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Throwing Out the Baby with the Bath Water

Seems like most of those railing against the private health care system (and health insurance) want to scrap what is working and start all over. Many favor a "Medicare for all" approach without...

NCTV-G broadcasts first live meeting

NCTV-G, the new government channel aired by Nevada County Television, will broadcast its first live meeting today.

Oz gets the government it elected and gets it good and hard

That’s a real bad paraphrase of a HL Mencken quote that is actually "Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want and deserve to get it good and hard."However it fits in...

A Christmas Present for the Belgians: The Loser’s Return

If all goes well, Belgium, the host country of the European Union, will have a new government by Sunday. Today, on the 192nd day since the general elections of last June 10th, outgoing Prime Minister...

Mr Bubble contradicts himself, again

Um, if you pump more money into the subprime crisis, you are artificially inflating prices for everyone else. That would be meddling. That is part of the current problem, so why drag out the misery...

FreshDirect's Patriotic Union-Busting Xmas Massacre [Solidarity!]

FreshDirect "suspended" a couple dozen employees and fired "at least one of them" this week. Nearly all of them were Hispanic immigrants, and the grocery delivery company claims they didn't provide...

Brussels: What the People Vote Down, the Elite Brings Back

Today, on the 183rd day after last June’s Belgian elections, Belgium’s King Albert II asked outgoing Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt to form a new government. Mr Verhofstadt lost the elections on 10...

New government channel to educate Nevada County

If C-SPAN is here, can NCTV be far behind? Starting Dec. 19, Nevada County residents will be able to watch local government meetings around the clock on an exclusive government channel aired by...

Internet criminals are going to have a field day

Internet criminals must be rubbing their hands in glee. Not only does the British Government lose the bank account details of 10 million families, but now it seems they are making the local bobby the...

Why the Eurocrats Fear the Belgian Anarchy

The Belgian anarchy has not led to anarchy. Because Brussels is not in a hurry, Brussels is in a panic.    Belgium has been without a government for 174 days, and we are doing fine,...