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Who is the party of big business? Dems, not GOP

Sunday, 28 October 2012 15:03 by William Watson
Editor's Note: Looking at the trend of 2012 campaign donations, listening to the 2012 campaign rhetoric, and reviewing the Obama administration's favoritism to giant corporations, CCU History Prof. Bill Watson asked us to publish again the following ... [More]
Categories:   Business | Democrats
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Solution for California gas prices is underfoot

Friday, 12 October 2012 10:45 by William Watson
  (CCU Faculty) This past summer we rented a house along the California coast north of LA.  The two things I remember most from our vacation were the shockingly high gas prices and the oil residue we had to scrub off our feet after going in... [More]
Categories:   Energy | Environment
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Behind Dems' dishonesty on auto bailout, disaster awaits

Monday, 10 September 2012 04:39 by William Watson
(CCU Faculty) On the last night of the Democratic Convention, former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm gave an exuberant speech attacking Republican candidate Romney for not caring about America’s workers, and praising President Obama for sup... [More]
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'Forward' into what, Mr. President? The abyss?

Saturday, 1 September 2012 12:44 by William Watson
  Whenever I describe our current president as a Socialist, I am most often greeted with shock.  Take for example Obama’s new campaign slogan: “Forward!”  This term has always been associated with the European sociali... [More]
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Categories:   Obama | Socialism
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Helping struggling folks on Colfax

Monday, 9 July 2012 14:07 by William Watson
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'The rich must give back'? What? Why? Says who?

Wednesday, 7 September 2011 14:37 by William Watson
(CCU Faculty) We often hear from President Obama that “the rich should give back.”  But what have they taken?  Nothing!What have they given?  ** Jobs: if you have a job, thank an entrepreneur.  ** Goods and services: t... [More]
Categories:   Business | Economics | Markets
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Don't sell America short; we're still exceptional

Sunday, 7 August 2011 09:57 by William Watson
(Centennial Fellow) There is much doom and gloom out there in the economy.  Many say America’s best days are over, and that we will be eclipsed by Europe or China. That just will not happen.  Thirty years ago everyone talked about how... [More]
Categories:   2012 | America
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To toke or not: Ancient Stoics & Hedonists had same debate

Monday, 9 May 2011 16:04 by William Watson
(Centennial Fellow) My post here a couple of weeks ago, “Marijuana Day at Boulder,” which juxtaposed an April 20 lecture on Puritanism and the Protestant ethic that I had given in my CU classroom with the thousands of pot smokers outside ... [More]
Categories:   Drugs
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Marijuana Day at CU Boulder

Friday, 22 April 2011 16:05 by William Watson
(CCU Faculty) Thursday upon arriving on the CU Boulder campus, where I moonlight from CCU history professor job, I had a hard time finding a parking place to teach my 3pm Western Civilization class.  Earlier that day I had received several ... [More]

Citizen of the world? Yes I am

Saturday, 22 January 2011 04:40 by William Watson
(CCU Faculty) Last week at the Centennial Institute’s debate on Immigration State Senator Lucia Guzman encouraged the audience to be “citizens of the world.”  The response from the overwhelming conservative crowd was a chorus o... [More]
Categories:   Personal
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