I’ve blogged previously about one of the more insane aspects of New York’s recycling law, which among other things makes it illegal to “steal” garbage once it’s been left curbside. What I didn’t realize is just how draconian the penalties are for this phony crime. Take, for example, the Middle Village, Queens, man who saw […]
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The Serf City Blog resides on WordPress and WordPress announced today that they are honoring the First Amendment with a new tag designed to link posts such as this one that are relevant to freedom of speech. Of course blogs are one of the most relevant contributions of the new media to spreading the truth as any of
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The following was featured in, The Canarsie Courier – June, 2010: The Pointing Finger                                                                                                                             “Kicking Donkey”  by Dr. Stephen Finger There once was a king who had many allergies. Constantly sneezing and complaining about the palace gardens, he often singled out one bush in particular as being the source of most of his, and the kingdom’s,
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Those of us who spend our days bashing the public sector have been giddy at the news that the budgetary standoff between Governor Paterson and the New York legislature may force the state government to shut down next week. But over at the Center for a Stateless Society, columnist Darian Worden throws cold water on
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When I first ran for NYC public advocate in 2005 on the platform of eliminating the position, many people thought the idea was ridiculous. (I’m a libertarian; I’m used to it.) Over the years, however, as the sheer pointlessness and wastefulness of the office became apparent, the idea of eliminating a useless government office gained
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CNBC is reporting that New York State is “nearly” broke and has delayed payments on $2.5 billion in bills. “Had we not done that, I think we would have been close to broke,” [State Budget Director Robert] Megna told reporters in Albany. This is the third time since December the cash-poor state has withheld funds.
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We’ve reported on the courageous freedom fighter Julian Heicklen before (here and here, for example). Some of you may remember when the 78-year-old activist spoke at the February meeting of the Manhattan Libertarian Party. On Tuesday, May 25, Julian Heicklen was arrested for distributing Fully Informed Jury Association brochures outside the U.S. District Court in
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Andrew Cuomo says he supports campaign finance reform. But how committed could he be when he took a $55,000 contribution from a parking lot in Manhattan? Libertarian gubernatorial candidate Warren Redlich has a bit of fun with this paradox. Hat tip: Eric Sundwall
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In his blog post today Paul Krugman suggests that Libertarian philosophy isn’t serious. Paul Krugman isn’t a serious economist. He is a political propagandist. There is nothing wrong with being a political propagandist (um – some of my best friends are political propagandists?).  Just admit it.  Don’t try to pass yourself off as a serious analyst.  Krugman’s blog is
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One of the little noticed consequences of last month’s closure of St. Vincent’s Hospital in Greenwich Village is that New York City now lacks any midwives who can legally assist women in giving birth at home. We still have plenty of midwives who are qualified and willing to do the job. The only thing stopping them is
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