Category Archives: News Commentary

Screw The Rules – I’m A Marine!

Posted on June 4, 2014 by Dude Where's My Freedom?

Roseburg principal responds to questions about Marine uniform |  KVAL CBS 13. Stories like this annoy the hell out of me.  This type of thing happens every few years, where someone with a military affiliation (the article doesn’t mention whether … Continue reading →

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Common Core Complaints Co-Opted

Posted on May 7, 2014 by Dude Where's My Freedom?

I’m starting to miss the good old days, when the only media coverage of “Common Core” consisted of Glenn Beck ranting about how it was a giant conspiracy led by Bill Gates to brainwash your children into buying Microsoft products.  … Continue reading →

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Donald Sterling Proves Me Right

Posted on May 2, 2014 by Dude Where's My Freedom?

Originally, my plan was to completely ignore the Donald Sterling fiasco.  I considered this to be another non-story, hyped up by a bunch of sports “journalists” envious of their friends who work in “real” news.  To me, “old man continues … Continue reading →

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Ignorance As Protest

Posted on April 5, 2014 by Dude Where's My Freedom?

I’ve had a few people ask me what I think of the situation in Ukraine.  I’ve read a few articles discussing the “libertarian perspective” on Crimea.  But I haven’t said much about these issues myself, because I honestly just don’t … Continue reading →

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Jon Stewart’s Worst Argument

Posted on March 29, 2014 by Dude Where's My Freedom?

I waited entirely too long to write this post, and now it’s no longer topical, but I did want to take a few moments to specifically address one of the points Jon Stewart continually brought up during his interview debate … Continue reading →

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With Friends Like These…

Posted on March 18, 2014 by Dude Where's My Freedom?

Imagine you’re at a party.  The room is full of people, but you’ve managed to find a quiet corner.  Sitting next to you is a professional colleague, one you’ve met several times and know reasonably well.  You even refer to … Continue reading →

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Privately Funded Cops – Coming Soon To A Corporate Neighborhood Near You

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Dude Where's My Freedom?

Facebook cops are a horrible idea – Salon Our good friends over at Salon are at it again, expressing shock and disbelief over the latest outrage to sweep America (You know, besides the fact that white people are dancing in … Continue reading →

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“Sochi Problems” Are Government Problems

Posted on March 5, 2014 by Dude Where's My Freedom?

The Winter Olympics came and went, as the world’s best skiers and skaters (yeah, the entire winter Olympics is based on those two unpopular sports, but we try not to talk about that in order to be polite) descended upon … Continue reading →

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The 21st Century Bank Run

Posted on March 1, 2014 by Dude Where's My Freedom?

As a rule, I don’t generally write about Bitcoin, because I don’t generally know much about it or care passionately either way.  I have a very small “investment” I made in it about a year ago just for fun, but … Continue reading →

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The Truth About Arizona SB 1062

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Dude Where's My Freedom?

Full text of the bill Before you read any of this, PLEASE click the link above and read the text of the bill itself.  Done?  Good.  We are now prepared to engage in an intelligent and constructive dialogue about this … Continue reading →

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