A reader writes: A friend of mine is a communist and he recently asked me if there was a libertarian/ free market book that I could suggest that might sway his opinion or at least challenge him. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Here are… Read More
Archives for January 2013
Hosting the Peter Schiff Show
I’ll be hosting the Peter Schiff Show tomorrow and Tuesday. Listen live from 10am-12pm Eastern at SchiffRadio.com . (You can listen live for free; no subscription is necessary.) And call in with your questions: 855-4-SCHIFF (855-472-4433).
Obama’s Half Brother Runs for Office in Kenya, Boasts of Direct Line to Washington
Malik Obama is running for a gubernatorial seat in the county of Siaya in the March 4 elections in Kenya. Why should people vote for him? “I can confidently say that I am the best placed candidate…by virtue of my second name alone, I have the connections to bring development… Read More
Fiscal Cliff: What Congress Should Have Done
Texas Attorney General to New York Gun Owners: Move Here
In the wake of new gun-control legislation in New York, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is urging gun owners in the Empire State to move to Texas. Abbott, who may run for governor of Texas next year, spent campaign money on ads in New York : One ad says in… Read More
GPS Devices on Guns?
That’s what a Chicago alderman is calling for . Willie Cochran says stolen guns could be tracked down if they carried GPS devices. What about the privacy concerns of gun owners, who could themselves be tracked? Willie has thought of that: “Safety is…a much more important issue than is… Read More
How to Drone Proof Your Wardrobe
With Adam Harvey’s heat-cloaking anti-drone hoodie and scarf , of course.
Was the Second Amendment Intended to Protect Slavery?
There’s been a lot of talk lately about an article by Thom Hartmann on the Second Amendment. Hartmann argues that the purpose of the amendment was to preserve the slave-patrol militias in the southern states. I think Kevin Gutzman, who posted on this on Facebook, has things about right. It… Read More
Nullification is a ‘Code Word,’ Says Senator
Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) told CNN’s Soledad O’Brien that Rand Paul’s threat to “nullify” Obama’s executive orders pertaining to guns was a poor choice of words; “nullify” is a “code word,” he says. What’s it a code word for? Kaine won’t say: It’s a states… Read More
8 Government Conspiracies
That turned out to be real .