Name: Dave Nalle
Dateline: Austin, TX
Weblog: www.republicofdave.com [RSS]
Articles: 495
First Published: Wednesday, December 29, 2004
Last Published: Thursday, July 24, 2008
Dave Nalle has been a magazine editor, freelance writer, capitol hill staffer, game designer and taught college history for many years. He is a Liberty Republican and former Libertarian. He now designs fonts for a living and lives with his family just outside Austin. You can find his writings on politics and culture at Republic of Dave, on conspiracy theories at IdiotWars and on design and fonts at The Scriptorium.Currently listing articles 495-451:
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Nativism is Not Republican, Conservative or Libertarian— There's something illogical about Republicans, Conservatives or Libertarians opposing immigration and the prosperity it brings.
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Let's All Get Naked at the Bohemian Grove!— It's that time of year again, when the global elite gather for some gay sex, drag shows and subjugating the proles.
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The Myth of American Dictatorship— Alex Jones is still ranting about Presidential Directive 51 and a Bush dictatorship. I wonder if he's actually read the document?
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Digging Through the Netroots— A look at a long final day shuttling between the left and right wings of the political blogosphere.
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A Tale of Two Netroots— In which I get outed as a 'spy' and head across town to see how the other half roots in the grass.
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Netroots Nation: A Fly on the Wall— In which a square-peg Republican makes a visit to the beating heart of the progressive left and comes out alive.
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The Ron Paul Revolution Marches on DC— The Revolution March this past weekend wound down the Ron Paul movement with a pat on the back rather than a bang.
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Phil Gramm - Political Criminal— Phil Gramm is off to the political gulag for the ultimate crime of the election season - telling the truth.
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A Party of Extremes: The Texas GOP Platform (Part II)— What kind of serious candidate could run on a platform which advocates theocracy, isolationism and the death penalty for rape?
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Reinventing the United Nations— It's time for the United Nations to go. It's lost all legitimacy and should be dissolved or replaced with a more rational body.
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War With Iran: An Extremist Fantasy— Hysterical extremists seem to think we're declaring war on Iran. Are they lying or are they just unbelievably stupid?
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The Good, the Bad and the Crazy: The Texas GOP Platform (Part I)— A look at a state party platform where every crazy whim of extremist minorities is indulged and exalted.
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McCain Must Give Up Public Funding— McCain should show that he understands what it means to be a Republican and embrace corporate financing enthusiastically.
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The Righteous Fist Rides Into the Sunset: Final Notes on the Texas GOP Convention— A few final reports as the Texas State Republican Convention winds down.
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The Righteous Fist Marches On: More from the Texas Republican State Convention— We have photos from the Texas Republican State Convention! And John Cornyn on energy policy. And extra live, live, live content!
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Journey of the Righteous Fist: A Liveblog From the Texas Republican Convention— Or how I passed up wet, topless biker chicks to go to the Texas State Republican Convention where a Ron Paul delegate has promised to
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Help McCain Pick the Right VP— John McCain is looking for a running mate. He might be desperate enough to listen to your suggestions.
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Where Will Ron Paul Supporters Find a Home?— With Libertarians and Republicans rejecting the extremist message of many Ron Paul supporters, where will they find a home?
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A Reality Check for the Ron Paul Fringe— Real world politics is about hard choices, accepting reality and making compromises on the road to your goals.
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Ding Dong the Witch is Dead!— Has she really gone where the goblins go, or will she be back in Act III?
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A Court Victory for Republicans in Texas— A court victory for Ron Paul supporters may open up access to the electoral process for all Republicans in Texas.
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Backlash Continues Against Ron Paul Movement— Ron Paul supporters continue to push their candidate and their issues, but hostility and frustration within the GOP is growing.
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Only In America!— Cars, guns, and Ted Nugent - the things which keep hope alive in America!
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It's Time for John McCain to Reach Out to Ron Paul— It's time to give Ron Paul and his supporters some respect and encourage them to put their enthusiasm to good use this fall.
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This Is Not A Scandal— There are plenty of reasons to be mad at Hillary Clinton, but her remarks about the Robert Kennedy assassination are not a scandal.
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Accusations and Idiocy Are Not Sound Energy Policy— Senators are pointing the finger at Big Oil, but the finger ought to be pointed at them for creating high gas prices with bad policy.
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Obama's Naiveté and Inexperience Show Through— Jimmy Carter taught us that foreign policy was not for amateurs, a lesson Barack Obama needs to learn.
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Gay Marriage Becomes Law in California— In the tradition of their 1948 decision on interracial marriage, the California Supreme Court has ruled for gay marriage rights.
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The Irrationality of Iraq— We should not be fighting a war for Europe's cultural survival with our money and men in the middle east. There are better ways.
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Chaos and Conflict Continue at the GOP State Conventions— Ron Paul supporters have generated a backlash and the result may be disastrous for the GOP in November.
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The GOP in Crisis: Conflict or Common Ground— It's time for Ron Paul supporters to choose between chaos and defeat or unity and victory.
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How Conservative Is John McCain?— Some on the far right are convinced there's no difference between McCain and his Democrat opponents. The facts say otherwise.
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Pravda in America: The Pentagon Experts 'Scandal'— Count on Rampton and Stauber at the Center for Media and Democracy when you need a manufactured scandal or a witch hunt.
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Obama Still Doesn't Love America (Superficially) Enough— To paraphrase Roger Williams, forced patriotism stinks in my nostrils.
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Did Republicans Elect America's First Black President?— If Obama wins the presidency it may be the result of the work of America's first black president.
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Ron Paul Hits the Third Rail of Politics— Despite all our hopes, it turns out that Ron Paul is just as crazy as the worst of his followers.
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Some Thoughts on Conspiracy Theories— Do you live in a shadow world where the rules of reason are suspended and every event stems from the dark intent of a
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Thirty-Five Years of Lies and Coverups on the Road to the White House— New revelations show a history of lies and unethical conduct which ought to disqualify Hillary from any public office.
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I Have Smelled the Grassroots and They Smell Like Fanaticism— I went and mingled with the Paulites and found a discouraging mix of fanaticism and fantasy.
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Book Review: Caliphate by Tom Kratman— Tom Kratman has presented us with a dismayingly believable future in his latest novel.
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Liveblogging a GOP District Convention
— I'm in a high school gym with 600+ Republican delegates. It's a fascinating look at the inner workings of party politics.
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Iraq, Five Years In— Where do things stand in Iraq five years after the invasion?
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Yes, You Really ARE Encouraging the Terrorists
— A new study from Harvard University confirms the dangerous role of disunity on the home front in encouraging violence in Iraq.
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The Corrupting Influence is YOU!— Before you point a finger at politicians and lobbyists you might want to look in the mirror.
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A Chill Wind from the North— News from Canada has been rough for the Democrats. First there was NAFTA, and now bad news about socialized medicine.
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