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https://www.kerrydougherty.com/allposts/2019/8/22/teen-threatens-mass-shooting-mom-defends-punk

I appreciate the Mom’s position and concerns, but Ms. Dougherty is right in my view. The Mom here is guilty of false compassion. The police have no choice but to take the boy away.

https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/274630/how-left-gets-statue-liberty-poem-wrong-daniel-greenfield

Commentary related to a recent Virginian-Pilot editorial, “Cuccinelli now the face of Trump’s immigration policies.” There’s an interesting connection between the Statue of Liberty and a daughter of the Confederacy.

This video makes an interesting observation about comments sections at news media web sites, about 22 minutes in.

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-08-22/larry-summers-comes-clean-ahead-j-hole-admits-central-planners-are-impotent

This article represents a watershed moment.

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https://www.pilotonline.com/opinion/letters/vp-ed-leti-0822-20190822-imhnzmk4mrbijnctwt6p53vkby-story.html

“A city has no individual rights and any decisions affecting all should be decided by the ballot.”

The writer makes the assertion, but doesn’t back it up. I think the assertion is without merit.

A city is a corporation. It has individual rights to the extent that the legal fiction of personhood which incorporation establishes allows. The personhood doctrine is necessary because corporations commit material actions in the world for which they must at times be held responsible.

That said, I would welcome a referendum on the Johnny Reb monument. I find it attractive and consider it historical and would vote to keep it where it is. But seeing as others have a strongly-held view that is opposite to mine, a public vote would be the best option.

https://www.pilotonline.com/opinion/letters/vp-ed-letf-0822-20190822-z4mpjhf3njbg5ahohet5yu3mce-story.html

The writer wants the city of Virginia Beach to renege on a legal contract. I can appreciate the sentiment on emotional grounds, but the principle of honoring valid contracts is more important than sentiment.

One might argue that gun shows glamorize anti-civilized behavior, but the counter argument is that contracts — especially those between a government and a private party — are the very basis of civilization.

https://www.pilotonline.com/opinion/letters/vp-ed-lete-0821-20190821-55eyt2lxjffr7ddkofkm7va4pe-story.html

The writer of this letter appears to be confused. He addresses the philosophical question, What is life? while ignoring the observable fact that a particular life can be traced back to the moment of conception, and no further.

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https://www.pilotonline.com/opinion/letters/vp-ed-letd-0821-20190821-gbfis3ckdfc3hab7ntiwf5efzm-story.html

Excellent LTE, Mr. Roberts. Congratulations on having it published.

https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/08/the_climate_change_crisis_racket.html

“Do Democrats really believe in the climate crisis they have dubbed an ’emergency,’ or is it really just a way to make a quick buck?”

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