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As the Bush era comes to a close, the list of last minute pardon requests are growing. Perhaps the loudest demand for pardon comes (mostly) from Conservatives who are angry that President Bush has not acted to pardon two Border Patrol Agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Alonso Compean. Those who demand the pardon claim that the agents were railroaded by an “overzealous” U.S. Attorney for “just doing

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California’s Proposition 8, the ballot measure aiming to outlaw same sex marriage, passed on a very close vote. Prop 8’s supporters* pushed a campaign of fear, misinformation, and a complete distortion of the meaning of individual liberty. This campaign commercial is typical of the intolerance and hysteria being promoted from the “yes” campaign.Argument #1: Churches could be forced to marry gay

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If you have tried to visit The Liberty Papers today, you undoubtedly saw the error which reads: “This Domain (thelibertypapers.org) Has Been Disabled.” The blog’s administrator, Brad Warbiany, informed me and the other contributors that the blog’s host (Bluehost) has been hacked; most if not all other sites which are hosted by Bluehost are having the same technical problems.Those of you who enjoy

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If you analyze it I believe the very heart and soul of conservatism is libertarianism [...] The basis of conservatism is a desire for less government interference or less centralized authority or more individual freedom and this is a pretty general description also of what libertarianism is. -Ronald Reagan (1975) For the second election in a row, you find yourselves on the losing end. A

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Freedom From Religion Foundation

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Now that the conventions are over, it’s time to separate the facts from the fiction. With so much misinformation being peddled by the political campaigns (not to mention rumors spread through e-mail, the internet and the MSM), this is very often a difficult task. My approach is to be skeptical until I am satisfied that I have looked at a variety of sources which I believe to be objective. Snopes

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Time has an ongoing series which advocates the need for “voluntary” national service. In the magazine’s latest article by Managing Editor Richard Stengel, the author praises both John McCain and Barack Obama for their urging of Americans to “serve interests greater than self.” It is a unique moment for the idea of national service. You have two presidential candidates who believe deeply in

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No, I didn’t ask you about your net worth but what dollar value would you say that your life is worth to you. Most of us would not be able to come up with a figure or might say that putting an exact dollar amount on one individual’s life (especially one’s own) is impossible to quantify. If you cannot come up with a figure no need to fear, the federal government has come up with a dollar value

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Its stories like these that make my blood boil. Here we have a young man who has found relief from serious pain with marijuana. I have yet to read a story where anyone has overdosed and died from smoking too much cannabis but for some reason, our federal government sees a need to prosecute those who dispense and use the drugs for medical and therapeutic purposes. The Republicans can talk all they

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For those of you who are concerned about Bob Barr’s position on the war on (some) drugs, maybe this article Barr posted at The Huffington Post will help allay some of your concerns. I am among those who would like the congressman to speak out more forcefully on this subject as I have seen him miss opportunities to explain why libertarians oppose the war on (some) drugs. Barr writes: For years, I

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The Libertarian Convention of course! Which convention did you think I was talking about? The Libertarian National Convention will run this Memorial Day weekend beginning on Thursday, May 22nd and ending on Monday, May 26th. I plan on attending the convention representing The Liberty Papers as a citizen journalist on Saturday, Sunday, and possibly Monday. My press pass will give me the same

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Drew Carey’s latest web video called “Mississippi Drug War Blues” at Reason.tv tells Cory Maye’s story and where his case stands now. Maye’s mother, grandmother, his attorney Robert Evans, and locals of Prentiss, Mississippi (on both sides of the issue) are interviewed at length about their impressions of the case.Not only does this episode focus on the miscarriage of justice for Cory Maye but it

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The Hillary Clinton campaign has sent out mailers criticizing Barack Obama for trying to have it both ways on the Second Amendment. The mailer reads as follows (double click to enlarge):These are all valid criticisms of Barack Obama; I have made some of these very criticisms myself (here, and here). But the source of these criticisms (Hillary Clinton) seems very strange to me. Barack Obama could

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(WSB Radio) Opening arguments begin today in the trial of an Atlanta police officer charged in connection with killing of Kathryn Johnston.Arthur Tesler is the only cop to go on trial for the shooting of the 92 year old woman in her Atlanta home.Tesler did not fire a shot during the November 2006 incident. But prosecutors say he assisted in the cover up that followed. Officers have admitted to

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In my most recent post, I listed the names of the top 5 “porkers” in the House and the Senate according to CAGW’s 2008 edition of the Pig Book. I also listed the amount of pork the three leading candidates for president supported and named the ten members of the House which supported no pork at all. In all, the amount of pork barrel projects for fiscal 2008 totals $17.2 billion.Though this figure

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According to Hillary Clinton’s former boss Jerry Zeifman, she did that and more. Zeifman, who was the Judiciary Chief of Staff during the Watergate scandal, supervised a 27 year-old Hillary Rodham who was on the House Judiciary Committee. Apparently, Hillary believed that she had discovered a legal loophole which would deny President Richard Nixon his Sixth Amendment right to legal counsel. After

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Most of us know the Easter Story: Jesus of Nazareth was condemned by an angry mob to die on a cross, was placed in a tomb, rose from the dead on the third day, and after taking care of a little unfinished business, he ascended into the clouds promising that he would return before the passing of his generation (Mark 9:1, so far he was off by roughly 2000 years). These alleged events are given in

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As if Catholics didn’t have enough to feel guilty about with the original “Seven Deadly Sins,” now there are seven new deadly sins and a “Driver’s 10 Commandments.” Yes, the Vatican, the symbol of moral purity, perfection, piety, and expert driving has come up with a list to guide us through life to help us escape eternal damnation.The Seven New Mortal Sins #1. Genetic Modification: Scientists

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Neal Boortz has a webinar on the Fair Tax for anyone who would like to learn more about the bill which would replace the income tax with a national sales tax. Boortz explains what the Fair Tax is, how it would work, and answers the common questions/criticisms of the plan. Anyone interested in going to the webinar can click here to attend. www.fairtax.org

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In light of John McCain’s securing of the Republican nomination yesterday, the following is a post I had written in December of 2005 after attending a town hall meeting with John McCain back when I was living in Arizona. As I have written many times before, I have serious misgivings about the idea of a McCain Administration as he would drag the Republican Party even further to the left than

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Last week I wrote a post about how Barack Obama was trying to have it both ways on the Second Amendment. Ken Blackwell at Townhall.com, however, believes that Obama’s doublespeak about the Second Amendment (among some of Obama’s other statements) reveals a disturbing pattern in his attitudes about individual rights and a host of other issues:Yet while Mr. Obama says he supports your Second

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Part IX - The Men of the MindPart X - The Virtue of SelfishnessPart XI - The DestroyersPart XII - Zero WorshipThis John Galt series is the creation of Xcowboy2. He has indicated that he plans on making some additional episodes over the President's Day holiday weekend. Anyone who is interested in seeing any further episodes should go there.

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Part V - The Morality of ReasonPart VI - The Standard of MoralityPart VII - EpistemologyPart VIII - EvasionMore to come…

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America seems to be faced yet again with the choice of the least of four evils in choosing the next president. All four of the frontrunners, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, John McCain, and Mitt Romney believe in varying degrees of statism and do not recognize the rights of the smallest minority – the individual. Each one believes that it is our duty to sacrifice for the good of others at the

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Last week, Doug linked a post about British Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s support for a policy that would allow hospitals to harvest organs without prior consent of the decedent or his/ her family. In essence, the organs of all deceased British citizens would belong to the government’s healthcare system except for those individuals who “opted out” prior to death. The policy in the U.S. is an “

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THE ATLANTA JOUNAL-CONSTITIUTION - Calling it "a core fundamental issue" for his group this year, the head of the National Rifle Association lobbied hard Monday for a bill that would allow employees to keep handguns in their cars at work.NRA Executive President Wayne LaPierre made a rare appearance under the Gold Dome Monday, a week before the Legislature convenes, to push the bill with key

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Clubforgrowth.org For the life of me, I don’t understand why so many “conservatives” support Mike Huckabee*. He raises taxes, increases spending, his anti-capitalist/populist rhetoric is indistinguishable from that of John Edwards (minus the “Two Americas” b.s.), he wants a national smoking ban in all workplaces, and he once thought that AIDS patients should be quarantined! Democrats

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On January 3, 2008 Major Andrew Olmsted along with two other soldiers were killed by a sniper just Northeast of Baghdad, Iraq. Olmsted contributed to a blog called Obsidian Wings using G’Kar as his handle. Olmsted wrote a post which he entrusted to another contributor to the blog in the event he would be killed while serving. Hilzoy, the person who he instructed to publish his post said that

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Rather than re-posting my thoughts on the “War on Christmas,” this time I thought I would share this wonderful poem I found by Possummomma (a.k.a. Atheist in a Minivan).War on Christmas? Twas the month before Christmas and all through the land,the Christians were stirring: a war was at hand. As the secular people hung lights

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Shortly after posting my last post concerning “atheist atrocities,” I ran across this short 1961 video clip of Ayn Rand that Doug Mataconis posted at The Liberty Papers. In this clip, Rand explains where the Republican Party and the conservative movement went so horribly wrong in the way they were trying to defend Capitalism and liberty.Defending Capitalism and liberty on the basis of faith and/

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Continued from Part 2As I watched the video, two individuals who are about as far from Communism as one could get came to the front of my mind: Ayn Rand and Milton Friedman. Both valued Capitalism and the sovereignty of the individual. Both found the idea of sacrifice for the benefit others not as a moral good but as a moral wrong. Both believed that the only purpose of the state was to aid in

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In the first post on this topic of “atheist atrocities,” I gave some historical context to the Reign of Terror at the peak of the French Revolution. I admitted that perhaps Skeptic Antidote can accurately claim that atheists who had control of the levers of power killed some 6,000 Christians in the name of atheism. Other than the Reign of Terror, the remaining atrocities cannot be attributed to

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The other day I went YouTubn’ around and found this little gem called “Atheist Atrocities: Frightening Stats About Atheists.” Throughout history, people have killed and been killed in the name of a religion and/or in the name of a god. Every single day, somewhere in the world believers of various religions kill “infidels” who believe something different than they do. Could the same be said about

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Republicans often pride themselves as the party of limited government, federalism, and state’s rights (try not to laugh) but when confronted with issues such as medical marijuana these principles go out the window. Several states have passed laws which make it legal for doctors to prescribe cannabis to patients (usually terminally ill patients) as a way to relieve pain and suffering. Despite the

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Paul Jacob, Susan Johnson, and Rick Carpenter could face up to 10 years in prison and $25,000 in fines for “conspiracy against the state” in the State of Oklahoma. Perhaps the three were conspiring to commit an act of terrorism? Or maybe they conspired to commit welfare fraud? Sold counterfeit tickets to a Sooners game? Nope. The trio now known as “the Oklahoma 3,” their alleged “conspiracy” was

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Last week’s 5-4 Georgia Supreme Court ruling in the Genarlow Wilson case is not only great news for Genarlow Wilson but also great news for others who have found themselves in a similar situation. With the ruling being as close as it was it’s clear that the court could have easily ruled the other way.How is it that 4 of the justices arrived at the conclusion that Genarlow Wilson’s punishment was

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From the beginning of this blog, I made a decision to not put an expiration date on when readers can leave comments. Any reader who wishes can respond to any post all the way back to my first post.I’m glad I made that decision. I enjoy reading comments to older posts; this forces me to re-read the posts to see what the readers are responding to. In the past week, I have received 2 comments (one

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Hat Tip: Cato on Campus

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This past Sunday, I had the opportunity to meet fellow Liberty Papers contributor and author of the blog The Unrepentant Individual, Brad Warbiany. Brad has been brewing his own beer as a hobby since early 2006. He has since refined and improved his brewing methods and entered his unique brew into an amateur brewing contest by Samuel Adams. Samuel Adams was so impressed with his brew that he made

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WASHINGTON — After testimony Tuesday by retired NFL players about red tape in qualifying for disability benefits related to on-the-field injuries, Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., said the league is "dropping the ball." […]"My hope is that the league will get its act together here," Kerry said. "I am prepared, if the league doesn't do that, to introduce, which I hope we would never have to do,

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I have been meaning to write about Alcoholics Anonymous’ 12 step programs for awhile now. I do not personally know anyone who has been in the program, but what I have uncovered is quite disturbing. Awhile back I watched an episode of South Park (clip below) that dealt with AA. At first I thought the steps mentioned in the episode was a joke…that was until I did a quick search on the internet.

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As a general rule, we as human beings love traditions. With some traditions we have a vague understanding of their origins, while others remain mysterious. Perhaps most traditions are harmless and even positive but can traditions also be morally wrong or even morally repugnant? Of all of the logical fallacies people use to defend their positions, the use of the “appeal to tradition fallacy”

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There are a variety of ways species continue to pass genes through natural selection to the next generation. Among these survival traits are beauty, brawn, and/or brains. Without at least one of these traits, natural selection eventually selects a gene line which will become extinct. Similarly, those who possess strength in any of these traits (if not all these traits) dramatically increase

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I’ve never been a fan of NPR for a variety of reasons, but one of the blogs I read on a regular basis, Possummomma (a.k.a. Atheist in a Minivan) turned me onto an Oxford style debate series sponsored by NPR called Intelligence Squared. If you are one who enjoys a good debate but actually wants to hear both sides (meaning the debaters do not shout and talk over each other), then you will enjoy

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There have been some very encouraging developments regarding the Fair Tax movement. Brad Warbiany noted in this post that much of Mike Huckabee’s second place showing in the Iowa Straw Poll can be attributed to his support of the Fair Tax. The Americans for Fair Taxation group had a very large presence in Iowa but did not endorse any candidate in-particular. While the Mitt Romney first place

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To my delight and surprise, George Stefanopolis asked G.O.P candidates to explain their positions on the Fair Tax and even went on to accurately explain to viewers what the Fair Tax is. Unfortunately, only Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani, John McCain, Tom Tancredo, and Sam Brownback had an opportunity to respond. Duncan Hunter, Ron Paul, and Tommy Thompson did not have a chance to

Stephen Littauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08543227626299779100noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101601.post-36169372168791685272007-08-01T11:16:00.000-07:002007-08-01T11:19:27.499-07:00

We seem to have strayed a long way from our valuing of free speech, perhaps best stated by Voltaire “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” In this age of political correctness, both the Right and the Left has bastardized the idea of free speech to a more politically correct attitude: “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend your right to say

Stephen Littauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08543227626299779100noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101601.post-1221949341990596962007-07-19T12:27:00.000-07:002007-07-26T11:56:36.979-07:00

Dear Catholic, On July 17, 2007, the San Francisco Chronicle reported that Los Angeles archdiocese made a settlement with 508 child sex abuse victims of a record $660 million. Cardinal Roger Mahoney and his lawyers decided at the last moment not to allow the case to go to trial. Mahoney made a hollow apology to the victims yet made no apologies for his or his archdiocese’s involvement. While it

Stephen Littauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08543227626299779100noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101601.post-38254522849742300972007-07-12T12:22:00.000-07:002007-07-12T12:30:07.290-07:00

Christian conservatives are rightly outraged at the accommodations being made for Muslim students at a San Diego elementary school. Due to the increase of Muslim students in the student body, Carver Elementary has decided to set aside 15 minutes of the day for Muslim students to pray while the rest of the students are free to read or write. While it is somewhat amusing to see Christian

Stephen Littauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08543227626299779100noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101601.post-16605654478126381902007-06-13T11:18:00.001-07:002007-06-13T11:22:13.665-07:00

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Cross-posted here at The Liberty PapersAyaan Hirsi Ali is one brave woman who refuses to submit to Islam. Ali grew up in a devout Muslim home in Somalia and witnessed the brutal treatment of women first hand. When her father arranged a marriage to a complete stranger to whom she would be required by Islamic tradition to obey his every command, Ali refused. Ali moved to Holland to pursue her own

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How often do we see our court system fall short of delivering justice? Fortunately, the process of natural selection sometimes helps us thin the herds from undesirable individuals who like to kill, steal, and defraud his fellow man.From The Boston Herald:NEW YORK - A thief fleeing a jewelry store was killed when his bicycle was struck by a bus, police said.Authorities said the 42-year-old man

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I originally had no intention of writing anything about the death of Jerry Falwell because I did not think I would have anything nice to say during this time when his family and friends are grieving (I have since thought of a few nice things which I’ll get to later). So why did I change my mind? I am frankly embarrassed and disturbed with how many atheists, agnostics, and other freethinkers have

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Americans for Fair Taxation had an open contest to Fair Tax supporters called “Dare to be Fair” to create their own YouTube videos. This video did not make the cut for the top six videos (I suspect that the video is too long) but is very well produced and does a great job of making the case for the Fair Tax and answers the critics.The second video was my favorite of the top six. It’s more

Stephen Littauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08543227626299779100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101601.post-72947868077009745762007-05-03T12:01:00.000-07:002008-12-11T02:52:32.700-07:00

As I promised in my correction of my previous post, Your In-box is Lying to You, I have gone back to look into the veracity of the Intelligent Design (I.D.) and creationist claims of some of the Mt. Blanco authors. I searched the Pro-Quest data base through my university program for peer reviewed articles or journal entries from these archeological “experts” to no avail (this isn’t to say none of

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Rather than rehashing my reasons for supporting the Fair Tax, I thought it would be good to find where the 2008 presidential candidates stand. You may notice that some notable candidates are not listed here; the reason is because I haven’t found any public statements by these candidates on the Fair Tax one way or the other. Others that I have listed under Considering the Fair Tax, the Flat Tax,

Stephen Littauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08543227626299779100noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101601.post-37754191293108178372007-04-20T11:15:00.000-07:002007-04-20T11:32:06.275-07:00

The video I have chosen for this post is but one of many tributes for the fallen students and faculty at Virginia Tech. The tragic events brought about by a very disturbed individual have raised many critical issues which need careful consideration and debate. Having said that, it is also important to remember the victims of this horrific event. The killer who has received the media attention he

Stephen Littauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08543227626299779100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101601.post-16439687355815855922007-03-28T11:50:00.000-07:002007-03-31T06:18:43.420-07:00

(Cross posted here at The Liberty Papers)As a regular listener of The Neal Boortz Show, I find this book every bit as hard-hitting, insensitive, informative, and entertaining as his show. The High Priest of the Painful Truth pulls no punches in his assault on ignorance whether from the Right, the Left, or Center. The Libertarian Party (the party that most closely reflects his views) is even

Stephen Littauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08543227626299779100noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101601.post-4700617667080939682007-03-23T12:05:00.000-07:002008-12-11T02:52:34.381-07:00

The internet provides information to users in ways that was previously not possible. We are truly living in the information age. Some of the information is of the highest quality while some is of very poor quality; it’s up to the internet user to decide the difference. When it comes to blogs or websites in general, I believe that most people have their B.S. detectors working. With blogs, for

Stephen Littauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08543227626299779100noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101601.post-2598871687458344592007-03-14T11:52:00.000-07:002007-03-14T11:58:47.779-07:00

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Whatever respect I had left for Ann Coulter is gone. By now most everyone has heard her comments she made at CPAC where she referred to John Edwards as “a faggot.” Is this the level of our political discourse these days? How juvenile! Surly Ann Coulter can come up with a better argument against John Edwards (I know I certainly can) than a baseless accusation about his sexuality (as if it matters)

Stephen Littauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08543227626299779100noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101601.post-10850448549664143022007-03-01T12:56:00.000-07:002008-12-11T02:52:34.743-07:00

Surprise, surprise, Al Franken’s show on Air America went bust. I’m amazed he lasted as long as he did because his show was in a word: awful. As funny as he might have been on SNL, he simply did not have the talent to be a radio talk show host. Despite this career setback, Franken has decided that he’s good enough, he’s smart enough, and doggonitt, he’s running for the Minnesota seat in the U.S.

Stephen Littauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08543227626299779100noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101601.post-79340339391162588762007-02-19T13:42:00.000-07:002007-02-20T12:56:59.173-07:00

Kansas’ government school science curriculum is no longer the laughing stock of the nation and the world; the dubious honor may next be bestowed on Georgia. Georgia state representative Ben Bridges has circulated a memo to other state lawmakers around the country encouraging his colleagues to challenge the teaching of evolution (while promoting of I.D. creation “science”) in court by stating that

Stephen Littauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08543227626299779100noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101601.post-66383561207835336252007-02-15T12:55:00.000-07:002007-02-15T12:59:02.366-07:00

Doug Mataconis has written a series of posts over at The Liberty Papers about whether or not the state should force parents to vaccinate their children. Perhaps the most controversial vaccine is the one which is supposed to inoculate young girls as young as 9 from the sexually transmitted HPV virus. As a libertarian, I am very conflicted on the proper role of the state on this issue. On the one

Stephen Littauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08543227626299779100noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101601.post-1170186670827528292007-02-02T08:38:00.000-07:002007-02-02T08:39:15.174-07:00

On February 2, 1905, the author of The Fountainhead, Atlas Shrugged, and the philosophy of Objectivism was born. Her name was Ayn Rand. In March of 2005, I wrote a post titled The Virtue of Selfishness to describe my understanding of perhaps the central theme of Objectivism: selfishness. While selfishness is an integral part of Objectivism, selfishness is by no means its only virtue.

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(Cross posted here at The Liberty Papers)A rather interesting comment was posted in response to a minor point I made about the new media vs. the old media in a post I wrote for The Liberty Papers entitled The Scales of Justice Need Rebalancing. I thought the comment raised some interesting questions that deserved to be answered in a post of its own as opposed to a response to the response on the

Stephen Littauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08543227626299779100noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101601.post-1169236577253372312007-01-19T12:51:00.000-07:002007-01-19T12:59:54.846-07:00

I am very pleased to announce my joining the staff of The Liberty Papers. TLP was established in November of 2005 as a blog with a primary focus on posting issues that involve liberty. Eric, one of TLP’s original contributors, explains the purpose of the blog in this way:We are a group of people who hold some very specific beliefs. We believe that the theories of individual, inherent rights and

Stephen Littauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08543227626299779100noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101601.post-1168546271382517052007-01-11T12:55:00.000-07:002007-01-11T13:11:11.416-07:00

One of the top priorities of the new Democrat-controlled congress is to use the heavy hand of government and force employers to pay employees more than the employers believe the services of their workers are worth. Ted Kennedy uses emotional language suggesting that far too many people in this country are not being paid a fair ‘living wage.’ This from someone who apparently knows nothing about

Stephen Littauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08543227626299779100noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101601.post-1167940729343167982007-01-04T12:56:00.000-07:002007-01-04T12:59:34.986-07:00

So what’s the harm of teaching Intelligent Design in government schools instead of evolution? Nothing if it’s being taught in a world religion class alongside all the other religious explanations for life. Unfortunately, pseudoscientific ‘theories’ such as I.D. are being taught in place of science in many science classrooms rather than in their proper context.Those behind the I.D. movement (the

Stephen Littauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08543227626299779100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101601.post-1167768940240248992007-01-02T13:14:00.000-07:002007-01-02T13:15:40.270-07:00

While pointy-headed intellectuals around the world argue whether or not Saddam Hussein received a fair trial or was executed in a dignified manner, little or no mention has been made of an injustice which has occurred in this country. Unless you have read about this case in a blog somewhere, you probably have never heard the name of Cory Maye. Cory Maye, a young man who was tried, convicted, and

Stephen Littauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08543227626299779100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101601.post-1166823967867295432006-12-22T14:41:00.000-07:002006-12-22T15:03:20.070-07:00

I have written in the past about the insanity of mandatory minimum sentencing laws on at least two occasions (here, and here). In my previous posts, the minimum sentencing guidelines had to do with the war on drugs. In this latest outrage however, this mandatory minimum sentence has to do with “aggravated child molesting.”In theory, mandatory minimum sentencing for certain crimes seems like a

Stephen Littauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08543227626299779100noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101601.post-1166039768523829322006-12-13T12:50:00.000-07:002006-12-13T12:56:08.546-07:00

In light of the takeover by the pacifist Democrat Party, the Baker Report, and the general mood of the country to pull out of Iraq and elsewhere, I’ve decided to repost the post I wrote back on August 12, 2005 titled: Peace on the Enemy’s Terms. It appears that many if not most Americans feel that defeat is an option and we should be prepared to deal with whatever the consequences of surrender

Stephen Littauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08543227626299779100noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101601.post-1165523657475844442006-12-07T13:33:00.000-07:002006-12-08T12:12:11.383-07:00

Sixty-five years ago on this day, December 7, 1941, was the day the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor killing 2,390 Americans. Until this date, America chose an isolationist policy as Europe was being devoured by Nazi Germany. Little did Imperial Japan know the fury America was going to unleash in Japan, Germany, and everywhere else the war would be fought. Little did Imperial Japan know that two of

Stephen Littauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08543227626299779100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101601.post-1165434595493827372006-12-06T12:45:00.000-07:002006-12-06T12:55:54.116-07:00

Unlike most Libertarian leaning and capitalist bloggers out there, I failed to mark the passing of the brilliant Milton Friedman with a tribute post (shame on me). I happened to run across this YouTube video of Milton Friedman at Rick Sincere’s blog. In this video, Friedman recites a shortened rendition of Leonard E. Read’s work titled “I, Pencil.” For those of you who are unfamiliar with “I,

Stephen Littauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08543227626299779100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101601.post-1165003883292911862006-12-01T13:10:00.000-07:002006-12-01T22:28:54.886-07:00

I guess I was naïve in thinking that my country was one which was generally tolerant and generally believed in the rights of the individual. Not much surprises me anymore but the results of these gay marriage bans passed by voters in all states but one (Arizona) where the issue was on the ballot did. I was not surprised that the amendment to ban gay marriage in Colorado’s constitution passed but

Stephen Littauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08543227626299779100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101601.post-1163707443906276762006-11-16T13:00:00.000-07:002006-11-16T13:04:03.933-07:00

In this increasingly discouraging political climate, its very tempting at times to give up. As a Libertarian, it is becoming increasingly difficult to support the Republicans who have abandoned their principles of limited government and fiscal responsibility. Democrats are even worse because of their desire to grow government even more while eliminating the private sector to the greatest extent

Stephen Littauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08543227626299779100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101601.post-1163188971667649732006-11-10T12:55:00.000-07:002006-11-10T13:02:51.816-07:00

Two years ago on this day November 10, just a few days following the presidential election I wrote my inaugural post for Fearless Philosophy for Free Minds. Two years later, in the aftermath of the 2006 midterm election, there are very many issues I will get into to kick off the third year of this blog’s existence. For the purposes of this post, however; I would like to take a look back at some

Stephen Littauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08543227626299779100noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101601.post-1162926572484770962006-11-07T12:07:00.000-07:002006-11-07T12:09:32.503-07:00

Cox & Forkum

Stephen Littauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08543227626299779100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101601.post-1162843580328398102006-11-06T13:01:00.000-07:002006-11-06T13:09:09.270-07:00

Last week I wrote an email to two of my favorite talk hosts Larry Elder and Neal Boortz asking them each a question on the role of government in scientific research. I happen to respect these hosts more than others because of their libertarian leanings and because both have practiced law. Because they are both attorneys they have a greater understanding of the law than the average commentator.

Stephen Littauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08543227626299779100noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101601.post-1162498434329312452006-11-02T13:11:00.000-07:002006-11-03T12:41:45.520-07:00

Like many Americans, I find John Kerry’s remarks presumably aimed at our soldiers fighting in Iraq disgusting. In case you have not heard or seen Kerry’s comments, here they are:“You know, education, if you make the most of it, you study hard, you do your homework and you make an effort to be smart, you can do well. If you don’t, you get stuck in Iraq.”With the aid of the MSM, Kerry has since

Stephen Littauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08543227626299779100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101601.post-1162323725501948092006-10-31T12:35:00.000-07:002006-10-31T13:00:36.253-07:00

Cox & Forkum

Stephen Littauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08543227626299779100noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101601.post-1162322679660494612006-10-31T12:17:00.000-07:002006-10-31T12:30:16.583-07:00

Originally posted on 10/31/05Since when did parents become so uptight when it comes to celebrating holidays at school? I can remember when I was growing up that every Halloween all the kids dressed up and we held a costume parade either in the gym or outside. We got to wear hats and masks and face paint for the whole day. The PTA used to make a haunted house at the school. I thought it was bad

Aimee Littauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01462886335998631074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101601.post-1161977030853786822006-10-27T12:20:00.000-07:002006-10-31T13:05:15.580-07:00

Rush Limbaugh has once again found himself in the crosshairs of what he cleverly (and quite accurately I might add) refers to as “the drive-by media” over remarks he made on Monday’s program concerning Michael J. Fox’s campaign ad concerning stem cell research. Since then Limbaugh has devoted a substantial amount of the past week to the subject to better explain his problems with Fox’s ad and

Stephen Littauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08543227626299779100noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101601.post-1161111261090592072006-10-18T11:52:00.000-07:002006-10-18T12:15:51.760-07:00

The Republican Party has been a disappointment when it comes to living up to their stated beliefs, not doubt about it. Among their many faults is their inability to effectively advocate their positions and present their accomplishments to the American people in a persuasive way. Yes, it is true that Republicans have to contend with a very biased Left-wing media, but that is still no excuse in

Stephen Littauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08543227626299779100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101601.post-1160593527350027222006-10-13T12:04:00.000-07:002006-10-13T12:04:10.073-07:00

The Bill Ritter (D) campaign has decided to smear Bob Beauprez (R) with a misleading ad about Beauprez’s support for the Fair Tax as part Ritter’s strategy to become Colorado’s next governor. If this ad proves effective, Beauprez and the rest of the Republican Congressional campaign are partially to blame. Even though the Fair Tax is supported by a number of Republicans, these same Republicans

Stephen Littauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08543227626299779100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101601.post-1160592201651921482006-10-11T11:38:00.000-07:002006-10-11T11:47:12.466-07:00

The political attack ads this election season seems to be particularly vicious (and therefore very entertaining). Sometimes these negative attacks have the opposite of the desired effect. Regarding the House district I live in I’ve received anti-Rick O’Donnell mailings and watched anti-Rick O’Donnell television ads that point out that O’Donnell once wrote an article titled: “For Freedom’s Sake,

Stephen Littauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08543227626299779100noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101601.post-1159989424357447312006-10-04T12:13:00.000-07:002006-10-04T12:17:04.376-07:00

This is some rather old news now but for those of you who are following the Cory Maye case and have not heard Cory Maye will at the very least receive a new death sentencing trail. On September 21st, Judge Michael Eubanks agreed with the defense that Cory Maye’s council, Rhonda Cooper, was incompetent in presenting her case in the death penalty phase. This means that for the time being, Maye is

Stephen Littauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08543227626299779100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101601.post-1159384534212471502006-09-27T12:13:00.000-07:002006-09-27T22:20:47.406-07:00

We’ve all heard it before, the desire by some to pass laws in all fifty states and ultimately amend the U.S. Constitution to restrict the legal definition marriage to mean a union of one man and one woman. The goal is not to discriminate against gay people but to protect the institution of marriage. Gay marriage, they argue, undermines such a vital institution by making a mockery of what we have

Stephen Littauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08543227626299779100noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101601.post-1158865743326649212006-09-21T12:07:00.000-07:002006-09-21T12:22:14.863-07:00

What does the war in Iraq, the so-called torture debate amongst the Bush administration and senate Republicans, and the arrest of Duane “Dog” Chapman all have in common? The answer is violations or apparent violations of international treaties.Unfortunately, far too many people (including our leaders) do not fully understand what exactly a treaty is or how it is supposed to work. A treaty is

Stephen Littauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08543227626299779100noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101601.post-1157999641445601222006-09-11T11:30:00.000-07:002006-09-11T17:06:56.293-07:00

Today, September 11, 2006 marks the five year anniversary of the attacks on America carried out by Islamofascists. That was a day that would forever change the way we viewed ourselves as Americans. Though there would always be disagreements on many issues of policy, when it came to protecting ourselves against a common enemy, most Americans would be united…so I thought.Never would I have believed

Stephen Littauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08543227626299779100noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101601.post-1157742786430807552006-09-08T12:08:00.000-07:002006-09-08T12:34:21.536-07:00

The following is a letter from Harry Reid, Dick Durbin, Debbie Stabenow, Charles Schumer,and Byron Dorgan to Robert A. Iger, CEO of Walt Disney Co. I found the letter at Newsbusters, took out Noel Sheppard’s comments and emphasis to present the letter as originally written to hopefully avoid being accused of taking any part of the letter “out of context” (My emphasis shown bold).September 7,

Stephen Littauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08543227626299779100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101601.post-1157656884654838962006-09-07T12:19:00.000-07:002006-09-07T12:25:12.976-07:00

For the first time in my life, with roughly two months until an election, I am unsure as to how or even if I will vote. No matter how I vote I will be forced to compromise some of my values. This is nothing new of course given the choice between the socialist party (the Democrat Party) and the socialist-light party (the Republican Party). In the past I have been willing to choose the lesser of

Stephen Littauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08543227626299779100noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101601.post-1156964622619767552006-08-30T12:02:00.000-07:002006-09-01T12:04:26.003-07:00

Steve Forbes recently issued a public apology for statements in a Forbes Magazine opinion article by Michael Noer. For many of the article’s critics the apology was too little, too late. What outrageous statements did Noer make which required an apology by Steve Forbes? Did Noer make anti-Semitic or racist statement? Did he make an inappropriate comparison to Hitler or the Nazis? Michael Noer did

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What is the Carnival of Liberty LX?Matt Barr over at Socratic Rhythm Method is hosting this week’s Carnival of Liberty using a Jeopardy theme. This is the most original idea that I’ve seen for a blog carnival for some time. Be sure to check it out; lots of new blogs as well as CoL regulars posted this week. Don’t forget to answer in the form of a question! If you want to see another original

Stephen Littauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08543227626299779100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101601.post-1156271633221750632006-08-22T11:30:00.000-07:002006-08-22T11:53:58.316-07:00

I make no apologies for calling ‘terrorists’ Islamofascists (or Islamic Fascists as President Bush refers to them), regardless of the wishes of CAIR and the political correct talking heads in the MSM. CAIR and its ilk act as if those of us who use this term are making a statement about all Muslims. I would like to take this opportunity to remind my readers what the term ‘fascist’

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Click here to read Part I“The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.”– Amendment IV of the U.S.

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Thanks to the hard work of British intelligence, this day August 10, 2006 will not go down in history as one at least as tragic as September 11, 2001. Had the plot been successful, the death toll would have likely been far worse than that of 9/11. When I first heard the news from my wife upon waking up to get ready to go to work, my first reaction was relief. Soon after my first reaction, my

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It Could Happen to YouAfter a long day’s work of remodeling your brother’s home, you decide to spend the night. Suddenly, you awaken to a noise that sounds like gunfire. You look out the bedroom window and see that men dressed in dark fatigues have killed your two dogs. You run downstairs to exit the back of the house to call for help. One of the men notices your attempt to escape, orders you to

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When was the last time you read a thought-provoking book which explores the realms of religion, reason, science, and philosophy? I had the pleasure of reading such a book while on my two week break from my online classes. I was so impressed with the book, I thought I would share my thoughts with my readers. Sam Harris’ The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason (2004) fearlessly

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