How I Learned to Love the State
Justin HayesNov 08
While we were students of the state education apparatus, how many of us had to write research papers where we were asked to "change the world"?

I'm sure we can all remember a writing prompt similar to this: "If I could change one thing about the world, it would be …" or "How I can make the world a better place."

Often, these writing prompts were given to us when we were not even old enough to think about abstract concepts like war and politics.

... (more)
See: 2nd Graders asked what should be done to improve economy & Peter Schiff's response
10 Reasons America Will Be Judged as the Most Brutal Empire in History
Activist PostNov 08
Good and evil doesn't have a grey zone. Killing and stealing is bad. Violence is never "good" or necessary unless it is used to defend against killers and thieves. Indeed, that is the morality behind the "just war" principle as defined by international laws and treaties.

Yet, this simple concept of right and wrong gets muddled by differing ideas about religion, patriotism, economics and many other divisions. The "just war" rule has crumbled under the ambitions of empires throug... (more)
12 Facts About Money And Congress That Are So Outrageous That It Is Hard To Believe That They Are Actually True
The Economic CollapseNov 08
Do you want to get rich?  Just get elected to Congress.  The U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives are absolutely packed with wealthy people that are very rapidly becoming even wealthier.  The collective net worth of the members of Congress is now measured in the billions of dollars.  The people that we have elected to the House and Senate are absolutely swimming in money.  Unfortunately, it is not easy to get elected to Congress.  In this day and age you gen... (more)
The Case for a Totalitarian State
Karen De CosterNov 08
It is always pointed out that when a state is invasive and tyrannical and it denies our ability to act on our own choices in the name of "keeping us all safe," it is a "Nanny State." That is, a state that provides for us and watches over us.

However, a real nanny is one who is an invited provider who voluntarily becomes a caretaker by transacting with another party to provide services. The state's nannyism does not provide a service, and it only becomes a "caretaker" by ... (more)
Chinese Finance Chief Says European Welfare States Induce 'Sloth, Indolence'
Al JazeeraNov 08

Video gets great at 12:00 - Chris
"If you look at the troubles which happened in European countries, this is purely because of the accumulated troubles of the worn out welfare society. I think the labour laws are outdated. The labour laws induce sloth, indolence, rather than hardworking. The incentive system, is totally out of whack.... (more)
Mexican Police vs. U.S. Police
Cop BlockNov 08
I currently live in Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico (close to Mazatlan). If you haven’t been keeping up, Sinaloa is the home to the Sinaloa Cartel which is considered the most powerful drug cartel in Mexico. A few years ago, the President of Mexico decided to go to war with the cartels. They stepped up policing, they sent in the soldiers for domestic patrols, etc. Needless to say, law enforcement activity in Mexico, and especially in the cartel areas is quite pervasive. Before I get in to the co... (more)
The Immorality of Democratic Voting
Kel KellyNov 08
Businesspeople, if they are successfully "greedy," become rich by providing their fellow citizens (i.e., consumers) with things that make them better off. In other words, they have to earn it. But many who espouse that people don't need more than a basic level of existence, in their own greed, constantly vote for politicians who will take money from others and give it to them. They, just like the businessman, want more than they currently have. But instead of earning it as the businessman... (more)
Cuba, Greece, and the United States
Jacob G. HornbergerNov 08
Well, it seems that Greece and the United States aren’t the only countries that are suffering the consequences of socialism. So is Cuba. But the difference is that unlike Greece and the United States, Cuba seems to be moving in the right direction.

The Cuban regime has just announced that for the first time since the Cuban revolution in 1959, Cubans will be permitted to buy and sell both homes and automobiles. That might not be a big deal to Americans or Greeks, but it is ... (more)
NFL Goes Even More Jingoistic -- If That's Possible
Travis HolteNov 08
Apparently NFL executives weren't satisfied with the current level of Pentagon propaganda. Now they have an "official month" each season:
The National Football League will continue its long history of honoring veterans and active duty members of the military with its n... (more)
I watched 5 minutes of football a few weeks or so ago on TV and the announcer was bashing some football player for being wicked and evil because he questioned the official story of 9/11, the announcer went on and on about how horrible a person he was and how he was disgracing the families and blah blah blah. It was like tuning in to some sort of two minutes hate session out of Orwell's 1984. - Chris
Cops With Machine Guns: How the War on Terror Has Militarized the Police
The AtlanticNov 08
At around 9:00 a.m. on May 5, 2011, officers with the Pima County, Arizona, Sheriff's Department's Special Weapons and Tactics (S.W.A.T.) team surrounded the home of 26-year-old José Guerena, a former U.S. Marine and veteran of two tours of duty in Iraq, to serve a search warrant for narcotics. As the officers approached, Guerena lay sleeping in his bedroom after working the graveyard shi... (more)
The House cooks up another turkey of a bill, guts whistleblower protections
ExaminerNov 08
Whistleblower rights are on the verge of suffering yet another setback. Today, the House introduced a bill H.R. 3289 to amend the ineffective Whistleblower Protection Act (WPA). Instead of improving an already deeply flawed Senate bill that was introduced earlier this year, the house slashed even more... (more)
Flex your rights: The top 3 things to do in every police encounter
The Raw StoryNov 08

Dear Occupiers...
r/LibertarianNov 08

Prohibition's Hold on Liquor Sales in 18 States May Relax in Boon for Beam
BloombergNov 08
U.S. states that have kept a tight rein on alcohol sales since the Prohibition era may be loosening their grip.

Lawmakers in Utah, where even high-alcohol beer is sold through state liquor stores, were urged by an advisory panel this year to put the business in private hands. Pennsylvania, Virginia and North Carolina have considered privatizing state liquor outlets. Tomorrow in Washington, votes will be counted on a ballot measure backed by Costco Wholesale Corp. (COST) that would... (more)
Taxi Licenses Outperform Stocks, Oil and Gold
BloombergNov 08
The surging price of New York's taxi medallions and their promise of steady cash flows have sparked investor interest in the licenses and bolstered shares of a company that finances their purchase to a four-year high.

Investors are pooling funds to buy the six-inch-wide aluminum disks affixed to the hoods of cabs after two of them sold for a record $1 million each last month, said Andrew Murstein, president of Medallion Financial Corp. (TAXI) Shares of the New York-based firm... (more)
...but my government school teacher told me the government is here to prevent monopolies!
Chicago: City fines and fees double, triple for minor and major offenses
Chicago Sun-TimesNov 08
Mayor Rahm Emanuel has said his plan to raise taxes, fines and fees by $220 million in 2012 includes higher fines for a laundry list of offenses, but he has yet to air that laundry list.

Now, the mayor’s 2012 revenue ordinance makes the details public. It’s a doozy.
[...]
†Allowing weeds to grow to a height that exceeds 10 inches — $600-to-$1,200-a-day, up from $500-to-$1,000.

†Illegal dumping or allowing trash to accumu... (more)
New Kent State Video Evidence Points Towards FBI Provocateuring
Prison PlanetNov 08
Over Forty Years ago the right to peacefully assemble and protest In America was fatally wounded and has been under attack ever since. The Kent State Massacre in May 1970 went down in history as a dark day for freedom of speech as four student protesters were shot dead by National Guard troops.

A small dedicated group continues to press to expose the truth regarding what really happened that day. Now more new evidence has emerged suggesting that the FBI were using provocate... (more)
Jack Abramoff Explains How Easy It Is To Buy A Congressman
InformationLiberationNov 07

This is a great clip from 60 minutes where Jack Abramoff explains how incredibly easy it is to buy a congressman. The piece is way too flatte... (more)
Confessions of a Former Gang Member
Joel PoindexterNov 07
I had no desire to attend college after graduating from high school. Though I’d worked regular jobs, I was restless and looking for something more exciting. Like most kids my age I’d seen plenty of movies that romanticized the lifestyle, and I was attracted to it, so I joined a gang. I’d been told that if you could handle it, there was good money to be made, and if you were really good at it, room to advance.

The gang had international ties, and bec... (more)
Camera Man Shot with a Rubber Bullet Simply for Filming Police at Occupy Oakland
Washington’s BlogNov 07

The camera man comments:
While filming a police at Oc... (more)
"You cannot use deadly force to protect your property" -- The Police
Cop BlockNov 07
The police in Milton, KS arrested a homeowner after he shot two (of four) people attempting to rob him. An officer in the video below – still researching for names – states, “You cannot use deadly force to protect your property, or if someone’s running away from you not being a threat.” Ugh, where to start with that statement. Does this officer realize that officers around the world are using tasers, pepper spray, rubber bullets and flash bangs ... (more)
That secret nuclear facility in Syria? It's a textile factory, researchers say in new report
Washington PostNov 07
After a four-year search for hidden atomic facilities in Syria, U.N. officials appeared this week to have finally struck gold: News reports linked a large factory in eastern Syria to a suspected clandestine effort to spin uranium gas into fuel for nuclear bombs.

But after further probing by private researchers, Syria’s mystery plant is looking far less mysterious.... (more)
Imperialism Is Complicated
Jacob G. HornbergerNov 07
Imperialism sure is complicated.

Consider, for example, Libya. Imperialists tell us that the U.S Empire’s military machine hammered Libya with missiles and bombs in order to free the Libyan people from tyranny. The idea was that the Empire was so concerned about the freedom and well-being of the Libyan people that it simply could not stand by and permit them to be oppressed by Libya’s long-time brutal dictator Muammar Gaddafi any longer.

Yet, not to... (more)
TSA: Protecting America... From Rogue Snow Globes [Pic]
ImgurNov 07

Ohio Mother Claims Her 6 Year Old Daughter Strip Searched
10TVNov 07

NEWARK, Ohio - A Licking County mother filed a police report claiming her daughter was strip searched at school.

The mother, who did not want to be identified, said the incident happened last week at Par Excellence Academy in Newark. ... (more)
McDonald's chief: Curb spending and cut taxes
The TelegraphNov 07
"The question is, how can we get the ox out of the ditch?" Mr Skinner said. "In order to create jobs in America, you're going to have to cut taxes… particularly in the business community.

"We pay some of the highest [corporate] taxes around the world. There needs to be some levelling."

Asked about federal borrowing, he said: "It's not a good story… the government has to spend less. We have to grow the economy, grow GDP… and you have to be able t... (more)

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