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Political
Liberty
Articles showing a
positive influence of political action on the cause of Liberty.
Feds
Back Off Case Targeting Antiwar Activists
by Jim Lobe from Antiwar.com
"Civil
liberties groups Tuesday hailed the withdrawal of subpoenas issued last
week to four peace activists by federal prosecutors in Des Moines, Iowa
as a significant victory, but insisted that the government must explain
why they were issued in the first place."
Retiring Senator Stood Up for Principles
by Radley Balko
from FOX News
"He's [Sen.
Peter Fitzgerald] retiring because his own party has
turned on him and promised to run a primary candidate against
him. That's because this
particular senator decided that while he was in office he'd
be his own man and vote his own conscience."
The Diminishing
of John Ashcroft
by Nat
Hentoff from The Village Voice
"In
Brewster, anger at the Patriot Act has drawn together
libertarians, an anti-tax group, and a Unitarian congregation,
as well as a more traditional coalition of civil libertarians
and anti-war activists."
Life in
Amerika
Articles depicting
the negative impact of politics on Liberty.
On campus, free speech causes indigestion
by Robyn
E. Blumner from St.
Petersburg Times
"Here again is
evidence of the way the political left is just as dangerous to
freedom of expression as is the right. Virtuecrats may take
aim at indecency and flag burning, but the diversitistas of
the world have no tolerance for those who would question why
white and Asian students are held to higher standards in
college admission."
Is America Just Like China?
by Abe Arias
from Strike The Root
"How can the
Federal Government provide an [tax]
exemption to churches when it was never delegated
such a power by We the People? It can't. To provide an
exemption is to admit that the Feds properly exercise
authority and dominion over religion in our nation.
Shepherds of the Nation
by Jesse Walker from Reason
"Now
as far as I'm
concerned all this is an open-and-shut
issue of free speech, disturbing not just because it
puts a Washington agency in charge of what you're
allowed to say and show on radio and television but
because it has an obvious chilling effect on material
that isn't
nearly as pathetic as Bubba the Love Sponge's
sophomoric jokes or Justin Timberlake's
dance routines."
Ordered Liberty
without the State
Some people
say it's Anarchy, some say it's not possible. It is an
interesting topic.
Don't Vote, Not Even for Martha
by George F. Smith from
Strike The Root
"A vote
for a candidate today is almost certainly a vote to further
abridge your liberty, endanger your life, and make you
poorer. The election winner won't
return your surrendered rights --
if you voted for him, you must not want them back."
Flower
Power
by Robert P. Murphy from Ludwig
von Mises Institute
"...[L]ibertarian
groups that use the government to push through their (often
dubious) agendas may be shooting themselves in the foot. If
so, it is the responsibility of purists to speak up;
Rush Limbaugh can adequately mock the Democrats."
No Safe Seat
at the Feast
by Sunni
Maravillosa from Endervidualism
"So many
libertarians believe that some amount of 'state
service' is
necessary to ensure and protect our liberties --
that voluntary arrangements and free markets just cannot
provide for the well-being
of peaceable individuals, nor build healthy societies. "
Spreading Decentralism
Articles
demonstrating an increase in the dispersal of power.
Commuters soon may ride private boats
by Kery
Murakami from
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
"As soon as this
summer, the companies that take vacationers on scenic
excursions of Puget Sound could ferry Kitsap County
commuters to a far less relaxing destination: work."
Perils of Outsourcing
by Cecil E. Bohanon and
T. Norman Van Cott from Ludwig von Mises Institute
"The
effect on U.S. living standards is the same as what
would happen if a cost-reducing
technology in software production occurred. Living
standards rise either way."
The States and
Outsourcing
by Radley Balko
from Tech Central Station
"American workers are still far more
productive than, for example, Indian workers --
even when you factor in the lower wages. It's
only when the onus of complying with federal,
state and local tax laws and regulations becomes
overly burdensome that it makes economic sense
for a corporation to shop jurisdictions for a
better deal."
The New
World Hegemon
Depictions of the coming Imperial power
Iraqi Sanctions: Were They Worth
It?
by
Sheldon Richman from The Future of Freedom Foundation
"Saddam
did not use the sanctions as an excuse to let the
Iraqi people starve. The New York Times and
Washington Post reported that he maintained an
elaborate food-rationing
program, presumably to hold the loyalty of the Iraqi
people, which the sanctions were intended to
dissolve."
Global Volatility Facilitates Global Financial
Integration
by Joan Veon from
NewsWithViews.com
"After
doing extensive research on the 1997 Asian Crisis, I
found that Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Korea and
Japan did not want to open their financial borders
to the World Trade Organization Financial Services
Agreement. As such, their currencies were crashed."
Training the sheeple
by Andy
Nowicki
from The Last Ditch
"That
is to say, is there any other reason for the
segment's
existence in an otherwise forgettable and
innocuous article? --
other than to further train the masses to fall in
line with the accepted, and officially enforced,
prejudices of our age...."
Politics by Other Means
War, rumors of war, and politicians fomenting war.
Campaign Diary:
Hail, Kerry: Senator Facing-Both-Ways
by
Alexander Cockburn and Jeffrey St. Clair from
Counterpunch
"Kerry
voted for Clinton's
crime bill and for Clinton's
Counter-Terrorism
and Effective Death Penalty Act which set the
template for Bush's
Patriot Act, which Kerry, who now loses now
opportunity to belittle the insipid John
Ashcroft, also saw fit to support."
For Bush, It's All
Unraveling
by Alan Bock
from Antiwar.com
"Would
we like it if every country believed it had
the right to enforce 'regime
change'
though military force on countries halfway
around the world?"
George W.
and the uses of stupidity
by Stephen
J. Sniegoski
from The
Last Ditch
"In
short, in the Russert interview, Bush's
lack of intelligence was fully evident to
any half-observant
viewer. But Russert was unable to isolate
the inconsistencies and outright lies in the
Bush administration because of Bush's
failure to answer the questions, the
incomprehensibility of some of his answers,
and the sheer simple-mindedness
of most of what he said."
Spontaneous Order
Articles
showing decentralized successes.
Payday Lending:
Serving the Unbanked
by
Mike Foley
from Ludwig von Mises Institute
"On
the margin, it is the borrower and lender who are most fit to
decide the appropriateness of any transaction--not
the Center for Responsible Lending, or a congressman."
Word Play
by Jacob Sullum
from Reason
"Such a switch may seem like a word game, but it would
reflect an important reality: Civil marriage is not
synonymous with 'the
sacred institution of marriage,'
which existed long before the state started doling out marriage
licenses."
The New Intellectuals
by Llewellyn H.
Rockwell, Jr. from LewRockwell.com
"But we live in times that devour anyone who aspires to
be the one all-controlling
national or international will. Real intellectuals --
and they are everywhere today --
will never stand for it."
Nonspontaneous Disorder
Articles
showing centrally planned disasters.
Free
market doesn't mean pro-business
by Bruce
Bartlett from Townhall.com
"The last thing most
businessmen want is a free market, where they must compete,
slash prices, continuously innovate, suffer narrow profit
margins and live constantly on the edge of bankruptcy."
The Plot to Stop
the Internet Telephone Revolution
by Adam
Thierer and Clyde Wayne Crews Jr. from Cato Institute
"Often, however,
when the fears over technological change reach a fever
pitch, certain interests substitute a political response
for a market response. For many, adjusting or abandoning
an old business model is just not an option they are
willing to consider."
The State
of Evolution
by Emiliano Antunez from
Strike The Root
"The
welfare state ensures the propagation of a large number of
undesirable genes for generations to come."
War Is The Health Of The State
War is the ultimate State intervention in
society.
Advice
from a Savvy Investor in the Israeli Occupation: Go
to Gaza
by Uri
Avnery from Antiwar.com
"Once there, you
can obtain the villa you have dreamt about all your
life, with two floors and a green lawn, for next to
nothing. The State is rich."
End
Game
by
Chris Floyd from
The Moscow Times
"The
Bushists have only ever had two methods of masking the
rapacious truth of their extremist ideology: sham and
blood. Now that the sham is unraveling, right and
center, they have just one card left to play: the
death's-head
joker -- war."
Sanctions:
The Cruel and Brutal
War against the Iraqi People
by
Jacob G. Hornberger from The Future of Freedom
Foundation
"Our
own government --
the U.S. government --
knowingly and deliberately implemented and maintained
a cruel and brutal policy with the intent to target
the civilian population of Iraq, with the full
knowledge that it would cost the lives of countless
innocent people, including innocent children."
Bits of History
The Past seen with a
fresh look.
Happy Three-Day
Weekend! (Or What Does Presidents'
Day Mean To You?)
by Bill
Kauffman from
LewRockwell.com
"When
tradition faces off against the almighty buck, smart
gamblers put their money on the money. Consider one of
the overlooked revolutions of the '60s:
the Uniform Holiday Act of 1968, under which Congress
decided that George Washington's
face on the dollar bill trumps George Washington's
birthday."
Open
Letter To Liberals Favoring Gun Confiscation
by Liz
Michael from LizMichael.com
"German
gun control didn't
begin under the Nazis. It began in large measure
because of the Nazis. They did not demand it,
though. It was being aimed AT them. Yes. You heard
me right. Check your history."
The
American West: A Heritage of Peace
by Ryan McMaken
from Ludwig von Mises Institute
"A
century ago, the American West, and the process of
homesteading and Americanization that took place in
the lands West of the Mississippi River was seen as
a triumph of American drive, ingenuity, and courage;
a sheer act of will that required hard work,
perseverance, and above all, a spirit of
independence and individualism."
War and Peace
Articles showing the
nature of War.
Iraqi Sanctions and
American Intentions:
Blameless Carnage?
by
James Bovard from The Future of Freedom Foundation
"One
major reason for the animosity to U.S. troops is the
lingering impact and bitter memories of the UN
sanctions imposed on the Iraqis for 13 years,
largely at the behest of the U.S. government."
New US
Plans for Nukes Hypocritical, Say Experts
by Thalif Deen from
LewRockwell.com
"Both
Boyle and Solomon also pointed to the US double
standard in curbing nuclear weapons in the Arab
world but ignoring Israel's
nuclear arsenal."
Watching Propaganda Become Truth
by Paul Craig Roberts
from Antiwar.com
"As
we are belatedly learning in Iraq, there are no
easy military solutions to terrorism. If there
were, Israelis would have achieved security many
years ago."
Great Individuals In History
Some people stand out
from the crowd.
Inventor -
Thomas Alva Edison : Feb. 11, 1847
by Gerald Beals
June from ThomasEdison.com
"Contrary
to popular belief,
Thomas Edison was not born into poverty in a
backwater mid-western
town. "
Economist -
Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk :
Feb. 12, 1851
by Roger
W. Garrison from Ludwig von Mises
Institute
"Future
goods trade at a discount, or
alternatively, present goods trade at a
premium. The payment of interest is a
direct reflection of this intertemporal
value differential."
Abolitionist
- Frederick Douglass : Feb. 14, 1818 (approx)
from
University of North Carolina
"Douglass
never lost a sense of attachment to the
South. 'Nothing
but an intense love of personal freedom
keeps us [fugitive slaves] from the South,'
Douglass wrote in 1848."
Culcha'
Books, Movies, TV,
Media, Music, poetry, etc.
Chronicles of Earthsea
an
Interview of Ursula K. LeGuin from Guardian
Unlimited
Ursula Le Guin' books
include A Wizard of Earthsea, The Dispossessed,
The Left Hand of Darkness and many others. This
is an edited transcript of her online Q&A, in which
she answered readers'
questions about anarchism, utopias, Harry
Potter, her favourite planets and the best Dr Who
My Precious
by Russell Madden
from Atlas
Magazine
"Every
person today who seeks to disarm his neighbor; who
relishes banning peaceful behavior; who works to
take what belongs to others; who hides behind the
violence of his kindred spirits; all people who to
whatever degree push these ideas and actions are
to that degree evil."
Say You Want a
Revolution
by Ron
Jacobs from CounterPunch
"It
is up to today's
radicals and revolutionaries to make the
connections. Culture does matter. Even if it is
only rock and roll."
The lighter side
Humor, satire, cartoons,
parodies, food, popular music
and other things to amuse.
Albinos Of The World Unite!
by Fred
Reed from FredOnEverything
"Being
as I am an aspiring dead white male, I believe I could
weary of hearing harsh words about what guttersnipes we
are, and sludge, and sharpers, and impediments to
civilization, and rapists and slave drivers and Marines:
yes, and just no damned good."
Red alert! W dreams
by Dave
Barry from The
Miami Herald
"The
Bush administration says the Mars mission can be
accomplished for only 143.8 zillion dollars, but
critics claim that the true cost is likely to be much
more like 687 fillion dillion dollars."
Gay Marriage
from The Onion
Last
week, the Massachusetts high court sanctioned same-sex
marriages in that state. What do you think?
Deep Thought
Scientific
and scholarly studies, philosophical essays,
in-depth and longer articles.
A Mind
of One's Own
by Catfarmer from The
Price of Liberty
"Nothing has value apart
from a way of thinking, and the
things that we value
individually tell stories about
the way we think."
A Wise Consistency
by Rep. Ron Paul, MD from
LewRockwell.com
"He attacked bull-headedness,
believing that intellectuals
should be more open-minded
and tolerant of new ideas and
discoveries. His attack
targeted the flat-earth
society types in the world of
ideas. New information, he
claimed, should always lead to
reassessment of previous
conclusions."
I'm Only Interested in Freedom
by Sunni Maravillosa
from
The Price of Liberty
"What that means is
that I don't
care what anyone thinks of
me, and I don't
much care what anyone thinks
of my ideas unless he or she
can show me --
with clear, reasoned arguments
free of loaded definitions --
where I'm
wrong. If your view will help
get us to a freer world, then
I'm
all for it."
Miscellany
Articles not
easily classified.
Don't
Look to Politicians for Inspiration
by
Sheldon Richman from The Future of Freedom Foundation
"Most
politicians have spent their professional lives plotting
to be in a position to spend other people's
money in order to tell them how to live."
Cooling Down the Abortion Debate
by Wendy McElroy from
ifeminists.net
"The
abortion issue is a reminder that not all problems are
created by government ... but government can always
make them worse."
Misplaced Honor for Politicians
by Tibor R. Machan from Strike
The Root
"They
do not hold honorable professions. They are,
essentially, power brokers and wielders, not
professionals standing up for peace and justice."
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