Adam Weissman

  Watch out, exotic dancers! (Market research shows exotic dancers comprise a significant portion of Serf City readership.) At least one New York politician wants to make it harder for you to earn a living: Democratic assemblyman and former comptroller candidate Felix Ortiz takes the threat of female nudity seriously and wants it formally addressed with a bill […]

I know it’s felt like Ron Paul Central around here lately, but this new video from Rescue U.S. is too cool to pass up. Forget the Rutgers women’s basketball team — the Ron Paul Revolution could be the real Cinderella story of the year… or maybe of 2008.

The great Audrey Silk, founder of C.L.A.S.H. and the 2005 Libertarian candidate for NYC mayor, has been sounding the alarm on Governor Spitzer’s prohibition of the sale of tobacco products on the state fairgrounds. Now Audrey is ready to take action in court, and she needs your help: After careful consideration, conferencing with a vendor that

Here’s a cool video of Ron Paul supporters around the country having fun with some real grassroots activism. Just goes to show you can sometimes make a big impact for only a few bucks, some elbow grease and creativity: The NYC segments start at about 3:15 remaining in the video.

Since my previous post on global warming seems to be generating some heat (groan!) in the comments section, I thought I’d keep the theme going with this interesting bit from the new 40th anniversary issue of Rolling Stone (on newsstands but not yet online). I’ve always thought Bob Dylan is at least as entertaining an interview

New York middle and secondary school children would be required to watch “An Inconvenient Truth,” Al Gore’s documentary on global warming, under a bill sponsored by Assemblyman Peter Rivera, D-Bronx. Rivera, chair of the Mental Health Committee, called the film “an excellent educational resource on the issues impacting life on our planet.” Hat tip: NYPundit

According to website ConservativesBetrayed.com Texas Republican Congressman Ron Paul was the biggest winner in last night’s Presidential debate. At the time of this writing Paul led the poll with 47 percent. Mitt Romney was a distant second with 21 percent. Paul won among Conservatives with 38 percent of the vote. Libertarians gave him a whopping

Description: The New York event of the 2007 Global Marijuana March, with 228 cities worldwide!11:00 a.m.: Gather at Washington Square Park for a harm reduction rally and health fair with Ed Rosenthal and Randy Credico of the William Moses Kunstler Fund for Racial Justice.1:30 p.m.: Cures not Wars‘ Parade/March against the Drug War via 5th

I think this is a particularly good year to remember Kent State on the anniversary of the day when many of my generation learned the true nature of government.  Of course if you are a 20 something you may not know about today back in 1970 when the National Guard fired into a crowd of

My friend and the chairman of the NYC chapter of the Shooters Committee on Political Education, Dave Forgione, emails the following: Last Night on TV was Councilman Hiram Monserrate and State Senator Eric Adams.  Monserrate was doing all the talking. He said that they were going to close the loophole in NYC that allows anybody without a pistol permit