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next president: raw speculations

by Don escaped Duopoly | Jul 19, 2020 | Congress, Executive Branch, Politics, Supreme Court

Since we’ve had more than a few open post moments recently…

Poll: If the Presidential Election Were Held Today

by SP | May 28, 2020 | Big Government, Economy, Executive Branch, Federal Power, Libertarianism, Open Post, Politics, Poll

Well?

Drunk on Statistical Power (or Sucking Cohen’s d)

by Heroic Mulatto | Apr 6, 2020 | Big Government, Executive Branch, Federal Power, Opinion

“To mind one’s own business is a purely negative and unproductive injunction, but, taking social matters as they are just now, it is a sociological principle of the first importance. There might be developed a grand philosophy on the basis of minding one’s own business.” — William Graham Sumner, 2nd President of the American Sociological Association

The Veto Party: Vote BangingLC1 2020

by banginglc1 | Feb 25, 2020 | Executive Branch, Politics

This past year I finally hit the age requirement for running for President of these here “United” States.

Chapter 24: After Action

by Ozymandias | Feb 4, 2020 | Big Government, Constitution, DoD Anthrax Vaccine, Executive Branch, Federal Power, History, Military, National Security, Regulation, Rule of Law

I feel compelled to offer a kind of “after action report” or lessons learned section on the AVIP.

Chapter 23: Conviction

by Ozymandias | Jan 28, 2020 | Constitution, DoD Anthrax Vaccine, Executive Branch, Federal Power, History, Liberty, Military, National Security, Regulation, Rule of Law

When Court ended that day, I knew that either we got a stay by the next morning or David Ponder and Jason Stonewall would be going to jail.

Polls vs. Odds: Part III

by whiz | Jan 28, 2020 | Executive Branch, Politics, Sports

In two previous articles (here and here) I looked at how the polls for the Democratic nominee for...

Chapter 22: Why, Indeed

by Ozymandias | Jan 21, 2020 | Big Government, DoD Anthrax Vaccine, Executive Branch, Military, National Security, Regulation, Rule of Law

Indeed, any detailed historical look at DoD and VA actions in the aftermath of large batches of veterans returning home and filing claims, reveals a shocking pattern.

Chapter 21: Back to Okinawa

by Ozymandias | Jan 14, 2020 | Constitution, DoD Anthrax Vaccine, Executive Branch, Federal Power, Liberty, Military, National Security, Politics, Rule of Law

At Dulles, I left without saying more than a brief goodbye.

Chapter 19: Working Behind the Scenes

by Ozymandias | Dec 17, 2019 | Constitution, DoD Anthrax Vaccine, Executive Branch, Federal Power, Military, National Security, Politics, Regulation, Rule of Law, Science

I took in the room with a glance. There were two groups of people – ours and theirs.

On the Composition of the US Military and Being a World Power

by Ozymandias | Dec 13, 2019 | Congress, Constitution, Executive Branch, Federal Power, Foreign Policy, Libertarianism, Military, National Security, Politics, Society

I’ll let the Glibertariat hash out the details and point out the flaws in my thinking in the comments.

Chapter 18: The Walking Wounded

by Ozymandias | Dec 10, 2019 | Constitution, DoD Anthrax Vaccine, Drugs, Executive Branch, Military, National Security, Regulation, Rule of Law, Science

Coincidentally, in the first week of October 2000, the House Committee on Government Reform was holding another hearing on the anthrax vaccine program.

Chapter 15 – The Stay

by Ozymandias | Nov 12, 2019 | Big Government, Congress, Constitution, DoD Anthrax Vaccine, Executive Branch, Federal Power, History, Liberty, Military, National Security, Regulation, Rule of Law, Science

From the beginning I’ve had the sense that they have mischarged the offense, perhaps intentionally.

Chapter 14 – Secretary Cohen’s “Four Points”

by Ozymandias | Nov 5, 2019 | Big Government, Congress, Constitution, DoD Anthrax Vaccine, Drugs, Executive Branch, Federal Power, History, Liberty, Licensing, Military, National Security, Politics, Regulation, Rule of Law, Science

In December of 1997, the anthrax vaccine manufacturer was shut down and could not manufacture anything related to the AVA.

Chapter 11: United States v. Stonewall, July 2000

by Ozymandias | Oct 15, 2019 | Congress, Constitution, DoD Anthrax Vaccine, Executive Branch, Federal Power, Fourth Amendment, Liberty, Military, National Security, Regulation, Rule of Law, Science

I had defended Marines and sailors facing a lot more time or charged with much more serious crimes, yet I was more nervous than I had ever been before walking into court.