Act Like a Man, and We’ll Arrest You

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Jeremy Beer
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Interesting article in the Philadelphia Inquirer today about a blind man from Brussels who, not bein’ from around these parts, didn’t realize that American freedom meant the Freedom Not to Question Official Procedures. Also the Freedom to Act Like a Slave. Not to mention the Freedom to Get Shoved Around and Imprisoned Without Knowing the Charges.

But thank God we have all of these air-travel rules and regulations in place. I mean, because otherwise the terrorists would have already won.  Fortunately, our manly, spirit of ’76 freedom remains intact, just as the founders intended.

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Jeremy Beer
Jeremy Beer is a philanthropic consultant. He lives with his wife, Kara, in the Willo neighborhood of her hometown: Phoenix, Arizona. Although he likes Arizona and the land west of the one hundredth meridian generally, Jeremy is from Kosciusko County, Indiana, and considers himself a Hoosier patriot. He believes that Booth Tarkington was one of our greatest novelists, that Jean Shepherd was one of our greatest humorists, that Billy Sunday was our one of our greatest (and speediest) orators, and that Larry Bird is without a doubt our greatest living American. Jeremy obtained his doctorate in psychology from the University of Texas at Austin. From 2000 to 2008 he worked at the Intercollegiate Studies Institute in Wilmington, Delaware, serving finally as vice president of publications and editor in chief of ISI Books. He serves on the boards of Front Porch Republic, Inc., Mars Hill Audio, and Catholic Phoenix. A more complete and much more professional bio can be found here. See books written and recommended by Jeremy Beer.

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  1. Another victory for the Jihad Rope-A-Dope.

    One of my favorite activities, when I have time is to actually act civil or even, do something nice for someone while being patient in an airport because people are programmed to assume it will be a hellish interlude and so are almost joyously shocked when somebody acts civilly. Normally, I’m a complete crank but in airports, when traveling, a little play-acting is a fine diversion. The smallest thing elicits an almost reverent response and it appeals to my megalomania.

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    Interesting article in the Philadelphia Inquirer today about a blind man from Brussels who, not bein’ from around these parts, didn’t realize that American freedom meant the Freedom Not to Question Official Procedures. Also the Freedom to Act Like a Slave. Not to mention the Freedom to Get Shoved Around and Imprisoned Without Knowing the Charges.

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