todayDoug Casey on PhylesThree Options for a Self-Consistent Political Orderthomas sowell on writing
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