Lawmakers preventing Postal Service from being responsible
Posted by Dan Barrett – February 16, 2010 Who ever thought cuts would cost so much? The US Postal Service is in deep financial trouble and is looking to balance …
Kill the “Patriot Act”: Before It’s Used to Kill Us
Shortly after the attacks on September 11, 2001 Congress passed the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 commonly called …
Audi “Pokes Fun” at the Police State
I didn’t watch most of Super Bowl XLIV and therefore didn’t see most of the commercials. I realize this isn’t a “big deal” but I recently saw a commercial for …
US Gov’t Abdicates
Yes, it has suddenly occurred to me that there is a current and complete abdication of government. The United States of America has abdicated government, placing us outside its protection, …
Is Congress Listening to the Boston Tea Party?
Two months ago; December 9, 2009, to be exact; Ron Paul introduced H.R. 4248: Free Competition in Currency Act of 2009, a bill “To repeal the legal tender laws, to …
Don’t “Freeze” Spending: Cut It!
President Obama recently announced a plan to “freeze government spending for three years. Spending related to our national security, Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security will not be affected. But all …
Independents could break Federal Election Commission impasse
By Theresa Amato The Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission will have many effects, but at least one has not been widely discussed: It will expose …
Refusal to Price Fix = Price Fixing
Refusal to Price Fix = Price FixingOriginally posted on the Mises Blog February 3, 2010 11:34 AMby: S.M. Oliva (Archive) The Federal Trade Commission announced another gunpoint “settlement” today against …
Obama and the Banks
Originally posted The Lighthouse Volume 12, Issue 5: February 1, 2010 President Obama’s populist jabs at big banks, one theme of last Wednesday’s State of the Union address, were unwarranted …
How ’bout that spending freeze?
by Andrew Moylan – February 01, 2010Originally posted at http://blog.ntu.org/main/post.php?post_id=5049 In typically brilliant fashion, our friend Matthias (better known as the “10,000 pennies guy”) lets you visualize just exactly what …