So Saturday mail delivery is on its way out , in order to save money for the U.S. Postal Service. Whenever more post office woes are reported, I am reminded of Lysander Spooner, who in addition to his work in political philosophy also tried to compete against the federal government in mail delivery. Federal mail… Read More
72% of Americans Support Nullification
Of federal marijuana laws . A recent poll finds that 72% of Americans do not think the federal government should arrest marijuana users in Colorado and Washington. Interestingly, 68% feel the same way about marijuana growers; 64% would even leave sellers of marijuana alone.
Obama and Civil Liberties
by Andrew Kaczynski A Justice Department memo that surfaced this week providing legal justification for the Obama administration’s use of drone strikes against American citizens suspected of plotting terrorist attacks stands in stark contrast with the platform Barack Obama ran on in 2008 — and… Read More
Is Bill Maher Right for a Change?
On HBO the other day, Bill Maher said conservative authors had a racket going whereby they publish the same book over and over again and yet continue to prosper. “Maybe [conservatives] can only vote once every two years, but they can buy the same book,… Read More
Teacher Needs Help Against Commie Lesson
A reader writes: I am a history teacher and next week we begin the Industrial revolution and the economic systems, capitalism, socialism and communism. I work at a great school and the other teachers and I all share material to help eachother. Howerver, one teacher… Read More
NPR Cheers ‘States’ Rights’
Hold the cheers. Ben Abrams writes: Yesterday evening, just after six, I was listening to the local NPR station – I think it was WNPR, but might have been WSHU. In any case, they talked about how wonderful it was that Amazon was opening a… Read More
Preaching Beyond the Choir
I have nothing against the much-maligned practice of “preaching to the choir.” I have defended it . But here’s a chance to reach beyond our traditional audience and speak directly to the masses, many of whom have (as I once was) been snookered by the neocons. Can… Read More
French Socialist Gets an Earful on War
In this two-minute video, Francois Hollande gets an earful from Nigel Farage for his economic policies but also for distracting from economic problems with foreign intervention. “I do not want the United Kingdom to be part of a militaristic, warlike European Union,” says Farage.
Buy Our Brand for $18,000 (But We Have No Product)
Hessian has a well-developed design strategy for promoting its brand. But it has no product. It’s looking to sell its package to someone who does have a product. What do you make of this? Innovative or oddball?
Geeks Are the New Guardians of Our Civil Liberties
Another reason you shouldn’t have made fun of them in school. The MIT Technology Review has an interesting piece on the central role of geeks in recent civil liberties battles, particularly against SOPA and PIPA, bills that would have damaged Internet freedom. So if you’re a geek, you have less… Read More