The Rising Tide

NYC Libertarian Chapter Officer Arrested in Free Speech Violation

Manhattan Libertarian Party Membership Director, Antonio Musumeci, was arrested Monday, and his camera’s memory card confiscated.  Antonio was recording  Julian Heicklen, a fully informed jury activist , as he distributed FIJA information at the federal courthouse in New York City. This incident takes New York City’s police state to new and bizarre levels.  Antonio has several times

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Separating the Libertarians from the Neocons

Grand Street News, a fine community paper serving the lower east side, features yours truly in the latest issue. Sharp-eyed editor Yori Yanover noticed that Politico.com was confusing lovable Libertarians with ill-mannered Republicans, and contacted me for clarification: The other day, we read in Lloyd Doggett’s report in Politico about the disruptions of health-plan town

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Reason Enough to Oppose the Senate Health Care Bill

… and start a business issuing 1099’s.   A forbes.com article ‘Senate Six’ Could Sink Small Business yesterday listed a number of nails in the coffins of small businesses, including: fees for not offering health insurance 35% tax on health plans worth over $8000 (singles) per year. cap flexible spending accounts at $2000 per year eliminate income

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Spitzer Reprise?

CJ Maloney blogs today on Eliot Spitzer in Hubris and the Hooker on Lew Rockwell. CJ will be our guest at next Monday’s (Sep 14) meeting of the Manhattan Libertarian Party. Details here.

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You can’t make this stuff up

I’m watching the Senate Health Committee debates. Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn (R)  introduced an amendment that as far as I could tell required members of the Senate to participate in whatever public plan they create for the common man and woman, apparently instead of the lush plan the taxpayer subsidizes for them now.   It

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NYC Libertarians submit over 10,000 signatures for 10 Libertarian party candidates!

I was delighted to be a very small part last night in the submission at the Board of Elections of over 10,000 signatures on petitions for 10 candidates of the Libertarian Party in New York City. In addition to three city-wide candidates, we have Borough President and City Council candidates in Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan.

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