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The Never-Ending Union Contract

By Justin Katz | October 1, 2009 |

Marc confessed, on last night’s Matt Allen Show, that he’s tempted to forsake all and join a union, arguing that they’re impervious: as individuals, union members get away with everything, and as bodies, their contracts can’t be allowed to expire. Stream by clicking here, or download it.

Vlog #8: What They Want to Suppose

By Justin Katz | September 29, 2009 |

My vlog, this week, addresses a thread through our Congressional delegation’s healthcare forums, indicative of their worldview and illustrative of the problem with with progressive thought, generally: I’m curious how many people could explain the vlog’s title without watching to the end. (Actually, probably only those within a pretty narrow range of television experience will…

Kennedy and Friends in Forum

By Justin Katz | September 26, 2009 |

Inasmuch as the first 10-minute video clip from this morning’s forum on healthcare began attracting viewers almost as soon as I posted it, and the first has surpassed many clips from previous events that have been up for weeks, interest would seem to be high. Therefore, I’ve put the videos that the various computers involved…

Towns and Common Law

By Justin Katz | September 24, 2009 |

Last Wednesday, on the Matt Allen Show, Andrew raised the ongoing battle between municipalities and the state. Conspicuous, the host agreed, is the absence of anything more constructive than complaints and bickering. Stream by clicking here, or download it. Last night, Monique raised various issues, but conversation lingered on the travails of Paul Kelly. Stream…

Revisiting the Violent Roundtable

By Justin Katz | September 23, 2009 |

For those who missed it and those who’d like to hear it again, WPRO has posted the audio of Friday night’s Violent Roundtable on the Matt Allen Show, featuring Andrew, Monique, and me.

Union and Democrat Party, Speaking with One Voice

By Justin Katz | September 22, 2009 |

This past weekend’s episode of Newsmakers, with AFL-CIO RI President George Nee, is worth a watch: Nee is among the more reasonable-sounding of the labor representatives, but that presentation only emphasizes the absence of space between how he responds to questions and how any given Democrat partisan would answer them. Sure, he’s the guy who…

Vlog #7: Draft So-and-So

By Justin Katz | September 21, 2009 |

Whether it’s an off-season taste or the initiation of the 2010 election season on Anchor Rising time will tell, but my vlog this week concerns the practice of “drafting” candidates for office; specifically for governor:

Ocean State Policy Research Institute Hosts Grover Norquist

By Justin Katz | September 11, 2009 | Comments Off on Ocean State Policy Research Institute Hosts Grover Norquist

Ocean State Policy Research Institue was good enough to invite me to its fundraising event at the Providence Marriott featuring famed tax hawk Grover Norquist. Some of Norquist’s speech was familiar from his last appearance in Rhode Island, but considering all that has happened — with the election, tea parties, legislative assaults, healthcare — there…

Gotta Have Humor on Healthcare

By Justin Katz | September 10, 2009 |

Both of us being giddy with anticipation prior to the president speech last night, my conversation with the host of the Matt Allen Show was full of sarcasm and laughter, which strikes me as the only appropriate posture to the current situation. Stream by clicking here, or download it. Oh, by the way, the person…

A Return to Vlogging?

By Justin Katz | September 8, 2009 |

Well, it’s been almost seven years since I dabbled in video blogging — which was back before most people even knew what regular ol’ blogging was. The technology and the fashion wasn’t there, yet, though. Herewith, I explain why it might be worth another try:

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