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July 01, 2009

Macroeconomics in One Lesson

What the conventional guys couldn't do, our guy can by Fred E. Foldvary There have been comments in the media saying that the Great Recession of 2008-9 shows that economic theory has failed, and that we need a theory that... | Comments (5)

June 29, 2009

Twitter Not Always Annoying

by Paul Jacob You've probably heard of Twitter, now that Oprah has. It is a "micro-blogging" tool that lets you keep in touch with people by sending messages of 140 characters or less, maybe 30 words. Senders are supposed to... | Comments (1)

June 26, 2009

International Bailout Brings Us Closer to Economic Collapse

by Ron Paul Last week Congress passed the war supplemental appropriations bill. In an affront to all those who thought they voted for a peace candidate, the current president will be sending another $106 billion we don’t have to continue... | Comments (1)

June 24, 2009

Mass Democracy Fails in Iran

Vote for a Neighbor or a Stranger? by Fred E. Foldvary The protests about the election for president of Iran, and the violent response of the government, do not just indicate a problem with the vote count, but more deeply... | Comments (0)

June 22, 2009

Smash Hack Attacks

by Paul Jacob Add one more news story to all the others about how your private data is not secure in any database. In May, a gang of hackers demanded $10 million ransom in exchange for not posting the personal... | Comments (5)

June 19, 2009

Moving Towards Tobacco Prohibition

by Ron Paul Last week, another bill was passed and signed into law that takes more of our freedoms and violates the Constitution of the United States. It was, of course, done for the sake of the children, and in... | Comments (6)

June 17, 2009

Predistribution Awaits Our Use

Redistribution -- an Unnecessary Evil by Fred E. Foldvary Almost everybody now favors the redistribution of income and wealth by the state. Even most free-market libertarians are in favor of implicit redistribution, the increase in land rent and land value... | Comments (6)

June 15, 2009

I'll Clink to That

by Paul Jacob Awards, known as the Sammies, are given annually by the Sam Adams Alliance to recognize the efforts of citizen activists fighting governmental lunacies. This year's winners for best video, Caleb Brown and Austin Bragg, produced a film... | Comments (0)

June 12, 2009

GM, Amtrak and an Increasingly Fascist America

by Ron Paul Last week, General Motors finally declared bankruptcy. Many in government thought $20 billion in taxpayer dollars would save the company, but as predicted, it only postponed the inevitable. The government will dump another $30 billion into GM... | Comments (7)

June 10, 2009

Federal Government Continues Its Money Monopoly

FBI cracks down on people using their own money by Fred E. Foldvary The federal government continues to enforce its money monopoly under the new Obama presidency. In June 2009 the FBI arrested the chiefs of the private Liberty Dollar... | Comments (1)

June 09, 2009

Cuba Needs Freedom

by Paul Jacob A viral video is making the rounds of Latin America. You can find it on YouTube. It's an interview with a man on the street, and another Cuban man walks up and steals the show. He points... | Comments (2)

June 05, 2009

Fight Government Encroachment into Healthcare!

by Ron Paul With a faltering economy, and skyrocketing costs, healthcare continues to be a critical issue for all Americans. Unfortunately government encroachment into the doctor/patient relationship is poised to exacerbate our problems with healthcare. As an OB/GYN with over... | Comments (0)

June 02, 2009

Government’s War on All-Ages Clubs

When disputes end up in court, only lawyers win by Fred E. Foldvary The government of the State of California has declared war on all-ages nightclubs, and now the recession and the costs of the anti-club war is pushing many... | Comments (0)

June 01, 2009

If I'm Corrupt

by Paul Jacob John Murtha, a Pennsylvania congressman going on 36 years, may be today's uncrowned "king of pork." Recently, he told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "If I'm corrupt, it's because I take care of my district." Murtha was responding to... | Comments (0)

May 29, 2009

Torturing the Rule of Law

by Ron Paul While Congress is sidetracked by who said what to whom and when, our nation finds itself at a crossroads on the issue of torture. We are at a point where we must decide if torture is something... | Comments (0)

May 27, 2009

How to Really Slash Medical Costs

Does an apple a day really work? by Fred E. Foldvary You can shrink your lifetime medical costs by eliminating the food tax you impose on yourself. Just as taxes on wages and goods impose an excess burden on the... | Comments (2)

May 26, 2009

Transparently Faster

by Paul Jacob If a promise is important, clear, specific — and keeping it would be honorable — well then, it's bad to break it. Alas, political candidates make and break such promises all the time. They make the promises... | Comments (0)

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Editor's Notes: Good Citizens Fight for Liberty

Deep Throat Didn’t Change a Thing

Tracking America: An All Too “REAL” National ID

Hothouse Flowers and Desert Roses

Erosion of the First Amendment

A Different Kind of Drug Problem

On the Hill: Undoing the PATRIOT Act

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The Rise of Wilsonianism

Suicide By Sensationalism

Regulating the Bloggers

A Wolf in Banker's Clothing

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Congress Loves Baseball

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Capitalism and Profits: How Workers Can Gain Power and Share in the Wealth

Real Social Security Reform

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Editor's Notes: A Convergence of Ideas

The Fight Against American Empire

Religion and the State: Doctors, Teachers, and Psychiatrists as the New Priesthood

Lessons from a Communist

The Coming of the Psychotherapeutic State

Gays and Guns Don't Mix?

Green Party calls for Basic Income

Editor's Notes: Liberty and Community

Let's Lose! Why rejecting practical solutions has kept the Libertarian Party in the political basement.

What's Wrong with the IMF

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