"The real freedom of any individual can always be measured by the amount of responsibility which he must assume for his own welfare and security."

"Right" to Health Care? Wrong.

Seeded on Wed Jun 17, 2009 4:00 PM EDT (dougwils.com)

A judge in France recently declared that access to the Internet was a basic human right. This is simply the ad absurdum of a lot of political chatter these days, what with rights to affordable housing, the right to health care, the right to a living wage, and so on.

politics, health-care, rights, property

2008 was the Year Man-Made Global Warming was Disproved

Seeded on Tue Dec 30, 2008 11:00 AM EST (Telegraph)

The first, on May 21, headed "Climate change threat to Alpine ski resorts" , reported that the entire Alpine "winter sports industry" could soon "grind to a halt for lack of snow".

science, global-warming, climate-change, snow, temperature

Zack and Miri Make a Porno | Mr. Cranky

Seeded on Mon Nov 3, 2008 10:44 PM EST (mrcranky.com)

For those of you waiting for the opportunity to see Jason Mewes' penis, this is the movie for you. For those of you who want to see what too much @!$%#ing does to you, take a look at Traci Lords. She bares a striking resemblance to Joan Rivers.

entertainment, kevin-smith, movies, zack-miri, porn, seth-rogan

The Lew Rockwell Show - Naomi Wolf Interview

Seeded on Fri Oct 31, 2008 11:13 AM EDT (LewRockwell.com)

Lew Rockwell interviews Naomi Wolf

politics, facism, naomi-wolf, liberty, revolutionary

Breaking News - Police Respond to Report of Gunmen on Western Kentucky University's campus.

Wed Oct 22, 2008 2:22 PM EDT

Western Kentucky University officials say they have received a report of men armed with guns on a campus of the school in south central Kentucky. Early reports indicate that there are 4 gunmen, 2 on the main campus, and 2 on south campus that is a few miles down the road.

Continue reading this entry ...

us-news, gunmen, wku, western-kentucky-university, police

The Myth of Herbert Hoover's "Do-Nothing" Presidency

Seeded on Fri Oct 10, 2008 11:58 AM EDT (LewRockwell.com)

the financial bubble of the 1920s was caused by the Federal Reserve's easy money policy that pumped up real estate and stock market prices. When the bubble burst in 1929, Hoover did all he could to prop up prices in the name of stability and recovery. All his efforts failed.

politics, hoover, depression, economy, laissez-faire

The President's "Reassurance" - The Bear Market's Best Friend

Seeded on Fri Oct 10, 2008 11:30 AM EDT (LewRockwell.com)

Phil O'Connor reminds me of what he calls "the bear's best friend," which is an appearance by the president to reassure the public. Almost nothing can induce panic more than that.

business, bush, fdr, president, enonomy, market, depression, recession

Palin Sucked at Interviews - But She Might Score Big at Debate

Seeded on Wed Oct 1, 2008 2:19 PM EDT (Yahoo! News)

After delivering halting, unsteady performances in recent interviews with ABC's Charlie Gibson and CBS's Katie Couric, expectations are low for Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin in Thursday's vice presidential debate in St. Louis.

politics, palin, debates, elections, biden

Banker CEO Opposes Bailout - The market should be allowed to eliminate irrational competitors

Seeded on Mon Sep 29, 2008 11:35 AM EDT (bloomberg.com.au)

Sept. 25 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson's proposed $700 billion bank rescue aims to help ``poorly run'' companies and the primary beneficiaries would be Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Morgan Stanley, said BB&T Corp.

politics, bbt, bailout, finance, banks-mortgages, mortgage-crises

Sharia Law Courts Operating in Britain

Seeded on Mon Sep 15, 2008 11:50 AM EDT (Telegraph)

Five sharia courts have been set up in London, Birmingham, Bradford and Manchester and Nuneaton, Warwickshire. The government has quietly sanctioned that their rulings are enforceable with the full power of the judicial system, through the county courts or High Court.

world-news, islam, muslims, law, courts, britiain, sharia-law, sharia

Liberal Condescension: How Their Lunatic Criticisms of Palin will Cost Them Another Election.

Seeded on Mon Sep 1, 2008 10:43 PM EDT (LewRockwell.com)

It's long been my contention that if the demonrats would just jettison the relatively small elitist wing of their party--the condescending limousine liberals, the middle-America and normalcy-hating "urbane" and cosmpolitan condescending types--and just have a mildly populist, r …

politics, democrats, palin, sarah-palin, election, middle-america

Movie Based on Kurt Vonnegut's Short Story "Harrison Bergeron."

Seeded on Sun Aug 17, 2008 3:37 PM EDT (LewRockwell.com)

The beautiful must wear masks, the strong and graceful must be hobbled, the brilliant must have their thoughts electronically interrupted, all by decree of the egalitarian State. Here is the trailer of 2081, based on one of Kurt Vonnegut's best stories.

entertainment, egalitarianism, kurt-vonnegut, vonnegut, movies, short-stories, literature, equality

Satire: Al Gore Places Infant Son In Rocket To Escape Dying Planet

Seeded on Fri Aug 1, 2008 11:27 AM EDT (The Onion)

EARTH—Former vice president Al Gore—who for the past three decades has unsuccessfully attempted to warn humanity of the coming destruction of our planet, only to be mocked and derided by the very people he has tried to save—launched his infant son into space Monday in the f …

odd-news, al-gore, environmentalism, satire

Death Tax Does Just the Opposite of It's Intent: Honest Family Businesses Suffer

Seeded on Wed Jul 16, 2008 10:06 AM EDT (LewRockwell.com)

The reality is that family-owned businesses and their living owners - sons and daughters and grandkids - get punished for inheriting and running a business, and oftentimes have to bail out of the business in order to cover the taxes.

politics, steelers, pittsburgh, newspapers, hearst, estate-tax, taxes, death-tax

Obama's Betrayal: Congress Votes Against the Fourth Amendment

Seeded on Wed Jul 9, 2008 6:52 PM EDT (Salon.com)

Obama's vote in favor of cloture, in particular, cemented the complete betrayal of the commitment he made back in October when seeking the Democratic nomination.

politics, telecom, phone, privacy, obama, hillary, congress, fourth-amendment, constitution, rights

Imagine Paying Only What you Feel Like at a Restaurant - Now You Can

Seeded on Mon Apr 21, 2008 11:06 PM EDT (budgettravel.com)

Radiohead made news when it allowed its fans to pay whatever they thought was reasonable to download the band's latest album.

travel, restaurants, eating, dining, food

Is the Obama Campaign a Personality Cult?

Seeded on Tue Feb 19, 2008 1:45 PM EST (rasmussenreports.com)

Sophisticated commentary now notes the growing creepiness of the Obama campaign: Its aversion to substantive policy discussions.

politics, obama, cult, issues, clinton, elections, primaries, centrists, moderates

Why Hasn't Ron Paul Done Better?

Seeded on Thu Feb 7, 2008 5:29 PM EST (LewRockwell.com)

Here are some quick thoughts.

politics, ron-paul, primaries, republican, caucuses, elections

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European Students Taught that Economic Growth Causes Cancer

Seeded on Thu Jan 17, 2008 10:37 AM EST (factsandideas.com)

"Economic growth imposes a hectic form of life, producing overwork, stress, nervous depression, cardiovascular disease and, according to some, even the development of cancer," asserts the three-volume Histoire du XXe siècle, a set of texts memorized by countless French high …

education, economics, europe, france, germany, bias

An Atheist Skeptic Questions Evolution

Seeded on Mon Dec 31, 2007 8:56 AM EST (LewRockwell.com)

I have been on several lists on the Internet that deal with matters such as evolution, have written on the subject, and have discussed evolution with various of its adherents.

science, evolution, evidence, atheist, metaphysics, experiment, mutation

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Senate passes $555-billion spending bill - Bends Over for President Bush

Seeded on Wed Dec 19, 2007 9:10 AM EST (The L.A. Times)

Congressional Democrats' yearlong campaign to bring the war in Iraq to an end concluded with a whimper Tuesday as the Senate failed again to pass a timeline for withdrawing U.S. troops from the conflict.

politics, war, iraq, congress, government-spending

Government Steals Gold and Silver at Gunpoint: Liberty Dollar Raided by the Feds

Seeded on Thu Nov 15, 2007 4:51 PM EST (gordonunleashed.com)

I sincerely regret to inform you that about 8:00 this morning a dozen FBI and Secret Service agents raided the Liberty Dollar office in Evansville.

politics, currency, money, federal-reserve, dollar, economics, liberty-dollar

Fox News Accused of Protecting Giuliani's Ambitions

Seeded on Thu Nov 15, 2007 9:35 AM EST (The New York Times)

"This smear campaign was necessary to advance News Corp.'s political agenda, which has long centered on protecting Rudy Giuliani's presidential ambitions," the court papers say.

politics, giuliani, fox-news, fox, murdoch, kerik

Rowling: Dumbledore is Gay.

Seeded on Sun Oct 21, 2007 10:06 PM EDT (USA Today)

NEW YORK — Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling served up a bombshell Friday evening during a reading at Carnegie Hall, telling a crowd of fans from throughout the United States that Dumbledore, the wise Hogwarts headmaster and mentor to Harry, is gay."

entertainment, harry-potter, homosexuality, rowling, fiction

Socialists are Supporting Ron Paul Now

Seeded on Mon Oct 15, 2007 10:45 AM EDT (LewRockwell.com)

Although I am a Ron Paul supporter, I am also a member of a Christian Socialist party in the Netherlands. In many cases I do not agree with Paul's political philosophy.

politics, socialist, totalitarian, ron-paul, war, tax, states

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