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What July 4th Really Means
Each year on Independence Day the U.S. is filled with parades, fireworks and hot dogs. July 4th is a great day to celebrate. The founding of the United States was a tremendous change from the governments and institutions of the time. Based in part on the writings of such philosophers as John Locke and Thomas Hobbes, the [...]
4Jul2011 | Peter G. Miller | 0 comments | Continued
Real Estate, Jon Stewart & Glenn Beck
If there’s one thing that’s certain about the Jon Stewart rally in Washington it’s that the attendance has been grossly under-counted. This is not just sour grapes or an effort to re-write history. All anyone has to do is to look at a map and think about real estate: While mortgages and foreclosures are not [...]
1Nov2010 | Peter G. Miller | 0 comments | Continued
The Real Meaning of July 4th
Each year on Independence Day the U.S. is filled with parades, fireworks and hot dogs. July 4th is a great day to celebrate. The founding of the United States was a tremendous change from the governments and institutions of the time. Based in part on the writings of such philosophers as John Locke and Thomas [...]
2Jul2010 | Peter G. Miller | 0 comments | Continued
Obama Inaugural Photos From The Top Of The Washington Monument
Some 2,000,000 people attended the inauguration of Barack Obama. I’ve lived in Washington since the 1960s and in all that time there has never been anything like the crowd seen on January 20th. It was vastly-larger than any prior inaugural turn-out and despite its size there was not a single arrest. The world must look [...]
23Jan2009 | Peter G. Miller | 0 comments | Continued
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