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Gov. Gary Johnson Speaks at Paul-Fest to Woo Disaffected Ron Paul Supporters

Monday, August 27th, 2012

Over the weekend, former New Mexico governor and current Libertarian Party nominee Gary Johnson spoke to a mostly supportive crowd at Paul-Fest. Johnson praised Rep. Ron Paul for everything he had done for the liberty movement and pointed out their many areas of agreement as he asked for Paul’s supporters to vote for the Libertarian […] Continue reading Gov. Gary Johnson Speaks at Paul-Fest to Woo Disaffected Ron Paul Supporters

Posted in Democracy, Election ’12, History, Libertarians, Politics, Republicans, Strategies For Advancing Liberty, Theory and Ideas | 3 Comments »

On The Empire State Building Shooting

Saturday, August 25th, 2012

The news that all the wounded bystanders were injured as a result of police gun-fire will prompt many to condemn the officers who confronted Mr Jeffrey Johnson yesterday morning on a sidewalk in Manhattan. I write in their defence. As facts dribble out, we have an increasingly complete picture of what actually occurred. Mr Johnson […] Continue reading On The Empire State Building Shooting

Posted in Crime and Punishment, Fascism in America, Keep and Bear Arms, Police Watch | 6 Comments »

Anti-Choice* Extremism in Conservative Movement Lends Credence to the Left’s “War on Women” Mantra

Monday, August 20th, 2012

One of the ways the Obama campaign and Democrats in general have been deflecting attention away from the poor performance of the economy has been to change the subject to social issues. Democrats know that independent women are reluctant to support Republicans because of this perception that Republicans do not care about the concerns of […] Continue reading Anti-Choice* Extremism in Conservative Movement Lends Credence to the Left’s “War on Women” Mantra

Posted in Abortion, Civil Liberties, Crime and Punishment, Culture, Democrats, Dumbasses and Authoritarians, Election ’12, Elections, Foreign Affairs, Healthcare, Hubris, Human Rights, Individual Rights, Legal, Politics, Privacy, Reproductive Rights, Republicans, Sex | 3 Comments »

Quote of the Day: Modern Day Witch Hunts Edition

Friday, August 17th, 2012

If you haven’t been over to The Agitator recently to read what Radley Balko’s guest bloggers have been writing in his absence over the last several weeks, you are missing some grade A quality posts. This post from William Anderson “Costs and Benefits of Modern ‘Sex Crime’ Witch Hunts” is the creme de la creme. […] Continue reading Quote of the Day: Modern Day Witch Hunts Edition

Posted in Constitution, Crime and Punishment, Culture, Democrats, Economics, History, Individual Rights, Legal, Look About, Quote of the Day, Sex | Comments Off

Obama Breaks Numerous Laws To Transport/Distribute Alcoholic Beverage

Tuesday, August 14th, 2012

Okay, so the title was a bit tongue-in-cheek to get your attention… But there is a serious issue to discuss here based on a campaign stop in Iowa: A surprising anecdote from a White House pool report this morning: Campaign official also offers up that potus was talking about white house beer, which apparently the […] Continue reading Obama Breaks Numerous Laws To Transport/Distribute Alcoholic Beverage

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Far too often, people use the terms “liberty” and “democracy” as if they were interchangeable. President Woodrow Wilson justified intervention in other countries to “make the world safe for democracy.” Most if not all of the presidents who have followed have made similar arguments as an excuse to place military bases on every continent. Democracy […] Posted in Civil Liberties, Constitution, Culture, Democracy, Economics, Elections, Individual Rights, Liberty, Multimedia, Petitions, Property Rights, Theory and Ideas, Zoning and Land-Use |

Recovered from the Memory Hole: Rep. Paul Ryan Urges Congress to Pass TARP

Saturday, August 11th, 2012

Mitt Romney has selected Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) as his running mate with great fanfare among conservatives. Paul Ryan, someone with some fiscal sanity on a major political ticket who can offer an alternative to President Obama and his big government, big spending ways. Well, not so fast. Not too long after the news of […] Continue reading Recovered from the Memory Hole: Rep. Paul Ryan Urges Congress to Pass TARP

Posted in Credit Crisis, Crime and Punishment, Economics, Election ’12, Fiscal Policy, Healthcare, History, Legal, Multimedia, Politics, Recovered from the Memory Hole, Republicans, Security, The Surveillance State, The Welfare State, Unions, War on Terror | Comments Off

What if President Obama Told Michael Phelps “You Didn’t Win That”?

Wednesday, August 8th, 2012

Like many people, I found the idea that athletes for Team USA receiving a tax bill for any prize money that goes along with a gold, silver, and bronze medal an outrage. These athletes worked very hard to get where they are. They made sacrifices. They spent many hours getting their bodies in shape so […] Continue reading What if President Obama Told Michael Phelps “You Didn’t Win That”?

Posted in Culture, Democrats, Election ’12, Politics, Republicans, Taxation, Theory and Ideas | 39 Comments »

Quote Of The Day

Tuesday, August 7th, 2012

From J.D. Tuccille at Reason Hit’n’Run: But I still think I’m correct in looking at the presidential race and seeing anything but an easy call. Strictly speaking, I see two midgets locked in a slap fight, and the loser is us as we confront the fact that one of them will be left standing. Well […] Continue reading Quote Of The Day

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Two Libertarians Walk Into a Bar

Monday, August 6th, 2012

Actually four libertarians (an two larval stage libertarians), and it was a restaurant; but the potential for humor is about the same. Mel and I just had the pleasure of dinner (and Coldstone ice cream afterwards) with Aretae and his wife, and children. No, there wasn’t some long winded intellectual libertarian singularity, or formalist/structuralist matter/antimatter […] Continue reading Two Libertarians Walk Into a Bar

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Comment of the Day

Saturday, August 4th, 2012

The following “Comment of the Day” from Rebecca was in response other comments responding to Brad’s satirical* post entitled: ‘Wendy’ Condemns Chick-fil-A President Remarks On Gay Marriage. 1. Attn: Bible-thumpers: If you haven’t read your Holy Book in the original un-pointed Hebrew and Aramaic, you have no idea what the Bible actually says. Also, if […] Continue reading Comment of the Day

Posted in Blog Discussions, Civil Liberties, Comment Of The Day, Culture, Equal Protection, Freedom, Human Rights, Individual Rights, Liberty, Theory and Ideas | 3 Comments »

Farming in an Equilibrium Trap

Wednesday, August 1st, 2012

JayG wrote something today about how this summers drought is hitting farmers very hard; which is absolutely true. And it’s already having an impact on food prices, and that impact is just going to grow. The crop that’s being impacted worst is dent corn, which makes up the majority of livestock feed in this country; […] Continue reading Farming in an Equilibrium Trap

Posted in Business, Economics, Environment, Free Trade, Government Incompetence, Government Regulation, Government Waste, Politics, The Welfare State | 5 Comments »