Ian Anderson will be performing the 1972 Jethro Tull album Thick as a Brick in its entirety (the album is all one song, but you knew that!) in a special 2012 tour . My only question is why he’s touring solo on this one instead of with all of Jethro Tull. In… Read More
Archives for August 2011
Iowa Teacher: Ron Paul Doesn’t Know Constitution
Time for another smackdown. Here’s what a teacher from Iowa writes in the Daily Iowan today (in italics), followed by my comment: Ron Paul’s “domestic agenda undermines his foreign-policy appeal.” I dealt with this let’s-keep-the-killing-and-war-propaganda-going argument yesterday . “Claiming that the Constitution does not authorize Congress to… Read More
War Is Better Than Ron Paul, Say (Many) Progressives
I go after the twisted and deranged priorities at AlterNet.org, which would rather see more foreigners killed and propaganda peddled than elect an honest man who doesn’t agree with them on everything but who is the only one who even says he’ll stop these things.… Read More
Alert! Alert! Americans Probably Want Slavery Back
Or that’s what the left-nationalist thought controllers will pretend this poll result means. (Thanks to A. Johnston.)
This Is What We Are Up Against
Randomly taken from a Facebook thread and reproduced exactly: Because Ron Pual support legalizing drugs such as pot and heroine as well as many of his young supporters as well as actually believeing that Iran should be have a nuclear boumb because if we just… Read More
Raimondo Finishes Off the Smearbund
Nullification as a Gateway Drug
Some familiar themes here, but I am emphasizing that the most significant thing about state nullification, about which I have written a book , is that the very discussion of it involves straying from the ideological concentration camps in which our political and media establishments would confine us. … Read More
Economic Cycles Before the Fed
If you’re looking for my usual jokes and banter, this one doesn’t have them. I delivered it during the Mises Institute’s week-long Mises University summer program for students. But it replies to a common objection often raised against those of us who would abolish the… Read More
Austrian to Debate Keynesian
Robert P. Murphy will debate Karl Smith of UNC Chapel Hill this Friday, September 2, at 6pm ET. “Resolved: Government Spending Can Play an Important Role in Boosting Economic Growth.” Want to watch this debate live? Sign up !
Ron at His Best
He cuts through the propaganda without mercy on Fox News Sunday. Can you imagine other candidates answering that question about FEMA so forthrightly and with such principle? No plastic man is going to give you an answer like that. Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com