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My Exact Sentiments on the Ground Zero Mosque

By W. E. Messamore

In this video, “The Amazing Atheist” doesn’t merely refute opposition to the construction of that mosque near Ground Zero, he positively obliterates it! He shows it for the dangerous, anti-American assault on free speech that it is. Warning: this… »

Silver Circle Contest Already A Huge Success, First Comic Book Winner Selected

By W. E. Messamore

This morning I drew the Silver Circle Contest’s first winner from Thursday, per the arrangement described on the contest page: “I will be drawing an e-mail address at the end of the day on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday for each of the three comic… »

Fed: Economics Bloggers Are Stupid

By W. E. Messamore

‘Like a mad aunt, the Fed is slowly losing its marbles. Kartik Athreya, senior economist for the Richmond Fed, has written a paper condemning economic bloggers as chronically stupid and a threat to public order.Matters of economic policy should be… »


That Impotent Rally

By Carl Wicklander

If there is any question about the status of the conservative movement, it could be found in Glenn Beck’s “Restoring Honor” rally: it is as alive and kicking as Ronald Reagan himself. Too soon? Either way, despite estimates of hundreds of… »

An independent conservative’s view of gay marriage

By W. E. Messamore

My good friend, colleague, and partner Les Carpenter over at Rational Nation USA just published an excellent opinion editorial over at The Daily Caller on gay marriage. Under discussion is the proper role of the state, and particularly the impotence… »

Republican Paradox

By Mitchell Langbert

Several of my friends support Rick Lazio for Governor of New York State.  Lazio had worked as a lobbyist for JP Morgan and had helped arrange Morgan’s $25 billion bailout. No greater expansion of government power has occurred in the past two… »

Silver Booming Whichever Way Economy Turns

By W. E. Messamore

‘Silver, the precious metal most used in industry, is attracting investors betting on both faster and slower economic growth as prices extend the longest run of quarterly gains in three decades.Doubling as a store of value for buyers concerned about… »

Why I Don’t Own A Television

By W. E. Messamore

My good friend, colleague, and former schoolmate Ben Bryan recently wrote an excellent short post explaining his decision not to purchase a television for his new apartment as he starts graduate school this Fall:”It’s simple: I want to ask fundamental… »

The Myth of Equality

By Carl Wicklander

“In 21st century America, institutional racism and sexism remain great twin evils to be eradicated on our long journey to the wonderful world where, at last, all are equal.”What are we to make, then, of a profession that rewards workers with fame and… »

Silver Circle Contest Now Through Friday!

By W. E. Messamore

So the contest I launched at the end of July was such a huge success that I’m doing a second one for this week only and giving you another chance to win free, inflation-proof silver! As this libertarian website edged close to 400 subscribers, I didn’t… »

Maybe Gary Johnson for a Change?

By W. E. Messamore

‘Does anyone really think that Mitt, Sara, Newt, Hillary, Barack or any of those old party types will actually shrink government’s role in our lives if they lead the next government? I don’t. They may rearrange the Legos, but the toy Tower of Pisa… »

GOP takes BIG lead on generic ballot

By W. E. Messamore

‘The record support for Republican congressional candidates is a clear rebuke to the last nineteen months of radically consolidating Federal power, socializing multiple U.S. industries, and spending tax dollars at unprecedented levels (which means the… »

This is Not MLK’s Dream

By Dave

When Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. made his famous “I have a Dream” speech 47 years ago, he did it before a large and diverse audience full of both white and black faces, all united behind the cause of racial equality and equal opportunity for all Americans just because they… »

On the Radio Saturday Morning

By Dave

I’ll be a guest on the Gary Nolan radio show tomorrow (saturday) morning with guest host Mike Ferguson. I’ll be on at 9:40am (central). We’ll be talking about the RLC and the Liberty Movement. If you don’t get the show where you are there’s a webcast of it. … »

More on St. Joseph Monks’ Casket Case

By Mitchell Langbert

My friend Cortes de Russy just forwarded this e-mail about a few coincidences regarding the monks’ casket case about which I recently blogged: >”I am pleased that you picked up on this; Candace & I have connections from all… »

Responding to Olive’s Socialists

By Mitchell Langbert

Our local penny saver, the Olive Press (see pages 32-33 before and after my letter), features two letters this week attacking me, one from Brooklynite Gus Murphy and one from Guido Giuliani who accuses me of being a Klansman and hating… »

End Test Discrimination Against Lazy Students

By Mitchell Langbert

H/t Professor Hershey Friedman.  Please excuse the colorful language. In The Know: Are Tests Biased Against Students Who Don’t Give A… »

Daniel Larison Takes on the “Mosque”

By Carl Wicklander

“. . . what I find remarkable about this mosque controversy is how blatantly, narrowly political the opposition to this particular construction project has been. It has been an exercise in manipulating public anger and using it for the purpose of… »

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