Commentary
Dim Bulbs Seek Bright Lines: The LA Times vs. American Travelers
Thomas L. Knapp responds to Los Angeles Times editorialists regarding the TSA.
Thankful for Good Hearts in a Silly Statist World
What Ross Kenyon is most thankful for is that even when we disagree, the odds are overwhelming that you are probably still a decent and lovely human being. Very few people are actively malicious!
Some Stuff I’m Thankful For
Kevin Carson goes over the annual inventory of what he’s grateful for.
Torture: The Great American Export
David D’Amato: “. . . the United States and its minion states continue to flout what is perhaps the most important barometer of civilization.”
Cops: Money Good, Neighborhood Bad.
Darian Worden on the invasive nature of the state.
BS Alert: Napolitano’s Lips are Moving
Kevin Carson responds to Janet Napolitano.
Privacy or State Monopoly on Info?
David D’Amato discusses federal preparations to violate privacy in the name of protecting it.
The Power of Exit: Boycott Air Travel
Kevin Carson says it’s time to teach TSA and the rest a lesson.
Hanker for a hunk of corporatism?
Ross Kenyon on the cheese pimps at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
For TSA, Irresponsibility is Job One
Thomas L. Knapp responds to TSA chief John Pistole’s ironic remark about organized airport scanner opt-out efforts being ‘irresponsible’.
Meet the New Boss
Seriously: You ever wonder whether Yoo and Gonzales were secretly funding the Obama campaign in hopes of a “Nixon to China” thing?
The Crime Families Meet in Korea
David D’Amato on the G20.
Can’t We All Just Not Get Along?
Kevin Carson explains that the notion of Obama being ‘hard-left’ is laughable.
Israel, At it Again
David D’Amato takes issue with Bill Clinton’s recent remarks on Israel and Palestine.
Citizens United — Is the Gas Pedal Stuck?
Kevin Carson on the broader concerns campaign finance debates point to.
Tax Cut Policies Shouldn’t Fit on Bumper Stickers
Holding a libertarian position when our ideal solutions aren’t on the table is quite a challenge. It isn’t as simple as defending all property rights and the rich, and it isn’t as base as dismissing progressives as evil looters. Nuance is required, which is bad news for a soundbitten political culture.
Putting a Number on Protecting the Important
Darian Worden examines misreporting and the real issues behind Obama’s trip to India (follow-up).
To Fight Terror, Fight the State
David D’Amato discusses security issues.
TSA is Evil AND Stupid
Kevin Carson on ineffectual security theater.
QE2: The Fed’s Latest Scam
David D’Amato on how the Federal Reserve steals wealth by printing new money for themselves, diluting the purchasing power of existing money.
Anarchy and Democracy
Fighting Fascism
Markets Not Capitalism
The Anatomy of Escape
Organization Theory