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The Real Darkness on the Edge of Town!

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Chip Murray

You want to stifle the Republic in blood. How long must the footsteps of freedom be gravestones? Tyranny is afoot; she has torn her veil, she carries her head high, she treads over our dead bodies. ~ Arthur Koestler, Darkness … Continue reading →

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The Make-Believers!

Posted on May 12, 2012 by Chip Murray

“Wake up and smell the unreality!” – Jim Grant It’s probably a little late in the game to confess this to you, but the truth is that I don’t write for you…I write for me. I write to preserve my … Continue reading →

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My Fair President!

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Chip Murray

“Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it.”                                   -Samuel Johnson If you can visualize the scene in My Fair Lady when Eliza realizes her part in the bet, and the magical musical enchantment crashes into the reality of … Continue reading →

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Calling All “Americans First”!

Posted on April 28, 2012 by Chip Murray

What About Freedom? (Please listen after reading)You tell us that we’re haters, you lock us in our rooms… You blow out every candle so we cannot see the truth. But the light you did not count on comes from deep … Continue reading →

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What Our Bully “Crisis” & the Euro-go-round Debacle Have in Common!

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Chip Murray

Who walks in the classroom, cool and slow Who calls the English teacher, Daddy-O Charlie Brown, Charlie Brown He’s a clown, that Charlie Brown He’s gonna get caught Just you wait and see (Why’s everybody always pickin’ on me) Man … Continue reading →

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Austere is an Adjective, Socialism is a Snake & Love is a Verb!

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Chip Murray

Almost all the traditions and institutions which have molded the national character and the whole moral climate of England and America are those which the progress of Collectivism and its centralistic tendencies are progressively destroying. – Friedrich A Hayek, The Road … Continue reading →

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Camelot

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Chip Murray

In short, there’s simply not A more congenial spot For happily-ever-aftering than here In Camelot. – From the song and play of the same name. It is a moment suspended in time. Although I was only ten years old, I … Continue reading →

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The Road to Perdition

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Chip Murray

“Comfort, that stealthy thing that enters the house a guest, and then becomes a host, then a master. And then it becomes a tamer, and with a hook and whip it makes puppets of your larger desires.” — Kahlil Gibran, … Continue reading →

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From “Prevent” to “Prepare”!

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Chip Murray

I had a wonderful conversation the other day with the executive director of a very strong and vibrant local chamber of commerce. The two major takeaways from our discussion were as follows; 1) He did not know what Agenda 21 … Continue reading →

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The Sunday Morning Tune-up, February 12th 2012 Edition!

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Chip Murray

To everything there is a season and a time to every purpose, under Heaven… – The Book of Ecclesiastes Dear Friend, Today’s Tune-up is dedicated to my Friend Ron who is scheduled for open-heart surgery tomorrow. I ask any and … Continue reading →

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