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November 5th, Donation Day!

I had my trusty Nikon camera ready this morning after I made my latest donation to the Ron Paul campaign . I love that feature. Anyway, it is just sort of surreal for me to have an Austrian economist running a competitive campaign for President. I remember...

Posted to libertymaniac by libertymaniac on Mon, Nov 5 2007

Filed under: politics, fundraising, money, Remember the 5th of November, Ron Paul, November 5th
Can a Free Society Solve Global Warming?

Gene Callahan has an interesting post, entitled "How a Free Society Could Solve Global Warming", in the October 2007 issue of The Freeman: Ideas on Liberty , at the website of The Foundation for Economic Education (FEE): http://www.fee.org/publications...

Posted to TT's Lost in Tokyo by TokyoTom on Sun, Nov 4 2007

Filed under: climate, Malthus, state, Callahan
YouTube Rising

With the Writers' strike apparently set for Monday I have a few thoughts: if the strike continues to the point where networks begin to run out of scripts it will be the beginning of the end of American television. The various networks will start importing...

Posted to The Spirit of Liberty by TigerofRobare on Sun, Nov 4 2007
Blackwater: Now with Spooks for hire!

A logical extension of the mercenary's primary enterprise. Now Blackwater employs for-hire spies . The story is by Dana Hedgpeth .

Posted to libertymaniac by libertymaniac on Sun, Nov 4 2007

Filed under: Iraq, blackwater, Dana Hedgpeth, afghanistan, washington post, mercenary
Jag Bombs over Baghdad! Liquor stores return to Baghdad

The LA Times reports that liquor stores have returned to the war-torn town. As a purveyor of wines and spirits myself , I have to say that I tip my hat to those brave souls who are providing the valuable service. I'm not sure what Iraqi men &...

Posted to libertymaniac by libertymaniac on Sun, Nov 4 2007

Filed under: Iraq, liquor stores, booze, freedom
Bernanke's Crow Dinner

Did you read Gary North's latest ? I love this guy. North continues to expose Bernanke's pushing of strings and his new, growingly more apparent milieu of disintegrating policy options. "There are far more reasons for the stock market to...

Posted to libertymaniac by libertymaniac on Sun, Nov 4 2007

Filed under: libertymaniacs.com, Crow, pushing on a string, Bernanke, interest rates
Our "Get Some Freedom" Ron Paul Shirt gets props from Zazzle, Cafepress, and Ron Paulers.

The response to one of our newest designs has been great. I made it while in Fallbrook, CA visiting family before the fires swept the town. (Our thoughts and prayers go to you all.) So far internet retail giants cafepress.com and zazzle.com have featured...

Posted to libertymaniac by libertymaniac on Sun, Nov 4 2007

Filed under: internet features, libertymaniacs.com, new design, Ron Paul shirts
New Ron Paul design: 4 Ways to get out of Iraq

Just posted a new design on the store. You can click on it to go to the store and check it out further. We designed this shirt for the huge contingent of military Ron Paul supporters out there that we hear from on a regular basis. I made the shirt specifically...

Posted to libertymaniac by libertymaniac on Sun, Nov 4 2007
Musharraf: We don't need no stinking constitution!

Pakistan is in turmoil? You don't say! Good thing the United States is in the region as a stabilizing force. We're all surprised that a General that takes the country by coup might possibly suspend the rule of law when the legitimacy of his rule...

Posted to libertymaniac by libertymaniac on Sun, Nov 4 2007

Filed under: crisis, emergency, marshall law, musharraf, presidency, pakistan, dictator
More of the same from Iraq: $600 million Mega Bunker

Good Lord. Check out this Vanity Fair article about the "$600 million massively fortified compound with 619 blast-resistant apartments and a food court fit for a shopping mall," paid for, of course, by you.

Posted to libertymaniac by libertymaniac on Sun, Nov 4 2007

Filed under: Baghdad, base, green zone, Iraq, Mega Bunker, war
Ron Paul on immigration: What's the worst that could happen?

One of the more disturbing things about Ron Paul’s popularity is his staunch opposition to legal and illegal immigration. I pick on him not because his views on immigrants are especially harsh, but because they stand in stark contrast to his reputation...

Posted to Radical Idealism by David V on Fri, Nov 2 2007

Filed under: Ron Paul, immigration, Malthusianism
No such thing as a right to happiness

A recent court ruling awarded a father $11 million due to the "emotional distress" caused by Wesboro Baptist Church members who picketed his son's funeral. The defendant's attorney presented the case as an issue of free speech. While...

Posted to Radical Idealism by David V on Thu, Nov 1 2007

Filed under: government, democracy, rights
To end our dependency on foreign petroleum we must subsidize it!

Former commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East and retired Army Gen. John Abizaid recently revealed his opinion that the US military won’t be able to come home from Iraq for another 25-50 years, citing oil as a primary reason for continued occupation...

Posted to dget by dget on Thu, Nov 1 2007

Filed under: Petroleum Iraq War Subsidization dependency foreign
An economically optimal level of tasing

The growing use of tasers by the police and the invention of novel non-lethal weapons have led to calls to ban or restrict their use. The two sides of the debate are usually identified as the "civil libertarian" left/liberals versus the "law...

Posted to Radical Idealism by David V on Wed, Oct 31 2007

Filed under: law, justice, police
Yandle on the Tragedy of the Commons and Environmental Regulation

The Library of Economics and Liberty has just posted a new hour+ podcast featuring Bruce Yandle. http://www.econtalk.org/archives/2007/10/yandle_on_the_t.html " Bruce Yandle of Clemson University and George Mason University's Mercatus Center...

Posted to TT's Lost in Tokyo by TokyoTom on Wed, Oct 31 2007

Filed under: tragedy of commons, commons, yandle, wealth, stewardship

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