Tag Archives: Congress

Libertarian Commentary on the News #13-27C: Exporting government

Don’t you wish, now and then, that you had a teleporter or perhaps one of the Han’s “dis rays” (from the old Buck Rogers stories)?  To conveniently disappear certain relics of the barbarous eras of human history, like the ancient … Continue reading

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #13-19D: Nanny state – Police state

A few stories from this week I meant to cover earlier! The “messiah” – Islamic wars: Arab street revolt Obama: State Dep’t. That Didn’t Interview Clinton ‘Investigated Every Element’ of Benghazi (CNSNews.com) Nathan: Of COURSE they did – just like … Continue reading

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #13-14D: Bombing and death and taxes

Congratulations: if you are a “typical” or “average” US Citizen, today you have “freedom” from federal taxes for 2013 starting today.  That is, of course, INCOME taxes: you still have to worry about: Social security (FICA) taxes Medicare and Medicaid … Continue reading

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #13-14C: Other than bombings…

Two days past the “horrific” Boston Bombing – and that is of course virtually ALL the news media -mainstream or not- has been talking about for the past 48 hours.  And I will talk about it – to a point.  … Continue reading

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #13-13D: Congress and Such Stuff

End of the week – several more nails in the coffin of the old Republic and our last, residual freedoms and liberty. Congress in action – Self-defense rights dead Senate Filibuster Dead; Gun Law Debates to Begin (CNN) Because of … Continue reading

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, #13-13A: This and that

East Asian front – Tranzis and Communists Chen Guangcheng: China Can’t Expect a ‘Savior,’ Reform Must Come From Grassroots (CNSNews.com) Nathan: The “people” led by the cadre of the Communist Party, no doubt. Home front – Crash of 2009 3.6 … Continue reading

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ObummerCare? Is the Abominable Act still on track?

Richard Walker of the National Center for Policy Analysis claims that ObummerCare will not succeed, and that the Abominable Act (my own name for this piece of trash law that finally shoved about the last bit of dirt into the … Continue reading

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