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A collection of real-world libertarian, individualist and laissez-faire rants on law, economics, politics, culture and other current events
by an average, everyday lawyer & investment banker and part-time pop scholar.


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Entries from November 2008

Daily Twitter Digest — 2008-11-30

November 30th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Meanwhile, I still have my yet-to-be-opened copy of Dead Space. 'Twill be a good Sunday methinks… #
Also time to start working on the 2008 Sunday CuteTuber™ Year in Review… #
To review: "Traditional marriage" was about one thing and one thing only: stripping women of their rights & wealth. http://snipr.com/6yiyy #
Fans of Broken Window Fallacy [...]

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Sunday CuteTuber™

November 30th, 2008 · No Comments

To review: There is a collaborative YouTube channel called "Five Awesome Gays," each member of which has been previously featured as a CuteTuber™.
Well, it turns out that there now is a "sequel" channel called "5SortaStraightGuys" — with very heavy emphasis on the "Sorta."
One of the five, PickThisCar, has already been featured as a CuteTuber™. That [...]

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Tags: Sunday CuteTuber™

Daily Twitter Digest — 2008-11-29

November 29th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Flight home was without incident, but also without a free upgrade. =/ #
Thrown under the bus yet again. When will gay Democrats figure it out? http://snipr.com/6xj3n #
The bailout mania & whinefest continues: malcontents now pushing for a "right to counsel" in foreclosure proceedings. http://snipr.com/6xjqs #
The Wal-Mart death was not about "greed" but mindlessness : [...]

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Kip Clip #19

November 28th, 2008 · No Comments

Several libertarian commentators were quick to note the irony of President-Elect Obama and his wife choosing the hyper-elite Sidwell Friends academy for their two children, despite his (and his party's) adamant opposition to school choice.
Today's Kip Clip is dedicated to Obama's hypocrisy*:

*I'm a bit confused by the comments left below. Here is the Obama website [...]

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Tags: Children v. Parents; Homeschooling · Humor · Politics

CRS Recommendation: Federal Civil Rights Statutes

November 28th, 2008 · 1 Comment

A Stitch in Haste recommends the following report from the Congressional Research Service:
Federal Civil Rights Statutes: A Primer
Summary:
Under federal law, an array of civil rights statutes are available to protect individuals from discrimination. This report provides a brief summary of selected federal civil rights statutes, including the Civil Rights Act, the Equal Pay Act, the [...]

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Tags: Constitutional Issues · Freedom of Contract · Law · Libertarianism · Property Rights · Society, Religion, Culture Wars

Daily Twitter Digest — 2008-11-27

November 27th, 2008 · No Comments

"The state of New Jersey is insolvent…" http://snipr.com/6v4hd #
Which side should libertarians take in the great "pony versus cow" dispute? http://snipr.com/6vism #
Epstein on gay marriage and Prop 8 http://snipr.com/6vjny; see also this blogpost and my comment there: http://snipr.com/6vjpf #

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Kip Clip #18

November 27th, 2008 · No Comments

Let us recall that Thanksgiving means, or meant, thanks to God — of whichever religious franchise you might choose — with emphasis on "choose":

Enjoy the holiday!

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Tags: Humor

Thanksgiving Day

November 27th, 2008 · 2 Comments

(First posted Thanksgiving Day, 2005)
In honor of Thanksgiving, here's what I'm thankful for.
I'm thankful for my readers. With however many millions of blogs there are, I know shelf space is limited. The fact that a few hundred people choose to find the time to read my posts each day is truly astounding to me, and [...]

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Tags: Metablogging

Daily Twitter Digest — 2008-11-26

November 26th, 2008 · No Comments

NYC's Landmark bureaucrats seized 1158 buildings in 2007, and got sued for working too slowly! Sheer insanity. http://snipr.com/6u637 #
Guess we're going to have to build yet another embassy. http://snipr.com/6u66u #
You have to admit: Dobson, Perkins and Gallagher warned this would happen! (funny) http://snipr.com/6u6aj #
The TDTESS remake is about enviro-lecturing?!? Klatuu wants us to use [...]

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Kip Clip #17

November 26th, 2008 · No Comments

I'm taking the standard Thanksgiving hiatus through this weekend. Prepackaged blogging only — and maybe some light Tweeting.
I of course have some Kip Clips ready to tide you over. First up, as promised in this recent post, is a reminder of what "The Government" is — and is not:

"You work for the people who pay [...]

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Tags: Libertarianism