Left-liberal David Sirota tweeted: Photos from Boston should remind a tax-averse country why we should support taxes – they fund first responders: salon.com/2013/04/19/how… — David Sirota (@davidsirota) April 19, 2013 Back home from Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, here’s what your taxes are actually paying for (via Lew Rockwell’s Facebook page ): Here’s Lew’s comment:… Read More
Archives for April 2013
Obama Drug Czar: States Can’t Nullify Drug Laws
According to The New American : “No state, no executive can nullify a statute that has been passed by Congress,” the director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy told the National Press Club audience. “Let’s be clear,” he continued, “law enforcement officers take an oath of… Read More
Great Video: Opening of the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity
Thanks to the Lew Rockwell blog for this video. And check out the Institute !
Scourge of the Neocons
The website of the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity is up and running. It’s run by Daniel McAdams, who was foreign policy adviser for Congressman Paul for many years, and who is completely trustworthy and sound, not to mention very able and knowledgeable.
Ireland: Stateless for 2000 Years
A brief chat with Professor Gerard Casey of University College, Dublin, about the history of stateless Ireland. And here’s the resource page referred to in the video.
The Truth About the Warfare State
Justin Raimondo has a good overview of the warfare-state portions of the new David Stockman book . Here again we see that this is no milquetoast appeal for “smaller government” but an incisive full-spectrum smash of the whole establishment. Check out part 1 and part 2 .
How to Become a Better Writer
To become a better writer, you must do two things. First, you must read good writing. That means identifying good writers and tracking down what they wrote. Thomas Sowell is an excellent writer. Choose any of these articles at random, and read it: http://www.lewrockwell.com/sowell/sowell-arch.html Reading good… Read More
So Where’s the Inflation?
A discussion I had with the Mises Institute ’s Mark Thornton while hosting the Peter Schiff Show .
If You Don’t Like Being Expropriated, You Can Always Leave
“You Can Always Leave” is the brand new follow-up to “George Ought to Help.” (Thanks to John J.) Here’s “George Ought to Help”: I myself covered the “social contract” in a video of my own:
Liberty Classroom Live Q&A Tonight
It’s tax day, but cheer up: Kevin Gutzman, Brion McClanahan, and I are doing a live U.S. history Q&A for members of LibertyClassroom.com at 9pm ET for 90 minutes. Join in April and get a free copy of the DVD documentary Nullification: The Rightful Remedy, produced… Read More