Top Prize Already Awarded Buy Lottery Tickets Anyway, Say States- July 8, 2008 Now I'm really starting to lose confidence in government. (Thanks to John Bauman for the link.)...http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/021864.html To Hell with Heller- July 8, 2008 It's mind-boggling that some libertarians are so naive they think they can trust the Supreme Court to safeguard--sorry, to "establish," in the words of the LP Chair--our rights. They cheer on the central state that robs us daily as if...http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/021863.html Ride the Orange Line to Britain- July 7, 2008 Anthony, I hadn't realized the reach of the Beltway....http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/021862.html Chief Justice Roberts Gets His Bob Dylan Wrong- July 7, 2008 In what was probably the first ever Supreme Court dissent in which a justice cited a rock lyric, Chief Justice Roberts messed up the lyrics to greatest hit "Like a Rolling Stone." And people trust this guy to interpret the...http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/021861.html Totalitarian Toddler Thought and Taste Police, UK Division- July 7, 2008 A three-year-old saying "yuk" when confronted with unfamiliar foreign and spicy foods is now a cause for concern to the British government, which is on the look out for "potentially-racist attitudes" in young children. Britain's paternalistic institutions used to have...http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/021860.html The Motu Proprio, One Year Later- July 7, 2008 Pope Benedict's Summorum Pontificum, on the old Latin Mass, was released a year ago today. My thoughts are here....http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/021859.html Tim Russert: Shill for the State- July 7, 2008 Former Harper's editor Lewis Lapham tells the truth about Tim Russert: "There was a time in America when the press and the government were on opposite sides of the field," Lapham said. "The press was supposed to speak on behalf...http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/021858.html Bush's UK Gauleiter- July 7, 2008 Bush's warmonger-lapdog Gordon Brown tells the British people that fast-rising food prices are their fault. Pay no attention to the Bank of England's inflation. This is a classic totalitarian response to the inflationary depression that the Federal Reserve and its...http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/021857.html Private Firefighting Illegal in Big Sur- July 7, 2008 A family courageously and successfully protects its 55 acres of private property from a huge fire and a swarm of incompetent and expensive government fire parasites. The penalty: jail. (Thanks to Herman.)...http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/021856.html Bob Barr Tying Republicans in Knots- July 7, 2008 According to Zogby, Barr is polling at 6% nationally. He "receives the support of 7% of voters who identify themselves as conservative or very conservative voters. Barr gets 43% of libertarians and 11% of independents. McCains support among conservatives is...http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/021855.html |