April 2009

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By Thomas Baurain at 10:03PM
Apr 30, 2009

Ballot Access Laws are Detrimental to Americans

Kenn Jacobine over at Break The Matrix has an excellent piece about our ballot access laws -- how they limit our choices and support the 2-party system. He systematically and eloquently makes his case in 4 parts, and puts the spotlight on a recent lawsuit in North Carolina by the Libertarian Party. Mr. Jacobine writes:
Ballot access laws are detrimental to our political system because they are anti-democratic. They can only be defended with anti-democratic rhetoric like that spoken by Alexander Peters. Now I understand that we live in a republic.

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By Bonnie Kristian at 3:41PM
Apr 30, 2009

H.R. 1207 Petition Delivery

Campaign for Liberty presents some photos: <img class="alignright" title="2" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3395/3485311864_3f0ef384e
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By Elliot Engstrom at 6:39AM
Apr 30, 2009

Fear Is Power

"It doesn't make sense though," my fairly apolitical friend said to me this morning. "Why would Obama want to hurt the economy by instilling fear into the people of the US?" Last night, I got into a debate with this friend about the government's overreaction to the swine flu incidents.
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By Peter St.Jean at 5:33AM
Apr 30, 2009

Freedom Watch with The Judge, April 29th

Ron Paul, Daniel Hannan, Lew Rockwell, Cody Willard, Peter Schiff, <a title="R.J.
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By Chet Butterworth at 3:45AM
Apr 30, 2009

Negative Interest Rates and Inflation??

Are negative interest rates and inflation the answer to all our economic problems?

Educated readers? No.

High school economics class? No.

Harvard professor and Bush advisor, Gregory Mankiw? Yes.


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By Anthony Astolfi at 2:03AM
Apr 30, 2009

President Obama First 100 Days News Conference

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By Robert Bentley at 1:43AM
Apr 30, 2009

H.R. 1207 Up To 100 Cosponsors!

The bill to Audit the Fed has reached a milestone...100 cosponsors! If your Congressman is not on this list call them now and demand to know why they don't support this important legislation: Rep Abercrombie, Neil [HI-1] - 2/26/2009 Rep Akin, W. Todd [MO-2] - 3/19/2009 Rep Alexander, Rodney [LA-5] - 3/10/2009 Rep Bachmann, Michele [MN-6] - 2/26/2009 Rep Baldwin, Tammy [WI-2] - 4/21/2009
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By Jeffrey Hubbard at 11:58PM
Apr 29, 2009

Obama's Facebook News Feed for the past 100 Days

Since we are principled conservatives, we can laugh at both Demorcrats and Republicans. And in this economy, laughing helps, enjoy! Here's a teaser: Barack Obama sent the Queen of England an iPod. Click here to read the article, post your favorite news feed item in the comment section.
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By Thomas Baurain at 11:34PM
Apr 29, 2009

Peter Schiff: End the Fed NY

This past Saturday, rallies across the country were held to protest the Federal Reserve, what it does to our currency, and what it does to the economy.
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By Bonnie Kristian at 7:22PM
Apr 29, 2009

Farewell, the American Century

Tom Engelhardt and Andrew J. Bacevich argue that it is time for the United States not only to deal with the future of their disastrous foreign policy, but also with its past, debunking the myth of the great "American Century."
In its classic formulation, the central theme of the American Century has been one of righteousness overcoming evil. The United States (above all the U.S. military) made that triumph possible.

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