Category Archives: News Commentary

Soda: The Hard Way

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Dude Where's My Freedom?

It seems that in recent weeks, the news is full of items that appear to be great victories for lovers of freedom.  I previously discussed why Eric Holder’s letter to Rand Paul stating that the President does not have the … Continue reading →

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Re: Drone Strikes

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Dude Where's My Freedom?

Victory!  Rand Paul has delivered us from evil and single-handedly persuaded Eric Holder to denounce his tyrannical ways, admitting that it would not be constitutional for the President to order a drone strike against “an American not engaged in combat … Continue reading →

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The Mainstream Media Shrugs At Rand

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Dude Where's My Freedom?

  As I’m sure most of you are aware, on Wednesday night, Rand Paul delivered an epic 13-hour filibuster over the Obama administration’s horrifying drone policy.  The fact that the President claims the authority to kill whoever he wants, whenever … Continue reading →

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Why I Oppose The “Violence Against Women Act”

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Dude Where's My Freedom?

For the past few weeks, the statist forces have been essentially dumbfounded by the incredibly meager opposition to the “Violence Against Women Act” by certain members of the GOP.  Response ranged from the typical “war on women” garbage to some … Continue reading →

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Ann Coulter Makes A Good Point

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Dude Where's My Freedom?

I know I’m a little late with this, but Ann Coulter was on Stossel last week where she faced a hostile audience of libertarian students.  Stossel brought her on the show to “defend conservatives” and she certainly did her best. … Continue reading →

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Government Sues Monopoly It Created

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Dude Where's My Freedom?

Last week, the federal government announced its intention to sue S&P over the ratings of various mortgage-backed securities leading up to the housing crisis.  While I could provide any number of examples of various members of the government and the … Continue reading →

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David Gregory: Hero

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Dude Where's My Freedom?

I meant to write about this several weeks ago when this “story” broke, but never got around to it.  Supporters of the second amendment and the right to self-defense really need to shut the hell up about David Gregory waving … Continue reading →

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The Judge Offers the GOP Some Terrible Advice

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Dude Where's My Freedom?

Judge Napolitano went on Varney and Company this morning to address the upcoming amnesty compromise, and coherently made the case for the libertarian argument against immigration control.  He also encouraged the Republicans to hop on board the amnesty bandwagon in … Continue reading →

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Nerds Suddenly Outraged Over IP Theft

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Dude Where's My Freedom?

This story amuses me greatly.  For those who aren’t aware, Jonathan Coulton is a quite talented and entertaining singer/songwriter whose core audience would probably be best described as “nerds,” (not necessarily in a negative way, it is likely a label … Continue reading →

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Veterans Are Just Like Any Other Group Of People

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Dude Where's My Freedom?

Some of them suck.  Some are dishonest.  Some are lazy.  Some are corrupt.  Some are psychotic. Can I say that?  Is that too controversial?  Does stating this mean I hate America?  Seriously, this  military-worship has got to stop.  It seems … Continue reading →

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