Principle Vs Pragmatism: The Politician’s Dilemma When, and under what circumstances, do elected officials who are committed to freedom and the constitution compromise with our adversaries? Bill Schmidt brings a unique perspective to this issue as an openly Gay Republican elected to 2 terms on the Peekskill City Council in the course of a lifetime […]
Conventional wisdom says a vote for a third party candidate is a wasted vote. The Free Agent posits that in New York this November, the only way your vote will count is if it’s cast for a third party candidate. The Free Agent probably shouldn’t say this, spokesmodel that she is for the Manhattan Libertarian
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Tuesday, August 14, 2012 at 7:30 p.m., Ukrainian East Village Restaurant 140 Second Avenue. John Chodes will speak about the American Military’s obsession with technology, demand for enormous amounts of money and its power over the civilian government resulting in a virtual military dictatorship. He will touch on what bombing and airpower has accomplished in
Blackout cnn THE PROBLEM CNN has never given Gary Johnson a fair shot. At first, CNN refused to include Gov. Johnson in their polls for Republican primaries. After complaints, they included him one time, and he polled higher than Rick Santorum, Herman Cain and Jon Huntsman. So CNN removed Gov. Johnson from their polling
New Yorkers gave a big thumbs-up to wars, entitlements, and bailouts Tuesday when they declined to unseat a single incumbent in the primaries. Come on, now, homies, we have one more chance to redeem ourselves–on November 6, simply vote against each incumbent. Any randomly chosen group of New Yorkers would do a better job than
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First Bloomberg came for the smokers, but I was not a smoker so I did not speak out. Then he came for 4 Loko, but I do not drink, so I did not speak out. Then he came for the people, who while not smoking in restaurants or bars, were nevertheless still smoking in public
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Many libertarians (including me) have opposed the Fair Tax for reasons including its revenue neutrality – it’s designed to provide the Government with as much revenue (armed robbery?) as the current system. Another huge concern is that the Government will simply reinstate all the taxes the Fair Tax is supposed to eliminate, a charge the
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Hello all, As I promised at the end of my original article, here is “Part 2” to allow you to comment on my article. Please leave your comments below. Thanks for your interest. Alton Yee
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Hello everyone, The Ron Paul campaign is surveying supporters on what should happen next. Please let them know that if Ron Paul does not win the GOP nomination and declines to pursue an independent run for president, then you should urge him and his organizations to support the Libertarian Party’s ticket of Gary Johnson and
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Hello all, I had a “eureka moment.” I had it when I recently served jury duty at the Supreme Court of New York State, which recently relocated to a recently built skyscraper at 320 Jay Street in Brooklyn. (This immense edifice houses both the Supreme Court and Family Court. And judging by its immensity, it
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