The NYT applauds the political bullying by the IRS. No surprise there, it fits their world view. The I.R.S. Does Its Job – NYTimes.com: Taxpayers should be encouraged by complaints from Tea Party chapters applying for nonprofit tax status at…
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The Lesson From The Last Week …
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It’s been quite a week for the White House. These guys make Nixon and Bush The Younger look like pikers. (note: this post is in no way a defense of them) The lesson from the last week might not be…
Kinder Eggs As Contraband Update …
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I’ve ranted a few times before (here & here) about the ridiculousness of Kinder Eggs not being available in the U.S. thanks to bureacrat decree. (pic via Wiki) Here’s an update on the story. Choco Treasure Eggs Avoid U.S. Ban On Toy-Filled…
Liberty & Govt At Work: Paychecks, Parking, Tanks, & More
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People who rely on a federal paycheck, in one map - The Washington Post HHS Awards $6 Million Contract for Parking Spaces County Will Pay $15.5 Million To Man Who Spent 22 Months In Solitary Confinement : NPR Tanks a Lot…
Walter Williams Asks: Is It Theft?
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I’ve posted this a couple times before, but it’s been a while. One of Dr. Williams’ gifts is to make clear the problems with government and coercion, in very few words. Here’s an old and brief commentary of his from…
Liberty & Govt At Work: Drones, Lew, Dialysis, and More!
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Some gems today. Dr. Roberts is on the case. Bring on the savings! (But no hurry): The Medicare system is recalculating how much it will reimburse hospitals and clinics for the drugs used to treat dialysis patients after federal auditors…
Raisin Serfdom In The Great U.S.A.
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Via the Coyote Blog. If you’re not deeply concerned, you’re not paying attention. And yet each day you can see countless Tweets and FB posts proclaiming that our woes are due to living in some kind of libertarian free-market utopia. Raisin Farmers…
Today’s Quotes: Frederic Bastiat
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A few of my favs., from the great Bastiat. Hell yeah. All you have to do, is to see whether the law takes from some what belongs to them in order to give it to others to whom it does…
Dr. Higgs On The Moral Case For Liberty
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This essay from Dr. Higgs is fantastic. Do we prefer liberty because the outcomes are superior? Or because of the moral imperative for individual liberty? Well, both. But I originally leaned toward the former. Over the years I have come…
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…