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The “Hidden” Cost of Caravan Immigrants

There’s a “hidden” cost associated with allowing caravan immigrants into the country.  Actually, it’s not so much hidden as it is unmentioned.  The costs are easy to spot.  All you have to do is look for them. Before we get started, let’s see if we can agree on something: There

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An Uninformed Electorate

I know we don’t agree on much these days, but we should be able to agree on this:  Only informed people can make informed decisions.  If you’re working with false or misleading information, you can’t possibly have everything you need to make a good decision. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC),

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Those Three Little Words

There are three little words that everyone wants to hear.  Oh, no.  Not those three words.  I see your confusion.  Since it’s so close to Valentine’s day, I bet you thought I was talking about the words “I love you”.  Sorry.  That’s not what this is about.  This is about

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In My Face

I have a personal policy of not “unfriending” people for what they say.  While I might not agree with someone, they have a right to their opinion, and I have a right to mine.  I’m also not going to cancel my Facebook and Twitter accounts.  Mostly I’m not cancelling them

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Gated Communities, Immigration and Riffraff

When we lived in Florida, we lived in a gated community called “Embassy Lakes”.  For those of you unfamiliar with the concept of a gated community, I’ll explain it to you.  There’s a bunch of houses in a nice neighborhood.  The nice neighborhood also has a bunch of nice amenities

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Burden of Proof

One of the key principles in the American criminal justice system is that a defendant is innocent until proven guilty.  That is, unless someone can prove otherwise, we must assume that the defendant isn’t guilty of the crime they’re accused of committing. That’s all well and good.  But what if

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Building Better People

A couple of days ago, I posted a quote of mine.  Maybe someone said it before I did but I don’t remember hearing it.  It looked like this: I started thinking some more about it and decided that I should give it some additional attention. We’ve all heard (and some

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