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Daily Archive for August 3rd, 2010

Harrison Bergeron Hits the Books

Posted in Government Gone Wild on Aug 3rd, 2010

“The Justice Department threatened several universities with legal action because they took part in an experimental program to allow students to use the Amazon Kindle for textbooks … … The Civil Rights Division informed the schools they were under investigation. In subsequent talks, the Justice Department demanded the universities stop distributing the Kindle; if blind […]

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Minimum Thought

Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 3rd, 2010

Again, this is from 2006 … With Nancy Pelosi soon to lead the charge to increase the federal minimum wage to $7.25 an hour, let’s visit a short-bit of history from the minimum wage’s most ardent supporter – the activist group Acorn. Founded by union organizer Wade Rathke in 1970, Acorn boasts an annual budget […]

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