Last month, journalist Robert Huber wrote a provocative article for the periodical Philadelphia on a subject off-limits for what passes as informed discussion: race relations from the point of view of a white person. The piece was titled in politically-incorrect
Reprinted from NoFrakkingConsensus.com Climate skeptics are routinely accused of being conspiracy theorists. For example, Rajendra Pachauri, the chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), has claimed that much of the criticism directed at his organization relies on “unsubstantiated
Reprinted from The Dollar Vigilante newsletter At the time of writing, the North Korean government is once-again threatening war with its neighbor to the South and the devil country across the Pacific. Precautions are being taken by the U.S. military
For those of us who think that the world’s central banks have been placing too much faith in the money printing press as a means of rousing sluggish economies, last week was bewildering. Gold closed the week below US$1500 per
Canmore, Alberta is in the midst of a real estate bubble and its principle wealth-creator (tourism) is based on the same phony economy of low interest rates. Perhaps as a result of these economic fundamentals, the town’s expansion into a
In a new twist to the Cypriot saga, a European Commission assessment has called on the Mediterranean country to sell its gold holdings to fund its looming bailout. With the country currently holding 13.9 tonnes of the shiny metal according to the
Libertarians and conservatives are often accused of finding encroaching totalitarianism in every miniscule piece of government legislation. Free reign to search homes, cyber monitoring, the extrajudicial murder of foreigners accused but never proven of terroristic crimes – bringing attention to
Reprinted from LewRockwell.com In the April 8 issue of the Wall Street Journal George Schultz and Gary Becker advocated a massive new carbon tax. Their arguments are based on very poor economic reasoning and an extremely naïve view of politics
Reprinted from PeterCEarle.com I certainly didn’t intend for the blog/commentary section of my site to become immersed in coverage of Bitcoin developments, but it’s a timely issue with implications for the economy in general, Austrian economics, and market anarchism/anarchocapitalism, so,
Complaining about low pay is nothing new for the everyday worker. In lunchrooms and in front of water coolers, cheap insults thrown at the “bossman” are a welcome part of small talk. It’s of little relevance whether the employee enjoys
Republished from the Dollar Vigilante Newsletter – By some estimates, the death toll in Africa alone from unnecessary malaria resulting from the restrictions on DDT has exceeded 100 million people. – Robert Zubrin, Merchants of Despair – The abundance of
The world was stunned when the Cyprus government, in cahoots with European Union’s creepish financiers, decided to tax the banking deposits of its citizens directly to pay for its own bailout. Even government-worshipers in the press were shocked at this
Reprinted from NoFrakkingConsensus.com British Columbia (BC) is a beautiful place – as anyone who has visited Vancouver or Whistler will attest. Unfortunately, it sometimes suffers from an exaggerated view of its own importance. With a population of only 4.5 million
Two years before the real campaigning begins, America’s class of politicos is convinced former First Lady Hillary Clinton will take up the quest for the jackass nomination. After stints as both a U.S. Senator and Secretary of State, Clinton is
Reprinted from IntercollegiateReview.com President Obama has declared this April to be National Financial Capability Month, 2013. America has a 16 trillion dollar national debt and 1 trillion dollar budget deficit, which works out to a $50,000 share per American citizen.
The next Toronto meet is being held at Paupers Pub on April 23rd! That’s three Tuesdays from today. Come join fellow travelers on the road to liberty for a night of interesting conversations, presentations, and some very light inebriation! Same
Public property causes much unneeded stress for society, not the least of which includes newspaper clippings of outraged citizens fuming over youthful vandalism. Older generations tend to see the offspring of their neighbors (never theirs personally) as disobedient to the
Reprinted from The Dollar Vigilante Rest easy, Canadians, for your bank accounts are going to be made as safe as those bank accounts in Cyprus. Just take a look at the Canadian government’s budget plan for 2013, particularly pages 144
Reprinted from LewRockwell.com Benjamin M. Wassell of Silver Creek, New York, a wounded Iraq war veteran, is the first resident of that state to be arrested and face prosecution under its draconian new firearms law. He was arrested during an
Private business unceasingly gets a bum rap in major print. No matter the rise in living standards or technological advances brought about through market forces, there will always be some wiry, neurotic journalist bemoaning over social justice and demanding that
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