Archive for July 21st, 2014

Offutt Defenders of Freedom Air Show

Offutt Defenders of Freedom Air Show

The Defenders of Freedom Air Show was held at Offutt Air Force Base in Omaha Nebraska this past weekend. There was no shortage of fun things to see at the air show.

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Gordon Howie for U.S. Senate Commands the Interstate

Gordon Howie for U.S. Senate Commands the Interstate

I just traveled back and forth across most of South Dakota in the past four days, from Rapid City to Sioux Falls, then down to Sioux City and beyond. As I traveled along I noticed that Gordon Howie for U.S. Senate had a lot of signs up along the I-90 and I-29 corridors. I’d have to say there were about a half-dozen going each way along I-90 running east-west, and two or three at least each way going north-south along I-29.

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Happy Days Are Here Again

Happy Days Are Here Again

Can you believe it? The Bush recession has been over for five years, unemployment is down, the stock market is up, and everything is coming up roses. There is a flat screen on every wall, a smart phone in every hand, and flying cars just can’t be that far away. The Bush wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have either been won or soon will be or as the winning slogan said, “GM is alive and Osama is dead.” The Arab Spring has toppled tyrants and the glory of the administration’s foreign policy savants have ricocheted from the faculty lounge to the UN. Doesn’t it just feel like another American Century?

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The Wealth Of Nations Is Their Freedom

The Wealth Of Nations Is Their Freedom

In 1776, Adam Smith in “The Wealth of Nations” theorized that “When institutions protect the liberty of individuals, greater prosperity results for all.” Institutions are significant national practices, rules or organizations that frame the environment in which goods are produced. Institutions help determine acceptable behavior and establish the incentives that stimulate or prevent economic growth.

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