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December 3, 2005
These three articles are must reading. All are from
LewRockwell.com.
"Slipped His
Moorings" by Charley Reese. Charley says there is no real war on
terrorism — and Harry Browne says the same thing.
"Bush's
Deadly Dance with Islamo-Facsists" by Tom Engelhardt. How George Bush
has been playing footsie with the very elements he claims to be opposing.
And those elements might be labeled "fire."
"Political
Islam vs. Democracy:
The Bush Administration's Deadly Waltz with Shiite Theocrats in Iraq and
Muslim Brotherhood Fanatics in Syria, Egypt, and Elsewhere"
by Robert Dreyfuss.
More details of how the Bush administration, and others before it, have been
aligning itself with, and supporting, some of the worst elements in the
Middle East. And why there isn't an Asian-American's chance in hell of
bringing democracy to the Middle East. (This article is on the same webpage
as the article above.)
November 12, 2005
"The Case against
this Monstrous War" by Thomas E. Woods, Jr.,
LewRockwell.com — a review of
two must-read books:
Neoconned and
Neoconned Again. Read the review and then get the two books; it's
only $36.90 for the two of them. And once you've read them, no one will ever
again be able to corner you with a stupid argument in favor of "Middle East
Democracy" or how we're fighting terrorism in the world.
"A Name
that Lives in Infamy" — the UK Guardian. A summary of what the
U.S. military did to the city of Fallujah. As the Guardian says, "The
destruction of Falluja was an act of barbarism that ranks alongside My Lai,
Guernica and Halabja."
The Second Civil War — A hilariously funny movie about an Idaho
governor who wants his state to secede from the United States in a dispute
over immigration. Phil Hartmann plays the president and Beau Bridges is the
governor. This is one of the most anti-government movies I've ever seen. The
link is to Amazon's page of the movie on DVD. It is also available from
Amazon on
VHS.
The Americanization of Emily — The best anti-war movie I've ever seen.
It ends with a tantalizing moral dilemma that usually evokes debates among
libertarians. It also is a very entertaining movie, so don't get it just for
its message.
November 5, 2005
The Arkansas Libertarian Party needs help
getting official party status in the state.
War Made Easy by Norman Solomon — an excellent book showing how U.S.
presidents have lied us into so many violent conflicts since World War II.
Solomon explains the many tactics used: Our leaders are trying to avoid war,
this is about human rights, America is always on the side of virtue,
opposing the war is anti-American or siding with the enemy, and many more.
A funny picture,
if not real, that you might enjoy. Sent to me by Bradley Newman.
The House of Truth — James
Seed's website. Take a look and decide for yourself.
Alito
And Government by Donna Cassata, Associated Press. Throughout his
judicial career, Judge Samuel Alito's judicial decisions have tended to side
with government against individual or corporate rights. As such he appears
to be an even worse choice than the mediocre bunch on the Supreme Court now.
Vermont secession — The Arctic Beacon. At a meeting in
Montpelier, citizens of Vermont register their discontent with the federal
government and their desire to make Vermont an independent nation.
The Second Civil War — A hilariously funny movie about an Idaho
governor who wants his state to secede from the United States in a dispute
over immigration. Phil Hartmann plays the president and Beau Bridges is the
governor. This is one of the most anti-government movies I've ever seen. The
link is to Amazon's page of the movie on DVD. It is also available from
Amazon on
VHS.
October 29, 2005
Bush was right — Eric Dondero, March 3, 2005
Eric Dondero believes the Bush Middle Eastern policy has been proven to be a
great success, and that libertarians who predicted disaster should admit
their mistakes.
The Republican Liberty Caucus — Eric
Dondero's organization within the Republican Party to promote libertarian
ideas.
Iraqi
Constitution: A Referendum for Disaster by Phyllis Bennis, October 13,
2005
An analysis of the Constitution that the Iraqis voted for and few of them
actually read.
"Malevolent
Hegemony" by Michael Rozeff — an excellent article explaining the nature
of empire, especially the American empire and its history and liabilities.
Violence
against flag-burners by Eric Dondero — legalizing violence by soldiers
and veterans against anyone who burns an American flag.
October 1, 2005
Center for Individual
Freedom — The organization providing the information on the government's
schism between the spenders and the ostensible non-spenders.
'They
Hate Us for our Freedoms' — Alfred Hambridge's article comparing
America's freedoms with those of other countries.
September 24, 2005
Advocates for Self-Government 20th
anniversary celebration, October 14-16, 2005, in Atlanta. Join Harry
Browne, Hugh Downs, Ron Paul, and others.
September 10, 2005
Richard Maybury — Tonight's guest. Find out more about
his newsletter and
his books.
Where's
Osama? by Anthony Gregory. An excellent summary of what four years
of the so-called "War on Terror" has done to America.
September 3, 2005
Doug Casey — Our show guest and
his services.
August 27, 2005
The War with Iran Has Already Begun by Scott Ritter, June 23, 2005
Scott Ritter points out that U.S. aggression against Iran has already gone
well beyond the intelligence-gathering phase. Just as with Iraq, the was has
started while the President pretends to be considering "all the options.
August 20, 2005
The Incredible Shrinking President by Kevin B. Geese
President Bush's popularity is sinking rapidly — for many reasons.
Prophet Talk: In Praise of Anarcho-Libertarianism by Anthony
Wile
Should there very small government or no government?
How Small Should Government Be? by Harry Browne
Why there need be no arguments among libertarians on this subject.
June 10, 2005
Is there a law requiring you to pay income tax?
Yes, it's called the
Internal
Revenue Code — passed by Congress and amended every year. Here are
excerpts from the code — sections saying who must pay the tax, what is
considered income, how the tax is calculated, and what the penalties are for
not paying the tax.
The Federal Reserve
System — Purposes & Functions
A publication of the Federal Reserve, explaining its structure and
activities. Among other things, it shows what happens to the profits the Fed
makes each year. You can download an Adobe Acrobat version of the
publication.
May 28, 2005
Intelligence experts get performance award — Washington Post,
May 28, 2005
The Pentagon gives performance awards to the experts who helped cause the
deaths of thousands of people by providing faulty information about Iraq.
Arizona law allows state to freeze money transfers — Arizona Republic,
May 28, 2005
To stop smuggling of immigrants across the border from Mexico, state
investigators can intercept and freeze all Western Union money
transfers.
The War on Civil Liberties by Elaine Cassel
How John Ashcroft and George Bush have dismantled the Bill of Rights.
Free-market
environmentalism — Newsweek, May 16, 2005
How one designer is revolutionizing production for environmental purposes
without bringing in the government.
May 21, 2005
Afghan prisoners beaten to death — New York Times, May 20, 2005
A military report reveals the brutality inflicted on prisoners, including
innocent prisoners, at Bagram Prison in Afghanistan. Remember that we were
told the torturers at Abu Ghraib Prison were just a few bad apples? If
you're going to have war, you're going to have torture and brutality. (Free
access to this article will probably be removed in about a week.)
Photos do triple
duty — Brad Blog
The same photos are used to justify going after Iraq, Iran, and North Korea.
May 7, 2005
"Iran: The
Nuclear Threat" — an article providing background for the Fox TV News
"documentary" that tells us why Iran must be attacked.
Boy expelled from school for finding a broken gun — The Missoulian,
May 1, 2005.
This is one more price we pay for ruling the world.
School Mistakes
Burrito for a Weapon — Yahoo News, April 29, 2005
Another example of how U.S. foreign policy has turned America into a nation
of frightened people.
April 30, 2005
Guest for the show:
Edward Baiamonte, whose book is
Understanding the Difference between Democrats and Republicans (a Republican
Perspective)
Mr. Baiamonte also has a
webblog.
Do people want smaller government? Check out these polls; you may be
surprised.
"Bush
Budget Is Bigger" — Los Angeles Times, February 7, 2005
Terrorist
attacks increased significantly in 2004, so the Bush Administration
decided it will no longer release the statistics to the public —
Knight-Ridder Newspapers, April 15, 2005
"This Week in
Liberty" with Harry Browne
A new weekly Internet TV show. A new show is posted every week, and then
remains on the site permanently. The link above takes you to the Free Market
News Network. The link to the TV show is in the upper righthand corner.
April 23, 2005
Is Kenneth Lay a
Criminal? by William L. Anderson and Candice E. Jackson
A good article explaining how federal prosecutors break the law and
steamroll over people providing services in the free market.
Those
You Love to Hate by A. O. Scott, New York Times, April 22, 2005
An example of how Lay's guilt has become a part of our history. The article
also inadvertently shows why such stories get such traction in the general
culture.
April 16, 2005
Poll
on taxes — Tax Foundation study, April 6, 2005
Americans on average think the maximum any individual should pay in federal,
state, and local taxes combined is 16%.
April 9, 2005
"This Week in
Liberty" with Harry Browne
A new weekly Internet TV show. A new show is posted every week, and then
remains on the site permanently. The link above takes you to the Free Market
News Network. The link to the TV show is in the upper righthand corner.
April 2, 2005
Richard Maybury
This week's guest publishes a very interesting investment newsletter that
focuses on the foreign-policy follies of our government — the follies that
frequently lead to speculative opportunities in the investment markets.
Richard is an engrossing writer. Take a look, too, at
his very perceptive books.
March 26, 2005
Casting Aside the
Separation of Powers — John Conyers, Jr., March 20, 2005
A good summary of the violations committed by the Republican Congress in
passing a special bill on the Schiavo case.
Excerpts from the Schiavo bill — Washington Post, March 21, 2005
The relevant passages of a bill written to affect the case of one
individual.
Republican Inconsistencies —
Jacob Weisberg, Slate, December 22, 1996
How Republicans change their positions, on a wide range of matters,
based on whether or not they are the party in power.
March 12, 2005
Saving the
environment from political destruction — from The Great Libertarian
Offer.
The federal government is the nation's biggest polluter. And most
private pollution takes place on government property. If we
want to make the environment more pristine, we need to repeal laws, not pass
them.
Love Canal: The Truth
Seeps Out by Eric Zuesse, Reason Magazine, February 1981
This scandal of the late 1970s is the quintessential example of how a
private company did everything right, a government agency did everything
wrong, and so the private company received all the blame when the
consequences of the government's actions surfaced. It's also an example of
how sloppy most reporting is, and how a lone reporter easily discovered far
more truth than all the news agencies combined.
February 26, 2005
"Some
People Push Back" by Ward Churchill, Channel 7, Denver
Ward Churchill's response to criticism
An excellent summary of his own position, and why he holds it.
Some examples of hate speech
Uttered by Bill O'Reilly, and quoted by Alexander Zaitchik in the New
York Press
February 19, 2005
Free Market News Network
The website that's providing written commentary, radio interviews, and video
presentations — concerning the news, politics, investments, background, and
history — all from a libertarian perspective.
The
White House & fake news by Frank Rich, New York Times, February
19, 2005.
A summary of the Bush administration's manipulation of the press, in order
to direct propaganda at the American people — at least a summary of what we
know about so far.
Propaganda by the
Government Never Stops — Swan's, November 12, 2001
The best way for our government to mute criticism of its propaganda is to
accuse the enemy of spreading propaganda. There are plenty of examples of
this.
The
Fake Journalist at the Press Conferences — The Guardian, February
17, 2005
The latest scandal in the never-ending soap opera of Bush Administration
deceptions.
Lying for a
Living by Harry Browne, January 7, 2004
Regarding Iraq, the lies were many, and they were repeated over and over
until we — and the rest of the world — couldn't help but believe them.
White House Passes off Videos as Real News — Capitol Hill Blue,
February 19, 2005
The taxpayer-financed propaganda the Bush administration used to pass its
prescription-drug bill and to glorify its anti-drug program.
The Fake "Ask-Bush" forums in 2004 Campaign — Washington Post,
October 8, 2004
No wonder Bush never had to answer a difficult question.
Commentator Paid Secretly to Tout Bush Programs — USA Today,
January 7, 2005
Armstrong Williams appears as an independent journalist, favors Bush's "No
Child Left Behind" program, and gets paid for it with your money.
Some introductions to free-market economics:
Economics in One Lesson by Henry Hazlitt
Whatever Happened to Penny Candy? by Richard Maybury
What Has Government Done to our Money? by Murray Rothbard
February 12, 2005
"Despite
Proposed Cuts, Bush Budget Is Bigger," Los Angeles Times,
February 7, 2005
An analysis of the bloated Bush 2006 budget.
The Space Boondoggle
by Bill Walker, LewRockwell.com, February 8, 2005
Why do we fall for these things?
DownsizeDC.org
An excellent organization that is working reduce the size of the federal
government. (I am associated with the organization.)
The Emancipation Proclamation, September 22, 1862
The text of the document that promised the Southern states that they could
keep their slaves if they rejoined the Union.
The Real
Abraham Lincoln by Thomas J. DiLorenzo, January 24, 2005
Lincoln didn't free the slaves; in fact, he was happy to do the opposite.
February 5, 2005
The Bush Social Security ruse — White House press briefing, February 2,
2005
If you think your Social Security account will be either private or
personal, think again.
The State of the Union Speech — George W. Bush, February 2, 2005
Bill Clinton couldn't have said it better.
The Superfluous Men, edited by Robert Crunden
Essays from some of the "old right" writers — conservatives who were much
more libertarian and independent-minded than today's conservative
commentators.
January 22, 2005
The cost of the War against Iraq —
National Priorities Project
A continually updated estimate of the cost to U.S. taxpayers of continuing
to prosecute the war against Iraq.
George Bush said there would be no casualties — CNN, October 20, 2004
Bush told Pat Robertson if wouldn't be necessary to prepare for casualties
in Iraq, because there wouldn't be any.
San Diego Libertarian Party Convention,
January 29, 2005
Harry Browne will be the featured speaker — making two addresses. If you're
in Southern California or western Arizona, come and meet Harry in person. If
you have a question that isn't answered on the website, call (858) 530-1776.
A Path to Road Safety with No Signposts — New York Times, January
22, 2005
A city in Holland with no traffic signs — and no accidents. And a very
important philosophy — that when you don't lead people to believe that
you've made them safe, they'll take responsibility and make themselves much
safer than you could make them. (This link will probably expire shortly.)
January 15, 2005
Can You Imagine?: Hussein Was Right &
Bush Was Wrong, by Harry Browne
What does that tell us about the current state of affairs in America?
Mandatory
Minimum Sentences Finally Struck Down — DRCNet
There's Also Good News by Harry Browne
At last, the Supreme Court has nullified the law forcing federal judges to
impose mandatory minimum sentences on convicted defendants.
Press Briefings by the
President's Press Secretary
You, too, can keep up with the Press Secretary's briefings to the press.
Just click here to see what the Morning Line is on the latest issue. It most
likely will be the same line that applied to yesterday's issue.
PBS
Frontline program on mandatory minimums
An excellent series of shows on mandatory sentencing. Click on the name of
each of the cast of characters to read a transcript of the episode dealing
with that participant's opinions or activities regarding mandatory minimums.
Especially valuable is the testimony of Eric Sterling, who participated in
the writing of the laws.
Freedom Force International
A world-wide organization seeking to advance individual liberty.
January 8, 2005
San Diego Libertarian Party Convention,
January 29, 2005
Harry Browne will be the featured speaker — making two addresses. If you're
in Southern California or western Arizona, come and meet Harry in person. If
you have a question that isn't answered on the website, call (858) 530-1776.
Devastated
Iraq by Tom Engelhardt & Dahr Jamail,
LewRockwell.com, January 8, 2005
A first-hand tale of the devastation, the brutality, the tragic destruction.
Pound Fallujah by Joseph Farah, WorldNetDaily, April 6, 2004
Farah said the U.S. should flatten Fallujah without concern for the innocent
civilians that would be killed. His wish has come true, but what has it
achieved?
Leave Iraq Now! by William Pfaff, UK Observer, January 7, 2005
A noted author explains why the U.S. and Britain will be better off if they
use the coming elections as an excuse to leave Iraq.
Quality of Life Survey, Mercer Human Resources Consultants, March 1,
2004
How the cities of the world stack up against each other. Right below the
table of the 10 top cities, you can click to get a table of the top 50;
you'll have to register, but it doesn't cost you anything.
January 1, 2005
The Early Warning Report —
Richard Maybury's newsletter.
Get details with the link above or call (800) 509-5400 or (602) 252-4477.
"The
Reality of Red-State Fascism" by Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr.
The right wing is not our friend, and we need to quit pretending it is.
Conservatism has turned into a part of the tyranny.
"The
Future Is Not Hopeless" by Harry Browne
We can win back America. It isn't guaranteed, but at least it's
possible.
December 18, 2004
Libertarian Meetup Groups
Where libertarians can get together with like-minded individuals to discuss
things in a non-structured environment.
A Gift for My
Daughter by Harry Browne, December 25, 1966
December 11, 2004
The Badnarik Campaign
Report
A report of the successes and failures, revenues and expenses, hits and
misses of the Badnarik Libertarian Presidential campaign.
The looming Social Security disaster — San Francisco Chronicle,
September 12, 2004
What the politicians won't talk about: the real shortage in the Social
Security reserves that are necessary to deliver on all the feel-good
political promises.
Crossing the Rubicon: The Decline of the American Empire at the End
of the Age of Oil by Michael C. Ruppert and
Catherine Austin Fitts
A presentation of the case that the U.S. government was involved in the 9/11
attacks, in an attempt to preserve the supply of oil to America.
December 4, 2004
"Wanted: Wild-Hog Control"
by John P. Avlon, New York Sun, December 3, 2004
Some examples of how Congress is spending your money. (Subscription
required)
Social Security statistics
Economic
Indicators is a monthly government publication that provides summary
statistics covering various national economic phenomena, securities markets,
and federal budgets. On the first webpage linked above, Social Security
receipts are in the column headed "Social insurance and retirement
receipts;" Social Security expenditures are in the column "Social Security."
The second link takes you to the home page of the publication; there you can
access issues back to January 1988, and that issue has data going back to
1980.
November 13, 2004
The Libertarian Vote Total
by Harry Browne
Why Libertarians run a presidential campaign, and how Libertarian campaigns
might be more effective.
Reports on the 2000 campaign by Harry Browne &
Perry Willis
What we learned from the 2000 campaign that might be of value to other
candidates.
Congressmen do
pay into Social Security now
Since 1984.
November 6, 2004
The value of media appearances in the 2000 campaign
by Harry Browne
Media appearances in 2000 — a list of
appearances in the final nine months
October 30, 2004
Bin Laden videotape transcript — Al-Jazeera TV
The Statue of Liberty story by
Harry Browne
More on the Statue of Liberty by
Harry Browne
100,000 civilian deaths in Iraq — Reuters
October 23, 2004
Liberty A to Z:
872 Libertarian Soundbites You Can Use Right Now by Harry Browne — A
book of many of Harry's favorite one-liners, sorted by topic so you can
use them in your conversations with friends, in letters to editors, in
speeches, with the press, or on the campaign trail.
The Secrets of Libertarian
Persuasion by Michael Cloud — A book by the master of libertarian
persuasion. This is modeled after the dozens of seminars and personal
training sessions he's conducted — all leading to rave reviews from people
who have used his techniques with great success.
October 9, 2004
Michael Badnarik campaign — official
website of the Libertarian presidential candidate.
You also can call (800) 807-7552. Or you can contact the Libertarian Party
at
(800) ELECT-US, www.lp.org.
Good to Be King by Michael Badnarik — the candidate's new book, to
be published next week. When you get to the Amazon by clicking on this link,
click again on the title to reach the book page.
FactCheck.org — Correcting the errors
promulgated by Bush and Kerry.
"Operation
American Repression?" by Eric Boehlert
What happens when a soldier publicly disagrees with his government about the
war he's fighting.
Abuse by Iraqi guards — The Portland Oregonian, October 9, 2004
Now it's the liberated Iraqis who are engaging in prisoner abuse.
October 2, 2004
Free Market News Network — A new
libertarian Internet news & commentary source.
Articles, audio, video — what you want, when you want it. You can see there
the Thursday debate between presidential candidates Michael Badnarik
(Libertarian) and David Cobb (Green) in the "Waste No Vote" section,
accessed from the home page.
September 25, 2004
Judge James Gray, Libertarian
candidate for U.S. Senate in California.
New screening oppressions at airports — Capitol Hill Blue,
September 17, 2004.
Toastmasters International — a
way to become a better speaker.
Free State Project —
Libertarians congregating in one state to try to make a difference.
September 18, 2004
Richard Maybury's Early
Warning Report
An excellent newsletter that provides insights on the War on Terrorism. You
also can get information by calling (800) 509-5400.
Richard Maybury's books
A wealth of ideas and information in these books about the World Wars, the
1000-year war in the Middle East, and other foreign-policy areas. Note
particularly his seminal book, Whatever Happened to Justice?, which
explains what the law should be and how it has deteriorated — an excellent
introduction to libertarian thought.
Conditions in Iraq — Intervention magazine, March 4, 2004
A soldier home from Iraq tells what's really happening in Iraq.
September 11, 2004
When
Will We Learn? by Harry Browne,
September 12, 2001
This article, written on 9/11 and published the following
day, is still relevant today. At the end of the article, you can
follow the links to three other articles in the series.
What Can We Do about Terrorism?
by Harry Browne, October 4, 2001
A 3-part series presenting an approach to fighting
terrorism that isn't considered by today's politicians. Written a few weeks
after 9/11. Some of the links in the articles have been broken by their
sources.
September 4, 2004
Giuliani's sordid
record as a prosecutor by Paul Craig Roberts, March 3, 2002
How Rudolf Giuliani ("everybody's mayor") made the reputation that got him
into elective politics.
August 28, 2004
The
Clarence Aaron case
A 23-year-old college student received three life sentences without hope of
parole for driving friends to a drug deal. He never dealt drugs himself,
never used drugs himself. Yet he is in prison forever, while those who
conducted the drug deal are free. This is how the mandatory minimum
sentences deal with crime in America.
Foreigners now hold 24% of the total federal debt. Since they don't act in
unison, I don't regard as likely the possibility (often raised by "experts")
that the foreigners will suddenly dump their U.S. federal debt and cause
chaos in this country. However, the percentage of foreign ownership has
risen in recent years, and the situation could become perilous in the
future. The latest figures are available from the St. Louis Federal Reserve
Bank:
Total federal
debt: $7.131 trillion
Foreign
holdings: $1.708 trillion
Guns Save Lives by Robert A. Waters
A compilation of stories about people who saved their own lives by using a
gun against an intruder or attacker. There are far more such incidents each
year in America than there are deaths by gun attacks or gun accidents.
The Bias Against Guns: Why Almost Everything You've Heard About Gun Control
Is Wrong by John R. Lott
A presentation of the case that gun control increases crime in America.
August 21, 2004
Government airport screeners stealing from passengers by James Bovard
We're so much safer now that the government is taking care of us.
Kenneth Lay of
Enron is innocent by William L. Anderson & Candice E. Jackson
Browne's Law says that no one is as bad as the press and politicians make
him out to be, and no one is as good as the press and politicians make him
out to be.
The 'Do Not
Call' Racket by Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr.
Another government program that isn't what you were told it was.
Tax cuts supposedly favor the rich — Reuters
This article from Reuters seems to be upset that people whose average
earnings are $16,000 - $75,600 a year aren't getting the same $78,460 tax
cut as those who make $1,200,000 a year.
California Supreme Court nullifies gay marriages
Whew! If they hadn't "defended" marriage, I guess my wife and I would have
had to get a divorce.
August 14, 2004
The Washington Post acknowledges that it failed to properly present
the opposition to the Iraqi War when the Bush administration was beating the
war drums.
George Bush says his administration never stops thinking of ways to harm
our country and our people.
August 7, 2004
A Libertarian America by Harry
Browne
What would a libertarian America look like? Here's a preview.
DownsizeDC.org
An excellent organization that is working reduce the size of the federal
government. (I am associated with the organization.)
July 31, 2004
The Daily Show wins news award
Television critics vote Comedy Central's fake news show the best news on TV.
Free the
Schools! by Harry Browne
There's only one way to improve education in America.
History of
educational decline by John Taylor Gatto
An excellent review of how literacy and learning have declined in American
schools.
Libertarian
persuasion seminars
These seminars conducted by Michael Cloud, with appearances by Harry Browne,
have been helping individuals become much better salesmen of liberty. A
number of them are scheduled around the U.S. during August, September, and
October. Click on the link to find the one nearest you.
Liberty A to Z:
872 Libertarian Soundbites You Can Use Right Now by Harry Browne — A
new book of many of Harry's favorite one-liners, sorted by topic so you can
use them in your conversations with friends, in letters to editors, in
speeches, with the press, or on the campaign trail.
July 24, 2004
The federal
government is going to teach children about finances
Perhaps they should teach themselves first.
George Bush explains high finance
Paragraph #22 in Bush's speech is the one read on the air.
DownsizeDC.org
Next week DownsizeDC will launch a campaign to end campaign subsidies,
including those to the political conventions.
Bridges to Nowhere
by Lynn Woolley, BeLogical.com
While Rome burns, Congressmen and Senators continue to spend your money like
drunken sailors.
Deliver Us from Sean
Hannity by Laurence M. Vance
A review of Hannity's book, which happens to be a perfect example of
demonizing the opposition.
July 17, 2004
Free
Martha Stewart! by Harry Browne
What the
Martha Stewart Case Means to You by Harry Browne
Do government employees lie?
If Martha Stewart did lie to a government attorney (and we don't know that
she did), or if she lied when she said she was innocent (and we don't know
that she did), her lie was nothing compared to the lies told by politicians
and prosecutors. Here's a heart-breaking example of how government
prosecutors lied in order to put an innocent man in prison for life without
hope of parole. Why? Because that particular conviction was sorely needed to
balance the prosecutor's conviction record.
Lonnie
Lundy's story, as told by Lonnie Lundy
The innocent man who went to prison to pad a prosecutor's record.
Swedish man tells of torture and sale to U.S. military
Reuters dispatch explaining how some of the Guantanamo prisoners came to be
there.
Some stupid comments about gay marriage
It
destroyed "real" marriage in Scandinavia
Senate debate. See the last three paragraphs.
Cartoon commentary on the election
A funny animated cartoon about Kerry and Bush
The DownsizeDC Foundation
How to help influence what goes on in Washington.
July 10, 2004
Economic
Indicators
A publication of the Congressional Joint Economic Committee, it's a
useful source for a wide range of statistics on the economy and government
budgets. The growing debt of the federal government is shown on page 32.
Saddam Suddenly
Looks Innocent by Jude Wanniski
Realizing how much false information we've received about Iraq, perhaps we
should rethink what "everyone knows" about Hussein himself.
DownsizeDC.org
The American Liberty Foundation has been reorganized, and is doing some
exciting things on behalf of liberty in America.
Libertarian
persuasion seminars
These seminars conducted by Michael Cloud, with appearances by Harry Browne,
have been helping individuals become much better salesmen of liberty. A
number of them are scheduled around the U.S. during August, September, and
October. Click on the link to find the one nearest you.
July 3, 2004
Silent Cal had a lot
to say by Gary Galles
A well-written article about the virtues of Calvin Coolidge.
Free the
Schools! by Harry Browne
There's only one way to improve education in America.
June 26, 2004
Down with
the Presidency — Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr., October 6, 1996
An excellent explanation of how the presidency has grown into a royal
tyranny.
George Bush ignores the Bill of Rights — Press conference, June 11, 2002
George Bush wants to expand the subpoena power — AP, September 14, 2003
George Bush
employs for himself the rights he's denying to others — CNN, June 3, 2004
Liberty A to Z:
872 Libertarian Soundbites You Can Use Right Now by Harry Browne — A
new book of many of Harry's favorite one-liners, sorted by topic so you can
use them in your conversations with friends, in letters to editors, in
speeches, with the press, or on the campaign trail.
June 19, 2004
Economic
Indicators
A publication of the Congressional Joint Economic Committee, it's a
useful source for a wide range of statistics on the economy and government
budgets.
June 12, 2004
Repeat of January 31 broadcast.
June 5, 2004
Drug sales before
the Drug War — University of Buffalo
Labels of products sold legally a hundred years ago — products containing
cocaine, heroin, and other drugs now banned. These drugs were far safer than
those sold by street vendors today, because the reputations of large
companies depended on the drugs being safe. This is a very enlightening
website.
George Bush hires
a lawyer — John Dean, FindLaw.com, June 4, 2004
The President needs a lawyer.
The Jose
Padilla case — CNN, June 11, 2002
He doesn't get a lawyer, because George Bush has decided Padilla's a bad
guy.
Charges against Jose Padilla
— MSNBC, June 1, 2004
After two years, the government finally reveals its case against Padilla.
Realize, however, that this is only the government's story. Until Padilla
has a day in court, we have no idea what the truth is.
In Praise of the Libertarian
Party — Harry Browne, June 5, 2004
Why the party isn't an exercise in futility.
May 22, 2004
Aaron Russo, candidate for
Libertarian presidential nomination
We
Believe in You — Harry Browne's acceptance speech at the Libertarian
national convention, July 2, 2000. A reminder of what Libertarian's stand
for.
The Roots of
Torture — Newsweek, May 24, 2004, issue
The Bush administration's policies spawned the prisoner abuse in Iraq. This
article provides extensive background information.
May 15, 2004
Rebroadcast of January 17, 2004
May 8, 2004
Michael Badnarik, Candidate for the
Libertarian Party presidential nomination
Gary Nolan, Candidate for
the Libertarian Party presidential nomination
George Bush & Hussein's torture chambers — William Saletan, Slate, May
5, 2004
A compendium of references to Hussein's torture chambers by the Bush people
even after they knew about the U.S. military's torturing of
prisoners.
Who's
Responsible for the Iraqi Prisoner Abuse? by Harry Browne, May 7, 2004
May 1, 2004
"Abuse
of Iraqi POWs by GIs Probed" — CBS, April 29, 2004
Atrocities committed by U.S. soldiers in Iraq.
Wartime by Paul Fussell — the actual behavior of soldiers in
wartime, rather than the mythology. A good book to help understand how good
people can commit atrocities in wartime.
With the Old Breed at Peleliu & Okinawa by Eugene B. Sledge — more
on how soldiers behave under wartime conditions.
War
Is a Racket by Smedley Darlington Butler
The full text of an anti-war booklet written by a U.S. Marine General who
fought in the wars against Haiti, Mexico, and Germany.
April 24, 2004
The books of Richard
J. Maybury
Excellent books that enlighten adults and teenagers alike. I especially like
Whatever
Happened to Justice, as it puts government in the proper
perspective. There also are excellent books on economics and history that
help to explain today's wars.
A
Basic History of the United States by Clarence B. Carson
This is a 5-volume history of the U.S. from the early colonial days through
1985. The series provides an excellent overview of American history. Most of
the history seems to be viewed through libertarian eyes, although the author
has a very strong, conservative, anti-communist slant in the final volume.
Unfortunately, the entire set is now out of print, although you may be able
to find some of the volumes through a used-book dealer. Amazon.com has other
histories by Carson, as well audio cassettes of some of the volumes in the
Basic History series. The link above is to Amazon's search page. Enter
'Clarence B. Carson' in the Author field and click on "Search now." This will bring up a page showing the used copies of Carson's
books that Amazon can get for you. There also are audio cassettes on
that page.
Pushing a military draft — AFP, April 20, 2004
April 17, 2004
George Bush's press conference — April 13, 2004
Federal aid to education achieves nothing — The government graph
mentioned on the broadcast, showing that spending more money doesn't
increase reading proficiency.
FreedomFest
May 13-15, Las Vegas
Harry Browne giving several speeches
April 10, 2004
Bravo to the Tyco Juror — Richard Cohen, Washington Post, April
8, 2004
The juror caused a mistrial for exactly the right reason. Why should she be
condemned?
"A
Superpower Defeated" by Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr., April 9, 2004
An excellent article blowing the whistle on the Iraq War.
"Flatten
Fallujah" by Joseph Farah, April 6, 2004
A conservative shows why we would should no longer let conservatives play
with war. They become too fond of death and destruction.
"As Usual,
the Wrong Question Is Being Asked" by Harry Browne, April 9, 2004
As Thomas Pynchon said, "If they can get you asking the wrong questions,
they don't have to worry about the answers."
Penn & Teller on Showtime
The webpage for the show
The DVD of the first season
April 3, 2004
"Congress
Criminalizes Capitalism" by Paul Craig Roberts, October 22, 2002
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act is a typical example of Congressional hysteria and
grandstanding in the face of a perceived crisis.
"Rules
No Substitute for Character" by Paul Craig Roberts, July 24, 2002
How the Securities & Exchange Commission helped generate the corporate
"scandals."
The Tyranny of Good Intentions by Paul Craig Roberts & Lawrence M.
Stratton
How the American justice system has disintegrated.
Don't talk to
government employees — Charles Adams
Some links to news-gatherers you might find useful:
LewRockwell.com
AntiWar.com
Truthout.org
March 27, 2004
"Bush, Lying, & the Dogs of War" by
Harry Browne, March 26, 2004
What the Clarke controversy means, and Bush's new set of lies.
March 20, 2004
"Spain's
Sophisticated Voters" by Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr., March 17, 2004
"'Appeasement' in
Spain" by Julian Sanchez, March 17, 2004
"Poland
'Taken for a Ride' over Iraq's WMDs," Agence France Presse, March 18,
2004
"The Art of
Libertarian Persuasion" seminar (Harry Browne & Michael Cloud)
Saturday-Sunday, March 27-28, Orlando, Florida
FreedomFest
May 13-15, Las Vegas
Harry Browne giving several speeches
March 13, 2004
"The
'Exporting Jobs' Scam" — Harry Browne, March 13, 2004
Harry Browne Speech at University of Michigan
"The Prospects for Liberty in America"
Monday, March 15, 7:30pm
Henderson Room of the Michigan League
911 N. University, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Free and open to the public
"The Art of
Libertarian Persuasion" seminar (Harry Browne & Michael Cloud)
Saturday-Sunday, March 27-28, Orlando, Florida
FreedomFest
May 13-15, Las Vegas
Harry Browne giving several speeches
March 6, 2004
What the Martha Stewart Case Means to
You — Harry Browne, March 5, 2004
Why she should never have been tried or convicted.
The Myth of Insider Trading — Harry
Browne, June 4, 2003
Insider trading is a victimless crime that should never be prosecuted.
The Death of Due
Process — a review of Paul Craig Roberts' book The Tyranny of Good
Intentions, a book detailing the way the federal government is
railroading innocent people.
Bush or Kerry? No
Difference — John Pilger,
LewRockwell.com, March 5, 2004
Kerry is as much a warmonger as Bush is, regardless of what people who are
for him and people who are against him are saying today. This article does
an excellent job of showing how bi-partisan the imperial foreign policy has
been and continues to be.
Tom McClintock opposes Schwarzenegger's budget plan
Schwarzenegger is "solving" California's budget problems by putting the
state more deeply in debt.
Harry Browne Speech at University of Michigan
"The Prospects for Liberty in America"
Monday, March 15, 7:30pm
Henderson Room of the Michigan League
911 N. University, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Free and open to the public
"The Art of
Libertarian Persuasion" seminar (Harry Browne & Michael Cloud)
Saturday-Sunday, March 27-28, Orlando, Florida
FreedomFest
May 13-15, Las Vegas
Harry Browne giving several speeches
February 28, 2004
Obscene and indecent
broadcasts — The FCC thinks freedom of speech applies only to non-evil
content.
"Now They
Tell Us" by Michael Massing, New York Review of Books, February 26,
2004
An excellent summary of how the press failed us in the lead-up to the Iraqi
war.
Mugged by the State by Randall Fitzgerald — an excellent book
chronicling how ordinary citizens, businessmen and property owners, are
oppressed by government regulations.
February 21, 2004
FreedomFest — Gala
libertarian/conservative gathering in Las Vegas in May
Go to the website or call (800) USA-1776
A writer changes his mind on the Iraqi war: Jonathan Morris
Pro-war —
September 17, 2002
Anti-war —
January 27, 2004
Americans want smaller government — Rasmussen Poll, February 16, 2004
"My
Hero, Janet Jackson" by Frank Rich, New York Times, February 15,
2004
The most intelligent commentary I've seen on the Janet Jackson flap
The new prescription drug program is already over budget
As usual, the bill was passed under false pretenses
Candidates for the Libertarian presidential nomination:
Michael Badnarik
Gary Nolan
Aaron Russo
January 31, 2004
The Bush Doctrine —
Harry Browne, January 31, 2004
January 24, 2004
Osama bin Laden interview — PBS, May 1998
It's interesting how similar the world's "leaders" sound to each other. And
it's strange that bin Laden forgot to mention in the interview that he hates
America's freedom, democracy, and prosperity.
The State of the Union message — Comedy Central, January 21, 2004
(video)
Jon Stewart's reporting of the Bush speech. At this link, click on the
picture of George Bush above the caption "Headlines, Primetime President."
January 17, 2004
Is War
Necessary? — Harry Browne, January 16, 2004
Interview with Osama bin Laden — PBS, May 1998
"The Art of
Libertarian Persuasion Seminar" with Michael Cloud and Harry Browne
Glenn Klein Online — Glenn
Klein's radio show
January 10, 2004
The Mike
Hawash case & the War on Terrorism, August 10, 2003
The Lackawanna Six & the War on Terrorism, Washington Post, July
29, 2003
Similarities between
Nazi Germany & 2004 America, Truthout.org, January 9, 2004
Early Warning Report — a
monthly newsletter produced by Richard Maybury, covering war issues,
politics, and investments. The newsletter offers a $10 introductory package
that includes the latest issue, a report explaining the background of
Chaostan, and a world map. You can find out more by
clicking here or calling (800)
509-5400.
January 3, 2004
Who Makes
Life Better for You? by Harry Browne, May 29, 2001
How private greed is much more beneficial to us than government
benevolence..
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