Daily Archives: July 4, 2005

Independence and Patriotism

Following up on Julia Sisyphus’s post, a new poll shows patriotism remains near an all-time high in America: Whether or not “patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel,” as the British writer Samuel Johnson observed more than 200 years … Continue reading Continue reading

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lest we forget

the annotated Declaration of Independence, on its birthday How’s it going edition. IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776 The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, … Continue reading Continue reading

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All Out War, Redux: Can You Hear Me Now?

Since today feels like a Sunday, I thought it’d be as good a time as any to engage in a longwinded magazine-style blog post on a topic that Kuff and I have been doing a bit to emphasize. That point, … Continue reading Continue reading

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Back to Consensus-ville

Gloom clouds special session So how is that special session going for Governor Perry? “I don’t think people are overly enthusiastic about being here,” said Sen. Mike Jackson, R-La Porte. “The mood I sense is everybody’s pretty skeptical about being … Continue reading Continue reading

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