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By Dave Hitt on Oct 20, 2007 in Big Brother, Nanny Nation, Police State, Political Correctness | 1 Comment
When Michael Graham took his daughter to the pediatrician for a routine checkup, he wasn’t expecting that she’d be grilled about his drinking. He didn’t expect the doctor would ask his kid if he and his wife got along well, or if either of them used drugs, or of he made his daughter “feel uncomfortable”, […]
By Dave Hitt on Oct 11, 2007 in Big Brother, Politics | 2 Comments
“I like the idea of giving every baby born in America a $5,000 account that will grow over time, so that when that young person turns 18 if they have finished high school they will be able to access it to go to college or maybe they will be able to make that down payment […]
By Dave Hitt on Oct 10, 2007 in Big Brother, Junk Science, Nanny Nation, Political Correctness | 34 Comments
In a semi-free country like the US it’s difficult to impose tyranny in one fell swoop. It has to be done slowly, little by little, baby step by baby step. And it’s important that those first few steps seem reasonable. The first anti-smoker law was passed in the sixties. It demanded smoking and non-smoking sections […]
By Dave Hitt on Sep 21, 2007 in Big Brother, Politics | 4 Comments
I thought this e-mail, from Quick Hitts Podcast listener Don Venardos, was something you’d all enjoy. (Reprinted with Don’s Permission. The only e-mails I publish without permission are the nasty ones.) My latest thought on healthcare: Remove the restriction that limits group insurance to employment based organizations, then let the Democrats create the single payer […]
By Dave Hitt on Sep 13, 2007 in Big Brother, Nanny Nation, Politics | 2 Comments
“HUNTINGTON BEACH – Huntington Beach is the first city in Orange County to consider a program that would make it mandatory for pet owners to spay or neuter and to have microchips inserted in their cats and dogs.” I’ve always neutered my pets because it’s The Right Thing To Do. I don’t spychip my pets, […]
By Dave Hitt on Aug 28, 2007 in Big Brother, Police State | 1 Comment
The next time one of your fellow United Statists says “It’s a Free Country” show them this article. And if they keep babbling, show them this one.
By Dave Hitt on Jul 4, 2007 in Big Brother, Nanny Nation, Pop Culture | 0 Comments
America no longer exists, but the United States is still a pretty cool place, so the Fourth is still worth celebrating. Big fireworks displays are great fun, but they’re still a passive experience, and Lee Greenwood sucks. So be sure to blow off some of your own fireworks. Make some noise. Blow stuff up. It’s […]