Getting the Government’s Permission to Work

from The Agitator The Institute for Justice has published an important new study on the economic impact of licensing laws. As a new report issued today by the Institute for Justice discusses, more and more Americans now need the government’s permission before they can pursue the occupation o

Non-Aggression or Nonviolence?

by Chris Dates, ZeroGov “The most common of all follies is to believe passionately in the palpably not true. It is the chief occupation of mankind.” ~ H.L. Mencken   How does a person come to hold the belief of absolute nonviolence? What about this belief draws people to it

UN Global Governance Funded by Climate Change Policies

by Susanne Posel, ActivistPost The European Union is clamping down on China and India’s carbon emissions, claiming that the Kyoto protocol is outdated. The argument between under-developed nations and industrialized countries has spawned a demand for responsibility for carbon emissions whil

Partisan

by Life of Illusion In politics, a partisan is a committed member of a political party. In multi-party systems, the term is widely understood to carry a negative connotation – referring to those who wholly support their party’s policies and are perhaps even reluctant to acknowledge correc

A Taste of Realism

Enstupidation.. by Fred Reed I wonder what purpose the public schools serve, other than to warehouse children while their parents work or watch television. They certainly don’t teach much, as survey after survey shows. Is there any particular reason for having them? Apart from their baby-sit

What If A Collapse Happened And Nobody Noticed?

from Hipcrime Vocab Every once and awhile I'll be listening to a podcast with one or the other writers specializing on the subject of Peak Oil or collapse and the subject of timetables will come up. When will the collapse finally be here, the callers ask insistently, almost pleadingly, so that th

Is Ron Paul a “False Flag” Pied Piper?

by Captain Eric H. May (via email) For years my colleagues and I have been asking Ron Paul about a slew of petrochemical disasters in and around his Houston-area congressional district. Several of them occurred during federal terror exercises, and resulted in record profits for Big Oil. He has st

Actually, Ron Paul Is Secretly Winning A Lot More Delegates Than You Think

from Business Insider Mitt Romney may have all but locked up the Republican nomination with his victories in the East Coast primaries this week, but Ron Paul and his army of acolytes aren’t ready to give up the fight just yet. As the rest of the political world’s attention shifts to the g

Political Progression

Israel’s Deputy Prime Minister Admits Ahmadinejad Never Said Israel Should Be ‘Wiped Off the Face of the Map’

by Common Dreams Israel's Deputy Prime Minister Dan Meridor admitted that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad never said Iran wanted to "wipe Israel off the face of the map" in an interview with Al Jazeera last week. Meridor made the surprising departure from the frequent talking point in an

Sociopathy Is Running the US

by Doug Casey, LRC I recently wrote an article that addresses the subject of sociopaths and how they insinuate themselves into society. Although the subject doesn't speak directly to what stock you should buy or sell to increase your wealth, I think it's critical to success in the markets. It g

Shadow Boxing

by Paul Hein, StR It takes two to tango. Who could deny it? Have you ever seen anyone dancing the tango, or the fox trot, or the waltz, by himself? Would you buy a ticket to a fight if the fighter entered the ring and boxed or wrestled with himself? And yet there are instances of fights again