Libertarian
Outside Reading: A Conservative Christian's Descent into Anarchy
Wed, 2010-01-27 20:55 — Pat HeymanThis is an article from another website that I found interesting along with a link back to the original article.
From: Joseph Sobran
Synopsis: Joseph Sobran, a long-time writer for the New Republic describes his journey from political conservatism to libertarianism, and finally anarchy. (For the record, when libertarians use the term, they do not mean chaos and lawlessness, but rather a condition in which there is no state.) I have excerpted the end which deals directly with Christianity.
Outside Reading: The Government Can't Protect You
Sun, 2010-01-17 20:10 — Pat HeymanThis is an article from another website that I found interesting along with a link back to the original article.
From: LewRocwell.com
Synopsis: Judge Napolitano (Andrew, not Janet) makes the case that not only can the government not protect us, the more it acts, the more less security we will have.
Outside Reading: You are what you grow
Fri, 2010-01-01 16:31 — Pat HeymanThis is an article from another website that I found interesting along with a link back to the original article.
From: Michael Pollan
Synopsis:
Michael Pollan does a fabulous job describing how U.S. government agricultural policy not only influences what is grown in the United States, but U.S. obesity rates and world hunger. So next time you complain about being overweight, you can blame the government. It sounds silly, but that conclusion is not too far fetched. (I do disagree with his conclusion that additional policy is needed to fix things. Just get rid of ALL U.S. government intervention in our culinary lives.
Outside Reading: Food, Inc.
Fri, 2010-01-01 16:12 — Pat HeymanThis is an article from another website that I found interesting along with a link back to the original article.
From: Food Inc.
Synopsis:
This is a preview of Food, Inc., a movie documenting Big Agriculture. For those of you who know me, you might be wondering why I would be posting, such an "anti-capitalist" flick. The answer is the at Big Agriculture is a creation of fascist and socialist government policies dating from (if not before) the New Deal.
Big Agriculture and its government patrons are extremely anticompetitive (anti-capitalist). This year, the Congress is working on new legislation that could potentially destroy farmer's markets. Of course liberal websites like this one downplay the danger, because although the fine could apply to small farmers and farmer's markets, they don't think the fines will be applied against the little guy. It's funny, because that same logic was used when Congress implemented the AMT (Alternative Minimum Tax) targeted at a mere 155 of the "uber-rich" and the same logic was used in laws prohibiting concealed carry (they'll only be enforced against blacks).
But WAIT!!! There's more! Barack Hussein Obama appointed a former Monsanto (one of the largest agricultural companies in the world) executive as his "food czar"—yet more proof that the more things change, the more they stay the same. So yes, there are some kooky, silly, wacko-leftist sentiments among those who support the movie, but overall, I think we need to hear the message, especially the part where we have power to change, after all, "You are what you eat."
Outside Reading: Conservatism isn't really about small government
Sun, 2009-12-27 00:56 — Pat HeymanThis is an article from another website that I found interesting along with a link back to the original article.
From: Mises.org
Synopsis: One of the things that has lead me back to the libertarian position is the realization that mainstream Conservatives don't really advocate small government at all. Not even bastions of Conservative thought like William F. Buckley, Jr. Most normal people who identify themselves as Conservative do so, I think, because they know that they are not Liberal so they must then be Conservative. I now believe this is a false dilemma illustrated by P.J. O'Rourke's line, "Republicans are the party that says big government doesn't work and then gets elected and proves it."
The last eight years under Bush and the Republican Congress only serve to underline O'Rourke's point—and illustrate Dr. Hoppe's argument in this article. Dr Hoppe synthesizes Conservative rhetoric supporting government all the while pretending not to—much like the pigs in Animal Farm. It's time we either stop being conservative or kick the "conservatives" out.
Outside Reading: Consumer Product Regulation Makes You Less Safe
Sun, 2009-12-13 23:44 — Pat HeymanThis is an article from another website that I found interesting along with a link back to the original article.
From: Mises.org
Synopsis: Art Carden gives a lecture on Consumer Product Regulation on how government regulations can destroy companies while making us less safe. Very listenable. Examples include Marlin toy company, ladders, seat belts, airline seats. You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialize correctly.
Outside Reading: Curse of Good Government
Sun, 2009-12-13 23:37 — Pat HeymanThis is an article from another website that I found interesting along with a link back to the original article.
From: Mises.org
Synopsis: As C.S. Lewis admonished, a despot that does things for our "own good" is worse than the regular variety. Obama is trying to make the American government "good."
Conservative Reading Room
Mon, 2008-11-03 03:00 — Pat HeymanI participated in a debate at school on which political philosophy is more Christian, liberalism or conservatism. I've included some books and articles for your reading pleasure as well as some websites.
The Global Warming Hoax
Sun, 2008-06-15 02:00 — Pat HeymanGlobal Warming hysteria is reaching a new frenzy, and both of our idiot presidential candidates seem poised to try to destroy our country in the name of green orthodoxy. There's just one problem—there hasn't been any warming in ten years (since 2008). Okay, there's a lot more problems than that.
Ted Nugent - Why Dead Offenders are better than Repeat Offenders
Fri, 2007-09-28 02:00 — Pat HeymanSpeaks for itself:
