Robert Upshaw

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Weblog: thepondsofhappenstance.blogspot.com/
Articles: 13
First Published: Nov 30, 2011 / Last Published: Feb 13, 2012
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Robert Upshaw is the self-proclaimed "Last of the Hobbesians," a writer, philosopher, and economic theorist living in the Southern United States with his wife, three children, two dogs, and one guinea pig.

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    The Ponds of Happenstance

    http://thepondsofhappenstance.blogspot.com/
    A blog about the things that matter. To me.
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Robert Upshaw's articles

  1. February 13, 2012

    How Temporary Measures Become Permanent Ones
    The history of the telephone excise tax tells us where the payroll tax cut is going.
  2. January 20, 2012

    Is Mankind Becoming Less Violent?
    Steve Pinker in his new book argues that we are, but appears to forget a few things.
  3. January 14, 2012

    Lawsuit over Recess Appointments
    The NFIB takes he Obama Administration to court over NLRB appointments.
  4. January 11, 2012

    Political Discourse Hasn't Changed in 200 Years
    American politics has always been divisive and always involved violent imagery. Always.
  5. January 8, 2012

    Near the Mountains of Madness
    Is every political analyst out there living in their own reality?
  6. January 6, 2012

    Put a Sock in it, Newt.
    How much longer must I endure Newt Gingrich?
  7. January 2, 2012

    Signing Statements Redux
    President Obama continues to use Signing Statements, despite his promise to not do so. But so what?
  8. December 20, 2011

    Public Vandals
    The Barnes Foundation, who gets to decide what happens?
  9. December 13, 2011

    Jesse Jackson Slanders the Truth
    Jesse Jackson finds racism in Newt's simple stupidity
  10. December 5, 2011

    The BCS Title Game and National Politics
    The conditioned mindset of America: believing in expert opinion.