Category Archives: News Commentary

H&R Block – Subversive Libertarian Propagandists?

I love tax season, and not just because of the dancing sign-wavers wearing Statue of Liberty costumes on the street corners.  Tax season is almost certainly the easiest time of the year to be a libertarian, as for a few … Continue reading

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The Chris Christie Scandal Isn’t Really About Chris Christie

  Pay no attention to the man in front of the curtain.   Glenn reacts to NJ Gov. Chris Christie’s bridge scandal On his radio show on Thursday morning, Glenn Beck devoted the entire first hour to savagely ripping apart … Continue reading

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The Inevitable Obamacare Statistics Game

I’m very very late on this one.  The idea for this originally came to me a few weeks ago back when Obamacare was still dominating the headlines and many of its supporters and architects were rushing to defend it with … Continue reading

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FDA Steps Aside To Allow Lifesaving Vaccine… For The Well Connected

    Correction: Princeton University-Meningitis story – The Washington Post. Make no mistake about it; the primary purpose of the FDA is to stop you from getting access to medicine that might save your life.  Of course, a defender of … Continue reading

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The Military Has No Business Engaging In “Humanitarian Operations”

    I’ve mentioned before that I firmly believe the best way for libertarians to win over statists is to fearlessly tackle the “hard” issues, rather than easy ones.  Railing against drones and the NSA is like shooting fish in … Continue reading

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States Should Reclaim Their Parks

Some states step in to pay to reopen national parks during shutdown, others balk at price – NY Daily News. This is a nice development, but still falls a little short of the sort of thing I was hoping for.  … Continue reading

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Latest Awful Idea From California

New law lets teens delete digital skeletons – SFGate. Apparently California has just passed a law which would require all websites to remove any content that was posted by a minor at that minor’s request.  I don’t want to spend … Continue reading

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Employers Dropping Health Care Benefits: Good News?

Report: Trader Joe’s Part-Time Workers to Lose Health Coverage Because of Obamacare | TheBlaze.com. Last week, it was reported that Trader Joe’s was about to become the latest large company to discontinue the practice of offering health insurance coverage to … Continue reading

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Conservative Voices Disappoint On Syria

You’ll have to forgive me; this one is going to be a little short and a little light on specific details, as I don’t really have the time to gather the appropriate source links on this one. I didn’t watch … Continue reading

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If Denmark Jumped Off A Bridge, Would You?

  Scandinavia’s Weakest Nation Finds Welfare Habits Too Costly – Bloomberg. I always find these stories to be quite interesting.  For decades, the American left has pointed to Europe in general, and Scandinavia in particular, of how great and wonderful … Continue reading

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