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Crisis and Revolution in the Republican Party

Politics – With their third straight loss of a House seat in a special election, Republicans are discovering that they're in crisis.

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Here's How to "Defend" Marriage

Gay & Lesbian – Marriage is under attack! Man the ramparts! The barbarians are at the gates! We must defend traditional marriage against so-called same-sex marriage. If we allow two men or two women to get married, "terrible"…

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Statue of Liberty at Night

Travel – Statue of Liberty, New York, United States

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Statue of Liberty New York

Travel – New York, United States

This story has mostly positive ratings. 27 votes / 1 sink

Prohibition and the Drug War

Do No Evil – I believe it was Confuscius that said, "A society of prohibitions becomes a society of vices", or something similar. The more we fight against something we don't like but doesn't actually harm us, the more widespread…

This story has mostly positive ratings. 20 votes / 1 sink

You Won't Fool the Children of the rEVOLution

Politics – Why Ron Paul rises and Chuck Hagel faded

This story has mostly positive ratings. 23 votes / 1 sink

The Presidency: Executive or Imperial Branch?

Politics – Even more tragic and dangerous than the quagmires of Iraq and Afghanistan have been President Bush's usurping of power from the other two branches of government and the creation of the "hyperimperial" presidency.

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The Means and Methods of a Modern Thoreau

Do No Evil – Would Henry support the war on terror? Would he vote? Would he cross the street to meet some presidential candidate, like John McCain or Hillary Clinton? I think we all know the answer to those questions.

This story has mostly positive ratings. 27 votes / 2 sinks

My Questions, Comments, and Concerns for the TSA

Travel – Arriving at my hotel room in Montreal recently, I opened my garment bag to discover that the contents, which I had packed with care, had been invaded and left in disarray. Although nothing had been taken, something…

This story has mostly positive ratings. 27 votes / 2 sinks

The Long Night of Statism

Books – Have you ever wondered how human beings can be so cruel? And how cruelty crosses all the boundaries - national, racial and ethnic? I have. Rereading an autobiography published in 1941 by a communist agent reminded…

This story has mostly positive ratings. 28 votes / 1 sink

Is The Principle Of The Separation Of Church And State Valid?

Religion – In the continued evolution of the State from a religious institution to a secular one, Hell is represented by the prison system; Divine King by the President; Apostles by legislators; Isaac, the son of Abraham,…

This story has mostly positive ratings. 26 votes / 2 sinks

The Constitution Protects Us from Them

Do No Evil – The Framers understood the most important point about the nature of government: It constitutes the biggest threat to the freedom and well-being of the citizenry. Unfortunately, it is a point that has been lost among…

This story has mostly positive ratings. 26 votes / 3 sinks

Franklin's Choice: History in the Making

Do No Evil – Franklin's descendants seem to have made their choice long ago; even as every politician pays lip service to liberty, and the current Emperor actually wages wars of conquest across the globe in the name of "freedom"…

This story has mostly positive ratings. 33 votes / 1 sink

What Should be the Role of the Federal Government?

Politics – our federal government should operate no differently than we do. While it is acceptable to occasionally spend more than we make, we need to save up to replace the extra spending or have paid for the 'surge' out…

What will History Say About Today's America?
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What will History Say About Today's America?

Do No Evil – Rise of the Weak: When faced with cave-dwelling terrorists, we've become shrieking cowards who are willing to trade our Constitution, our freedoms & our souls in exchange for a Nanny State Fatherland.

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John McCain and the Dirty Dozen

Politics – The book is about twelve Supreme Court cases that changed the course of American history by expanding the power of the federal government far beyond that enjoyed by King George , and gutting the civil rights and…

This story has mostly positive ratings. 29 votes / 2 sinks

Unmistakably Laweless

Do No Evil – If law worked, we would have a nearly crime free society. Instead we are inundated with crime, even more so than before.

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New Books Point Up the Power of Democracy

Books – In his second inaugural address President Bush delivered an impassioned paean to the virtues of liberty and democracy. He declared that all peoples everywhere long for the right to be free and to choose their…

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Controlling Your Life vs Freedom from Moral Posturing

Do No Evil – The Constitution gives the federal government no authority to tell us how to live our lives. It gives the politicians no authority to make your financial decisions or your personal decisions. That doesn't stop them,…

This story has mostly positive ratings. 35 votes / 2 sinks

Illegal Immigration and the Authority of the Law

Do No Evil – When law and morality contradict each other, the citizen has the cruel alternative of either losing his moral sense or losing his respect for the law.

This story has mostly positive ratings. 53 votes / 3 sinks

How to respond to those who say: America, love it or leave…

Politics – There is no democracy and there is no republic if we are not allowed to criticize our government.

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Grand Theft Auto IV Arrives!

Video Games – They actually expect this game to make $400 million, and that it could effect the box office for the first major summer blockbuster Iron Man.

This story has mostly positive ratings. 28 votes / 3 sinks

Revoking my Libertarian Party "Life Membership", a.k.a.…

Politics – Goodbye LP. Their contribution to the dilution and destruction of the term Libertarian is appreciated. "Free Marketeer" is so much more descriptive of my beliefs. Thanks LP, for helping me realize that politics…

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American Democracy versus The American Democrat

Politics – Years ago, H.L. Mencken noted that "every election is a sort of advance auction of stolen goods." Since then, the tendency for electoral politics to undermine property rights has grown exponentially.

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In What World is THIS Capitalism?

Money – Well-done!

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