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Over at Townhall, the weekend’s subject is, once again, guns. But it gets worse: we’re talking about fake guns, here. And they’re just as worrisome . . . if you are an “educator.”

Come back here for links, for further reading:

• The tale of Joshua’s pastry, on a Fox Facebook page
• Katherine Mangu-Ward hazards that the pastry was a Pop-Tart, and also doubts the complete veracity of the youngster’s story
• A portion of this column first appeared on Common Sense
• “Thou Shalt Not Hug” regarding the real lessons being taught
• “Finger guns, toy guns and threats: The fallout of Sandy Hook,” Washington Post
• “Mother of Va. boy who was arrested over toy gun criticizes case’s handling,” Washington Post
• “The Finger of Terror” on Common Sense

Over at Townhall.com, find a longer report on the Maryland referendum hearing, briefly addressed here on Friday. And then come back here to check out these links:

• Blog post on coming attacks against MD referendum
• Article on hearing
• HB 493
• Citizens in Charge Fdtn Fraud Report: “Is the F-Word Overused?“

Ah, the great sequestration debate! It rages. But it is high time to insert a little sense into it. Cut to Townhall.com, and come back here for more thoughts, references, and citations.

• Grover Norquist’s perspective
• Military not planning on the cuts
• Ah, Panetta and his “second-rate power” thesis
• Comparing military spending among countries
• Obama wants more tax increases
• Charles Krauthammer’s advice to Republicans: call the bluff

This weekend at Townhall, another foray into the big issue of the day, what to do about preventing gun massacres. Click on over to Townhall.com — actually, here precisely — then come back here to consider the sources, and a few more notions:

• “The Great American Gun Frenzy,” Paul Jacob, Townhall.com, January 13, 2013
• “Let Teachers Bear Arms,” Paul Jacob, Common Sense, December 20, 2012
• “Newtown Votes for Armed Guards in Elementary Schools,” by Alexander Abad-Santos, The Atlantic Wire, February 1, 2013
• “Newtown Sides With NRA – Votes for Armed Guards in Schools,” by John Nolte, Breitbard.com, February 1, 2013
• Wikipedia entry

And this:

This weekend, at Townhall.com, Yours Truly notes the flair with which Washington insiders chuckle as they send the nation further into a sovereign debt crisis. Click on over, then click back here for further reading:

• Ha, ha! It’s the “Death Star petition”!
• Obama’s Deficit Promise
• Adm. Mullen on the No. 1 Priority
• Phoney War
• Gainesville Tea Party
• The Budget Math Deficit

This weekend’s column at Townhall.com explores the culture of the current gun-buying spree. Please, read it on Townhall and comment there or — if you prefer our company — comment here.

And for the source of the Ron Paul quotation, check here.

Coverage for the signing of the new Secret Service bill is widespread, but The Daily Caller is as good a place to go as any.

This weekend’s Townhall column underscores the real cost of the payroll tax hike, part of the “fiscal cliff” deal: The erosion of Social Security’s “safety net” feature. It ain’t a safety net when it precludes your own savings.

Go to Townhall and read the column, and come back here for a few links, for further thought.

Well, much of the background has been covered in past Common Sense episodes. But, when it comes to Social Security, there has been an almost concerted attempt by government folks to shield people from the truth about nearly every aspect of the program. Take the “employer’s contribution” to “your Social Security”: