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Extreme Police Response to Prisoner Exercise of Free Speech

According to Travis County Sheriff’s Deputies, this inmate was exercising his first amendment right to say nasty things over the phone, and failed to cease when so ordered by the police. Do inmates lose their first amendment rights just by being sentenced to prison? Four Deputies Shove his Face into the Floor Four deputies took […]

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Business

Is this an Economic Collapse?

This is not just a financial crisis, this is an economic collapse. There’s nothing the government can do to stop it. They should get out of the way and let it happen.

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Business

Once Again, Jim Rogers States it Like it is

What they’re doing is they’re taking the assets away from the competent people, giving them to the incompetent people and saying to the incompetent: “Okay, now you can compete with the competent people, with their money.” I mean this is terrible economics. This is outrageous economics. Good stuff.

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Opinion

Yes, we CAN Count on Charitable Giving

Americans’ charitable giving continues despite the economic downturn. I contrast this fact with the common opinion that, if not for government aid programs – e.g. food stamps, Social Security, unemployment insurance and Medicare – poor people would be dying in ditches by the side of the road while white men in top hats told them […]

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Opinion

Not all Government Programs are Fraudulent

After seeing my article about the bank bailout being a fraud, an acquaintance commented “all government programs are fraud.” While I wanted to agree initially, I later thought “this can’t be true!” The Bank Bailout is a Bait and Switch When I said the bank bailout was a fraud, I meant it was a deception, […]

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Opinion

The Bank Bailout is a Fraud

If this wasn’t already obvious from the reports of congressmen ignoring 95 per cent negative feedback or the fact that $100 billion in pork was required for it to pass the House or that funds are going to politically-connected organizations, then it should be dead obvious now that Treasury Secretary Paulson has unilaterally decided to […]

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Politics

93Days.com is Just the Prototype

On Saturday afternoon I had an epiphany. I realized that we needed a central website where you can find basic information on Ian Freeman’s arrest and that included links to all relevant blog posts, videos, news coverage and other media. 93Days.com was Born So I set to work. I asked for help on some of […]

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Business

When Peter Schiff Talks, Americans should Listen

I love this video. Peter Schiff is the Ron Paul of the financial world. Just as the other GOP candidates laughed at Ron Paul in the debates, so we see talking heads laugh at Peter Schiff as he predicts with amazing accuracy over the last two years the course of financial matters that we are […]

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Asides Opinion

Is 100 Days in Jail for Failing to Stand a Just Punishment?

Follow this story and help Ian @ 93Days.com Ian Freeman of Keene, New Hampshire has a couch on his property. It’s a musty old couch. But it’s on his property, not his neighbor’s. Someone complained about this couch, and asked for it to be removed. So says an official from the City of Keene. He […]

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Politics

LNC Members Speak Out on Executive Session

After the September Libertarian National Committee (LNC) meeting and the resulting hubbub about executive session, I decided to approach LNC members – current and former – to see what their thoughts were on their own use of executive session. I contacted all current LNC members via email but only eight of twenty-five chose to respond. […]