President Obama’s Leadership Choice: Reagan or Pelosi?

People want to believe in their government. They want to trust it, rely on it, follow its lead, contribute to its health. They take pride in it. After all, they own it. When your government turns on you, when the institutions you thought worked for you begin to prey on you, your trust erodes. The [...]

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The View from Abroad

Republican Proposals Reaffirm the Party’s Commitment to the Failed Welfare/Warfare State September 25, 2010 In an attempt to emulate the electoral success they enjoyed in 1994, House Republicans presented their version of the 1994 Contract with America this past week.  The new document tagged “A Pledge to America” details in its 48 pages the legislative [...]

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Outside the Gates

Opponents of capital punishment have long maintained that courts administer the death penalty unfairly. Critics say that juries and judges sentence certain types of people to death more readily than others. Now we witness the execution of Teresa Lewis in Virginia, for conspiracy with two gunmen to murder her husband and stepson. Did she deserve [...]

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The View from Abroad

Deregulation did not Cause Financial Crisis, Welfare Did “The art of economics consists in looking not merely at the immediate but at the longer effects of any act or policy; it consists in tracing the consequences of that policy not merely for one group but for all groups.” Henry Hazlitt – Economist/Journalist (1894 – 1993) [...]

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Tommy Chong, Judge James Gray, libertarian candidate/musician Adrian Galysh support marijuana legalization initiative

From the Galysh campaign: What do a retired Superior Court Judge, a well-known 70s comic-actor, and a rock musician running for California State Senate have in common? All three support Proposition 19, also known as the Regulate, Control and Tax Cannabis Act of 2010. It legalizes various marijuana-related activities, allows local governments to regulate these [...]

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Impeachment Redux

I spent much of the Shrub presidency advocating that he should be impeached. Unfortunately, the Libertarian Party missed the opportunity to call for his impeachment for the same principled reasons we once called for Clinton’s impeachment (no, not the blowjobs). For those same reasons, we should now call for Obama’s impeachment as well. But, only [...]

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Worcester Telegram: ‘Tea partiers working for Libertarians’. Ahem….

Clive McFarlane writes in the Worcester Telegram: Now, I am no fan of Glenn Beck and the tea party movement, but it would be a lot less stressful if they tell us straight up who they really are: staunch Libertarians. Instead of claiming that they want to restore traditional American values, they should just tell [...]

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The View from Abroad

Obama’s Policies Hurt the Working Class                                              Upon taking office President Obama proclaimed that if his $800 billion stimulus package passed into law the unemployment rate would not surpass 8.5 percent.  The measure passed and so did the unemployment rate – past 8.5 and all the way to almost 10 percent unemployment.  One could argue that [...]

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Guitar God Libertarian Runs for State House

From The Liberator Online published by the Advocates for Self-Government: Adrian Galysh, says classicrockrevisited.com, “is a West Coast guitar player who is making a name for himself in ‘guitar god’ circles…” The 35-year-old Galysh (pronounced GAWL-ish) unquestionably is earning a reputation as a stellar guitarist. Check out some of the musicians he’s performed and/or recorded [...]

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Man Arrested For Holding “Impeach Obama” Sign

Welcome to 21st century America.

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