Governor Andrew Cuomo “insisted Monday (April 1) that New York will pass a law to legalize recreational pot before the Legislature adjourns in June,” The New York Post reports. He’s been promising legalization for some time. Many New Yorkers had hoped the measure would be included in this year’s state budget. What’s the hold-up? “You still need … Continue reading This One Weird Trick for Legalizing Marijuana →
Continue reading →In a recent column on the mating dance between Big Government and Big Tech, I noted that “Big Tech wants to be regulated by Big Governments because regulation makes it more difficult and expensive for new competitors to enter the market.” Two days after I hit “publish” on that column, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg called … Continue reading Social Media Regulation: Speak of the Devil and in Walks Zuck →
Continue reading →Governments around the world began trying to bring the Internet under control as soon as they realized the danger to their power represented by unfettered public access to, and exchange of, information. From attempts to suppress strong encryption technology to the Communications Decency Act in the US and China’s “Great Firewall,” such efforts have generally … Continue reading Big Government and Big Tech versus the Internet and Everyone →
Continue reading →On February 7, US Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) and US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) released the text of a joint resolution calling for a “Green New Deal.” Fine, said Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY). Let’s vote on it in the Senate. No, no, said Markey. Absent a long organizational campaign and a detailed debate, … Continue reading Note to Six Senators: “Present” is not Presidential →
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 →
One of the great things about the internet is the availability of information at the push of a button, and the ease with which people from around the globe can communicate. While this can be a powerful tool to help minority voices (including libertarians) publish their views, it has contributed … Continue reading →
Shortly after midnight on January 20 the federal government, we are told, was shutdown. However most people haven’t noticed any differences in their daily life. CNN reports, “Essential services, such as Social Security, air traffic control and the Transportation Security Administration, will continue to be funded even if some employees … Continue reading →
On January 15, many Americans will observe Martin Luther King, Jr Day with a bank holiday, school closures, and no postal service; otherwise it’s not really holiday that is celebrated by most Americans. King is probably best known for his “I Have a Dream” speech from 1963 where he famously … Continue reading →
