California’s government regulates energy more than any other state. This regulation is now causing massive blackouts, suffering, poverty and death. “California officials endlessly promote this state as “leading the world in the fight against climate change.” Yet as of this writing, many Californians are in their fourth night of energy blackouts.” Like Venezuela, the Golden …
August 2020 archive
Aug 27
Global trend: anti-government protests are banned; pro-government protests are welcomed
The government of Berlin, Germany announced days ago that protests against government coronavirus decrees and commands are now banned. Protests IN FAVOR of such impositions, of course, are quite welcome. Theason? Public health (of course). “The interior minister, Andreas Geisel, said the ban was prompted by coronavirus skeptics “deliberately” breaking hygiene safety rules agreed with …
Aug 17
Join us for our 6th annual Glacier National Park “Citizen Glaciology” event, Sept. 11-13!
Last year, Lysander Spooner University made history by exposing the fact that the government had quietly removed signs saying all the glaciers in Glacier National Park would disappear by 2020. The government removed the signs during the winter of 2018 and 2019 when the Park was closed to the public. The pictures above were taken …
Aug 13
Another government climate lie debunked: insects are NOT disappearing
There is a crisis of legitimacy in modern science, as government funding has chased out most private funding. Government-funded science invariably sticks close to a narrative that global catastrophes are impending–and government must be empowered to fix or arrest such catastrophes. A recent issue of National Geographic was dedicated to one such imminent catastrophe: the …
Aug 11
Even as government destroys the U.S. economy, median home prices in D.C. rise to $530,000
Like J.R.R. Tolkien’s mythical Mordor, the city of Washington, D.C. booms in prosperity as it gathers the last vestiges of dying America’s wealth to itself. State and federal government policies have locked down the entire country, with millions forced into unemployment. At least 30% of American home owners missed mortgage payments last month. Renters are …
Aug 02
New York City rent prices are in “free fall” after government COVID orders
A very detailed article on CNBC.com reports that the richest and most luxurious retail space in Manhattan is now going for under $700 a square foot. And even this price is plummeting rapidly. Fifth Avenue, one of the world’s most famous high-end shopping venues, hasn’t seen rents this cheap in a decade. Macy’s, Neiman Marcus …
Aug 01
OVERREGULATION: Climbing Mount Rainier requires two separate government permits and a “Recovery Fee”
MOUNT RAINIER, the highest mountain in the State of Washington and the most glacier-covered mountain in the contiguous U.S., is a mecca for mountaineers in the Pacific Northwest. But government regulations are higher than the snows on the mountain. Those seeking to summit the peak must obtain TWO separate permits: a “wilderness permit,” and a …
Aug 01
America died from overregulation. The only way out is deregulation on a massive scale
by Roger Roots, JD, Ph.D., Founder of Lysander Spooner University During the 150 year period between 1830 and 1980, the American people became the greatest innovators in world history, launching countless new inventions which propelled humanity through frontiers of knowledge, space and discovery. More recently, however, American ingenuity has been choked nearly to death. PayPal …
