Author Archives: David

About David

David is the father of 8 children. When he's not busy with that full time occupation he works as a technology professional. He enjoys discussing big issues with informed people, cooking, gardening, vexillology (flag design), and tinkering.

Where I’m coming from to support Harris

Posted on 2024-08-07 by David

I’ve already been clear that I am supporting Harris in 2024 but before I explain the why and how of my support I thought it would be helpful to provide some context. In short, my support is not coming from … Continue reading →

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Conservative for Harris

Posted on 2024-08-05 by David

With only 13 weeks to go before the election much of what I say as I start sharing my thoughts online again will be to make the case for why Kamala Harris can win this election and why, from the … Continue reading →

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My new visionary site

Posted on 2024-08-03 by David

I ran into problems with ActivityPub that seem to be due to the hyphens in the site URL. Because of that I decided to transition to a subdomain without hyphenation. I’m leaving Pursuit of Liberty so that I don’t need … Continue reading →

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Pre-Super Tuesday Revisions

Posted on 2020-03-03 by David

Who knew that after posting on Friday I would need to update all three of my recent posts before we arrived at Super Tuesday. On my candidate ranking my top two candidates have dropped out. Additionally, while I had Michael … Continue reading →

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An Age Problem

Posted on 2020-03-01 by David

I’ve mentioned that I have a problem with the ages of most of the presidential candidates. Today a thought struck me that I think would put that problem in perspective. I realized that Elizabeth Warren – the third youngest legitimate … Continue reading →

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Who can win?

Posted on 2020-02-28 by David

For the second time today I need to get something published before an approaching deadline. This time it is my take on the chances that the various Democratic candidates have of getting the nomination. I want to make sure that … Continue reading →

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2020 Candidates Ranked

Posted on 2020-02-27 by David

I’ve been meaning to share my take on the 2020 candidates for some time now. It would be a water not to do so before Super Tuesday so I’ve put it off as long as possible already. At this point … Continue reading →

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After #MeToo

Posted on 2017-11-30 by David

Zero-tolerance is fine if the goal is revenge or punishment. If the goal is real change then something more effective is called for. The focus must be on healing and support for victims alongside change for both perpetrators and potential perpetrators. Continue reading →

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Nobody wants more health insurance

Posted on 2017-08-01 by David

People are interested in some assurance that health care won’t bankrupt them. Insurance is the most common vehicle for that today, but that’s not because people inherently want insurance – just see those young and healthy people who would rather not get insurance because their brain assures them they don’t need it. Continue reading →

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The pundits who cry wolf

Posted on 2016-11-02 by David

We should all know what it means to “cry wolf” and while pundits across the political spectrum are prone to dong so, those on the liberal end of the spectrum should be kicking themselves right about now that because of … Continue reading →

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