February 2012
“If “free” birth control is now a right, when do I get my free gun?”
– Lifeasamusical (via thedailyfiona)
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"For God's Sake, Please Stop the Aid!" →
The Kenyan economics expert James Shikwati, 35, says that aid to Africa does more harm than good. The avid proponent of globalization spoke with SPIEGEL about the disastrous effects of Western development policy in Africa, corrupt rulers, and the tendency to overstate the AIDS problem.
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“Freedom means that in some measure we entrust our fate to forces which we do not...”
– F.A. Hayek
(h/t Steve Horwitz)
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I can’t believe btjunkie is gone.
Fuck you federal government. FUCK. YOU.
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Dan Mitchell: New World Bank Report Shows Large... →
When Ronald Reagan said that big government undermined the economy, some people dismissed his comments because of his philosophical belief in liberty.
And when I discuss my work on the economic impact of government spending, I often get the same reaction.
This is why it’s important that a growing number of establishment outfits are slowly but surely coming around to the same point of view.
Today in my YA Lit. methods class my professor used air quotes when referring to our “freedoms” in America. I was so proud.
Employment Rate for Young Adults Lowest in 60... →
thisisnotnews:
evilteabagger:
Thank you, minimum wage (among other things).
Are you young and looking for work? You’re in good company.
Just 54 percent of Americans ages 18 to 24 currently have jobs, according to a study released Thursday by the Pew Research Center. That’s the lowest employment rate for this age group since the government began keeping track in 1948. And it’s a sharp drop...
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Employment Rate for Young Adults Lowest in 60... →
Thank you, minimum wage (among other things).
Are you young and looking for work? You’re in good company.
Just 54 percent of Americans ages 18 to 24 currently have jobs, according to a study released Thursday by the Pew Research Center. That’s the lowest employment rate for this age group since the government began keeping track in 1948. And it’s a sharp drop from the 62...
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Today I’m going to Columbus with a few people from SFL to see Glenn Greenwald and a few others speak on civil liberties in America.
There’s a possibility I will have a chance to ask Mr. Greenwald a few questions. Any of you guys have any question for him you would like me to ask?
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“[I will] fight very strongly against libertarian influence within the Republican...”
– Rick Santorum
crythias:
I was anti-global warming before it was cool.
Context.
George Orwell Appointed New Head of ACLU
barticles:
The ACLU says forcing Catholic institutions to pay for contraception coverage does not violate those institutions’ freedom of conscience. After all, the ACLU says, it’s not like the federal government is forcing people at those institutions to use contraception. They can still choose not to! They just can’t impose that view on others.
This makes perfect sense. In fact, it doesn’t go...
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“If someone has a drug problem, prison rape is the best solution I can think of.”
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Tom Woods | 26 Things Non-Paul Voters Are Basically Saying
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“If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in 5 years...”
– Milton Friedman
“The DEA has forcibly deputized every actor in the manufacture and distribution...”
– DEA Spots Fly, Wields Sledgehammer | The Agitator (via jeffmiller)
I wonder what this is going to do to medical costs.
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This Valentine's Day, there will be a national...
a-petro-manifesto:
texasronpaulgirl:
I’ll be buying myself a Caramel Macchiato in support.
I encourage you all to do the same.
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“I wish the government would just ban itself.”
– Dale, King of the Hill
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Let The Free Market Eat The Rich! →
In a free market, corporations would not be able to rely on the State for their very existence. Any ability they’d have to do business as an entity would come from the consent and cooperation of the market – customers, suppliers, contractors, service providers, banks, but most importantly management. Without an SEC and intrusive reporting requirements, oversight, and regulatory enforcement,...
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Vote for Ohio University for Student Group of the... →
Voting closes soon so get your votes in! You can vote once per day. I will greatly appreciate it :)
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Taxpayers Lose $1.3 Billion in Chrysler Bailout →
U.S. taxpayers likely lost $1.3 billion in the government bailout of Chrysler, the Treasury Department announced Thursday.
The government recently sold its remaining 6% stake in the company to Italian automaker Fiat. It wrapped up the 2009 bailout that was part of the Troubled Asset Relief Program six years early.
Overall, $1.3 billion will not be recovered from the bankrupt Old Chrysler, but...
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King of the Hill and the Market Process →
Watch this and see if you pick up on the Keyensianism and other libertarian referrences.
Netflix instant watch.
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I need resources on the Japanese internment. Help?
Fun Fact:
I will be partaking in the mother of all liberty parties two weeks from this very moment with Lindsay, Christina, Adam, Justin, Ricardo, Tony, Keara, Dustin, Henry and the rest of ISFLC. All of you who aren’t going to make it, well let’s just say it sucks to be you.
Another fun fact: Next Sunday I reach the arbitrary age at which the state has deemed I am old enough to purchase and...
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“I would not look to the U.S. Constitution if I were drafting a constitution in...”
– Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg on Egyptian TV
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Registration for the International Students for... →
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This Site & Free Speech are being investigated →
jeffmiller:
As Balko explains: ”Guy loses a bunch of weight, no longer diabetic. Starts a website to help others do the same. He’s now under criminal investigation for providing nutritional advice without a license. This is in North Carolina, the same state that went after a guy last year for practicing engineering without a license when he did some math for a citizens’ reports requesting a...
SFL Awards Voting Closes Tomorrow! →
sfliberty:
One of the highlights of the International Students For Liberty Conference is the Annual Awards Presentation. In 2009, Students For Liberty began to recognize outstanding students and student groups that have distinguished themselves in the battle for liberty on campus. That tradition has continued with the awards becoming more competitive every year as more and more students...
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Panetta: Strong Likelihood That Israel Will Attack... →
Panetta believes there is strong likelihood that Israel will strike Iran in April, May or June — before Iran enters what Israelis described as a “zone of immunity” to commence building a nuclear bomb. Very soon, the Israelis fear, the Iranians will have enough enriched uranium in deep underground facilities to make a weapon — and only the U.S. could then stop them militarily.
Another reason to...
neightkelly:
This canister of cocktail peanuts may contain traces of peanuts. Thank you FDA.
