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Conceptual Gridlock, American Style

Posted by Casey Rae-Hunter on Mon, Jun 28, 2010

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In case you didn’t know, I live in Washington, D.C., and work in the policy space, specifically the so-called “public interest.” The nature of my work is communications, which takes on many forms. At the end of the day, however, it’s all messaging, and it’s all political. Typically, I’m tasked with analyzing/describing/translating issue-specific concerns, but I [...]

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What Would Jesus Do?

Posted by Casey Rae-Hunter on Thu, Mar 11, 2010

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Thanks to Shane of the Government for the second pic.

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From Pampers to Thongs: When the Bottom Falls Out on Media Literacy

Posted by Norton on Thu, Feb 11, 2010

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Education reform would appear to be the next Obama administration effort to clean up another Bush-league mess — in this case, the educator-and-student-detested “No Child Left Behind” program. Susan Engel’s New York Times Op-Ed outlines priorities in curriculum, namely the core skills a person needs to help them learn rather than the regurgitation of mandated [...]

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Happy Birthday, Ayn Rand!

Posted by Casey Rae-Hunter on Tue, Feb 2, 2010

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Polish that monocle, ye virtuous Captain of Industry, and step lively, for today is Ayn Rand’s birthday! I gotta admit, this information caught me off guard. I’d love to have had something pithy prepared, maybe another entry in our world-famous “The Contrarian vs. Objectivism” series. Alas, I fear that the Black Queen of Capitalism has me [...]

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The Contra-Contrarian: Conservative Guest Editorial

Posted by Casey Rae-Hunter on Sun, Jan 31, 2010

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The following is a little experiment. I’ve been thinking for a while that it would be fun to post occasional rants from a “real live conservative” to counter the ever-present librul/socialist/commie/fascist slant on these digital pages. Certainly, it could foster discussion and spark a lively debate. Still, I gotta tell you that as an editor, it’s [...]

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