Government Incompetence Saves Money… This Time
U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton called a halt to the perjury trial of Roger Clemens after prosecutors showed jurors evidence that he had ruled out. Prosecutors showed the jury a …
Debt Ceiling & Repudiation
The debate in Washington, D.C. over the federal debt continues as the Aug. 2 deadline for raising the “debt ceiling” approaches. Standard & Poor’s has already reported that it would …
BTP Chair joins Americans from Across the Political Spectrum in Call for End to U.S. Militarism
Americans from Across the Political Spectrum Call for End to U.S. Militarism Putting aside political differences on other issues, Americans from across the political spectrum have sent a letter to …
NPR Covers PorcFest
NPR’s Bob Smith traveled to PorcFest and reported on his experience during an episode of “Planet Money”. Listen to the Podcast below.
The Free Market in Action… And The Tragedy of the Commons
Many people have never experienced an environment in which a free-market can truly exist. I, however, was lucky enough to be part of a week-long event where such an environment …
ANNOUNCING 1st ANNUAL LAVA AWARD WINNERS
LAVA would like to congratulate the winners of the 1st Annual LAVA Awards Lysander Spooner (Book of the Year) Award Winner The Doublespeak Dictionary by: Leslie Starr O’Hara Charles Angrand …
Boehner Tries to Bluff Obama on Libya
The US House of Representatives failed to pass a resolution, Robert Robb of The Arizona Republic called “remarkably pacifist,” requiring US military involvement in Libya to cease. The House however …
Bowker: A Monopoly on Stifling Free Speech
by: Reagen Dandridge Desilets One of many examples of how the government can destroy and contain creativity and lively cultural interaction is by granting a monopoly to one company for …
Texas to TSA: “No Warrant, No Grope!”?
Texas could become the first State to pass a bill criminalizing invasive pat-downs by agents of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). Near the end of the regular session HB 1937 …
Memorial Day: Remember the Victims of War & “war”
Memorial Day has become the unofficial start of Summer, a time for businesses to hold sales and a time for family barbecue’s. It has also lost a lot of meaning …