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Rick Laib

3 days ago
3 min

5 Songs For Grateful People

Five melodies to keep ready this season.

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Rick Laib

Oct 19
4 min

Vote “No” On The Progressive Tax

What more needs to be said?

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Rick Laib

Oct 12
2 min

Are Pro-Lifers Out Of Step?

Can the sanctity of human life be voted a position of the past?

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Rick Laib

Sep 28
3 min

A Word On The Establishment Clause

I received an email about the apparent tension between church and state; here's my response.

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Rick Laib

Aug 25
2 min

What Are You Asking For?

The DNC is over and we’re still not sure what’s coming

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Rick Laib

Jun 12
3 min

Let’s Reform The Police

It’s time, and it’s possible.

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You—Yes, You—Can Change Modern Law Enforcement

Rick Laib

Jun 9
2 min

You—Yes, You—Can Change Modern Law Enforcement

Somewhere near you a police department is accepting applications.

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We’re OK With Churches Staying Closed Because We Haven’t Seen Persecution

Rick Laib

May 26
3 min

We’re OK With Churches Staying Closed Because We Haven’t Seen Persecution

Some show us what “not OK” looks like.

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Should We Ban Car Driving In Illinois To Save Lives?

Rick Laib

May 19
2 min

Should We Ban Car Driving In Illinois To Save Lives?

I think it’s a fair question.

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New York State of Mind: Should We Tax Our Volunteers?

Rick Laib

May 12
3 min

New York State of Mind: Should We Tax Our Volunteers?

A real-life class in the practice of taxation.

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Laib From New York: Volunteering In The Empire State

Rick Laib

May 5
5 min

Laib From New York: Volunteering In The Empire State

My two weeks of volunteer work at a New York Hospital

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Click Here To See If The Number of of COVID-19 Related Deaths Exceed The Number of Abortions

Rick Laib

May 1
1 min

Click Here To See If The Number of of COVID-19 Related Deaths Exceed The Number of Abortions

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Rick Laib

Apr 10
3 min

If It's Not 19 Things, It's Another

Where all of this is going.

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Rick Laib

Mar 12
4 min

11 Arguments against 11 Reasons

A quick class on faulty arguments.

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Rick Laib

Feb 24
2 min

WTTW Candidate Introduction

Mid January I drove to the WTTW studio in Chicago to record a "Candidate Free Time" candidate introduction. It was a pretty interesting ...

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Rick Laib

Feb 5
2 min

SOTU 2020: Response v. React

The difference can sometimes be tricky, but I can help: To respond is typically positive. To react is typically not. This is not to say ...

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Rick Laib

Jan 27
1 min

Don't Believe It

Don't believe it. If you've heard it, don't believe it. There are some who may say I never use my hands when I talk. I do not always us...

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Rick Laib

Dec 3, 2019
1 min

FILED!

Friends, I have so much to be thankful for. Today I filed with the Illinois State Board of Elections to run as a Republican candidate for...

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Rick Laib

Oct 31, 2019
3 min

Ultrawealthy Arguments and "More"

I recently posted a video from the Wall Street Journal summarizing comments made by Democratic Presidential Candidates with respect to ta...

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Rick Laib

Oct 18, 2019
2 min

The Error of Loan Forgiveness

Friends, I have wonderful news! Well, not wonderful for you, but I’ll get to that. The Herald-News has reported that Bill Foster, Represe...

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