Jun

30

Why Preaching to the Choir is a Good Thing

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I’ve always said that the libertarian movement would be farther along if more libertarians understood direct marketing. (Ok, Bruce, I haven’t always said that, but I have said it for the last several years.)

Sometimes I almost cringe when someone starts talking about the "voters." As if that word had any real meaning. It doesn’t, and trying to appeal to the "voters" is a waste of time, IMHO. Read more

Jun

30

Bullion and Bandits: The Improbable Rise and Fall of E-Gold

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I had some dealings with e-gold a few years back. They foolishly decided not to list one of my old sites on their site. It was a strange decision too as my old site was one of the only places regular people could actually earn e-gold (by writing articles). So, yes, perhaps I am still bitter.

I still like the idea of digital gold though. Like the Liberty Dollar people, they should be free to run their own businesses as they want to.

Here’s the article. Please leave comments below!

Bullion and Bandits: The Improbable Rise and Fall of E-Gold

"MELBOURNE, Florida — In a sparsely decorated office suite two floors above a neighborhood of strip malls and car dealerships, former oncologist Douglas Jackson is struggling to resuscitate a dying dream.

Jackson, 51, is the maverick founder of E-Gold, the first-of-its-kind digital currency that was once used by millions of people in more than a hundred countries. Today the currency is barely alive. Read more

Jun

29

The Uncompromising Rothbard

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The Uncompromising Rothbard
by Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr.

This originally appeared in the September 2005 issue of The Free Market

There are many varieties of libertarianism alive in the world today, and they owe a great debt to the work of Ludwig von Mises. His top American student was Murray N. Rothbard, and Rothbardianism remains the center of its intellectual gravity, its primary muse and conscience, its strategic and moral core, and the focal point of debate even when its name is not acknowledged. The reason is that Rothbard forged a blend between Austrian economics and natural-rights political theory of the old liberal school to create a modern libertarianism, a political-economic-ideological system that proposes a once-and-for-all escape from the trappings of left and right and their central plans for how state power should be used. Libertarianism is the radical alternative that says state power is both unworkable and immoral. Read more

Jun

29

Greens, libertarians team up

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 From the Politico:

An unlikely coalition of environmental and libertarian taxpayer groups are joining forces to fight legislation that would create a national disaster insurance pool to protect home­owners in hurricane-prone areas.

The group — SmarterSafer.org — is getting behind legislation sponsored by Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) that would provide $100 million annually over four years to states to strengthen homes, apartment buildings and small businesses against heavy-hitting storms.

Thompson’s package of three bills, expected to be introduced Wednesday, would provide grants for mitigation activities such as building new water barriers to prevent flooding, securing roofs and garage doors, and putting storm shutters on windows. It would also authorize an additional $100 million over five years to bolster emergency response during storms by upgrading communications, creating mobile nurse units and improving evacuation of the elderly from their residences.

For More info:

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0609/24115.html

 

What do you think about this? Please leave a comment or two below!

Jun

15

Libertarians condemn Obama’s still-skyrocketing unemployment numbers

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Question to those studying “marketing liberty” with me – what do I think is wrong with this press release? Please leave your comments below…

Libertarians condemn Obama’s still-skyrocketing unemployment numbers

Jobless rate explodes to over 9%, highest in 26 years as 14.5 million Americans jobless
Tax and regulatory relief would create “the jobs Americans need”

WASHINGTON — With unemployment exploding to 9.4 percent in May instead of decreasing as Obama promised with passage of his “stimulus” package, America’s third-largest party urges Congress to instead consider tax and regulatory relief to give the nation “the jobs Americans need.”

“There is no doubt our economy will recover. Americans have always overcome adversity with our tenacity, creativity and optimism,” said Donny Ferguson, Libertarian National Committee Communications Director. “But as unemployment continues to rise when it should be falling by now, it begs the question of how long will recovery be delayed by Obama’s Big Government agenda?”

“The Libertarian Party seems to be the only party promoting a smart program of tax and regulatory relief aimed at freeing up capital,” said Ferguson. “History shows it’s the most effective way to give those 14.5 million unemployed the jobs Americans need.”

“Sadly, Obama instead chose to exploit this tragic situation to advance his personal agenda of bigger, more expensive government – which has unemployment now skyrocketing to its highest levels in a quarter-century,” said Ferguson. “Because of Obama, our economic recovery has been seriously stunted and delayed.” Read more

Jun

8

Ask a Florida Libertarian

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I’m thinking about doing a series of interviews with Florida libertarians…could be anyone, possibly even you!

I will send the questions by email to the lucky Florida libertarian and then post the answers on this site.

For the first interview I’ve managed to get Jim Kearney, former chair of the Broward LP; his blog is at: LibertarianViewpoint.com.

So…do you have any questions for JimK? Just leave them in a comment below and I will forward them to him.

And if you’d like to be interviewed do the same. I’ll have a contact form up soon if you’d rather do it anonymously.

Jun

8

Remember the Liberty!

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Today is June 8th, the anniversary of the Israeli attack on the USS Liberty. I’m not sure if this is America’s most shamful secret, but it sure is one of them. And another democrat president covers up the truth about an attack too…

‘The USS Liberty’: America’s Most Shameful Secret by Eric Margolis

This article was written in 2001.

NEW YORK – On the fourth day of the 1967 Arab Israeli War, the intelligence ship “USS Liberty” was steaming slowly in international waters, 14 miles off the Sinai Peninsula. Israeli armored forces were racing deep into Sinai in hot pursuit of the retreating Egyptian army.

“Liberty,” a World War II freighter, had been converted into an intelligence vessel by the top-secret US National Security Agency, and packed with the latest signals and electronic interception equipment. The ship bristled with antennas and electronic “ears” including TRSSCOMM, a system that delivered real-time intercepts to Washington by bouncing a stream of microwaves off the moon.

“Liberty” had been rushed to Sinai to monitor communications of the belligerents in the Third Arab Israeli War: Israel and her foes, Egypt, Syria, and Jordan.

At 0800 hrs, 8 June, 1967, eight Israeli recon flights flew over “Liberty,” which was flying a large American flag. At 1400 hrs, waves of low-flying Israeli Mystere and Mirage-III fighter-bombers repeatedly attacked the American vessel with rockets, napalm, and cannon. The air attacks lasted 20 minutes, concentrating on the ship’s electronic antennas and dishes. The “Liberty” was left afire, listing sharply. Eight of her crew lay dead, a hundred seriously wounded, including the captain, Commander William McGonagle. Read more

Jun

5

Free the Liberty Dollar Four!

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Free the Liberty Dollar Four!

What’s below is just an excerpt, not the whole story. To get the whole story please click on the link below.

FBI Arrests Bernard, Kevin, Sarah & Rachelle
The battle for a value based currency has begun!

The last two days have been amazing! Just shortly after midnight on Tuesday, the phone started ringing and I let the answering machine take the call. But very soon there was another call… with an even more urgent message! Very quickly, a friend of Kevin Innes, explained to me that Kevin had been “detained” by the local sheriff and was being held for the FBI to arrest him! Holy Cow!! The #2 supporter for the Liberty Dollar and co-instructor at the Liberty Dollar University training sessions was in deep trouble with the Feds! I was sure to be next. But would they arrive in a few minutes or would it be a pre-dawn Nazi style assault?… Read more

Jun

3

Buchanan’s Necessary Book

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I’d say this sounds like a “must-read” book for all, including libertarians. If you’ve read it, or are interested in reading it, please leave a comment.

See:

Buchanan’s Necessary Book

Pat Buchanan and I have some differences – some major differences. Read more