Single Nonvoter Tipped Election To McCain-Palin Ticket

Why, god?!?!?!? W H Y !!??!!??!!??!!??

What would Mises Do?

Here we have a very interesting and informative article about free-markets and the economy by Matt Kibbe of the Freedom Works Foundation written for Reason Magazine:

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s for Paulson's desired role to become economic czar and CEO of the American economy, I recommend …

Laissez-Faire and Corporatism

Cato@Liberty shows you the difference between free-market, laissez- faire capitalism and corporatism:

The seemingly arcane difference between laissez-faire and corporatism is one of the most important in today's public policy debates. Laissez-faire means the equality of …

President to "Rule America"

From Paul Reads:

In Friday's debate, candidates Barack Obama and John McCain tacitly agreed that one of them will "rule the country." Perhaps tired of dizzying circumlocution, moderator Jim Lehrer rephrased a question about priorities for the third time:

LEHRER: Before …

How To Debate Politics Like A Gentleman

Here are a few pointers on how to have a polite political debate from the folks @ the Art of Manliness:

Kate grandpa's is fond of repeating the mantra he and his fellow sailors repeated while serving aboard the USS Indiana during World War II. "Never discuss politics or …

The Question of Obama's Birth Certificate

This is interesting:

From Winds Of Change:

A much remarked, minor story in this election was the question of Senator Obama's birth certificate. We've all ignored it, except to try to shoot it down, because it sounded like a wacko conspiracy theory; and anyway, the …

Economics 101

Want a crash course in economics? Give Econ4U a try.

No I'm not being paid to shill for them and yes the site is quite educational.

Obama Kids: Sing for Change (Pyongyang Remix)

Sunday Links

And now for a rundown of some of today's funny and serious news stories:


Bash the Bailout: Government is Not the Answer

The Financial Crisis: Facing the Facts

Who Voted for the Wall Street Bailout?

The Nonexistence Theorem

Shoeless Joe Biden and the Snowbilly Hockey Mom

Don't Vote

Steven Horwitz's Open Letter to His Friends on the Left

From the Western Standard:

One of the biggest confusions in the current mess is the claim that it is the result of greed. The problem with that explanation is that greed is always a feature of human interaction. It always has been. Why, all of a sudden, has greed …

Statism 101

From Cato@Liberty:

Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear is trying to seize some online casinos. Unlike casinos that are on the land, online casinos are difficult for the government to tax. According to Mr. Beshear, if the tax collectors can't get their paws on a business, …

Government Involvement in the Economy Increases Ethnic Rebellion

From the Line is Here:

Really, you don't say? Economic advantages and disadvantages that are applied through government regulation can lead to ethnic unrest? Wealth redistribution along ethnic lines makes people testy and prone to take out their frustrations on other …

Philip Pullman on the Futility and Evil of Banning Books

From the fine folks @ BoingBoing.net:
Just in time for Banned Books Week, here's Philip "Golden Compass" Pullman on why book bans -- especially religiously inspired book bans -- are so futile and wrong:

Because they never learn. The inevitable result of trying to ban …

Repeal the Income Tax?

Another gem from Cato@Liberty:

The New York Times takes note of the brewing tax revolt in Massachusetts, where a grassroots group has put an initiative on the ballot to repeal the state income tax. The Times headline (on paper) reads, "On Massachusetts Ballot, a Tax …

The Republican Liberty Caucus Condemns the (Failed) Gov't Bailout

From the group's press release:

Thousand Oaks, CA -- A national caucus of Republican activists has urged GOP legislators to stand firm against the "Paulson Bailout" of a corrupt financial regulatory system. "This proposal is a government takeover of the entire U.S. …

Crisis: The Primer

The financial crisis that we're dealing with was caused by the government and their stooges.
This is why we are where we are today.


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Obama Consults His Inner Petty Tyrant

The Obama campaign disputes the accuracy of the above advertisement, which is fine. It's also threatened regulatory retaliation against outlets that show it, which isn't fine. Instead of, say, crafting a response ad, Obama's team sent stations a letter [pdf] arguing …

The Next Crisis

I just had to share this op-ed in the New York Sun by John Stossel.

Barack Obama says, "[Today's economic problems are] a stark reminder of the failures of ... an economic philosophy that sees any regulation at all as unwise and unnecessary."

What? Does that mean that …

To Vote or Not to Vote, That is the Question

For those of you looking to waste your vote on someone other than John McCain or Barack Obama; here are a few cool websites that are trying to break the monopoly the Republocrats have on politics.

Third Party Ticket

Break the Matrix

Campaign for Liberty