WHAT IF?

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America is hurting, and most of that hurt is directly caused by actions taken by our own government. Their goal was admirable, I am sure, but the results have been anything but admirable. I believe our citizenship, that part that pays attention to politics and current events, knows things are wildly out of control, [...]

Sam Wells: What a Libertarian Is – and Is Not

by Sam Wells, from a post on laissez-fairerepublic.com

A libertarian is a person – any person – who consistently advocates individual freedom and consistently opposes the initiation of the use of coercion by anyone upon the person or property of anyone else for any reason. (Coercion is here defined as any action taken by a [...]

Tweaking the climate to save it: Who decides?

CHICHELEY, England (AP) – To the quiet green solitude of an English country estate they retreated, to think the unthinkable.

Scientists of earth, sea and sky, scholars of law, politics and philosophy: In three intense days cloistered behind Chicheley Hall’s old brick walls, four dozen thinkers pondered the planet’s fate as it [...]

CNSNews.com – Economic Forecast is ‘Smoother’ than Reality

CNSNews.com – Chief Treasury Economist Says White House Economic Forecast is ‘Smoother’ than Can Be Expected in Reality.

(entire article reposted here – please comment!)

Alan B. Krueger, U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy

Tuesday, September 08, 2009 By Matt Cover (CNSNews.com) – Alan Krueger, assistant secretary for economic policy and [...]

Our Essential Foundation – the Morality of Liberty

This Morality webpage should have been the very first, but it was long delayed by secondary considerations which I have allowed to distract me.  Even today, expect that I shall continue to enhance and fine-tune this page.

To myself, morality is very simple, but the objective of helping others to grasp, contemplate, accept and [...]

Socialized Medicine in the United States!

Republished from Source: Original Article by J D Longstreet Socialized Medicine in the United States! : WesternFront America May 27th, 2009

So the big push has begun! The big push for socialized medicine in the United States. Altho, there is little funny about this boondoggle, it is sorta funny to watch the socialists in the [...]

Good government frees, bad government enslaves

Human life requires action, so it logically follows that humans must take those actions necessary to sustain their lives. We also acknowledge a corollary: Actions cease to be legitimate when they deny others the freedom to act.

This is a very well-written article, no ranting or screaming, just Reason.

Direct non-digg url: http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20090426-OPINION-904260324

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10 Steps To Fascist America: Naomi Wolf Explains

Naomi Wolf, apparently one of the most active feminist writers of our time, explains the similarities between the worst fascist and communist in history and the path the United States of America is on right now. She ‘proves’ this by writing about the 10 steps to creating a fascist society

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An Important Distinction: Democracy versus Republic

It is important to keep in mind the difference between a Democracy and a Republic, as dissimilar forms of government. Understanding the difference is essential to comprehension of the fundamentals involved.

Following is the complete article from Original URL

It is important to keep in mind the difference between a Democracy and a [...]

The Importance of Failure

Failure is no fun, but it does teach essential lessons. We shouldn’t miss out on those lessons simply because we think we can afford to bail people out. Instead of trying to abolish failure via bailouts, we should let markets work, let failure run its course, and be so much the wiser for it.

…There’s [...]