By Nathan Barton
Good morning. Several news stories as I still am fighting sickness… These center mostly about that guy squatting at 1600 PA.
History in the making? The Fuehrer to make WWII internment camp in Hawaii a national monument. For more than half a century, what had once been Hawaii’s largest and longest-operating internment camp was ignored and forgotten. On Thursday, President Barack Obama will designate the plot of land in western Oahu that was the site of the Honouliuli camp as a national monument, White House officials said. There are many MANY more locations far more suitable for such a national monument to recognize this evil action during WWII, but of course, this is the Fuehrer’s “home state” and so an internment camp in the middle of a tropical paradise is what he wants. Much better choices would be the desolate, isolated, harsh climates of Heart Mountain in Wyoming, Grenada in Southeast Colorado, Topaz in Lake Bonneville of Utah, or even Tule Lake, in far Northern California. It occurs to me: there are several different kind of “national monuments” which exist: there are scenic and historical and “research” sites, among others. This could be a dual-purpose site: not just historical but a place to better train those who will run the NEXT cycle of internment camps for Americans? Continue reading
Libertarian Commentary on the News, #15-08B: Ownership and Power
By Nathan Barton
Today, we accept that people who OWN something may not actually control it: shareholders in a corporation (especially a large, publicly-traded one) do not control that company; we “own” our house and land but government dictates to us what we can and cannot do with it and on it; supposedly “we, the people” own vast acreages of land and parks but must follow the dictates of bureaucrats to do anything on it – and indeed usually must pay for the “privilege” of using “our own land.” Here are a few stories related directly to this problem.
Mama’s Note: Not to mention the property and other taxes extorted because of what we “own.” Then there is the threat of “asset forfeiture” if TPTB decide they like what we have and want to take it. Continue reading →