{"id":1937,"date":"2008-01-10T15:28:21","date_gmt":"2008-01-10T22:16:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=1937"},"modified":"2008-01-10T15:29:22","modified_gmt":"2008-01-10T22:17:22","slug":"liberal-fascism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=1937","title":{"rendered":"Liberal Fascism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dennisprager.townhall.com\/blog\/\">Allen Estrin writes Dennis Prager&#8217;s blog<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nctimes.com\/articles\/2008\/01\/08\/news\/top_stories\/1_02_261_7_08.txt\">The state will control the temperature of your&nbsp;house and office?&nbsp;<\/a>This is flying under the radar right now. Hopefully, not for long.<\/p>\n<p>Dennis was at CES. So was David Pogue of the New York Times. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2008\/01\/10\/technology\/personaltech\/10pogue.html?8dpc\">Here are his impressions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Dennis talks to Jonah Goldberg, columnist for the Los Angeles Times and contributing editor to National Review. His latest book is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/0385511841\/ref=nosim\/townhallcom\">Liberal Fascism<\/a>: The Secret History of the American Left, From Mussolini to the Politics of Meaning.<\/p>\n<p>Boy Scouts give merit badge for dealing with bullies.          All sounds a little passive and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.msnbc.msn.com\/id\/22576610\/\">touchy-feely to me<\/a>.&nbsp; How about the obvious suggestion?&nbsp; Punch him in the face.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB119966495923671075.html?mod=opinion_main_commentaries\">Fascinating take<\/a> on Obama and Iraq from a Democrat at the Brookings Institution.<\/p>\n<p><!--adsense--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Allen Estrin writes Dennis Prager&#8217;s blog: The state will control the temperature of your&nbsp;house and office?&nbsp;This is flying under the radar right now. Hopefully, not for long. Dennis was at CES. 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