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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 May 2009

Daily Twitter Digest — 2009-05-31

May 31st, 2009 · Comments Off

Fill in the blank: "As a _____, my purpose is to serve the greater good…" http://snipr.com/j56p8 #
One more time: "liberal = pro-gay" must be heavily discounted for (1) Catholics and (2) blacks, both not so "pro" http://tinyurl.com/mu6l32 #
"Even the most practical man of affairs is usually in the thrall of the ideas of some long-dead [...]

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Daily Twitter Digest — 2009-05-30

May 30th, 2009 · Comments Off

Economists should study this phenomenon and give it some weird name. Maybe something like "elasticity." http://snipr.com/j2sw4 #

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Daily Twitter Digest — 2009-05-29

May 29th, 2009 · Comments Off

"Lee describes herself as 'a Roman Catholic priestess from Anaheim.'" Someone needs some remedial Sunday School… http://snipr.com/j0hzy #
Nanny-State Activist Legislator: "Sheer Disaster” will result from proposed law. Care to guess the topic? http://snipr.com/j0kmj #tlot #
P.S. Is this really about "gambling, sin and wickedness" — or might some rent-seeking be fermenting in the political keg? #tlot [...]

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Daily Twitter Digest — 2009-05-28

May 28th, 2009 · Comments Off

There is no such thing as "community rights." There are only individual rights, (e.g., a right not to be butchered). http://snipr.com/ixqco #
One more time: There is no such thing as a "First Amendment right to a tax break." http://snipr.com/ixsbl #
One more time: A loan to a student (i.e., an individual, private person) is by definition [...]

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Daily Twitter Digest — 2009-05-27

May 27th, 2009 · Comments Off

"Then he went home to do whatever he does there, possibly banging two bricks together." http://tinyurl.com/r9uvgj #
Linkfest of editorials on Prop 8 ruling: http://snipr.com/ivjjc #lgbt #
Obama and Prop 8: "He shines in his absence." http://tinyurl.com/q5poqq #lgbt #
In case you missed it: Lambda Legal et al plea not to file federal lawsuits challenging bigot amendments: http://tinyurl.com/puy4ea [...]

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On the Bangs and Whimpers of the Prop 8 Decision

May 27th, 2009 · 2 Comments

One can almost see, emerging from the margins in faint font, "Okay, you win — for all the good it will do you…"

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Tags: Gay Rights and Issues · Law · Society, Religion, Culture Wars

Daily Twitter Digest — 2009-05-26

May 26th, 2009 · Comments Off

Anyone ever notice how offensive the "Little League Pledge" is? As bad as the BSA: http://snipr.com/irvbc #
Doesn't look like there's all that much for either libertarians or gays to chew on regarding Sotomayor's paper trail. #
Oh dear, someone's actually playing the Romer card: http://snipr.com/iu899 #
So who's following the laughable "Cardozo v. Sotormayor" meme? News [...]

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Daily Twitter Digest — 2009-05-25

May 25th, 2009 · Comments Off

One more time: "Almost married" is not married. http://tinyurl.com/prq6xg #lgbt #
Does Memorial Day violate the Establishment Clause? http://tinyurl.com/pbqj6d #
I wish the more confused "parental rights" libertarians would sit and watch Episode 45 of Intervention. http://tinyurl.com/4jhnys #
"It’s likely even Jesus would have OK’d water boarding if it would have saved his Mom." http://snipr.com/irqg3 #

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Daily Twitter Digest — 2009-05-24

May 24th, 2009 · Comments Off

One more time: "Market Communism" is an insolent contradiction in terms. Just ask these 330,000 "capitalists" – http://snipr.com/iod5a #
Majority of complaints to IRS regarding churches violating tax-exemption rules found to be valid and actionable: http://snipr.com/ioirf #

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Linkfest: Sunday Updates

May 24th, 2009 · Comments Off

Time to clean out the aggregator.

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