I’m posting this strictly for the lulz. Eric Dondero, a self-described libertarian Republican who once worked for Ron Paul, is spitting mad about President Obama’s victory. And when I say spitting mad, I mean that literally. If I meet a Democrat in my life from here on out, I will shun them immediately. I will [...]
Category Archives: U.S. Politics
“Wasted vote” talk is a great big joke
Posted by Peter Jaworski on November 6, 2012 Comments Off
Suppose there were three options, A, B and C. Suppose you rank them as follows C > B > A. Suppose that if you choose C, there’s no chance of C obtaining. Suppose choosing B, instead, meant there was a one-in-60-million chance of B’s obtaining because you chose it. If someone were to tell me [...]
It’s morally wrong to vote if you’re ignorant
Posted by Peter Jaworski on November 5, 2012 1 comment
Tomorrow, lots and lots of Americans are going to vote. Many of them (most?) are ignorant voters. Over time, the worse the electorate, the worse the policies, the worse the political outcome. Having some kind of competence test for voting is a complete non-starter. Even if it were possible to construct a sound test of [...]
The death of MegaUpload and extraterritorial application of law
Posted by M.J. Sheppard on January 20, 2012 2 comments
Hey, you know what really bothers me? When one country figures that laws passed by their legislature apply to the entire fucking world. You know who the leading proponent of that idea is? The United States. That’s right, a nation that refuses to recognize the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court because it might place their [...]
Newt Gingrich: Ron Paul was first to talk about the Federal Reserve
Posted by Peter Jaworski on September 21, 2011 2 comments
Here’s a nice tweet from Republican contender Newt Gingrich, in response to a question from a libertarian. David Kretzmann tweeted: “@newtgingrich Do you give Ron Paul credit for being the only candidate in 2008 to mention the Fed?” To which Newt responded: “@David_Kretzmann there is no question ron paul was the first serious national leader [...]
Will tonight’s Republican presidential debate be a fight between Ron Paul and Rick Perry?
Posted by Peter Jaworski on September 7, 2011 Comments Off
It started with a television advertisement. Ron Paul’s campaign team released an ad that linked former Texas governor Rick Perry with former presidential candidate Al Gore. Perry supported Gore. At the same time, the ad linked Ron Paul to former president Ronald Reagan. Paul supported Reagan’s presidential run, and Reagan endorsed Paul for Congress. They [...]
Adwatch: Ron Paul & Reagan vs. Rick Perry & Al Gore
Posted by Peter Jaworski on September 6, 2011 5 comments
The gloves are off, I guess. In this latest fancy ad from the Ron Paul campaign, Ron Paul is associated with Ronald Reagan (they were on good terms, with Reagan endorsing Paul’s run for Congress). Meanwhile, former Texas governor Rick Perry is associated with Al Gore, who wanted to “undo” the gains the U.S. got [...]
We’re going to spend this bitch into the ground and take everyone down with us
Posted by Mike Brock on May 18, 2011 Comments Off
Timothy Geithner might be the most evil person alive. But I say might, given that the distinction probably lies with Ben Bernanke. I could have started this article off a little less provocatively. But then I asked myself why would I do that? I mean, I don’t think calling America’s Treasury Secretary evil is really [...]
The unconstitutional war in Libya
Posted by Hugh MacIntyre on April 13, 2011 Comments Off
Gene Healy has posted this blog post over at Cato@liberty. In it Mr. Healy points out several flaws to the Obama administration’s legal defense of the war in Libya. The most important of these flaws is the claim that precedent allows the President to unilaterally go to war without Congress’ approval. But even had that [...]
U.S. Libertarian Party: They hate us because we bomb them
Posted by Peter Jaworski on March 21, 2011 Comments Off
The U.S. Libertarian Party issued the following press release today: Giving little thought to the lessons of history, President Obama has begun attacking Libya with the full support of virtually every member of Congress, both Democrats and Republicans. Libertarian Party Chair Mark Hinkle issued the following statement today: “President Obama’s decision to order military attacks [...]
When terrorist sympathizers investigate terrorism
Posted by M.J. Sheppard on March 9, 2011 3 comments
I’ve long been suspicious of legislatures using their subpoena powers to investigate matters not directly related to the functioning of the government. The only intellectual and legal basis the United States Congress has to engage in jock-sniffing exercises such as investigating steroid use in baseball is that Major League Baseball enjoys an exemption from federal [...]
Three cheers for Rand Paul
Posted by M.J. Sheppard on February 16, 2011 1 comment
I’ve never been particularly enthusiastic about Rand Paul or the Tea Party. They seem to recognize that the United States has a debt problem, but they chase rainbows in the attempts to deal with it. Yes, America has a spending problem but that’s only half of the problem. It also has a revenue problem, and [...]
David Frum’s tortured logic
Posted by M.J. Sheppard on February 16, 2011 Comments Off
Unlike many conservative commentators, I don’t foam at the mouth every time I hear David Frum’s name. In many respects, I actually agree with him. Like Frum, I believe that no political party that has become the domain of half-witted talk radio hosts can long be taken seriously by serious people. My main point of [...]
An emerging victory in the war on ignorance
Posted by M.J. Sheppard on February 10, 2011 1 comment
One of the reasons that I’m getting tired of the blogosphere is the sameness of it all. When I first started writing in 2003, I thought that blogs had the potential to be unique, a voice separate from corporate news and the big, empty-headed political shills therein. Maybe, just maybe, there was something out there [...]
Just so we’re clear: 84% of the Tea Party caucus support fascism
Posted by Mike Brock on February 9, 2011 5 comments
My colleague Terrence Watson and myself have long been suspicious of the Tea Party. Particularly claims that it represents a libertarian movement within the Republican Party in the US. Well, be undecided no more, gentle liberty-seeker! From the LA County Libertarian Examiner: Fourty four out of the 52 Republican members the official ‘Tea Party Caucus’ [...]
Cato Institute response to State of the Union
Posted by Peter Jaworski on January 26, 2011 1 comment
We posted the Libertarian Party response to yesterday’s State of the Union speech here. Now, you can hear what the Cato Institute has to say about the speech: Nice. The government needs to get out of more stuff, stop spending so much, and generally leave us alone a lot more. Yes, yes, and yes. ShareFacebookStumbleUponDiggRedditEmail
Libertarian Party response to State of the Union Speech
Posted by Peter Jaworski on January 26, 2011 2 comments
This evening, Libertarian Party Executive Director Wes Benedict spoke in response to the addresses from President Barack Obama and Congressman Paul Ryan: Transcript of Benedict’s response: ShareFacebookStumbleUponDiggRedditEmail
Is John Cook a bigot?
Posted by Hugh MacIntyre on December 7, 2010 2 comments
A member of the governing body of the Texas State Republican Party (known as the SPEC) is being accused of being a bigot. Mr. John Cook, the accused, is opposing the Jewish House Speaker Joe Straus in favour of a Christian alternative. This in of itself does not make him a bigot (of course), but [...]
John F Kennedy’s speech might have been about wikileaks
Posted by Peter Jaworski on December 5, 2010 1 comment
Transcript below (h/t rarehugs on reddit): ShareFacebookStumbleUponDiggRedditEmail
The whole world has gone mad: An open letter to Lady Liberty.
Posted by Mike Brock on December 3, 2010 1 comment
Dear Lady Liberty, I’m not sure if the events of the past decade have caught much of your attention. Although I’m sure you got a good view of despicable acts of terrorism on September 11th from your perch on Liberty Island. The reason for my writing you, is to bring you up-to-speed on what’s been [...]