The Rising Tide

…according to Rick Klein at ABC news, that is. Us crazy, internet loving bunch, have, according to Klein, “mastered the art of ‘viral marketing,’ using Internet savvy and blog postings to create at least the perception of momentum for his (Ron Paul’s) long-shot presidential bid.” The clear premise of Klein’s argument is that the internet is an […]

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.

Apropos my discussion of the consequences of France’s socialism in my last SerfCity.US Logic of Liberty column : The Faux Freedoms : With the various state initiatives just passed, and a $7.25 federal minimum being promised, economists should be able to collect some definitive data over the next year and really quantify the function between

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

Apropos this coming Monday’s www.ManhattanLP.org meeting topic, Gun Control, check out the radio interview with Robert Levy of Cato who just won the restoration of second amendment rights in Washington D.C. He’s won round one anyway.

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