J.D. Tuccille
@jdtuccille.bsky.social
Contributing Editor, @reason. Aficionado of personal freedom. Possibly, a "hard-ass desert anarchist."
Canadians understandably resent Trump’s annexation chatter and plan to resist. Standing in the way are their country's weak armed forces, restrictions on private arms, and a history of deference to authority.
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To remain Canadian, our northern neighbors should become a little more American
Canada long relied on the U.S. for protection. Now it needs to rediscover self-reliance.
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March 31, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Canadians understandably resent Trump’s annexation chatter and plan to resist. Standing in the way are their country's weak armed forces, restrictions on private arms, and a history of deference to authority.
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Economics likely spelled doom for Harris, but extreme ideology sealed her party’s fate.
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Democrats did themselves no favors by veering hard to the left
Democrats frequently refer to Republicans as "extremists" and even "anti-American" for the alleged radicalness of their views. Given the thumping the
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November 20, 2024 at 6:13 PM
Economics likely spelled doom for Harris, but extreme ideology sealed her party’s fate.
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DOGE will have no enforcement authority and looks like a Hail-Mary pass of a reform effort. But maybe — hopefully — it can succeed in tackling the bloated U.S. government where others failed.
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J.D. Tuccille: Trump’s DOGE could be America's only hope for taming bloated government
And they'd better get on it. According to experts, U.S. has about 20 years for corrective action after which no amount of future tax increases or spending cuts could avoid the government defaulting on...
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November 20, 2024 at 6:10 PM
DOGE will have no enforcement authority and looks like a Hail-Mary pass of a reform effort. But maybe — hopefully — it can succeed in tackling the bloated U.S. government where others failed.
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Me: "Hey, Microsoft Office! Where the hell are you?"
Office: "Holy shit! We didn't think we'd see you again."
Me: "Wut?"
Office: "Never mind. But you need to do a full reinstall for no apparent reason. You don't need to bother if you're not sticking around..."
Me: "STFU and get back on my laptop."
Office: "Holy shit! We didn't think we'd see you again."
Me: "Wut?"
Office: "Never mind. But you need to do a full reinstall for no apparent reason. You don't need to bother if you're not sticking around..."
Me: "STFU and get back on my laptop."
January 8, 2024 at 7:34 PM
Me: "Hey, Microsoft Office! Where the hell are you?"
Office: "Holy shit! We didn't think we'd see you again."
Me: "Wut?"
Office: "Never mind. But you need to do a full reinstall for no apparent reason. You don't need to bother if you're not sticking around..."
Me: "STFU and get back on my laptop."
Office: "Holy shit! We didn't think we'd see you again."
Me: "Wut?"
Office: "Never mind. But you need to do a full reinstall for no apparent reason. You don't need to bother if you're not sticking around..."
Me: "STFU and get back on my laptop."
It's good that Congress is finally acknowledging that decades of deficits (every year since 2001) and spiraling debt is a looming problem. Whether anything will be done to fix the problem is another matter.
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November 22, 2023 at 5:47 PM
It's good that Congress is finally acknowledging that decades of deficits (every year since 2001) and spiraling debt is a looming problem. Whether anything will be done to fix the problem is another matter.
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