Aug 08
Professor Thomas Dilorenzo of Loyola University of Maryland writes about the way that socialism destroyed the environment of the old Soviet Bloc: The world learned that the socialist countries dumped untreated sewage into their rivers, streams, and lakes for decades; the Volga River in Russia was so polluted that boat were equipped with signs warning …
Aug 07
Government social planning in North Korea has destroyed much of the natural ecosystem. The poverty and starvation caused by North Korean socialism has led many North Koreans to eat grass and bark from trees. Consequently, the nation has lost a million hectares of forest. See here. Even the pro-government PBS NOVA program has commented on …
Aug 07
It is perhaps the biggest myth in American politics: that the private sector is “buying” elections through campaign spending. A version of this myth goes further and contends that capitalist billionaires are using political ads to move American government toward more free-market policies. One can find dozens of books (and hundreds of politicians) making these …
Aug 07
When Obamacare was pushed down American’s throats in 2009, the Act allowed states to opt out of “Medicaid Expansion.” Those state legislatures that did opt out were bullied and lied to about the costs. Within the states, loud movements of shrill government trusters arose who constantly accused any skeptical state legislator of being partisan or …
Aug 06
The average date of first freeze in East Glacier, Montana falls around September 13. Around this date every year, summer melting begins to cease and snow and ice tend to start growing again in the Glacier Park area. Last year, Lysander Spooner University launched our climate change glacier-chasing research project. We aim to photograph and …
Aug 06
The Missoula Public Library will host a free lecture and clinic on September 12, 2016 at 6:30 pm. Speaking will be Dr. Roger Roots, J.D., Ph.D. The title: “Every Claim Untrue: the False Narrative of Campaign Finance Reformers.” Dr. Roots will show that every material claim by people promoting campaign finance regulation is false. Roots …
Aug 06
Many who live in the desert southwest have seen local and state governments promoting “natural,” or “desert” landscaping as a replacement for traditional western-style green lawns and flower gardens. The campuses of most government universities in the southwest have replaced vast areas of green lawns with desert plants and weeds such as yucca. Now some …
Aug 06
Media experts continue to spread the myth that Arctic ice is rapidly melting. An analysis of 1.5 meter-plus ice in the Arctic apparently shows that such thick (5-feet thick) ice has GROWN, not declined, since last year. See here. Yet government agencies have been claiming these past months were the hottest on record.
Aug 06
Want more proof that those promoting apocalyptic-manmade-global-warming-by-CO2 theories are simply promoting socialism? Here is a story from the state of Washington about a true believer who found that “big green” groups weren’t supporting his carbon-tax ballot initiative. The reason: his ballot proposal was “revenue neutral” and did not require growth in government. Environmental groups are …
Aug 06
Interesting essay by L. Reichard White on Lewrockwell.com. It seems that police departments are increasingly using the admissions counters at clinics and hospitals as warrant/security/background check stations. When people enter government hospitals for “care,” they must first show ID, provide Social Security numbers and identify themselves. A front counter person punches the information into an …
