In the forums at my Liberty Classroom , a subscriber asks faculty member Brion McClanahan: Watching your lectures at Tom Woods’ Liberty Classroom and am seeking other examples of sovereign political bodies forced to remain in a union. Khrushchev forced Hungary to remain in USSR in 1956 so I often ask… Read More
The Minimum Wage in One Paragraph
There are very good theoretical arguments against the minimum wage. Here’s an argument based on the reality of the U.S. job market: Almost all full-time workers (99.4%) are earning more than the minimum wage, and almost all full-time hourly workers (98.3%) are earning more than the minimum… Read More
Infantile Conservatism
I read this Pat Buchanan column yesterday, and I’m glad to see Lew Rockwell linking to it today. Here’s what it means to eviscerate an intellectual opponent: On Monday, [the Washington Post‘s Jennifer] Rubin declared that America’s “greatest national security threat is Iran.” Do conservatives really believe… Read More
The Courts Will Protect Your Liberties, Citizen
That’s what nullification supporters are constantly told. Why, you have no right to resist orders from the federal government! And if there’s anything objectionable about them, the Supreme Court will intervene to protect you! Unless it decides you lack “standing.” See “ Justices Turn Back Challenge to Broader U.S. Eavesdropping .”
Our Two-Party System
Secretary of State John Kerry says the U.S. government will step up its efforts on behalf of “regime change” in Syria, where Kerry is urging rebels not to negotiate with the Syrian government.
Another Conservative Hero
In 2012 it was Herman Cain, then Rick Perry, then Newt Gingrich, then Rick Santorum — any non-Ron Paul candidate would do for the alleged conservatives. Not one of them would have changed a thing, which is how conservatives must like it. Now it’s Marco… Read More
People Start Policing Their Own Streets
In Oakland, according to a report, people are giving up on the police. They are trying to prevent crime themselves. In East Oakland’s Arcadia Park , residents have even taken to hanging wanted signs. A local television station spoke to one woman, who wished to be identified… Read More
GOP Congressman: Cheney Will Rot in Hell
For the Iraq war. Rep. Walter Jones (R-NC), the congressman who urged that French fries be renamed “freedom fries” as a slap against the uncooperative French, discusses his change of heart on the Iraq war. Jones represents a district that relies heavily on the military-industrial… Read More
Thought Controllers: Keep Scary John Stossel Away from Students!
The thought controllers at Media Matters are appalled that educational materials featuring John Stossel are making their way into some classrooms. It doesn’t bother them that left-wing materials are all over American classrooms, to the point that American students haven’t the slightest idea who major non-leftist thinkers of importance are.… Read More
Congressman: I’m Just Like Ron Paul (Except on Foreign Policy)
Congressman Paul Broun of Georgia: “Truth be told, except for foreign policy, Ron Paul’s voting record and mine are virtually identical.” “On foreign policy,” says Kennesaw State University professor Kerwin Swint, “Paul is to the left of Obama.” So much for the Old Right! (Is it possible… Read More