Author: DressToKILT

Free Market Democracy

Among a subset of the various and sundry candidates for the 2020 Democratic nomination that I have already discussed, there's an opinion that filing FEC paperwork entitles one to direct, unfettered access to the marketplace of...

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The 2020 Democratic Candidates

A few people decided to run for the Democratic nomination for President. Here are my thoughts on them. 1. Hillary Clinton, but played by Abe Simpson - Joe Biden. It's his turn. If he wins the nomination, Trump gets re-elected,...

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My Political Compass: 15 Years

I first took the Political Compass test in 2004, shortly after I became politically aware. Those were my heady days of idealism, with the zealot's fervor of the converted. The test has remained unchanged in the intervening 15...

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Social Media Oblivion Retrospective

On March 1st of 2018, I decided to do an experiment: see if I could go an entire month without checking my various social media outlets*. I was heavily active on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, and instead of taking a day off,...

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Amendment Proposals

Constitution writing is a thought experiment I engage in from time to time. While I've never written out an entire theoretical constitution of my own, I do have a number of ideas about how ours works/doesn't work, and how it...

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New Trek Show Ideas

According to rumors, there are a passel of new Star Trek shows under development, including the possibility of Patrick Stewart stepping back into his role as the smoothest of operators, Jean Luc Picard. I'd like to spitball...

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Checking the Fluids

Economic Left/Right: -9.5 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -8.15 Right on target. Also, exactly a year....

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Political Compass Test, Part XIV

That's right, it's time for my yearly Political Compass Test! Almost identical to my result from last year - .25 deviation on one axis. Still pinker than raw chicken....

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Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas

Governmenting is hard work. Representing hundreds of thousands of people can't be easy, what with those unwashed masses demanding 'accountability' and 'doing your job'. Sometimes, what that job is might slip a representative's...

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Send In The Marines

Look, I have an idea. Let's let the military handle policing. What, that's a bad idea? Yes, yes, I know about the Posse Comitatus Act. I know that "military occupation" isn't exactly a happy thought. But hear me out here...

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Priorities In Order

It's safe to say there are some problems facing America right now, and here we are in the midst of a presidential election in a year where there is no incumbent running. There will be a change in leadership. This should be a...

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Waiting For Black Jesus

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