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State of our Union from a newsstand owner: Atlas Shrugged

I was listening to Atlas Shrugged (audio book) yesterday when I had an unexpected and profound response.  Maybe is was the timing, after a long commute, a long work day and the night of the State of the Union.  But an element of the first conversation between Dagney Taggart and the newsstand owner caused me to physically tighten my [...]

The State of the Union: Separation of powers?

Like many I am impressed at the delivery of the speech, the words and inflection delivered with precision.  Also like most, I am waiting for action.  Actions speech louder then words.  Oddly, within the speech were a few actions that broke through the rhetoric and will likely live on beyond the speech.

Legislative inaction

The first was when the President scolded [...]