Tag Archives: Statism

The Atlantic: David Frum: ‘Liberal and The Illiberal Left’

Source:The Atlantic– the left-wing The Atlantic with an article about the illiberal left in America. “A liberal,” Robert Frost once said, “is someone who can’t take his own side in an argument.” If conservatives are often caricatured by their detractors … Continue reading

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The Weed Blog: Johnny Green: ‘Why Now’s The Time To Step Up & Fight Against The Drug War’

Source:The Weed Blog Congress, the last two weeks has debated the defense authorization bill. The House, is close to passing their bill and the Senate is debating their bill this week and voting on amendments. Both chambers and parties in … Continue reading

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TruthDig: Chris Hedges: Karl Marx Was Right

TruthDig I’m really tired of this old debate between capitalism and socialism, as if they are two competing ideologies. That they are complete opposites of each other, when they’re not. The opposite of a capitalist, would be a Marxist, or … Continue reading

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Plato Shrugs: ‘What is Communism Without The Spin?’

“Communism is the most well-known competitor to classical liberalism. As a result, it is no surprise that communism is demonized in classical liberal societies; people don’t want other people trying to drastically change their way of life. We like our … Continue reading

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The Week: Ryan Cooper: ‘The Beginning of The End of The War on Drugs’

Source:The Week– illegal narcotic in America. “One of the many depressing aspects of the 2004 election was the crushing defeat of pro-gay marriage forces. Republican operatives, cynically stoking turnout with outright lies, put gay marriage bans on the ballot in … Continue reading

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The Heritage Foundation: William J. Bennett & Robert White: Going to Pot, Why The Rush to Legalize Marijuana is Harming America

. You know, if I was a lawyer and I was listening to Bill Bennett and Bob White give their presentation about marijuana, I would probably conceive every point that they made about marijuana. Other than why they say marijuana … Continue reading

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Roll Call: Bridget Bowman: House Republicans Investigating Washington D.C. Marijuana Legalization

“One day before the District of Columbia is set to legalize marijuana, members of Congress are launching an investigation into D.C.’s decision to do so, and warning that implementing legalization would break the law. “If you decide to move forward … Continue reading

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The Washington Post: ‘Venezuela & Cuba: Partners in Repression’

Source:The Washington Post– the paper of record. You can also see this post at FRS FreeState, on WordPress. Just as Cuba has started to move away from Castro Marxism/authoritarianism and have opened up their economy and at least to a small … Continue reading

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TruthOut: Victoria Law: Public Prisons, Private Profits

Source:The New Democrat  If there is just one thing that shouldn’t be under for-profit companies, it would be prisons and other corrections facilities like jails. Let me amend that, the military, law enforcement and corrections. The idea that people can … Continue reading

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Salon: Magazize: Gabriel Arana: ‘Bill Maher’s Islam Silence: Why Canceling His Berkeley Speech is a Mistake’

Source:Salon Magazine– Real Time With Bill Maher. Source:The New Democrat “Talk-show host Bill Maher’s recent comments about Islam have set off a chorus of condemnations among activists and scholars on the left. Now they have students at liberal bastion University … Continue reading

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