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“Just Ché No!” Line of Merchandise Launched

February 6th, 2009 · 5 Comments

Hollywood has dutifully churned out yet another cinematic agitprop paean to a leftist “martyr,” this time Ernesto Guevara, wrote Dr. Douglas Young in a recent piece for the Macon (Ga.) Telegraph.  So let’s recall the real “Ché” and try to discern why many supposedly democratic, civil libertarian liberals still swoon over this Stalinist mass-murderer. After [...]

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President Obama, Democrats Ignore Fact: Drilling Holds $1.7 Trillion in Economic Stimulus Potential

February 6th, 2009 · No Comments

President Barack Obama and Democrats in Congress seem intent on passing a pork-laden economic stimulus package despite the fact that oil and natural gas resources that have been kept off-limits by Congress for decades could generate more than $1.7 trillion in government revenue, create thousands of new jobs and enhance the nation’s energy security, according [...]

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Newspapers Following ‘Million Little Pieces’ Model

February 6th, 2009 · No Comments

The American newspaper industry seems to be following in the footsteps of a book that once appeared on The New York Times Best Sellers list — and for many of the same reasons. James Frey’s book, “Million Little Pieces,” became an Oprah’s Book Club selection in September 2005 and appeared on The New York Times [...]

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