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Preventing the Californiazation of Texas, Part 4
In the previous three posts, we have examined the fear many Texans have of the Californiazation of their state. While there is some legitimacy to this concern, it doesn’t address the fundamental issue. California is being destroyed because most Californians believe it proper and just to impose the values of the majority upon individuals. As…
Virtual Mayoral Candidacy
ByjbpIn February 2009, I announced my “virtual” candidacy for Mayor of Houston. It was a campaign conducted solely through my blog, Live Oaks, and was intended to demonstrate the positions that a freedom-loving candidate would take. Below is my platform. Over the past few months I have previewed some of the potential candidates for the…
Without Reason, Collectivism is the Default
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Jim Crow Redux
In the late 19th and early 20th century, a series of laws were enacted, primarily in Southern states, that mandated racial segregation. Blacks and whites could not stay in the same hotel, eat in the same dining room, or ride in the same railroad car. Interracial marriage was forbidden, and blacks could not own or…