Bob McCarty Writes

Though I’ve written about it and even interviewed people about their firsthand experiences with it [see here and here as examples], some people remain enamored with socialism; therefore, I feel compelled to share two new bits of information today. First, I share a dictionary definition of socialism: (In Marxist theory) the stage following capitalism in [...]

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So-called “climate scientists” at the Cancun Climate Change Conference think putting mirrors in space and sprinkling iron in the sea might cut global warming, according to a report in the U.K. Telegraph newspaper today.  But I don’t buy it. Since President Barack Obama moved into the White House and put up a mirror into which [...]

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On July 31, 2008, Army Ranger 1st Lt. Michael Behenna was charged with the premeditated murder of Ali Mansur, a known Al-Qaeda agent operating near Albu Toma, an area north of Baghdad.  Seven months later, the leader of the 18-member Delta Company, 5th Platoon of the Army 101st Airborne Infantry Division was convicted of unpremeditated [...]

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A few days ago, I interviewed a recently-retired member of the Army’s Special Forces whose name I cannot share for security reasons.  In order to develop a better understanding of who he was before he joined the military and spent more than 20 years in uniform, I asked him if he had always aspired to [...]

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By a decisive margin, Americans oppose raising taxes on America’s oil and natural gas industry, and most believe it could kill jobs, according to an election-night telephone survey commissioned by the American Petroleum Institute and conducted by Harris Interactive.  Sixty percent of the voters surveyed oppose an increase in taxes on the industry (compared with [...]

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It appears that drug cartel-related kidnappings and murders are not the only crimes taking place in Mexico these days.  According to a message received this morning, Phelim McAleer has been denied press accreditation for the Cancun Climate Change Conference in Cancun, Mexico. Only days before the international conference opening today, the United Nations refused access [...]

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If you are among the group of Americans who think we can simply increase tariffs on Chinese products or stop importing finished products and raw materials from China without experiencing painful repercussions, then you are wrong.  The two sentences below prove it: At the present time, the United States obtains its Rare Earth Elements raw [...]

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