https://washparkprophet.blogspot.com/2018/11/conservatives-divided.html
Wash Park Prophet: Conservatives Divided
In the last twenty years or so, the conservative movement in the Western world has fractured between free market globalists and populist nat...
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https://washparkprophet.blogspot.com/2023/05/what-nation-states-would-look-like-in.html
Wash Park Prophet: What Nation States Would Look Like In Africa
This is a map of Africa using ethnically drawn borders, rather than those drawn by imperial powers. Needless to say, an Africa made up of na...
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https://washparkprophet.blogspot.com/2007/02/auto-industry-isnt-all-about-layoffs.html
Wash Park Prophet: The Auto Industry Isn't All About Layoffs
While American automobile manufacturers are laying off tens of thousands of workers, this doesn't mean that nobody is hiring in the auto ind...
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https://washparkprophet.blogspot.com/2010/01/charge-it-against-my-fifteen-minutes.html
Wash Park Prophet: Charge It Against My Fifteen Minutes
A New York Times article has quoted me on the subject of Dungeons and Dragons in prison. The issue arose out of a decision by the U.S. Cou...
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https://washparkprophet.blogspot.com/2016/06/fewer-households-own-guns-but-those-who.html
Wash Park Prophet: Fewer Households Own Guns, But Those Who Do Own More Guns
The percent of American households owning guns is at a near-40 year low in the latest CBS News poll released this month. According to the...
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https://washparkprophet.blogspot.com/2005/11/allergies.html?showComment=1133311920000
Wash Park Prophet: Allergies.
While I am fortunate to not have the acute peanut allergy suffered by 1.5 million Americans, which causes 50-100 deaths per year (even a kis...
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https://washparkprophet.blogspot.com/2007/11/election-day.html
Wash Park Prophet: Election Day
It is election day. It is too late to mail your ballot, but you can deliver it to a drop off location. The Denver Clerk and Recorder's rep...
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https://washparkprophet.blogspot.com/2007/10/mrap-taxonomy.html
Wash Park Prophet: MRAP Taxonomy
The U.S. military is buying "roughly 7,800 vehicles" with each of the main military services and the Special Operations command buying a sha...
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https://washparkprophet.blogspot.com/2006/03/navy-aviation-status-report.html?showComment=1169043000000
Wash Park Prophet: Navy Aviation Status Report
The Navy's has replaced or is about to replace many of its older aircraft. The Navy most recently retired the F-14 Tomcat , a 1974 vintage ...
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https://washparkprophet.blogspot.com/2013/11/republicans-explained.html
Wash Park Prophet: Republicans Explained
An interesting pundit analysis of why Republicans are so crazy over Obamacare, which makes very little sense to Democrats, is available via...
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https://washparkprophet.blogspot.com/2015/10/the-limits-of-appellate-relief.html
Wash Park Prophet: The Limits of Appellate Relief
As the Arthur Anderson case makes clear, it is frequently true that the reversal of a trial court's decision on appeal is cold comfort to t...
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https://washparkprophet.blogspot.com/2009/03/service-interruption.html
Wash Park Prophet: Service Interruption
Chez Prophet is suffering some technical difficulties of undetermined origins at the moment, so posting may be suspended over the weekend.
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https://washparkprophet.blogspot.com/2006/05/cheap-health-fixes.html
Wash Park Prophet: Cheap Health Fixes
The Partnership For Prevention, a non-profit sponsored by a coalition of health insurers has released a ranking of twenty-five relatively in...
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https://washparkprophet.blogspot.com/2011/08/promiscuous-possessive.html
Wash Park Prophet: The Promiscuous Possessive
Is there a word in the English language more ambiguous than "mine"? "My house," can be a place that you own, a place that you rent, a plac...
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https://washparkprophet.blogspot.com/2006/06/colorados-2006-ballot-issues.html?showComment=1155076740000
Wash Park Prophet: Colorado's 2006 Ballot Issues
Colorado has a full ballot this year. I'd explain the ballot issues on it for you, but Dan already has a webpage that explains them all an...
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https://washparkprophet.blogspot.com/2009/06/forty-years-after-stonewall.html
Wash Park Prophet: Forty Years After Stonewall
The Stonewall Riots (over the shutdown of a gay bar in New York City), forty years ago this Sunday, marked the beginning of the modern gay ...
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https://washparkprophet.blogspot.com/2012/03/misanthropic-psychology.html
Wash Park Prophet: Misanthropic Psychology
Any time you talk about psychology or psychiatry, you don't have to get very far before you start facing deep definitional issues. While th...
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https://washparkprophet.blogspot.com/2008/01/trimming-federal-court-workload.html
Wash Park Prophet: Trimming the Federal Court Workload
Current federal court case loads are as follows: The Supreme Court of the United States Cases Filed 8,521 (up 4%) *Paid 1,723 * In Forma Pau...
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https://washparkprophet.blogspot.com/2006/03/some-days-i-feel-like-this-too.html
Wash Park Prophet: Some Days I Feel Like This Too.
One of the regular features at group blog My Left Wing is The Daily Rant , a product of blogger bluebird of happiness aka Mary Scott O'Con...
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https://washparkprophet.blogspot.com/2010/07/tax-cuts-bad-for-state-level-economic.html
Wash Park Prophet: Tax Cuts Bad For State Level Economic Growth
The more a state cuts its taxes, the less likely it is to experience economic growth. The comparison is based on the 50 states and DC over m...
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https://washparkprophet.blogspot.com/2010/11/denver-infill-blog-has-new-logo.html
Wash Park Prophet: Denver Infill Blog Has New Logo
One of my regular reads is the Denver Infill Blog , and their new logo really captures what they are about.
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https://washparkprophet.blogspot.com/2011/04/selected-bad-precedents-and-rules-of.html
Wash Park Prophet: Selected Bad Precedents and Rules of Law
What rules of law (other than those in the U.S. Constitution) and court precedents, that remain good law, are on my list of the worst preced...
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https://washparkprophet.blogspot.com/2008/07/federalization-of-crime.html
Wash Park Prophet: The Federalization of Crime
Conservative and liberals agree that there are too many federal crimes .
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https://washparkprophet.blogspot.com/2008/01/iowa-implications.html?showComment=1199546340000
Wash Park Prophet: Iowa Implications
Democrats (1650/1781 precincts reporting in Iowa) Senator Barack Obama 37.21% Senator John Edwards 29.97% Senator Hillary Clinton 29.57% Go...
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https://washparkprophet.blogspot.com/2005/10/medicaid-reforms.html
Wash Park Prophet: Medicaid Reforms
Medicaid is a means tested health program. One of the common forms of middle class estate planning it to find ways within the rules to qual...
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https://washparkprophet.blogspot.com/2018/11/latin-americas-homicide-problem.html
Wash Park Prophet: Latin America's Homicide Problem
The United States is at the tail end of a steady decline in crime, including homicide and violent crime, which is just starting to level of...
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https://washparkprophet.blogspot.com/2006/02/useful-and-useless-baby-gear.html
Wash Park Prophet: Useful and Useless Baby Gear
I sent in the application to sign my youngest child up for kindergarden last month. My dealings with baby gear are now confined to trying t...
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https://washparkprophet.blogspot.com/2022/09/meme-of-day.html
Wash Park Prophet: Meme Of The Day
Defending Witches Since 2005.
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https://washparkprophet.blogspot.com/2007/02/new-blogger-here-we-come.html
Wash Park Prophet: New Blogger Here We Come
After various false starts and considerable indecision, I have ended up moving from the old blogger platform, to the new one. This is supp...
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https://washparkprophet.blogspot.com/2014/06/how-can-we-boot-sheriff.html
Wash Park Prophet: How Can We Boot The Sheriff?
The Problem of The Shirtless Sheriff El Paso County, Colorado is home to the city of Colorado Springs. It is one of the largest counties ...
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https://washparkprophet.blogspot.com/2014/01/benjamin-hayempour-attempts-improper.html?showComment=1395938741130
Wash Park Prophet: Benjamin Hayempour Attempts Improper DMCA Takedown!
On December 14, 2013, I wrote a post at this blog entitled "Graduate Student Benjamin Hayempour Shows Pattern Of Plagiarism." This post ide...
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https://washparkprophet.blogspot.com/2015/10/co-creating-post-christian-culture.html
Wash Park Prophet: Co-Creating Post-Christian Culture
The United States is more secular now than it has been at any point the early 1800s before the Second Great Awakening (ca. 1790-1860 CE, fl...
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https://washparkprophet.blogspot.com/2011/05/making-of-west-virginia.html
Wash Park Prophet: The Making Of West Virginia
A hundred and fifty years ago, a single map based on information from the 1860 census that showed the percentage of the population consisti...
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https://washparkprophet.blogspot.com/2022/12/midterm-election-voter-turnout.html
Wash Park Prophet: Midterm Election Voter Turnout
Voter turnout in the U.S. midterm elections in 2022 as a percentage of eligible voters (of the 50 states and the District of Columbia) was a...
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https://washparkprophet.blogspot.com/2007/10/soldiers-led-by-stupid-deadbeat-dad.html?showComment=1231425180000
Wash Park Prophet: Soldiers Led By Stupid Deadbeat Dad Crooks
An Army Colonel is a pretty powerful guy, one step below a General. Traditionally, that rank has been sufficient to lead a combat brigade ...
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https://washparkprophet.blogspot.com/2022/02/improving-taxation-in-united-states.html?showComment=1644351843192
Wash Park Prophet: Improving Taxation In The United States
The federal income tax, payroll taxes, and gift and estate taxes in the United States don't collect enough from affluent individuals and bus...
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https://washparkprophet.blogspot.com/2006/10/history-of-energy.html
Wash Park Prophet: The History Of Energy
I wrote most of this dkospedia article some time ago, and am reprinting it here as I looked at it today as a reference and find it still us...
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https://washparkprophet.blogspot.com/2009/01/bad-year-for-colorado-pera.html?showComment=1359497234375
Wash Park Prophet: A Bad Year For Colorado PERA
PERA, which replaces Social Security benefits for most state, local government and school employees in Colorado, has seen its assets fall fr...
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https://washparkprophet.blogspot.com/2016/01/the-new-american-work-force.html
Wash Park Prophet: The New American Work Force
[I]n 1954, about 96 percent of American men between the ages of 25 and 54 worked. Today that number is around 80 percent. One-fifth of all...
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https://washparkprophet.blogspot.com/2009/06/dutch-imprison-few.html
Wash Park Prophet: The Dutch Imprison Few
With a population of 16.6 million, the Dutch prison population is about 12,000. With its population of 36.7 million, California should have...
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https://washparkprophet.blogspot.com/2009/12/census-2010s-predicted-winners-and.html
Wash Park Prophet: Census 2010's Predicted Winners and Losers
The U.S. Census is used to determine how many seats in the U.S. House of Representatives each state will receive. The 2010 census will proba...
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https://washparkprophet.blogspot.com/2019/05/do-we-need-center-party.html?showComment=1558228285250
Wash Park Prophet: Do We Need A Center Party?
Many red states are basically lost causes for Democrats. But, it ought to be possible to flip Ohio and Florida at least, and probably I...
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https://washparkprophet.blogspot.com/2009/07/going-private-trend.html
Wash Park Prophet: The Going Private Trend
The number of distinct entities required to make disclosures as publicly held companies has decreased dramatically after reaching a peak in ...
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https://washparkprophet.blogspot.com/2005/10/how-scotus-really-works.html
Wash Park Prophet: How SCOTUS Really Works.
In a court which receives about 5,000 requests to hear cases each year, and rules with full opinions on only about 80, the single most impor...
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https://washparkprophet.blogspot.com/2007/10/only-using-what-we-need.html
Wash Park Prophet: Only Using What We Need
Denver has ut its water consumption by 18% in the past six years. Other municipalities in the state, like Aurora and Colorado Springs, hav...
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https://washparkprophet.blogspot.com/2014/06/open-carry-still-crazy.html
Wash Park Prophet: Open Carry Still Crazy
The main reason that many states and localities don't have laws against openly carrying rifles and assault weapons on private property, such...
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https://washparkprophet.blogspot.com/2005/11/troop-draw-down-revisited.html
Wash Park Prophet: Troop Draw Down Revisited.
On November 7, 2005, I r eported to you , dear readers, that the U.S. was planning to draw down troop levels in 2006 from 138,000 to 92,0000...
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https://washparkprophet.blogspot.com/2022/12/quote-of-day.html
Wash Park Prophet: Quote Of The Day
A few years ago, I was working with the State of Wyoming in Cheyenne. Every morning I would hear sirens at 11 am. I asked about the sirens. ...
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https://washparkprophet.blogspot.com/2008/05/update-on-ken-salazar-and-tax-law.html
Wash Park Prophet: Update On Ken Salazar And Tax Law
In a previous post picked up in several tax blogs, I noted that Ken Salazar, who represents Colorado in the U.S. Senate, was quoted making a...
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https://washparkprophet.blogspot.com/2013/07/windows-8-still-awful.html
Wash Park Prophet: Windows 8 Still Awful
Three and a half months after buying a Windows 8 laptop, you'd think I'd have the hang of it by now. I don't. I am still operating my old...
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https://washparkprophet.blogspot.com/2014/10/wake-up-people-vote-for-democrats-in.html
Wash Park Prophet: Wake Up People! Vote For Democrats In Colorado.
There are three big candidate races in the 2014 election in Colorado, for which ballots will hit mailboxes in less than two weeks. In the ...
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https://washparkprophet.blogspot.com/2011/07/life-sucks-in-much-of-world.html
Wash Park Prophet: Life Sucks In Much Of The World
Much of Africa, Afghanistan, Iraq, Haiti, Yemen, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, North Korea, Nepal and East Timor all made the 2011 top si...
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https://washparkprophet.blogspot.com/2005/10/cop-convicted-in-nyc.html
Wash Park Prophet: Cop Convicted in NYC
While it doesn't happen very often, on rare occassions, a cop is convicted of acts involving unlawful use of force. The conviction in libe...
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https://washparkprophet.blogspot.com/2010/10/ballot-issues-flopping-and-more.html
Wash Park Prophet: Ballot Issues Flopping and More
* Polls on three Colorado ballot issues, 60, 61 and 101, which would make it impossible to balance the state budget, look headed to defeat ...
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https://washparkprophet.blogspot.com/2009/04/big-cuts-at-detroit-schools.html
Wash Park Prophet: Big Cuts At Detroit Schools
Many Detroit Schools are being closed by a receiver managing its financial affairs. The state-appointed official overseeing the finances of...
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https://washparkprophet.blogspot.com/2008/10/palin-failed-to-pay-taxes-due.html?showComment=1223326560000
Wash Park Prophet: Palin Failed To Pay Taxes Due
As explained at greater length here , Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin understated her taxable income by at least $43,000, and quite ...
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https://washparkprophet.blogspot.com/2006/03/military-blogging-index-post.html
Wash Park Prophet: Military Blogging Index Post
Some recent posts on military topics (excluding military justice and legal issues related to detainee and terrorism prosecutions): May 2006 ...
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https://washparkprophet.blogspot.com/2006/09/john-salazar-wrong-on-terrorism.html
Wash Park Prophet: John Salazar Wrong On Terrorism
John Salazar is part of the problem when it comes to U.S. policy on terrorism, as are almost all Republicans in this country. He was one ...
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https://washparkprophet.blogspot.com/2008/07/saab-hummer-on-block.html
Wash Park Prophet: Saab, Hummer on Block
General Motors is reputedly considering putting some of its eight brands up for sale. The story in the Denver Post references Buick, Satur...
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https://washparkprophet.blogspot.com/2022/06/powerful-missiles-make-ride-irrelelvant.html
Wash Park Prophet: Powerful Missiles Make The Ride Irrelelvant
What Was World War II was the last hurrah of the cannons and heavy armor. Heavily armored tanks in large numbers with big guns took each ot...
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https://washparkprophet.blogspot.com/2013/07/ack-blogging.html
Wash Park Prophet: ACK Blogging
On vacation in Nantucket, one of the few places in the United States where rich, white people routinely use public buses, and everyone leave...
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https://washparkprophet.blogspot.com/2009/09/fed-ends-hard-money-subprime-lending.html?showComment=1254179732074
Wash Park Prophet: Fed Ends Hard Money Subprime Lending
The Federal Reserve is issuing new regulations that end the practice of "hard money" lending that ignores ability to repay from income or o...
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https://washparkprophet.blogspot.com/2009/01/life-imitates-art.html
Wash Park Prophet: Life Imitates Art
The Denver Post today features a heroic rescue of a young woman who had gone cliff diving that took place in 2008. Stephanie Meyer's book...
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https://washparkprophet.blogspot.com/2007/01/more-ultracapacitor-based-vehicles.html
Wash Park Prophet: More Ultracapacitor Based Vehicles
A week ago, I'd never heard of an ultracapacitor. A few days ago, I hear that an upstart Texas company could revolutionize the electric ve...
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https://washparkprophet.blogspot.com/2018/11/conservatives-divided.html
Wash Park Prophet: Conservatives Divided
In the last twenty years or so, the conservative movement in the Western world has fractured between free market globalists and populist nat...
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https://washparkprophet.blogspot.com/2023/05/what-nation-states-would-look-like-in.html
Wash Park Prophet: What Nation States Would Look Like In Africa
This is a map of Africa using ethnically drawn borders, rather than those drawn by imperial powers. Needless to say, an Africa made up of na...
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