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1.I’d like to say something nice about Michael Foot (libertarianalliance.wordpress.com)
…but I can’t. David Davis He died today. He was 96: I’d be happy to reach that, but I probably won’t, owing mostly to high living, wild women and too much alcohol drunk while too young. The problem with socialists is so, so easy...
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2.Iraqi Police in Baquba Targeted in Three Bombings (www.truthout.org)
Baghdad, Iraq - Three powerful suicide bombings killed at least 33 people and injured more than 50 others in the restive Diyala province northeast of Baghdad, authorities said, with most of the casualties from Iraqi police who were in charge of securin...
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3.Is Defensive voting possible? (www.wendymcelroy.com)
Is Defensive voting possible?
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4.The American Dream (divisionoflabour.com)
"I give you the American Dream: a billionaire using public funds to build a private playground for the rich and powerful."--C. Montgomery Burns Here's Reason.TV on the Atlantic Yards Project in Brooklyn (HT: Nick Gillespie):...
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5.Justices Set to Make Gun Ownership a Right? (divisionoflabour.com)
You've gotta love the LA Times, which has a big banner headline today, "Justices signal they're ready to make gun ownership a national right." Well, there is that Second Amendment thing......
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6.Building Brand Equity: Foreign Aid & Growth, Entrepreneurs in Memphis (divisionoflabour.com)
I just found out that my paper "Economic Progress and Entrepreneurial Innovation: Case Studies from Memphis" was accepted by the Southern Journal of Entrepreneurship. The revised version is here. Also, the editors were kind enough to allow me to post t...
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7.Tilt-Shift New York (www.theagitator.com)
Love the whimsy of tilt-shift photography. This video is one of the best examples I’ve seen. The Sandpit from Sam O’Hare on Vimeo.
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8.Food Production and Delivery As a Rent-Seeking Society (divisionoflabour.com)
Here's Jamie Oliver's TED Talk on food (HT: Teresa Beckham Gramm). I certainly agree with his identification of the problems, but I'm skeptical of his proposed solutions (see my post below on rent-seeking and public choice)....
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9.Hate Sells (www.pheedcontent.com)
Ann Althouse suggests that liberal magazine sales are down now that Obama is in office. From… http://images.pheedo.com/images/mm/digg.gi...
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10.Happy Birthday, Mr. Libertarian (blog.mises.org)
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11.Don’t Bet on a Recovery (dailyreckoning.com)
It is astounding how many economists, government officials, and Wall Street strategists construe the current economic conditions as evidence of a bona fide recovery. It is a testament to the power of the rose-colored glasses handed out by our nation’s ...
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12.Jim Bunning Plays Chicken with Unemployment Benefits (www.pheedcontent.com)
I'm glad that Jim Bunning wants to be fiscally responsible. But the extension of unemployment… http://images.pheedo.com/images/mm/digg.g...
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13.Wars, Crimes, and Underpants Bombers (www.cato-at-liberty.org)
By Julian SanchezI’ve been meaning to follow up on Gene Healy’s post from last week on the interrogation and prosecution of terror suspects. I share Gene’s bemusement at the howls emanating from Republicans who have abruptly decided ...
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14.The Road to Health Care Serfdom (econlog.econlib.org)
If Massachusetts is any indication, we are on it if we adopt reforms similar to theirs. Last month, Democratic Governor Deval Patrick landed a neutron bomb, proposing hard price controls across almost all Massachusetts health care... average Massachuse...
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15.Higher Tuition and Two Subway Sandwich Shops!? Berkeley Students Declare War (www.cato-at-liberty.org)
By Neal McCluskeyA few months ago I highlighted a report about growing college-student “activism” focused not on lofty ideals like ending war or oppression, but on taking money out of taxpayers’ wallets and putting it into students...
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16.Canada Wins (econlog.econlib.org)
According to Mark Perry, this recent financial crisis isn't the first time that Canada's banking system showed greater signs of stability and less exposure to stress than U.S. banks. In the 1930s, when 9,000 U.S. banks failed during the Great...
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C4SS is now enrolling for the first online course in a series on Anarchist Theory and Practice.
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18.On Donning the Mask, And Watching the Fall of the Apocalypse (bottomupradicalnetwork.ning.com)
I recently attended a rally against police violence and joined some friends in donning the black mask of the anarchist. It was the first time I’d “masked up.” I felt silly. Like a really tired... more
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The growth and accomplishments of the libertarian party over the years past have been political achievements of historical phenomenon. Since the formation and conception of the party in 1971, ... more
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20.Audi, the Schindler of our eco-totalitarian future (www.tuccille.com)
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21.PAUL MORENO: The Milk Man Cometh (hnn.us)
Dairy farmers have induced the Attorney General of Vermont to investigate their complaint they are being exploited by a milk-processing monopoly. And Vermont’s Socialist Senator, Bernie Sanders, has also urged the Justice Department to investigat...
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22.Famous Last Words: U.S. Will ‘Never’ Lose Aaa Debt Rating (globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com)
Treasury secretary Tim Geithner, who arguably belongs in prison for his role in the AIG bailout coverup, is back in the news again.Please consider Geithner Says U.S. Will ‘Never’ Lose Aaa Debt Rating.Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner said the U.S....
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23.Obama Administration Demands Anthem Blue Cross Justify Massive Rate Hikes (www.truthout.org)
The Obama administration is demanding that California’s largest for-profit health insurer, Anthem Blue Cross, justify a planned 39 percent rate increase for some of its 800,000 customers while the firm’s parent company saw its profits soar ...
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24.Costa Rica Elects First Woman President, Inspiring the Region (www.truthout.org)
Laura Chinchilla won Costa Rica's presidential election in a landslide victory Sunday that is eliciting cheers from women across Central America. San Jose, Costa Rica; and Panama City - Center-right politician Laura Chinchilla is set to become Costa Ri...
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25.How Many Innocent People Are in Prison? (www.theagitator.com)
My crime column this week looks at that question in light of the 25oth DNA exoneration last week.
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