Darwin Long

I'm interested in economics and social policy with particular emphasis on alternative energy. I'm opinionated and passionate, but I endeavor to keep an open mind. I am a self employed and self taught computer engineer. I have worked as a day trader, a smuggler, a handyman, a motorcycle mechanic and an aircraft manufacturer as well as lots of other activities too short or unsuccessful (or both) to mention individually. My formal education culminated in an associate degree in electronics technology. The self education is my excuse for why many of my opinions come from far afield and I hold positions on the left, the right and some places that have yet to be defined. I have positive opinions about policies that come from the progressive, the conservative, the libertarian and the socialist camps. NOBODY has all the right answers. I have been in 49 of the 50 states on a motorcycle (tough to ride it to Hawaii) and now I intend to do the same thing in a small airplane that I will build.

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PRISM Has Forged Bizarre Alliances Among Glenn Beck, Michael Moore, Dick Cheney and Nancy Pelosi

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Ron Paul Chooses Hypocrisy Over Principles In Fight Over RonPaul.Com

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A Modest Proposal to Curb Gun Violence Without Violating Gun Rights

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Rand Paul: Rising Libertarians Should Follow Ron Paul Example to Stay Relevant

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Marijuana Legalization: 3 States Have Done it and There is No Reason Why 47 More States Will Not Be Next

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Drone Strikes: Why Predator Drones are Not the Answer to Our Terrorism Problem

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NDAA Terrorism Law Struck Down By Federal Judge in a Win For Freedom

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Ron Paul Supporters Should Switch Parties, Become Democrats and Support Barack Obama

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Republicans Reject Todd Akin Legitimate Abortion Comment in Public, Yet Support Him Behind Closed Doors

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Paul Ryan Hypocrisy: 44 Percent of Tea Party Members Are on Medicare

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How The Tea Party Was Hijacked by the Koch Brothers

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Ron Paul and Austrian Economists Are Wrong: More Spending Will Save the Economy

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San Onofre is an Environmental Hazard for San Diego and LA: It Is Time to Shut Down the Nukes

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Why Bill Maher Will Make You Laugh, but Rush Limbaugh Will Not

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Ron Paul, Mitt Romney and Fox News Don't Understand but Obamacare Actually Increases Real Wealth

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What Ron Paul, Mitt Romney and Ben Bernanke Know About the Economy Before Election 2012

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What Ron Paul Knows That Mitt Romney Never Learned in His History Class

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Memorial Day Musings of an Aging Patriot

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Legalize Marijuana in California: Nancy Pelosi Says 'Yes,' Why Does Obama Say 'No'?

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CISPA Would Allow Big Corporations to Steal All Your Data