Liberty Roundup

Six articles I'd recommend for an interesting read:

1. "Health Savings Accounts Are the Answer."  Acknowledging that there is a problem with the health care system, this post on the Civil Society Trust blog argues that it is not a problem government can fix.  The source of the problem?  "Our present system of medical spending and reimbursement is an unholy 'mashup' of two concepts that need to remain separate:  health care and health insurance."  Read more here.
2. "Freedom -- the First Casualty," by Tom Eddlem.  Writing for the Antiwar League, Eddlem contends that "Freedom has become the first casualty in war. Freedom is always the first casualty in war."   He goes on to detail our loss of freedom, constitutional amendment by amendment.  Find those details here (and share them with your "constitutionalist" warhawk friends).
3. "The Paulpocaplypse," by Brian Doherty.  After publishing an inane hit piece on Ron Paul a couple days ago, Reason to some extent redeems itself with this article, which notes:  "Signs like the CPAC vote of a significant number of politically active youngsters believing in Ron Paul are indeed a sign of an apocalypse of sorts for the world that most politicians and pundits know. If Ron Paul is right, then everything they know is wrong."  So true.   More here.

Superbowl Smackdown: Bernanke Edition

In light of the holiday, that is, Superbowl Sunday... one can't help but notice the cultural behemoth that has arisen in it's wake.

• Indianapolis Colts.  New Orleans Saints.  The best teams in football, as evidenced by both regular season record and playoff performance.
• New Orleans. A city that headlined one of the most traumatic disasters in recent memory surging forth to claim it's symbolic moral victory.  
• Tim Tebow. A Heisman Trophy winning quarterback, on the verge of his NFL debut, stirring up a whirlpool of controversy as he premieres with his mother in a pro-life Superbowl ad. 

Great teams.  Great emotional subtext.  Great politically infused sideshow.

All the necessary conditions for an early February media blizzard in Miami.

Congress Votes to Outsource Presidency

It may be slightly hard to read, but I couldn't get a larger image.  Enjoy!

Reading Lists

As many liberty lovers know, Reason Magazine is a great publication.  I found this story particularly heart-warming for all of us: