Just Shut Up and Follow the Script

More on the total corruption in the RNC. From Ben Swann:

Ben Swann Reality Check takes a look at how the most controversial rule change in party history was not legitimately passed.

Petty and Ridiculous RNC

In a move fit for a petty dictatorship the RNC changed the rules in order to unseat Ron Paul delegates.It ignored objections and no votes. In a move described by Wolf Blitzer as petty and ridiculous, it only announced votes for Romney during the roll call of the states. How can any fair minded person support these crooks?

It reminds me of what I saw when I was in Communist East Germany in 1975. They had "elections" too. The results are prearranged and paid for by us the taxpayers - $55 million for the Democrats and roughly $73 million for the Republicans.

The ignoring of votes starts at the 6:00 minute mark in the video.

A 41 Year Long Record of Advocating Ending the Fed

Statements from Libertarian Party Presidential Candidates over the last 40 years regarding the Federal Reserve.

Change Your Name! More Nonsense From The Government Schools

More nonsense from the government schools.



Can they get any more ridiculous?

Annoited Willard Romney Needs Protection From The Terrorist Ron Paul

More ridiculous nonsense from the agency of security theater, the TSA:

HOT: Ron Paul Left Tampa Yesterday by Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr.

GOP: Let's Slash the Deficit by Cutting, Um.......

The GOP (as always) talks about cutting the deficit and reducing the national debt, but when they controlled the Presidency and both houses of Congress, deficit spending skyrocketed. ReasonTV asked some GOP delegates about the deficit:

From ReasonTV:

On the first day of the convention, the RNC began running a national debt clock, which Chairman Reince Priebus says will serve as a reminder of the "unprecedented fiscal recklessness of the Obama administration."

But can Republicans be trusted to get serious about the debt? After all, George W. Bush ran up more than $4 trillion in debt during his tenure, and the much-vaunted Paul Ryan plan won't even balance the budget for decades, much less begin paying down the debt.

Reason TV was on the scene to ask Romney-supporting delegates whether they thought the national debt was an important issue and whether or not Romney could get the job done.

Republicans Have Made a Bad Mistake

The ruling class of the GOP wanted a coronation of Willard Mitt Romney. They wanted to stiffle dissent, but they created more with their heavey handed tactics.

From ReasonTV:

"It's an embarassment to the process, it's an embarassment to the state of Maine and to the party as a whole how things were conducted today," said Maine National Committeewoman Ashley Ryan minutes after half the Maine delegation walked off the Republican National Convention floor in protest.

Ron Paul-supporting delegates have accused the Republican establishment of changing the rules of the seating process in order to avoid embarassment for Republican nominee Mitt Romney. Their arguments are not without merit.

The Ron Paul faction did not go out quietly, cheering loudly whenever Ron Paul delegates were announced and yelling out the running tally of Paul votes every time the convention announcer failed to do so.

While Maine--and the broader Ron Paul movement--lost this symbolic battle, some delegates say that Republicans have made a bad mistake alienating the Ron Paul vote by picking this fight.

"The party's fractured. This was completely unneccessary, and it's ridiculous," said Ron Paul supporter and Oklahoma delegate Steve Dixon.

Solving the Ron Paul Problem

Don't like the results? Change the rules! The Republican National Committee is trying to change the rules on delegates selection in order to have more control from the top.

Gary Johnson on CNBC's Closing Bell

Gary Johnson appeared on CNBC's Closing Bell on August 27, 2012.



From pjt3488's channel:

Call the Commission on Presidential Debates at 202-872-1020 and demand Gov. Gary Johnson's inclusion in the debates

Gary Johnson voted for and endorsed Ron Paul in 2008. After the RNC, will you help Gary Johnson get 15% in the polls and get him into the Presidential Debates and continue to promote the message of liberty?


http://www.change.org/petitions/american-voters-allow-gary-johnson-to-be-part...

I invite you to take the "Libertarian Challenge" today. Invite just one disaffected Republican or Democrat friend to add GJ to Facebook. Just one. Let's see what happens. Call the polling companies and tell them to include Gary Johnson!

Rasmussen: 732-776-9777
Gallup: 202-715-3100
Pew Research: 202-419-4350
Quinnipiac: 203-582-5201

Tom Woods at PaulFest: The Army of One

Tom Woods speaking about Ron Paul at PaulFest.

"Whatever you do, remember the example of Ron Paul. In a world of cowards, stick to your principles. In a sea of lies, tell the truth. Into the darkness, shine a light. Do those things, be that person. That is what Ron Paul wants from you. Be courageous, and studious, and persistent. Remember that the one person on this earth you have full power to improve is yourself. Learn and teach whenever and wherever you can. Be your own army of one, and then you will be carrying on the Ron Paul legacy."

Governments Limit Access to Healthcare

This video from the Institute for Justice looks at how government prevents competition and limits access to health care thru Certificate of Need (CON) Requirements.

From the Institute for Justice:

Ordinarily, if you want to start a new business or offer a new service there is a simple test to find out whether your new business is needed: You open the doors and tell the world. If people need your business, you will have customers. If they don't, you won't. That experience—of learning what people need and how new types of services can fit in—is familiar to anyone who has ever been an entrepreneur. Indeed, it is familiar to anyone who has ever been a customer.

It is also an experience that the state of Virginia turns entirely on its head for people who want to offer new healthcare services. If you want to offer new healthcare services, even something as routine as opening a private clinic, you have to obtain special permission from the state government. And permission is not easy to come by: Would-be service providers have to persuade state officials that their new service is "necessary"—and they have to do so in a process that verges on full-blown litigation in which existing businesses (their would-be competitors) are allowed to oppose them. Not surprisingly, this process can be incredibly expensive, and it frequently results in new services being forbidden to operate at all.

To be clear, this requirement (called a certificate-of-need or CON program) has nothing to do with public health or safety. Separate state and federal laws govern who is allowed to practice medicine and what kind of medical procedures are or are not permitted. Virginia's CON program only regulates whether someone is allowed to open a new office or purchase new equipment; it is explicitly designed to make sure new services are not allowed to take customers away from established healthcare services.

In short, Virginia's CON program is nothing but a government permission slip to compete. It ensures that more money flows into the pockets of established, politically connected businesses, and it accomplishes this by trampling entrepreneurs' economic liberty and reducing Virginians' choices for medical care.

But patients and doctors—not state officials—are in the best position to decide what healthcare services are needed. That is why Colon Health Centers of America, headed by Dr. Mark Baumel, MD, and Washington Imaging Associates Maryland, LLC, headed by Dr. Mark Monteferrante, MD, have joined forces with the Institute for Justice to challenge Virginia's protectionist CON program. The Constitution protects individuals' right to earn an honest living free from unreasonable government interference, and it prevents states from putting up unnecessary barriers to interstate commerce. The Virginia CON program does both, and that is why the federal courts should strike it down.

Government Creates Transportation Monopolies

This video from the Institute for Justice looks at how government prevents competition and innovation in the cab business.

From the Institute for Justice:

Ever wonder why it's so hard to get a taxicab? IJ's Jeanette Petersen explains that government-imposed barriers like caps on permits and minimum fare laws are designed to protect entrenched transportation companies at the expense of enterprising drivers and consumers alike.

Gary Johnson Endorsed Ron Paul in 2008

From Gary Johnson:

As a two-term Republican Governor, Gary Johnson endorsed Libertarian Ron Paul in 2008 and was the only candidate to answer the question about a running-mate in the Fox/Google debate of 2012. He said Ron Paul without hesitation. What Ron Paul started will never fade because Ron Paul is right. We the people will end the wars, abolish the IRS, audit the Fed, balance the budget, stop the spending and end the war on drugs. LIVE FREE

Gary Johnson Talks About His Relationship With Ron Paul

At PaulFest in Tampa, Gary Johnson the  Libertarian Party nominee for President, speaks about his relationship with Ron Paul.

Gary Johnson Speaking at PaulFest

Gary Johnson, Libertarian Party nominee for President, speaks at PaulFest in Tampa.

RNC Sees Ron Paul Supporters As A Nuisance

ReasonTV visited PaulFest in Tampa:

"I want to make sure that when the Republican Party loses, terribly to, in my opinion, the worst president in history, I want [them to know] it's because they systematically shut out the most intelligent, most youthful and active voting bloc in American history," said Ron Paul voter Mike Timoney.

Timoney's statement accurately reflected the mood at PAULfest, a celebration held by Congressman Ron Paul's supporters at the Tampa Fairgrounds on the weekend before the 2012 Republican National Convention. With controversy surrounding the seating of GOP delegates in several state conventions, many who caucused for Paul feel disenfranchised by the actions of the GOP and vow to turn against the party this election.

While certain attendees went so far as to call Mitt Romney a "monster," most of Paul's youthful supporters exhibited more frustration and disappointment than anger.

"[The GOP] made it clear yesterday that they see us more as a nuisance than as potential allies," said John Jones, one of 10 Ron Paul-supporting Maine delegates that the RNC stripped of their delegate status on Friday.

Libertarian Presidential Candidate Gary Johnson was a headlining speaker at the event, which was in part sponsored by the Libertarian Party.

"The frustration, I think, can get focused in a way that can impact this election," said Johnson. "And that would be, voting for me."

Many Paul supporters at the event expressed support for Johnson's campaign, and even those who didn't vowed not to vote for Romney.

"There's no way I could support someone like him," said Kenosha Fisch, an Oklahoma delegate who lost her seat in a bitter power struggle.

The Good Old Boys at the RNC and Their "Rules"

Those in power like to stay in power. Ben Swann reports on the tampering in Tampa:

Ben Swann Reality Check takes a look at how the RNC is attempting to change the 5 state rule and decredential the entire Maine delegation only 4 days before the Republican National Convention.

Protect Internet Freedom

From Gary Johnson:

Two-term Governor, Gary Johnson, says the internet must remain free. SOPA and PIPA are just the latest efforts on behalf of the federal government to limit free speech. If no one stands up to this threat on our fundmental right, we will lose it. Two two-party system is one system of control, censorship and the loss of personal liberty. Be Libertarian for one election. LIVE FREE

Gary Johnson's Letter To The Commission On Presidential Debates

On Monday, August 20, 2012,  Gary Johnson Libertarian Party nominee for President, sent the following letter to the Executive Director, the Co-Chairmen, and the Board of Directors of the Commission on Presidential Debates.

The Commission on Presidential Debates began in 1987 by the Democratic and Republican parties to establish the way that presidential election debates are run between presidential candidates.

Here is the letter:

Inclusion in the Presidential Debates

To the Commission on Presidential Debates,

I am writing to request that the National Commission on Presidential Debates reconsider your current – and exclusionary – requirements for participation in this Fall’s all-important Presidential and Vice-Presidential debates.

I am well aware of the history and genesis of the Commission, including the reality that it was created largely by the respective national leadership of the Democrat and Republican Parties. While I respect and understand the intention to provide a reasonable and theoretically nonpartisan structure for the presidential debate process, I would suggest that the Commission’s founding, organization and policies are heavily skewed toward limiting the debates to the two so-called major parties.

That is unfortunate, and frankly, out of touch with the electorate. You rely very heavily on polling data to determine who may participate in your debates, yet your use of criteria that are clearly designed to limit participation to the Republican and the Democrat nominee ignore the fact that many credible polls indicate that a full one-third of the electorate do not clearly identify with either of those parties. Rather, they are independents whose voting choices are not determined by party affiliation.

That one-third of the voters, as well as independent-thinking Republicans and Democrats, deserve an opportunity to see and hear a credible “third party” candidate. I understand that there are a great many “third party” candidates, and that a line must be drawn somewhere. However, the simple reality of our Electoral College system draws that line in a very straightforward and fair way – a reality that is reflected in your existing criteria. If a candidate is not on the ballot in a sufficient number of states to be elected by the Electoral College, it is perfectly logical to not include that candidate in a national debate. If, on other hand, a candidate IS on the ballot in enough states to be elected, there is no logic by which that candidate should be excluded.

Nowhere in the Constitution or in law is it written that our President must be a Democrat or a Republican. However, it IS written that a candidate must receive a majority of the votes – or at least 50% – cast by electors, and that any candidate who does so, and otherwise meets the Constitution’s requirements, may be President.

As the Libertarian Party’s nominees for Vice-President and President, Judge Jim Gray and I have already qualified to be on the ballot in more than enough states to obtain a majority in the Electoral College, and we are the only candidates other than the Republican and Democrat nominees to have done so, or who are likely to do so. In fact, we fully intend and expect to be on the ballots of all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

However, the Commission has chosen to impose yet another requirement for participation: 15% in selected public opinion polls. Unlike your other requirements, this polling performance criterion is entirely arbitrary and based, frankly, on nothing other than an apparent attempt to limit participation to the Democrat and the Republican.

Requiring a certain level of approval in the polls has nothing to do with fitness to serve, experience, or credibility as a potential President. Rather, it has everything to do with the hundreds of millions of dollars available to and spent by the two major party candidates, the self-fulfilling bias of the news media against the viability of third party candidates, and an ill-founded belief that past dominance of the Republican and Democrat Parties should somehow be a template for the future.

In all due respect, it is not the proper role of an nonelected, private and tax-exempt organization to narrow the voters’ choices to only the two major party candidates – which is the net effect of your arbitrary polling requirement. To the contrary, debates are the one element of modern campaigns and elections that should be immune to unfair advantages based upon funding and party structure. Yet, it is clear that the Commission’s criteria have both the intent and the effect of limiting voters’ choices to the candidates of the two major parties who, in fact, created the Commission in the first place.

Eliminating the arbitrary polling requirement would align the Commission and its procedure for deciding who may participate in the critical debates with fairness and true nonpartisanship, which was the purported intent behind the Commission’s creation. As of right now, eliminating that requirement would not disrupt the process or make it unmanageable. Rather, it would simply allow the participation of a two-term governor who has more executive experience than Messrs. Obama and Romney combined, who has garnered sufficiently broad support to be on the ballot in more than enough states to achieve a majority in the Electoral College, and who, without the help of party resources and special interests, has attracted enough financial support to qualify for presidential campaign matching funds.

I urge and request you to remove the partisanship from the debates, and allow the voters an opportunity to hear from all of the qualified candidates – not just those who happen to be a Democrat or a Republican.

Thank you.



Governor Gary Johnson

Libertarian Nominee for President of the United States

The US is Number One! In Prison Population

The Land of the Free????

From LearnLiberty:

The United States incarcerates more people than any other country in the world—more even than China or Russia. Prof. Daniel J. D'Amico explains that as of 2010 more than 1.6 million people were serving jail sentences in America. Professor D'Amico suggests that "prisons are not what we think about when we think of America, and they shouldn't have to be." According to D'Amico, a free country should not have 1.6 million people in prison, and a fiscally responsible country cannot afford to. As Prof. D'Amico points out, it is time for Americans to recognize that the U.S. criminal justice system is desperately in need of reform.


Learn More:

1. "The Caging of America" [article]: Wide ranging New Yorker piece, discusses history, ethics, everyday prisoner experience. Explores a few theories as to why our prison system is the way it is.

http://nyr.kr/OGTXrd

2. "The Business Ethics of Incarceration: The Moral Implications of Treating Prisons Like Businesses" [scholarly article]: Professor D'Amico addresses the economics and morality of prison and prison privatization.

http://bit.ly/OsMQFD

3. "U.S. prison population dwarfs that of other nations" [article]: New York Times article focusing on America's disproportionate prison population.

http://nyti.ms/QSVprm

4. "Prisoners' Poetry" [poems]: A website featuring poems written by prisoners.

http://bit.ly/Sd93to

Libertarian Misconceptions

Are libertarians a bunch of pot smoking, gun toting, cold hearted, selfish isolationists? Julie Borowski debunks these common misconceptions.

Don't Be Surprised

The latest video from Gary Johnson:

Two-term governor, Gary Johnson says "Don't be surprised to find out you're more Libertarian than you think." It's time to put parties and differences aside and focus on solving the problems leaders in the Republican and Democratic Parties have created for America. This year, you don't have to BE Libertarian to vote Libertarian. Together, we'll end the wars, abolish the IRS, end the war on drugs, bring back industry and jobs, and get our finances under control. Be Libertarian with Gary Johnson for one election. LIVE FREE.

Judge Andrew Napolitano on the 2012 Election, Obamacare, and The Future of Liberty

From ReasonTV:

"Those of us who really yearn for a return to first principles, the natural law, the Constitution, a government that only has powers that we have consented it may have... are frustrated by the choice between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney," says Judge Andrew Napolitano, author of the upcoming book "Theodore and Woodrow: How Two American Presidents Destroyed Your Constitutional Freedoms," Fox Business contributor, and former host of "Freedom Watch."

Reason Magazine's Matt Welch sat down with Napolitano at FreedomFest 2012 and discussed the ramifications of the Supreme Court's ruling on the individual mandate and whether or not there's a substantive difference between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney from a libertarian perspective.

Held each July in Las Vegas, FreedomFest is attended by around 2,000 limited-government enthusiasts and libertarians a year.

Food Freedom

From ReasonTV:

As government crackdowns on raw milk-selling co-ops and children's lemonade stands keep making headlines, political and health food activists are raising awareness through Lemonade Freedom Day.

On August 18, Reason TV went to the National Mall to check out the unlicensed celebration and the trade of illicit raw milk. Some of those in attendance included CopBlock.org's Pete Eyre, and Meg McLain who was arrested at last year's Lemonade Freedom Day.

To Laugh or Weep: The Crazy Assange Case by Eric Margolis

Good article by Eric Margolis on the whole Assange affair:

Looking back over the whole Wikileaks business, it’s difficult to conclude that the US was seriously damaged or endangered by the emails released by edited Wikileaks. There was nothing life-threatening or earth-shaking in them. But the leaks were terribly embarrassing for Washington, revealing to the public its often muscular exercise of power, strong-arming other nations, and often dim opinions of so-called allies – nothing we professional journalists didn’t already know.

Assange was a crusading journalist who succeeded in exposing the dirty underwear of big government. His Wikileaks showed that the US-led war in Afghanistan was truly lost, contrary to Washington’s cheery spin – just a much as the famed "Pentagon Papers" of the 1970’s revealed and debunked official the lies about the Vietnam War. At the time, Daniel Ellsberg, the patriotic official who released the "Pentagon Papers," was also denounced as a traitor.

The rest is here:

To Laugh or Weep: The Crazy Assange Case by Eric Margolis

Corporate Welfare

A John Stossel report on corporations and politicians in bed together.

Mitt Romney is a Confection

Roger Stone interviewed by TJ Walker back in 2011 regarding Mitt Romney's enduring hypocrisy.

Voting Libertarian For One Election

Gary Johnson interviewed by ReasonTV's Nick Gillespie.  From ReasonTV:

"There are a lot more people in this country that describe themselves as libertarian than vote libertarian," says Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson. "You are a libertarian. How about voting just this way one time."

Reason's Nick Gillespie sat down with Gary Johnson at FreedomFest 2012, to discuss how to cut the deficit by reforming Medicaid and Medicare, and how his campaign is performing in the national polls.

Held each July in Las Vegas, FreedomFest is attended by around 2,000 limited-government enthusiasts and libertarians a year.

Nun Says Western Media Coverage of Syrian Violence Partial and Untrue

Don't believe the lies you are being told by the government and its lap dog media. From the article:

She told The Irish Times she was in Ireland “not to advocate for the (Assad) regime but for the facts”. Most news reports from Syria were “forged, with only one side emphasised”, she said. This also applied to the UN, whose reports were “one-sided and not worthy of that organisation”.

The article:
Media coverage of Syrian violence partial and untrue, says nun

Just like in Iraq, our intervention will likely cause the Christian minority to flee Syria. Yet, ironically most Christians in this country will probably support Obama and the Neocons in the toppling of the Syrian regime.

Government Doesn't Create Jobs

From Gary Johnson:

It's mourning in America. More of us are out of work and more of us are working for less and settling for less.The two-party stranglehold has driven our jobs overseas and ruined our economy. Four more years of Obama or Romney assures us more of the same. Two-term governor, Gary Johnson says "We have to give business a reason to hire American workers again."

Why Does Julie Borowski Hate America?

Well at least some people would say she does because she doesn't think military spending should be a sacred cow. Julie explains the hypocrisy of those who claim to be for reducing government, yet won't even consider reducing military spending.

From Julie Borowski:

Military spending should not be sacred cow. All government spending needs to be dramatically cut across the board--- including military spending. Don't believe the claims that Obama is cutting military spending because he isn't. He is increasing military spending over the next decade.

Throw Your Vote Away!

You're throwing your vote away if you don't vote for one of the two reptiles.

The U.S. Government Created Al Qaeda, Then Fights It And Now Supports It

Why oh why does anyone believe our government and its excuses for war????

From Ben Swann:

Ben Swann Reality Check takes a look at how the United States government created Al Qaeda and yet in some countries is still fighting them while in others is supporting them.

The Candidate Who Agrees With You 100%

From Gary Johnson:

Two-term governor, Gary Johnson says the majority of Americans feel differently about war, marriage equality, drugs, the Patriot Act and the Federal Reserve than our elected officials do. If we the people can agree on the kind of America we want, why do we keep electing leaders who don't agree with us? When it comes to wanting more freedom, more peace and more prosperity, Gary Johnson agrees with you 100%.

Terrorists an Ally of America's War for Democracy

More on US support/collaboration with terrorists in overthrowing regimes we no longer need or like:

Why Is the U.S. Government Funding Islamic Terrorists Who Are Killing Christians?

The mindless US media generally ignores this and the majority of Americans are therefore clueless about it.

Celebrating The Repeal Of Fairness - The Fairness Doctrine

From ReasonTV:

On August 4th, 1987 the Federal Communications Commission unanimously voted to repeal the fairness doctrine, its policy requiring broadcasters to air all sides of a controversial issue. Despite its lofty name, the fairness doctrine was abolished over concerns that it had a chilling effect on free speech.

"It does sound great," says George Mason University's Thomas Hazlett, "but the fact is there is a frontal conflict between the first amendment...and the government considering whether or not the fairness of a particular report passes muster."

Hazlett sat down with ReasonTV's Nick Gillespie to discuss the fairness doctrine, its repeal, and why we are unlikely to see it instituted again.

The Compassionate Freedom of Choice Act

How could any decent person oppose this?

From Texas Congressman Ron Paul:

Statement on Introducing the Compassionate Freedom of Choice Act

Mr. Speaker, I rise to introduce the “Compassionate Freedom of Choice Act.” This legislation allows terminally ill patients to use drugs, treatments and devices that have not yet been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) if their physicians certify: (i) such patients have no other treatment options; and (Ii) the patient executes written, informed consent that they are aware of any potential risks from the drug, device, or treatment.

It is important to remember that this legislation only applies to otherwise terminally ill patients. Denying these patents a possible opportunity to cure their illness-or at least reduce their suffering—is nonsensical and cruel. The FDA’s approval process for drugs, devices, and treatments is costly and time consuming. Yet, time is the luxury terminally patients do not enjoy. So why should the FDA deny terminally-ill patients access to drugs, devices, and treatments that the patient’s physicians have determined represents the patent’s only possible chance for survival?

For example, the FDA refused to allow Abigail Burroughs (who was diagnosed with head and neck cancer at the age of 19) access to the cancer drugs Iressa and Erbitux by the FDA. Never mind that a renowned oncologist at Johns Hopkins had determined there was a significant chance of saving her life if she could use these new drugs. With her only chance of survival denned by the federal government, Abigail passed away on June 9, 2001, at the age of twenty-one.

Another example of why this bill is necessary is the case of thirteen-year old Anna Tomalis, who enjoyed horseback riding and soccer until she was diagnosed with embryonal sarcoma. Chemotherapy and surgery failed to reverse the cancer, so Anna’s parents decided to try experimental drugs. They petitioned the FDA for approval to use Deforolimus, developed by Merk and ARIAD. Unfortunately, the FDA decided Ana was too sick to be admitted in Deforolimus’s clinical trials and did not grant her a “compassionate use” exemption until three weeks before she died.

Mr. Speaker, I have attached a list of other patients who were denied access to treatments by the FDA even though their doctors believed these treatments where the only option left to potentially save their lives. I ask my colleagues to help make sure that no more Americans with terminal disease are denied treatments simply because the FDA has decide these Americans are better off facing certain death than using an “unapproved” drug, treatment , or device. Please cosponsor the Compassionate Freedom of Choice Act.

Ron Paul On Our Obsession For War With Iran

Texas Congressman Ron Paul on the House floor, August 1, 2012, condemning Congresses obsession for going to war with Iran.

Political Rights Versus Economic Rights

From LearnLiberty:

In this clip, Professor Jason Brennan explains why economic freedoms should matter as much as political freedoms. While democratic participation is important, giving someone the right to vote is not the same thing as giving someone control over his or her life. In the absence of constitutional limitations that preserve large spheres of economic liberty, collective decisions can lead to losses of autonomy. Professor Brennan points out that economic freedom is about more than just dollars and cents; it's about providing individuals with the autonomy to "lead the lives that they regard as authentically theirs." Decisions about careers, spending habits, and financial plans belong in an extensive sphere of liberty that allows individuals to shape their lives according to their own values and goals.

Why Audit the Federal Reserve?

Ben Swann examines the history and practices of the Federal Reserve.

Alan Colmes Interviews Gary Johnson

Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson was interviewed by Alan Colmes on Fox News Radio - February 22, 2012.

Al-Qaeda an Ally of America's War for Democracy

Al-Qaeda, the terrorist organization we are suppose to be fighting against in Afghanistan and Pakistan, is our ally in Libya and Syria.

When will the American people wake up and quit believing the lies they are being told by their government?

Militarized Police in Downey: The Machine Gun Killing of Michael Nida

More on the militarization of police in the USA. From Reason TV:

In October 2011, the police-related shooting death of unarmed man, Michael Nida, 31, raised serious questions about the state of policing in the city of Downey, California, a suburb of Los Angeles.

Why did it raise questions? The father of four who worked in construction wasn't shot with a handgun by one of the Downey Police Department's officers. He was shot with an MP5 submachine gun, the same gun used by the Navy Seals.

"Why would he have a machine gun?" asks Jean Thaxton, one of Nida's guardians since birth. "We're not in a war zone, I didn't think. I didn't think this was a war zone."

"An ordinary patrolman isn't going to be carrying something like a submachine gun," says Timothy Lynch, the director of the Project on Criminal Justice at the CATO Institute. Lynch says that even if they have those types of weapons, they should only be using them in rare circumstances, such as when they are confronting a heavily armed suspect.

But for decades police have been arming themselves with military equipment like M16s, grenade launchers, and armored personnel carriers.

"At first when they got it, the idea was, yeah, this is extraordinary weaponry, we'll have it just in case we'll ever need it." But as decades went by, police started to use them to enforce drug warrants and then started carrying them on routine calls.

Regulation - Corporations Control the Government, So Let’s Fix That by Making the Government More Powerful

I got this in an email from Starchild, it is not his comment, just something he had saw elsewhere. I thought it was a very good explanation why regulation does not work.

The progressive’s great plan: “Corporations control the government, so let’s fix that by making the government more powerful.”

This is the crucial realization, the crucial myth-busting, that been driving so many from the liberal to the libertarian side.

Most everybody disagrees with the vast power that corporations have as a society. I bet every single person reading this would agree with that.

The progressives have one primary solution to this: more regulation. More rules, more laws, more red tape, THAT will put the corporations in a cage.

But this strategy has plainly failed.

Why has it failed? Because the corporations themselves are writing the laws. Even when they don’t write the laws, they can easily skirt them. Hire accountants, consultants, etc. Or, just break the laws and pay some puny fine.

Small businesses, on the other hand, don’t have these luxuries. They must pay full price, and many times the regulations are enough to smother them in their cradles, or at least keep them from expanding.

And this gets to the core of the matter: What corporations really fear is not regulation, but COMPETITION. They fear losing market share and revenue.

Seen from this context, the regulatory state very much helps corporations. It helps them squash their small competitors before they become large. Examples of this are legion, and can be seen in hundreds and thousands of cases from the local on up to the national level, in almost every industry in the economy.

Liberals often say that Government is needed to protect us from monopolies, but what we see in the real world is that 99% of monopolies are in fact created by the government.

The only US industry that has seen an explosion of small start ups that rapidly become large and challenge the power players is the one industry that is least affected by regulation: tech.

Libertarians coldness to conservative’s fundamentalism, plutocracy, support of the police state, and war hysteria is obvious. But there is a reason why many libertarians have also become quite hostile to liberalism/progressivism: because we believe that the progressives are the unwitting architects of the corporatism they so despise