I’m not ashamed to admit it: I’m a peacenik. I think war is a bad thing. I’ve seen it up close and personal as an infantryman, and I’d like to see less of it, preferably none at all, either up close or from a distance. In part, this desire also makes me a “non-interventionist.” That … Continue reading A Preference for Peace: Not the Same Thing as Support for the Bogeyman of the Week →
Continue reading →On January 28, home invaders murdered 58-year-old Rhogena Nicholas and 59-year-old Dennis Tuttle of Houston, Texas. Nicholas and Tuttle wounded five of the (numerous) armed burglars before being slain. That’s not how the news accounts put it, of course. Typical headline (from the Houston Chronicle): “4 HPD officers shot in southeast Houston narcotics operation, a fifth … Continue reading “No-Knock Raid” is Just Another Term for “Violent Home Invasion” →
Continue reading →Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) opposes a Democratic bill that would make election day a federal holiday. He calls it a Democratic “power grab.” Is he right? The New York Times reports, without questioning the premise, that the bill is “intended to increase voter turnout.” McConnell says that its real purpose is to allow federal employees, … Continue reading Is Making Election Day a Federal Holiday a “Democratic Power Grab?” Yes, But … →
Continue reading →The longest partial “government shutdown” in US history ended on January 25. To get Leviathan’s gears turning at full speed again, President Donald Trump said uncle on funding for his pet border wall project in return for a three-week “return to normalcy.” More interesting than the (quite possibly temporary) end of the “shutdown” is the … Continue reading The Fired Next Time: A “Shutdown” Proposal →
Continue reading →On January 23, the President of Venezuela’s National Assembly, Juan Guaido, was sworn in as “interim president.” In what was presumably a pre-coordinated move, Guaido’s administration was quickly recognized by the governments of the United States, Canada, and several countries in Latin America. Guaido’s claim rests on a provision in Venezuela’s constitution which allows him … Continue reading Venezuela: None of Our Business →
Continue reading →Well, Trump blinked. In his standoff with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) over the 2019 State of the Union address, the president finally conceded that he doesn’t get to deliver the speech before a joint session of Congress unless he’s invited to do so — technically by the House and Senate, but as a practical … Continue reading A Campaign Finance Proposal: Let’s Do Away with SOTU →
Continue reading →“You’re not interesting because you went to a high school where kids got shot,” comedian Louis C.K. said at a New York gig in December, addressing Florida high school students who trafficked on their credentials as “school shooting survivors” to shill for the gun control movement. “You didn’t get shot. You pushed some fat kid … Continue reading Parkland and Covington: Two Schools, Two Causes, One Lesson →
Continue reading →Former Libertarian Party Presidential candidate Darryl W Perry ran the NYC Marathon on November 4, 2018 and raised $5,000 for the Innocence Project. On October 13, 2019 he will be representing Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) at the 2019 Bank of America Chicago Marathon! As a member of Team RMHC, … Continue reading →
– –PRESS RELEASE– –For immediate release: 10/23/18 CONTACT: Darryl W. Perry, Owner/Managing Editor Phone: 202-709-4377 NEWS RELEASE Email: editor@fpp.cc FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Web: FPP.cc Announcing the publication of Lapping Everyone on the Couch: How I Lost 145 Pounds and Became a Runner Free Press Publications is pleased to announce the … Continue reading →
This September the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire will have its first primary election in over 20 years, which will include the first ever contested gubernatorial primary. I could give a lengthy comparison of the resumes of the two candidates; however, I will refrain from doing so. Instead, I will … Continue reading →
Once again, the US military is ramping up the rate of air strikes against Syria. Some outlets have reported this as something along the lines of “Trump starts war with Syria,” which is a misrepresentation of facts as the US military has been involved in the Syrian Civil War for … Continue reading →
Press Release For IMMEDIATE Release Former Libertarian Party Presidential candidate Darryl W Perry has been outspoken about the need to reform the current justice system; as a member of the 2016 Libertarian Party Platform Committee, Perry co-sponsored the proposal to add an anti-Death Penalty plank to the LP Platform. He … Continue reading →
The US Supreme Court will, in the next couple of months, issue a ruling in a case that could have broad consequences. The case is United States v. Microsoft Corp. and according to SCOTUSblog, the issue before the Court is “Whether a United States provider of email services must comply … Continue reading →
