Ron Hart

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  May 8, 2013

  My Invitation to Deliver a High School Commencement Address and Why the Bottom Half of the Class Won't Care

  In yet another bad decision, an education administrator asked me to give a high school commencement speech. The principal must know I write a column but he obviously hasn't read it very often.

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  May 1, 2013

  ObamaCare; Congress Wants to Weasel Out of Their Own Law

  If ObamaCare is such a great idea, why does Congress want out?

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  Apr 17, 2013

  Georgia vs. Tennessee Water Wars: Take Tennessee and the Points

  Georgia wants to take land on the Tennessee/Georgia border that it does not own and drain the Tennessee River. Tennesseans see no reason to give Georgians the straw through which they can drink the Volunteer State's milkshake.

• Apr 9, 2013

  Lil' Kim Jong-un; Like Father, Like Son

  Evil dictator-in-training Kim Jong-un was running a little short of cash and attention last week, so he announced plans to nuke the United States. The 30-year-old Lil' Kim inherited his evil dictating business from his dad, Kim Jong-il, who got it from his dad, Kim Il-Sung, who acquired North Korea in a hostile takeover in 1948.

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  Apr 2, 2013

  SCOTUS Scratching to Find Way Forward on Same-sex Marriage

  Homosexuality and gay marriage are two of the most unnecessarily divisive social issues facing this nation.

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  Mar 26, 2013

  Stimulus Money for 'Shovel Ready' Projects; Where Did It Go?

  Remember when Obama got his trillion-odd dollars of "stimulus money" which he and the Democrats breathlessly said we needed for "shovel ready" jobs to re-build roads and infrastructure?

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  Mar 19, 2013

  Re-branding the GOP: Make it Libertarian

  Most old school Republicans remind me of a man running for mayor on a platform of outlawing dancing at the high school prom. Obama reminds me of the guy you have dinner with who orders an expensive wine and then makes sure he's in the bathroom when the bill comes.

• Mar 12, 2013

  Our Petulant POTUS

  Congratulations to all sequester survivors! I know it was tough getting through the 2.2 percent cut in growth of "non-essential" government "services," even with one fake Washington snow day thrown in last week.

• Mar 6, 2013

  College Cost Rise as Value of Degree Declines; Here are 3 Ways to Fix Education

  It seems to be an American article of faith that one must get as many degrees as possible. Yet few consider that education, due to a lack of competition, cost controls and innovation, no longer represents the value proposition it once did.

• Feb 26, 2013

  Sequestration Drama Queens

  Sequestration happens - and it is the only way Washington can be forced to cut the growth of spending. Remember, the $85 billion politicians are howling about (out of a $3.7 trillion dollar budget) is only a 2.2% cut. It is a reduction in the growth of spending, not in spending itself.