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Author Archives: Joe Benning
The Virginia Senate Race
Before being elected to the US Senate in 2008, Mark Warner (D. VA) served as governor of Virginia from 2002 to 2006. In 2014 ran for a second term against Republican Ed Gillespie, winning by just under 1% of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Daniel Gade, Democrats, election 2000, Mark Warner, politics, Republicans, Virginia
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California’s Wildfires
Despite the apocalyptic rhetoric of environmental alarmists, the destructiveness of the raging wildfires in the Pacific Northwest are primarily the result bad policy–not climate change. See the short video below on the subject. JFB
Posted in Policy, Politics
Tagged California, climate change, Newsome, policy, Sierra Club, Wildfires
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The Left Wing Embrace of Violence
“If they even TRY to replace RBG we burn the entire fucking thing down”. Reza Aslan. For those lucky enough not to know who Reza Aslan is, he is a Professor of creative writing at the University of California, Riverside; … Continue reading
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Tagged early voting, elections, Fairfax County, politics, Supreme Court, Trump, Virginia, voter intimidation
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The Many Absurdities of 2020
Pennsylvania is one of 8 states that chooses its Supreme Court justices by election. Both the Democrats and Republicans nominate candidates; third party nominees are occasionally on the ballot as well. Election winners are placed on the Court for an … Continue reading
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Tagged Biden, election, Harris, Pennsylvania, police, political accountability, thought experiment, Trump
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The Sociology of Mobs
The video below, published by Reason Magazine, provides some insight into what is going on in Portland, particularly with respect to the motivations of participants.
Biden Against Violence. Sort Of.
Former Vice-President Joe Biden is about to unleash a huge ad buy decrying violence in general, but not in particular. The reason is obvious. Polling indicates that he is being hurt in swing states where support for Black Lives Matter … Continue reading
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Tagged Biden, Black Lives Matter, BLM, Democratic, Donald Trump, election, NY Times, Republican, violence
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Truthful Lies
Sometimes lies tell the truth, however inadvertently. Ever since May when George Floyd was killed while in police custody there have been waves of protest in America’s cities, often spilling into violence. The violence has not been random and sporadic. … Continue reading