http://www.thelibertypapers.org Life. Liberty. Property. Defending individual freedom and liberty, one post at a time. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:59:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well the good news is that the Democrats are saying they don't have the votes. Probably one of the reasons why they don't have the votes is because people are finding all about what's in HR 3962. They're objecting to: Higher taxes on individuals and businesses which will drive up unemployment Government dictating ... http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2009/11/06/action-alert-put-the-stake-in/ This is a good sign: WASHINGTON - A House leader says Democrats haven't yet lined up enough votes to pass their health care overhaul bill. Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Maryland says the vote that House Democrats had scheduled for Saturday could slip to Sunday or early next week. Hoyer acknowledged to reporters ... http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2009/11/06/good-news-on-health-care-reform-they-dont-have-the-votes-yet/ I’m actually surprised that it hasn’t occurred to me to post “Land of Confusion” for Liberty Rock sooner. This is a great song with a great message that seems perhaps even more appropriate now than its original 1986 release. The song raises questions in my mind such as: Who is ... http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2009/11/06/liberty-rock-friday-land-of-confusion-by-genesis/ On Saturday at 6PM, the Democrats plan to bring Obamacare for a vote on the House floor. Obamacare contains: A government run public option which will eventually take over our healthcare Higher taxes on individuals A mandate that businesses and individuals and families buy health insurance Increase the cost of health insurance by requiring ... http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2009/11/06/action-alert-obamacare-set-for-vote-on-saturday/ [caption id="attachment_7060" align="alignright" width="295" caption="Profile photo of Twitter user SpicyHam"][/caption] My nephew and his wife (who recently got out of the Army) live in the Fort Hood area.  After calling to see if they are all okay, I hit Facebook and Twitter to see if I could obtain some additional information.  ... http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2009/11/05/twitter-user-claims-mission-accomplished-regarding-fort-hood-incident/ I think many libertarians are a bit like myself, and tend to like a good dystopian novel. 1984, Brave New World, Fahrenheit 451, Anthem, etc. It's typically a book detailing a future utopian society, where government controls the lives of their citizens for their own good (1984 being ... http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2009/11/04/book-review-island-by-aldous-huxley/ Tomorrow on the Fifth of November, Americans for Prosperity will be coordinating with Congresswoman Michele Bachmann a Meetup at the United States Capital. The purpose of this meetup is to kill Obamacare. This blog, along with many bloggers and activists were invited to a conference call tonight with Congresswoman Bachmann ... http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2009/11/04/congressional-house-call-day/ Referring back to my post I wrote last week about the “perfect storm” the Obama Administration has created regarding medical marijuana, Colorado in many ways seems to be in the eye of this storm. It seems that more and more people are starting to understand the insanity of declaring war ... http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2009/11/04/is-the-end-of-government-reefer-madness-near/ Part One in Reason.tv's new series about Ayn Rand: Few authors have ever achieved the popularity that the novelist and essayist Ayn Rand (1905-1982) did. With the publication of The Fountainhead in 1943 and Atlas Shrugged in 1958, Rand became a full-blown cultural phenomenon, selling millions of books and inspiring countless ... http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2009/11/03/the-enduring-legacy-of-ayn-rand/ Recently, Cato Institute Vice-President Gene Healy, author of , which I recently reviewed, spoke on Freedom & Prosperity Radio about his book and the rise of Executive Branch power in the United States. The whole interview is worth listening to. http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2009/11/02/gene-healy-talks-about-the-cult-of-the-presidency/ On Wednesday evening, I was fortunate to attend a forum at The Cato Institute featuring the authors of two new biographies of Ayn Rand --- Jennifer Burns, author of Goddess of the Market: Ayn Rand and the American Right and Anne C. Heller, author of Ayn Rand and the World ... http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2009/11/01/the-world-of-ayn-rand/ I’ve been looking for a reason to share this video for a long time. Why? Because its one of the funniest videos I’ve seen on YouTube for awhile. Yeah, I realize that this video has little to nothing to do with the theme or purpose* of The Liberty Papers but sometimes ... http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2009/10/31/off-topic-%e2%80%93-halloween-humor/ Over the past 30 years, America has seen Presidential scandals ranging from Watergate to Iran-Contra to Travel-gate, Whitewater, the Lewinsky scandal, and the Valerie Plame affair. We've learned the truth about some of the truly nefarious actions undertaken by some of most beloved Presidents of the 20th Century, including the ... http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2009/10/31/the-cult-of-the-imperial-presidency/ This promises to be very interesting: Coming November 2, Reason.tv will debut “Radicals for Capitalism: Celebrating the Enduring Power of Ayn Rand’s Ideas,” a new video series featuring segments on the novelist’s continuing presence in American culture and exlcusive interviews with Nathaniel Branden, Barbara Branden, Reason Foundation founder Robert W. Poole, ... http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2009/10/29/coming-next-week-at-reason-tv-honoring-ayn-rand-and-her-ideas/ I hate excerpting entire blog posts, but this one at Radley Balko's place is short and can't be done justice without the full text: If you follow with any regularity the police misconduct stories I post on this site, you’re no doubt familiar with the phrase “paid administrative leave.” No matter ... http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2009/10/29/hubris-above-the-law/