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Welcome to the blog of Connor Boyack, a 20-something husband, web designer, Latter-day Saint, constitutionalist, paleocon, classical liberal, preparedness practitioner, budding philanthropist, and master's student of political economy. I'm from Poway, CA but live in Happy Valley.


Archive for August, 2007

An Interesting Ratio

Posted by Connor on August 14th, 2007

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A new study indicates that “1 in 2 Americans now receives income from government programs”.
It would help to translate this into layman’s terms:
“One in two Americans now receives income from the other one.”
The article states:
Slightly over half […]

The Fiscal Clock is Ticking

Posted by Connor on August 13th, 2007

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Comptroller General David Walker is at it again. He’s making more headlines, following up on an interview several months ago, when he discussed the “fiscal cancer” plaguing our society.
In his latest interview, Walker compares our situation to that of Rome before it fell:
Drawing parallels with the end of the Roman […]

My Letter to Saddam Hussein

Posted by Connor on August 13th, 2007

The following is a letter I wrote for a class assignment on April 7, 1992. I was 10.5 years old at the time.
There have been a lot of jokes about what happened when we went to war with you. Some are super scary!! Most are about your military going on revenge because you don’t […]

An Entitlement Mentality

Posted by Connor on August 9th, 2007

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Due to continually creeping socialism and the ever-expanding welfare state, American citizens are now being raised with an entitlement mentality. Rather than being instilled with a desire to work hard and follow the law of the harvest, children are ingrained with the errant notion that they will be able to depend on […]

My Letter to the Editor

Posted by Connor on August 6th, 2007

I sent the following letter to the editor in to the Deseret News which was published yesterday (a guy named Jacob agreed). The letter follows, highlighting the changes that the editor made to my original letter:
Romney not representative of LDS viewsRon Paul a true conservative
As a news junkie and political enthusiast, I have been […]

Washington, Bastiat, and Benson on Force

Posted by Connor on August 4th, 2007

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Law is force. It is not philanthropic. It is not benevolent. It is not patient and long-suffering. It is brutal and swift to punish. Its only method of survival is force. For that reason alone it should be restrained, checked, and limited. The following are quotes […]

Tithing

Posted by Connor on August 2nd, 2007

I sent the following questions to a few friends and family, and would like to get any of my readers’ responses as well to get additional perspective on the issue and see what others understand regarding the payment of tithing. Any comments would be appreciated!
1. The definition of tithing is such that we […]

A New Home for Sustain’d

Posted by Connor on August 1st, 2007

It’s been about a year since I launched Sustain’d, and the experience has proved to be quite rewarding. As I announced on the Sustain’d blog, the More Good Foundation has acquired the website and will be responsible for future updates and improvements.
Thanks to everybody for their suggestions, feedback, and participation in this project over […]

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