Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin said Tuesday there’s no need for new regulation of the Internet, saying his agency has all the authority it needs to prevent discrimination by Internet service providers. This must be an April Fool’s joke!
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You’ll enjoy this excellent speech by Ron Paul. “To condemn free-market capitalism because of anything going on today makes no sense, he says. To blame capitalism for the sins of statism is an outright lie used to push us further into the muck of fascism. This is intellectual ammunition that you need. It is now […]
Johnson & Johnson wants to externalize its legal responsibility for faulty or fraudulent FDA-approved drugs to YOU (via the FDA). The FDA approved the drug, right? So the FDA carries the responsibility for it. What a load of statist horse manure. But because the Food and Drug Administration approved the patch, the company is arguing […]
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War is Good for the Economy …
Like Cannibalism is Nutritious (image). Well said!
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Venezuela: Biofuels are “Criminal”
Venezuela’s oil minister says biofuels are crazy and criminal. The only criminal act here is when governments interfere in the market to distort priorities by offering incentives to produce more or less biofuels. Using crops to produce fuel is “criminal” as the world suffers a food shortage, Venezuela’s oil minister said in Rome where energy […]
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Weighing the Costs of Tax Protesting
John Buchanan weighs the consequences the state has in store for him if he refuses to pay his taxes as a protest. A sobering reminder of the costs of fighting for liberty.
You can’t. “The Patriot Act makes it illegal for us to tell you if our computers are monitored”. Five Technically Legal Signs for Your Library [plus one].
The New York Times exposes an especially ugly den of liars, reporting that retired military leaders serving as “military analysts” on major TV news outlets are agents of the administration, parroting talking points handed out by the Pentagon since at least 2002 in an effort to both pitch the war and rebut critical coverage. These […]
This Wired article details how the FBI used a grand jury to subpoena some medical records legally – then returned the records and inappropriately used a national security letter (NSL) in an attempt to get the very same records. Once the university rejected the NSL, as it should have, the FBI went to Congress citing […]
LP presidential candidate Dr. Mary Ruwart presents an insightful argument against taxation. Well worth the 5-minute read. You can find here campaign at votemary2008.com. One day, the “necessary evil” of taxation will be recognized for what libertarians know it to be: legalized theft, a hindrance to civilization, prosperity, harmony, and happiness. With taxation, we take […]