Category Archives: libertarian thought

Airport screenings

As the upcoming American Renaissance conference approaches, my excitement grows.  But along with the excitement, a sense of foreboding increasingly clouds my soul.  Government assurances that their new x-ray machines are perfectly safe mean little to me.  They have no … Continue reading

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Our new healthcare system

This flowchart was part of a presentation given by the company I work for.  Reportedly, it comes from a government website: Three words come to mind when I see this: “Not my department”.

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Traffic tickets

I had the misfortune, recently, of being issued a citation for turning on a yellow light.  In this city, yellow is considered the same as red for this purpose.  Go figure.  Now I am several hundred dollars poorer.  Here, I … Continue reading

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Uplifting roots

Sometimes roots  can be cumbersome or even dangerous – specifically when they push up the panels of sidewalks.  The city of Beaverton, Oregon sent out a newsletter that explains: Keeping sidewalks in good repair is the property owner’s responsibility…  Many … Continue reading

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More on Muslims, Mexicans and freedom of speech

Nobody has taken me to task for the apparent contradiction between my libertarianism on one hand (which presumably supports freedom of speech) and my condemnation of Islam as a menace to our society on the other.  I’m a bit disappointed … Continue reading

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Felony voting bans

Anna Hirsch is disturbed by the fact that felons are not allowed to vote in many states.  The reason she objects to this ban is that she considers the racial disparity in felony convictions to be the result of white … Continue reading

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The horrible life of school teachers

My brother, who is a school teacher, sent me this article by a (presumably) socialist school teacher. Here was my reply: I have a few questions about this article: 1) “the biggest predictor of a child’s future is what their … Continue reading

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E-cigarettes and copyleft

With millions of smokers eager to kick the habit, and the rest of us just as eager to help them, you would think that innovations such as e-cigarettes would be in good standing with the powers that be.  Apparently, this … Continue reading

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Worshipping a mass murderer

Who was the worst mass murderer in recorded history?  Many people would instinctively answer “Hitler” – and they would be wrong.  Stalin was certainly worse in this regard; he was responsible for about twenty million deaths (mere statistics, in his … Continue reading

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What we can learn from Johnny Gaskins

From the blog Pro Libertate by William Grigg: Gaskins had earned his money legitimately. As a dutiful tax victim, he reported his income to the criminal predators running the IRS. His purported offense was to make numerous deposits in amounts … Continue reading

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