Nathaniel Ward » GOP http://www.nathanielward.net Mon, 22 Aug 2011 12:14:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 What I’m Reading — January 14th http://www.nathanielward.net/2010/01/what-im-reading-january-14th/ http://www.nathanielward.net/2010/01/what-im-reading-january-14th/#comments Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:34:41 +0000 Nathaniel Ward http://www.nathanielward.net/?p=580
  • Campaign Finance Reform’s Unending Quest to Limit Our Rights. Bradley Smith explains how campaign finance “reform” has continued to erode basic constitutional protections: “every time we close off one avenue of political participation, politically active Americans will turn to the next most effective legal means of carrying on their activity. That next most effective means will then become the loophole that must be closed.”
  • Gmail Users Are More Active on Social Media.
  • The GOP Shouldn’t Count It’s Chickens Just Yet. Ramesh Ponnuru: “Republicans shouldn’t get carried away. There are 10 months to go before the midterm elections, and the political climate can change a lot in that time.”
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  • Why trains run slower now than they did in the 1920s.
    Lower demand, more freight and more government regulation conspire to reduce train speeds.
  • An interview with the old RNC webmaster
    “What I discovered is technological development cycles will always overlap with campaign cycles, and that’s not conducive to having efficient technology, because when you’re in campaign mode you’re not going to want to deal with alpha or beta products or sit through the development of something that hasn’t been tested.”
  • Redskins win new legal fight with Indian group
    Is “the appropriateness of Native American imagery for team names” really a legal question? Perhaps the name and logo are insensitive, but there’s certainly no “right not to be offended.”
  • Obama administration plans a new regulator for consumer finance.
    This is certainly ripe for all kinds of overreach, and could easily backfire.
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  • MyLifeIsAverage
    An amusing response to FML.
  • The auto industry, now run by the people who brought you the DMV
    “President Barack Obama took aim at climate-warming greenhouse gases on Tuesday and ordered the struggling auto industry to make more fuel-efficient cars under tough new national standards to cut emissions and increase gas mileage.”
  • Menu labeling bill introduced by U.S. lawmakers — Los Angeles Times
    “Two federal lawmakers have introduced legislation to require fast-food and other chain restaurants to post calories on menu boards and food display tags. The chains also would have to put information about calories, fats, carbohydrates and salt on printed menus.”
  • David Freddoso on the Club for Growth’s political impact
    “The Wall Street Journal tackles the the Club for Growth, some conservatives’ financial answer to the problem of overwhelming incumbent retention in Congress. The piece, in which some moderates fault the Club for shrinking the GOP caucus, misses two important points.”
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