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Jun 01
American death rates rise for the first time in a decade
Free, capitalist societies invariably produce populations who live longer, healthier lives. Wherever markets have become freer, life expectancies have grown, and death rates have gradually decreased. For years, the only country on earth where life expectancy has declined was North Korea. Now the New York Times is reporting that the U.S. is experiencing a rise …
Jun 01
4th Circuit Court of Appeals: Government May Track Americans by Cell Phones without Warrant
Astounding blow to privacy from the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia. See here. For years the government has been arguing that any information you give up to a “3rd party” is not “private.” Thus, the government may intercept it without so much as a warrant. Although warrants are necessary for government …
May 31
Did Al-Qaeda Ever Exist?
Writer Arjun Walia is out with a brilliant new essay (see here). Walia cites recent revelations by the highest-level CIA agent in charge of the Osama Bin Laden unit. The agent has now admitted that “Al-Qaeda” (which means “the base” in English) never existed! It was a CIA operation the entire time. A number of …
May 22
Government claims Arctic is Melting Months Prematurely; Satellite Data Show Otherwise
Here is today’s Huffington Post headline: “Spring Has Sprung In The Arctic … But It’s Way Too Early For It: NOAA just reported the earliest snowmelt in 78 years of recorded history.” But intrepid data analyst Tony Heller examined the Danish satellite imagery of Arctic ice. “Temperatures are forecast to remain below freezing over the …
May 22
Portland, Oregon Public Schools Ban all Global-Warming Skepticism Materials
Not since the 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial has a government school board imposed such a ludicrous rule on school curricula. Last week, the government school board of Portland, Oregon UNANYMOUSLY VOTED TO BAN all schoolbooks or other materials which question or doubt the government’s theory of apocalyptic manmade global warming. See here. This astounding act …
May 22
Added Course: “Government’s War on the Poor: the Lesson of Lysander Spooner’s American Mail Company”
Government masquerades as a protector and defender of the poor. Nothing could be further from the truth. Government’s worldwide are the greatest promoter of impoverishment, starvation and suffering for the world’s poorest. Mostly governments keep people poor by imposing legal barriers and licensing schemes upon poor people–which prevent poor people from launching rewarding careers. During …
May 22
Seminar next week in Orlando, Florida: “Fully Informed Juries”
LSU President Roger Roots will be a featured speaker at the upcoming Libertarian Party National Convention in Orlando, Florida. Roots will be lecturing on the topic of jury nullification. The Libertarian Party National Convention will be held from Friday, May 27, through Monday, May 30, 2016 (Memorial Day), with special committee meetings, candidate and activist …
May 19
Venezuela was once among the richest and safest countries in Latin America: Now men die in the streets fighting over five dollars
Even the Associated Press has begun to notice the collapse of Venezuela just 15 years after the country adopted socialism: Vigilante violence against people accused of stealing has become commonplace in this crime-ridden country of 30 million, once one of the richest and safest in Latin America. The revenge attacks underscore how far Venezuela has …
May 18
Venezuelan socialism drove away 9,000 companies
Socialism is a curse that no one should wish for–unless one wishes it on a hated enemy. Any society that adopts socialism will inevitably become sick and weak over time. Venezuela went hard-line socialist in 2000. Sociology professors in the U.S. cheered the Latin American country on. But just 16 years later, Venezuelans are starving …
May 18
Montana newspapers in a frenzy over people disobeying government at Yellowstone National Park
A terrifying spectacle of hate has become front-page news in the Bozeman Daily Chronicle and the Billings Gazette. For the past 2 days, both papers have focused on a story of some fun-loving (but foolish) Canadian tourists who allegedly strayed off the government boardwalk at Yellowstone National Park’s Prismatic Spring geothermal area. The young men …
