Official Position of Montana Republican Party Platform: Let’s Throw the Gays in Jail

As if on cue, several moments after I pressed the “publish” button on my wrap-up of the Values Voter Summit 2010, the main news page on Yahoo carried this special gem of an article: Montana GOP policy: Make homosexuality illegal At a time when gays have been gaining victories across the country, the Republican Party [...]

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Is the Phrase “Unelected Activist Judge” an Insult or a Compliment?

I’ve been too busy to post my reaction and thoughts on the Perry v. Schwarzenegger ruling from the district court that struck down Proposition 8 as unconstitutional and made gay marriage legal.  I’ll try to get to that in the next few days but the businesses must come first. (You know my rule: Unless I’ve [...]

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My Reflections on Christian Legal Society Chapter of University of California Hastings College of Law v. Martinez Supreme Court Ruling

Back in college, when I was the student body treasurer and chairman of the finance board, a Christian group known as Campus Crusade for Christ threatened to sue the university because they wanted to be officially recognized.  The problem was they required that their elected leaders leaders sign a personal “Statement of Beliefs” pledge that [...]

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My Mom at the Billy Joel and Elton John Concert

My mom wasn’t allowed to go see Elton John as a kid.  She came from a very fundamentalist household and seeing a “homosexual” wasn’t something God’s people did, or so they were told.  So, she would wait up at night and watch him on television instead of going to bed.  Once she was old enough, [...]

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How to Make Money in Fable 2 – Or, How I Made My Fable 2 Character a Millionaire in a Few Days Without Cheating

It’s remarkable that the same concepts that allowed me to be effectively retired by my mid-twenties allows me to frequently become rich in video games. That’s the nature of compounding.  It is a law, exactly like gravity. This weekend, Ashly and Ian drove in from Columbus to visit – they are thinking about relocating to [...]

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