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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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DOMA: Is the Tea Party "Mute" Dumb or Just "Stupid" Dumb?

July 13th, 2010 · Comments Off

What kind of party (or movement or whatever), especially one that claims to be radically transforming the political landscape at the most basic constitutional and philosophical levels, "does not take a position on social issues"?

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Tags: Equal Protection · Gay Rights and Issues · Law · Libertarianism · Politics · Updates

Justice Harlan, Meet Speaker Pelosi

March 17th, 2010 · 3 Comments

Contrary to the hopes (or fears) of many, the Presentment Clause has not been repealed.

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Tags: Constitutional Issues · Law · Libertarianism · Politics · Socialized Medicine

On No-Fly and Emanuel & Lautenberg's "New Due Process"

July 9th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Remind me again how Obama and the hyper-liberal Congress were going to usher in a new civil libertarian paradise where basic constitutional rights are actually acknowledged and respected?

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Tags: Law Enforcement Abuses · Libertarianism · Politics · Terror v. Civil Liberties

A Sarah Palin Retrospective

July 5th, 2009 · 1 Comment

While everyone tries to make head or tails of precisely what Sarah Palin is planning for the future, it would behoove us all to recall Sarah Palin's past and how she came to this tragiccomic point where anyone even cares.

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Tags: Politics

A Quick "Matthew Shepard Act" Observation

June 19th, 2009 · 1 Comment

As the bill slogs its way through Congress, keep in mind that there are two alternative reasons to oppose it.

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Tags: First Amendment - Speech · Law · Libertarianism · Politics · Society, Religion, Culture Wars

On Obama's Stale Crumbs for Gay Bureaucrats

June 18th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Let's begin with what exactly the "historic" memorandum is — and is not.

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Tags: Gay Rights and Issues · Law · Politics · Taxation & Fiscal Policy

On the "Timidity and Cowardice" of Gay Democrats

April 10th, 2009 · Comments Off

There is no basis for pretending that the tried and true Democratic tactic of throwing gays under the bus is either new or shocking.

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

The Perils of the Democracy Fetish — Part Two

March 29th, 2009 · 1 Comment

On our "weakest, dumbest and most venal" politicians.

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Tags: Activist Legislators & Nanny Statists · Gay Rights and Issues · New York City & State · Politics · Society, Religion, Culture Wars

Which Planet's Supreme Court Are They Referring To?

March 3rd, 2009 · 1 Comment

A secondary gay rights group in New England is triggering the tripwire and challenging DOMA in federal court.

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Tags: Constitutional Issues · Gay Rights and Issues · Law · Politics · Taxation & Fiscal Policy

Should There Be "Federal Civil Unions"?

February 22nd, 2009 · Comments Off

David Blankenhorn and Jonathan Rauch seem to think so.

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Tags: First Amendment - Religion · Gay Rights and Issues · Law · Libertarianism · Politics · Society, Religion, Culture Wars