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February 08, 2010

Libertarian Commentary on The News
By Nathan A. Barton © 2010


Mark Steyn, that irrepressible Canadian expatriate, has an interesting commentary posted at Freedom's Phoenix as of Monday.  I agree with his analysis of the First Citizen's "message: More Washington, more microregulation of every aspect of your life, more multi-trillion-dollar spending, and no agreed rules in a game ever more rigged against you."  This has been the message of the last year, and there is no reason to see it any better this year. (Read the rest here)

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Democracy: The joke’s on you

by Larken Rose

Despite all the lovey-dovey rhetoric about the supposed greatness of “democracy,” there’s only one thing its proponents want it for: to get moral permission to force their preferences, opinions and ideas on other people. People vote, hoping “their guy” will win. Why? So their own interests and agenda, and not the interests and agenda of the people who voted for “the other guy,” will be served by the machine of “government.” And everything “government” does, it does by threat of force. (It doesn’t just ask nicely; it commands, and inflicts harm on any who don’t obey.) (Read the rest here) (Read the entire article at the source website. Use the back button to return.)


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National Gun Rights Examiner
  Wear Levi's jeans, pioneer global 'gun control'
by David Codrea

The Brady Campaign trying to drag Starbucks Coffee into the anti-open carry debate is, like the core mission of the gungrabbers, senseless, punitive of the innocent and fundamentally unfair. The coffee giant just wants to sell its wares, and is reluctant to alienate a large market segment simply because anti-rights bluenoses get all hissy when they see anyone pushing beyond social norms they deem acceptable.

Here's a company that's not innocent--in fact, they are willful leading collaborators in the global citizen disarmament movement: "American icon," Levi Strauss. (Read the rest here) (Read the entire article at the source website. Use the back button to return.)

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Albuquerque Libertarian Examiner
Snow, messy roads, and who's responsible
By Kent McManigal

I don't know about the roads in Albuquerque, but here on the Llano Estacado the recent snows left the roads pretty messy.  I heard some people complaining about the government road crews and saying "why don't they clear the snow off?"

The thought had never even crossed my mind.  Snow is not much of an impediment.  I've driven through much, much worse.  That's what 4-wheel drive is for, although I haven't always had it.  If you don't have the proper vehicle for the conditions, why not?  Is it because the State leaves you with barely enough for the inadequate vehicle you have now?  Do taxes and regulations cripple the automobile industry keeping real innovations slow in coming?   Do fuel requirements, due to government meddling, keep better, more effective and efficient vehicles from being put on the market?  Or do you assume that the government will take care of the roads so making sure you are able to travel is not your responsibility? (Read the rest here) (Read the entire article at the source website. Use the back button to return.)

Anchorage Libertarian Examiner
Apparently we need a 'debunking czar'
By Kevin Wilmeth

So it appears that professional busybody Cass Sunstein wants to hand us a sort of 'debunking czar', to counter conspiracy theories.  Consider this article over at getliberty.org (hat tip to the redoubtable Wendy McElroy):

Now, it always seemed to me that conspiracy theories fit one of only a very few patterns...none of which would be served by any sort of official state response.  However, I can hardly claim to speak for the state...
(Read the rest here) (Read the entire article at the source website. Use the back button to return.)

Libertarian News Examiner
  Citizens aid officer's injured ego
By Garry Reed

On January 16, a known "freedom activist" identified as Michael Big Mike Tiner stood up from a park bench and walked past a police officer. At that moment, according to conflicting eyewitness reports, Tiner either accidentally bumped the officer's arm, lightly "brushed past" him, or engaged in a " horrific assault."

Tiner was immediately taken into custody by two officers and handcuffed. There is no doubt about the assault. It was caught on videotape. (Read the rest here) (Read the entire article at the source website. Use the back button to return)
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  Indiana lawmaker projects fear of own self-control onto gun owners
by David Codrea

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Senate Bill 40- a shabby patch for a bad 'law'
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