Enjoy! It might be 8 days into the New Year, but the late Harry Browne’s libertarian New Year’s resolutions are an excellent read.  It would be super cool if more people would remember these. On a related note, The Cato Institute put up a small blurb on the “libertarian surge“; I wasn’t feelin’ the blockquote, [...]

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Enjoy! Let’s start with the depressing: Afghanistan General Stanley McCrystal sees no indication of an al-Qaeda presence in Afghanistan.  So, could we maybe, GTFO or is killing brown people too much fun? Sheldon Richman of the Foundation for Economic Education discusses some of the problems with raising tariffs on cheap Chinese tires.  I liked this [...]

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After oral surgery yesterday (which went swimmingly. Thank you, nitrous!), I’m finally getting back into the swing of things today. Like always, enjoy! In response to the “no one should have to go broke because they get sick” Facebook meme, a bunch of conservatives and libertarians started with a “no one should have to go [...]

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Enjoy! To kick things off, go visit Lauren at Oh Dear Lauren.com, a collection of open letters she’s written to various individuals, entities, random objects, and body parts. Arkansas Fire Chief Don Payne launches into a long overdue tirade about police abuse of power while fighting multiple traffic tickets in court.  The police response?  Shooting [...]

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Enjoy! Hey laaaaaadies!  This evening, you can be a part of the National Single Cougars Convention.  Cougar in the Demi Moore-Ashton Kutcher sense, not as in the wild cat sense; naturally, I give this event the drunkenatheist.com endorsement. Don’t bother going to law school, as there’s a good chance you won’t be able to get [...]

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Enjoy! A Malaysian model has been sentenced to a caning for drinking a beer at her Singapore hotel. The law prevents Muslims from drinking alcohol.  Yay for religion! Holy shit: a cop was actual fired for being a douchebag.  Don’t worry, no one was tased and no dogs were shot: they simply asked a waitress [...]

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Enjoy these links: Apparently, the scene of a rape in Fairmount Park is also a dead zone for cell phones and police radios.  The Inquirer makes this info public, making the info easily accessible for both victims and perpetrators of sexual assault. Livejournal turned 10, meaning that the internet itself is, indeed, old meme. Here [...]

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Enjoy these news bits: A Chinese man keeps his severed leg in formaldehyde for 20 years.  Why?  To warn people about the dangers of drinking and driving. Speaking of boozing, apparently, Obama is an alcoholic.  It’s not because of the binge drinking, it’s because the 48 year old occasionally drinks a beer. Apparently, privileged women [...]

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Enjoy this quick links dump of news: Lynette Fromme, better known as Manson Girl “Squeaky” and the only person who has ever wanted to speak to Gerald Ford, was released from prison earlier today. Luckily, Barack Obama has kept up with his promise of keeping a totally transparent government and not making closed door deals [...]

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