Category Archives: Politics

Ben Carson’s gun fantasy

Posted on 2015 October 11 by anewc2

A response from Richard Stallman to the idea that armed Jews could have “greatly diminished” the Holocaust.

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Phishing for Phools

Posted on 2015 October 10 by anewc2

Indeed, the idea that free markets work, and that government is the problem, “is itself a phish for phools,” a kind of story, one that does not capture reality.

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Compromise, and ultimate results

Posted on 2013 October 14 by anewc2

Grant did not compromise with Lee, but demanded unconditional surrender, and today the South is a better place for it, because the cancer at its heart — slavery — was destroyed. MacArthur did not compromise with Hirohito, but demanded unconditional … Continue reading →

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Romney: Elect Me Or House GOP Will Wreck The Economy

Posted on 2012 November 2 by anewc2

Hearing about Romney’s latest, I sent this to my Republican Congressional candidate. To: gibsonforcongresshq@gmail.com From: Amos Newcombe <anewc2@gmail.com> Subject: Mitt Romney Mitt Romney says that if Obama is elected, House Republicans will shut down the economy over the debt ceiling, … Continue reading →

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Conversation with my Senator

Posted on 2011 November 3 by anewc2

Please clarify: will you vote to deprive people of their property without due process of law, if that provision is still in the bill when it comes to a vote? Or not? Continue reading →

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Official Google Blog: A new approach to China

Posted on 2010 January 13 by anewc2

Official Google Blog: A new approach to China.

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What are the odds?

Posted on 2009 October 29 by anewc2

The net is all abuzz with Arnie’s F-bomb veto message, which his office called a “weird coincidence.” How much of a coincidence? If we say that every letter has a 1/26 chance of occurring, then the chance of seven specific … Continue reading →

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