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Communities for Cats;
Loyalty To What?;
Not-So-Wild Wild West;
Death Wish
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Political
Liberty
Articles showing a
positive influence of political action on the cause of Liberty.
Six Heroes in Washington
by Karen Kwiatkowski from LewRockwell.com
"A young David with five stones, standing
alone against the mighty-looking, well-armored Goliath, threatening with
a full complement of his Philistine brethren. That’s a hero. Politicians
are rarely seen as the Davids among us. Yet, there were six heroes in
the United States House of Representatives in October 2002. Not
surprisingly, one of them is Ron Paul of Texas."
A Glorious Sunset
by Brian Doherty from Reason
"So, a pointless ban, and a wedge in
on banning certain weapons for completely arbitrary reasons, is
marked for death -- thanks to the wonders of sunsetting. It's a
potentially marvelous procedural weapon, one that is
theoretically neutral in effect but holds forth an increased
possibility of keeping momentary panics of a political season
gone by from burdening the Republic for time immemorial."
Libertarians unite to elect Badnarik
by Ron Strom from
WorldNetDaily.com
"In an interview with
WorldNetDaily, Badnarik says his nomination actually brought
the party together. He says both Russo and Nolan are working
to get him elected."
Life in
Amerika
Articles depicting
the negative impact of politics on Liberty.
Schools Shouldn't Play Doctor
by Michael F. Cannon and Marie
Gryphon from Cato Institute
"While special needs children in
private schools can avoid such conflicts [attention deficit
hyperactivity disorder, Ritalin, schools reporting parents who
remove their children from ritalin use to state child
protective services for child abuse] by choosing another
school, public school students typically do not have that
choice. A better way to help public school children with
behavioral problems would be to let their parents choose the
school that best fits their needs."
You can't fix a corpse
by Vox Day from
WorldNetDaily.com
"Any last vestiges of hope in
the Republican Party have been shattered by the current
regime ... [which has] demonstrated that they have zero
interest in the timeless vision of America's founders.
Supporting them in the hopes that they will revive
American liberties is akin to hoping that shock paddles
will suffice to revive a month-old corpse. American
freedom is not only dead, it has been rotting for some
time."
DARE To Kill Families
by Joel Miller from
LewRockwell.com
"DARE has always warred on
the family, pitting kids against parents. Writes Diane
Barnes in the Detroit News, 'Children are asked to
submit to DARE police officers sensitive written
questionnaires that can easily refer to the kids'
homes.' ... 'The Three R's: Recognize, Resists, Report,'
... encourages children to tell friends, teachers or
police if they find drugs at home'."
Ordered Liberty
without the State
Some people
say it's Anarchy, some say it's not possible. It is an
interesting topic.
by Claire Wolfe
from Loompanics Unlimited
"There's no timeline, no mass
movement, no big project. There's just individuals and small
groups making very practical connections --
more and more of them as tyranny siezes the outside world."
Kumiai
by Mike (in Tokyo) Rogers from
LewRockwell.com
"It's a way for all the folks in
the neighborhood to meet and work together and grow mutual
understanding and communication. They also would have
meetings every once in a while to discuss neighborhood
problems and how they should deal with them. The Kumiai was
a group. But perhaps, the better definition of Kumiai might
be 'community'."
Anarcho-Statism
by Anthony Gregory from
Strike The Root
"My friend, who calls
himself an anarchist, is an unapologetic, wholesale
supporter of the very statist War on Terrorism. There
are other 'anarchists' who have bought into advocating
what I consider the worst US government program in many,
many years. I call these people anarcho-statists.
an·ar·cho·stat·ism n. The
theory or doctrine that all forms of government are
oppressive and undesirable and should be abolished, but
in the meantime those governments should go on doing
what governments do, for the most part. (Modified from
American Heritage Dictionary)"
Spreading Decentralism
Articles
demonstrating an increase in the dispersal of power.
Break
It Up, America!
by J.D. Tuccille from
LewRockwell.com
"And why shouldn't secession be
a political tactic? The US government, born of secession
from Britain, bases its legitimacy on the 'consent of the
governed.' It's clear that Americans are a fractious people
and they consent to be governed in very different, and
mutually exclusive, ways."
Welcome to Bennington -
New York, that is
from
BenningtonBanner.com
"Killington's plans to
press forward with severing its Vermont ties has
inspired our own Walter Mitty fantasies for
Bennington's secession from the state."
Bush on the Bus
by Justin Raimondo
from Antiwar.com
"If Dick Cheney
isn't F-you-ing Democrats on the floor of the
U.S. Senate, George W. Bush is flipping off
teenage boys in East Lampeter, PA, as the
Bush-mobile swings through town and the
residents come out to greet their sovereign
Lord...." Interesting tidbits of news, that are
probably not destined for coverage on the major
networks.
The New
World Hegemon
Depictions of the coming Imperial power
Obedience Is an Option
by Llewellyn H. Rockwell,
Jr. from LewRockwell.com
"The state responds
because the State, in Iraq and everywhere else, is
primarily interested in its own protection and its own
security. This tendency, or rather universal law,
becomes the source of dreadful tyranny when the State
is primarily disposed to protecting itself from the
people it purports to rule. Then it no longer matters
what the sign says outside the Gulag. It can even say
'Democracy,' as when Allawi says: 'We are determined
to bring down all the hurdles that stand in the way of
our democracy'."
Global Eye -- Mob Rule
by Chris Floyd from
TheMoscowTimes.com
"Now, in the 21st
century, the fusion of the two worlds is complete.
Legitimized criminality is the order of the day. The
bluebloods are back on top, openly using the
Outfit's tactics on a global scale: racketeering as
statecraft. Instead of carving out criminal niches
on the fringes of society, the Oval Outfit takes
down whole countries."
War Is No Blank
Check
by Sheldon Richman
from The Future of Freedom Foundation
"No protection
against tyranny, short of the right of
revolution, has been more important than the
legal ability to challenge one's detention
before a judge. The war party and its media
parrots symbolically spit on every great charter
of liberty when they object to court review of
the president's wartime policies."
Politics by Other Means
War, rumors of war, and politicians fomenting war.
by Fred Reed from FredOnEverything
"People no longer live as they like, by
standards and habits that seem right to them,
within reasonable laws. We live as Washington
tells us. The government tells us who to hire,
who to sell our houses to, whether we can have
the Ten Commandments on a courthouse wall or a
Christmas display on the town square, what
names we can call each other without going to
jail, whether our daughters have to tell us
before having an abortion, how far off the
floor toilet seats have to be in factories."
Ten Reasons to
Fire George W. Bush
by Jesse Walker
from Reason
"True, Kerry
doesn't owe anything to the religious right,
and you can't blame him for the torture at
Abu Ghraib. Other than that, he's not much
of an improvement. Yet I find myself hoping
the guy wins. Not because I'm sure he'll be
better than the current executive, but
because the incumbent so richly deserves to
be punished at the polls."
The Bland
Leading the Blind Into the Abyss
by Doug
Thompson from Capitol Hill Blue
"Hypocrisy is
not limited to Republicans. Democrats who
now nail Bush for every screw up looked the
other way and came up with lame excuses when
Clinton also misused the power of the
Presidency and lied about his actions."
Spontaneous Order
Articles
showing decentralized successes.
by Bob Wallace from
The Price of Liberty
"I guess you didn't
know everyone is this state carries handguns. We have almost no
crime anymore--almost no murders, or rapes, or robberies. We
hardly have any prisons, because we don't have many prisoners. We
even fired 90% of the police. The rest are what they're supposed
to be--peace officers."
Free the
Airwaves!
by Harry Browne from
HarryBrowne.org
"Compare the slow development of
radio and television with the breathtaking progress that private
competition has brought to computers, telephones, fax machines,
VCRs, CD players, TV sets, automobiles, and the Internet.
Wouldn't it be nice if radio and television could develop in the
same efficient, inexpensive, rapid way."
The
underground economy
by Bruce Bartlett from Townhall.com
"The underground economy results
from many factors, including criminal activity. But the bulk of
it arises from ordinary businessmen and workers who are evading
taxes and government regulations. The OECD downplays the
importance of taxes and puts most of the responsibility on
regulation. However, other studies have found that high tax
rates are the most important factor in stimulating growth of the
underground economy."
Nonspontaneous Disorder
Articles
showing centrally planned disasters.
The Economics of Water in the
West
by William L.
Anderson from Ludwig von Mises Institute
"While the Times
portrays the federal government as the ultimate savior in
this growing mess, history tells us otherwise. The American
West faces severe water shortages because of U.S. Government
policies of this past century; the solution is not for the
government to further assert itself, but rather to end the
water socialism that it has imposed."
Self-inflicted Poverty
by Walter E. Williams from
Cato Institute
"What can the West do to help?
The worst thing is more foreign aid. For the most part,
foreign aid is government to government, and as such, it
provides the financial resources that allow Africa's
corrupt regimes to buy military equipment, pay off cronies
and continue to oppress their people."
It's the Parents, Stupid
by Radley Balko from Tech
Central Station
"Victimhood drives the
philosophy behind these measures. It preaches that we're
mere slaves to advertising, and that we're particularly
hamstrung and helpless when it comes to children -- as if
parenthood and the word 'no' simply didn't exist."
War Is The Health Of The State
War is the ultimate State intervention in
society.
Osama bin Laden Needs a
Reality Lesson
by Robert
L. Johnson from Strike The Root
"Osama is
being disingenuous when he writes about American
civilians being responsible for the government's actions
in favor of Israel and against the Muslims, for a few
paragraphs after these statements he writes, 'Your law
is the law of the rich and wealthy people, who hold sway
in their political parties, and fund their election
campaigns with their gifts. Behind them stand the Jews,
who control your policies, media and economy.' So he
knows democracy is nothing but a fraud perpetrated on
the people. A fraud supported by the victims themselves,
whenever they take part in it through actually voting."
The Cult of Power
by Justin Raimondo from
Antiwar.com
"The idea that animates
the War Party is the same idea that has motivated
Jacobins of the left and the right since time
immemorial: a restless and malevolent energy that
impels them to remake the world. Militant utopians
inflicted millions of casualties in the twentieth
century, and it looks like they intend to surpass
their record in the twenty-first."
What Hawkish Governments
Can Learn From Professional Wrestling
by Bill Barnwell from
LewRockwell.com
"Governments all around
the world use their people as pawns in their numerous
power grabs and attempts to settle their own disputes.
People who never had a reason to hate or kill each
other are dropping bombs and blowing each other up,
and for what? More often than not, it's simply to do
the bidding of each of their respective power-hungry
governments."
Bits of History
The Past seen with a
fresh look.
The Veto-Less Bush Will
Make History
by
Nicolas Heidorn from The Independent Institute
"At the
beginning of U.S. history vetoes were rare, in part
because the federal government enacted less
legislation. Presidents used them more as a check
against unconstitutional legislation rather than as a
political tool. From George Washington to Abraham
Lincoln, the first 16 presidents averaged only 3.6
vetoes apiece. In that period Andrew Jackson held the
record with only 12 vetoes."
Europe or Free Trade?
by Terry Arthur from
Ludwig von Mises Institute
"In the early 20th
century, not only goods but people could move freely
around the world in a way never seen before or
since; among the European nations only the Russian
and Turkish Empires imposed visa requirements. In
the previous halfcentury over 50 million people
migrated from their home countries to other parts of
the world."
In Defense of Money
Grubbing
by Bill Bonner from
LewRockwell.com
"The history of efforts
to make the world a better place -- by force -- has
many chapters. But few make uplifting reading. Few
have happy endings. We give you a bit of one of
them...another example of something that grubbing
for money is better than: During the lifetimes of
most people reading this...something extraordinary
happened. A century and a half after the industrial
revolution...three decades after mechanization of
agriculture, and long after the use chemical
fertilizers and the development of better strains of
seed had vastly increased crop yields...the world
experienced its worst-ever famine."
War and Peace
Articles showing the
nature of War.
Kerry Would Rather Lose
The Election Than Stop The Killing
by
Michael Gaddy from The Price of Liberty
"Rather
odd behavior, one would think, coming from a man who
was instrumental in founding Vietnam Veterans
Against The War. But, John Kerry says he would
increase the number of US troops in Iraq and place
them under the command of the UN! Ironic, isn’t it,
that a man can change so very much in 30 years just
by becoming well ensconced in the government
apparatus? John Kerry knows full well that if he
goes against the powers that be, who depend on wars
for their wealth, he will not only not be elected
president, but will not be reelected into the
Senate."
Bush's Twisted Idea
of 'Safer'
by Juan Cole from
Antiwar.com
"Al-Qaeda's message
was that the Americans are coming to Muslim lands.
'They will invade your countries, expropriate your
property, rape your women, and humiliate your
men,' al-Qaeda screams. What does Bush do? He
proves al-Qaeda right. More angry young Arab men
are ready to fight the United States now than ever
before."
The Past Is All
Coming Back
by William S. Lind
from LewRockwell.com
"We see here in this
remarkable vignette one of the most important,
most powerful and also most unremarked features of
our age: the past is all coming back. As modernity
crumbles, all ancient ways and causes of war
return, defining a Fourth Generation that is also
a vast Minus One Generation."
Great Individuals In History
Some people stand out
from the crowd.
Comedian/Actor
- Bill Cosby : July 12 :1937
by Eric
Bennett from Encarta Africana
"It [The
Cosby Show] created a glowing
embodiment of the American middle-class
dream and drew the attention of 38 million
people. Cosby's vision of Dr. Cliff
Huxtable, his beautiful lawyer wife, and
their five handsome, successful children
included jokes and conflicts that
transcended race."
Inventor/Businessman - George Eastman : July
12, 1854
from George
Eastman House
"Eastman
founded the Eastman Kodak Company in 1892,
an organization that revolutionized
photography through simplification. With a
series of landmark innovations, the
company created small, easy-to-use cameras
like the famous Kodak camera introduced in
1888 with the motto: You press the button,
we do the rest."
Pianist
- Van Cliburn : July 12, 1934
by
Linda Rapp from glbtq.com
"The
turning point in Cliburn's life came
in 1958, when he won the
International Tchaikovsky Piano
Competition. His performance awed
critics. Composer Aram Khachaturian
declared Cliburn's rendition of
Rachmaninoff's Third Piano Concerto
better than Rachmaninoff's."
Culcha'
Books, Movies, TV,
Media, Music, poetry, etc.
Reviewed
by Tom Ender from Endervidualism
"Made
thirty years ago, Death Wish has remained
relevant. This is so even though many things
depicted in the movie (e.g. computer technology)
have changed considerably. The pertinent conditions
in many American cities (e.g. rampant crime, victim
disarmament) have not changed that much. This movie
is really more than a 'guilty pleasure.' It
occasionally shows considerable insight."
Why Lord of the
Rings Will - and Must - Be Remade
by Doug Kern from
Tech Central Station
"More Lord of the
Rings movies -- oh, yesss, preciousss, we
wantsss them. ... [A]t some point you thought to
yourself: 'This is great, but if only they had let
me direct -- if only I could have filmed my vision
of the Council of Elrond and Tom Bombadil and the
Scouring of the Shire and an Aragorn with broader
shoulders and a deeper voice -- it would've been
perfect'."
Atlas Shrugged
In The Business School
by Edward W.Younkins
from Le Québécois Libre
"Atlas Shrugged
is a great story that helps students to understand
the nature of the world in which they live. It
illustrates that only a free society is compatible
with the nature of man and the world and that
capitalism works because it is in accordance with
reality."
The lighter side
Humor, satire, cartoons,
parodies, food, popular music
and other things to amuse.
Report: Scientists Still
Seeking Cure For Obesity
from The Onion
"Marge Hampton is an obese
American who has responded to the epidemic by trying to
raise awareness and money for obesity research. In May,
Hampton coordinated the Obesity Awareness Five-Mile Fun
Ride, which led participants on a motor tour of
Chicago's waterfront parks, and she orchestrated an
obesity-awareness bake sale last month."
2004 Election Postponed
until 2008
from The Specious Report
"Election day will still
be on the first Tuesday in November, as the
Constitution dictates. We're just changing the year a
little bit. What's the big deal?"
Aliens Conquer the United
States
by Bob Wallace from
LewRockwell.com
"George Bush: Good golly!
What in the world are you!?
Xzytl: An alien. Bush: My frontal yard needs cutting. Xzytl: Not that kind of alien. I mean an alien, as in, 'Gort, Klaatuu barada nikto'."
Deep Thought
Scientific
and scholarly studies, philosophical essays,
in-depth and longer articles.
The
Life and Death of Civilizations
by
Butler Shaffer from
LewRockwell.com
"The
best of what it means to be
human is not to be found in
improving the systems of death,
destruction, coercion, and
control that define political
behavior. It is only when we are
free to explore, question,
innovate, and cooperate with one
another that we can experience
the fullest sense of what it
means to live as human beings."
Padilla, Hamdi, and Rasul: Charge
Them or Release Them
by Jacob G. Hornberger from
The Future of Freedom
Foundation
"The Constitution was born in
mistrust of omnipotent
government powers. That's why
the American people ensured
that the fundamental and
inherent rights enumerated in
the Bill of Rights were
expressly enumerated and
expressly guaranteed -- they
wanted to ensure that there
was no error or confusion over
whether government officials
should ever have the power to
deny people such rights."
The WHO Global Treaty on Tobacco:
A Smokescreen for More Government
Control
by Richard M. Ebeling from The
Freeman
"In the free society the role
of government is to secure our
lives, liberty, and property.
It is not the responsibility
of government to 're-educate'
us into a 'healthy lifestyle,'
to prohibit or restrict our
voluntary choices and
interactions with others, or
to protect our children from
bad or undesirable influences
and habits -- the latter is
the responsibility of parents
and the voluntary associations
of civil society."
Special Animations
More than the usual
allotment of animated
cartoons,
these will strain
dial-up connections.
Minister of
Fear
by Mark
Fiore
from The
Village
Voice
Tom
Ridge
wants
you to
remain
calm --
but
scared
This Land
Is Their
Land
from
JibJab.com
A
hilarious
political
animation
starring
Bush,
Kerry,
and
the
rest
of the
gang.
Gollum and
Smeagol
from
Camp
Chaos
Gollum
&
Smeagol
do
their
best "Hannity
&
Colmes"
impression
with
guest
Michael
Moore.
Miscellany
Articles not
easily classified.
Two articles on
Martha Stewart and her predicament
Martha Stewart
and the Two Americas
by
William L. Anderson and Candice E. Jackson from
LewRockwell.com
Whom Did Martha Stewart Kill?
by
Paul Craig Roberts from Antiwar.com
Why Do We License
Marriage in the First Place?
by Deroy Murdock from
Capitol Hill Blue
"If two adults want to
wed, let them. If they find a cleric to grace
their nuptials, hallelujah -- although signing a
contract should suffice. Clergy and laity should
decide who may and may not marry in America's
religious institutions."
Paternity: Innocence
Is Now a Defense
by Wendy McElroy from
ifeminists.net
"The argument could be
made that current laws encourage false-paternity
claims. To receive federal funds on child-support
orders, states must name the fathers of the
children on assistance. Since there is no federal
requirement for DNA testing for paternity, there
is no state requirement."
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