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Thomas Jefferson vs. Barack Obama

Dean Striker — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 23:40:48 +0000

Sunday, 19 July 2009 12:14 Quintessential Liberal vs. Extreme Marxist

Since 52% of American voters were foolish enough to buy the story that Barack Hussein Obama is some sort of “liberal messiah,” I thought it would be interesting to compare the belief systems of America’s father of liberalism and [...]

Political Force, intentional or merely stupid?

Striker — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:34:29 +0000

Consider this a subpage or sequel to our basic philosophy of liberty, recommended aid in understanding Force, defined as:

(private sector) The non-consensual act of taking or harming one’s life or property, whether murder, rape, theft or …, such acts being both immoral and unlawful.

(governments) Compel, constrain, or oblige (someone) to do [...]

Iceland expected to turn left in weekend election

Dean Striker — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 15:47:27 +0000

Nobody wants to mention tax rises just ahead of the elections,” said Thorolfur Matthiasson, an economics professor at the University of Iceland. “But if the budget deficit is 10 percent of GDP and the official debt is approximately what the nation can produce in one year, then the politicians will have to raise tax and [...]

Unplug the Internet: No President should have this power

Striker — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:59:34 +0000

The Cybersecurity Act of 2009 introduced in the Senate would allow the president to shut down private Internet networks. The legislation also calls for the government to have the authority to demand security data from private networks without regard to any provision of law, regulation, rule or policy restricting such access.

…The 51-page bill does [...]

To All My Valued Employees

Striker — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 22:03:35 +0000

To All My Valued Employees,

There have been some rumblings around the office about the future of this company and, more specifically, your job. As you know, the economy has changed for the worse and presents many challenges. However, the good news is this: The economy doesn’t pose a threat to your job. What does [...]

HOW WE GOT INTO THIS MESS — By Frederic L. Milliken

Striker — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 18:08:47 +0000

The first rescue package of $700 billion passed by the Bush Administration was supposed to buy back this bad paper. Instead the government … gave half of it to banks with no strings attached instead of designating it for security redemption. The banks did not use the money to redeem the bad paper certificates…

Starts [...]

Regulation: The Cause, Not the Cure, of the Financial Crisis

Striker — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 18:26:24 +0000

But when central banks, through their manipulation of the money supply, artificially lower the interest rate, then the signals get distorted; investors are led to act as though consumers have a lower time-preference than they actually do. Thus investors are led to invest in longer-term projects that are unsustainable,

America is History — the Meltdown

Striker — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:01:58 +0000

This is a followup to America is History which I wrote and submitted to Digg last week. Our government made a surprising move which is delaying the collapse for a short while, but the collapse is beyond avoidable. This is my attempt to warn you — protect whatever assets you have as best you can, [...]