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" Democracy is just a reflection of our morals and the things that we believe. "

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" When I was younger, I was drawn to Ayn Rand books and other works of fiction celebrating individualism. "

" It's difficult for democracy to function properly under the most favorable circumstances, but it has no chance at all when millions of voters are divorced from objective reality and incapable of understanding what is going on in Washington. "

" I don't think that voters should be fixated on public policy. In a healthy republic, they wouldn't have to worry every waking hour about what their government is doing. "

" If had to label myself, I guess classical liberal would be best. "

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" Now, admittedly, Twitter can be entertaining on occasion, as it turns out that 140 characters offers a great chance to be misunderstood - and an even greater chance one will expose his inner troglodyte. "

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" You'll often hear the left lecture about the importance of dissent in a free society. "

" Admittedly, I possess virtually no expertise in science. That puts me in exactly the same position as most dogmatic environmentalists who want to craft public policy around global warming fears. "

" My parents both defected from communist Hungary and were what most people would today call libertarian. I grew up with a general distaste for taxation and any policy that intruded on our lives. "

" A cultural shift is not always an ideological one - or at least not always the one you imagine. Our norms are always evolving. "

" Most nanny-state initiatives begin on a local level. "

" Throughout the Old Testament, God warns his chosen people about the perils of assimilation, shiksappeal and false gods. "

" Common Core, the initiative that claims to more accurately measure K-12 student knowledge in English and math, also encourages children to step up their 'critical thinking.' "

" Few things trigger fear and misconception more than economic tribulation, and nothing prompts elected officials to react with more simplistic populism. "

" Living most of my life in New York, I witnessed plenty of nanny state laws. Later, I lived in D.C. for a bit and saw even more. I assumed when I got to Colorado, the Wild West, there would be a rejection of such intrusive legislation. I was wrong. "

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" If the wealthy get wealthier, no one has to become one penny poorer. "

" You will notice that the Occupy Wall Street crowds - and the progressives who support them - focus on bringing the wealthy down to earth rather than lifting the 99 percent. They have a nearly religious belief that too much wealth is fundamentally immoral and unhealthy for society. "

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" Are you sick and tired of these moralizing moralizers imposing their morality on the rest of us? I know I am. "

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" Faith helps many people make sense of the world around them. Faith gives them a spiritual connection to something larger. "