Ron Paul recommends some New Year resolutions, for Congress. Yeah, he nails it as usual. New Year’s Resolutions for Congress: In just a few days, Congress will solemnly swear to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against…
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European Union Outlaws Criticism Of Same
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I think this is rather chilling, and the antithesis if civil liberties, free-speech, and consent of the governed. This is not good news. Euro-court outlaws criticism of EU – Telegraph: THE European Court of Justice ruled yesterday that the European…
Example 2,691,907 of Why These People Should Not Be Trusted
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These people should not be trusted with our money, our liberties, or our children. Note that this story is from that right-leaning site, NPR. </sarcasm> California School District Owes $1 Billion On $100 Million Loan : NPR: More than 200…
Brian Caplan on Immigration & Socialism
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A fantastic column from Dr. Caplan on how those of us claiming to be anti-statists and libertarians should support open immigration. Thought-provoking. Immigration, Trespassing, and Socialism, Bryan Caplan – EconLog: How then could illegal immigration constitute trespassing, surface facts notwithstanding?…
How Quickly Our Principles Are Lost …
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How quickly our principles are lost once “our” guy is in office. I’ve been saying this for three years. Fantastic column, absolutely read the entire thing. The Death of Principle – Bleeding Heart Libertarians: Four years ago, President Obama won the presidency while promising…
Using Proxies For One’s Dirty Work
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Yup. If you would not confront your neighbor and demand his money at the point of a gun to solve every new problem that may appear in your life, you should not allow the government to do it for you.…
Two Fantastic Pieces on Healthcare
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These are both a bit long, but absolutely fantastic. Well worth the time. The first is a link to a 28-page article from Dr. Roberts. The Best Essay on Health Care: The best essay on health care, ever, is by…
A Look At Runaway Entitlements & The GOP
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Some interesting numbers from George Will. And be very leery of promises from the GOP. They’ve given us reason not to trust them. George Will: Mugging our descendants: Beginning two decades after the death of Franklin Roosevelt, who would find today’s government…
Are You Serious About Civil Liberties?
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If you are serious about civil liberties, I mean honestly, not only when a Republican is in office … then I don’t see how you can vote for the incumbent. At all. [ Can You Pull The Lever For Obama In…
George Will on Democracy and Debt
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Some good stuff. “America’s public-policy dysfunction exists not because democracy isn’t working but because it is.” Yup. George Will: Seeds of our dysfunction – The Washington Post: The official national debt of $16 trillion (growing $4 billion a day), plus…