In the ever-changing Preakness of crises facing the nation, the looming pension crisis has moved up a few lengths for the Free Agent, thanks to Roger Lowenstein’s excellent While America Aged. Subtitled How Pension Debts Ruined General Motors, Stopped the NYC Subways, Bankrupted San Diego, and Loom as the Next Financial Crisis, the book lucidly […]
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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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New developments in the fight against the drug war with Doug Greene of Empire State NORML and Cures not Wars. Join the Manhattan Libertarian Party on July 12 for an update regarding new developments in the fight against the drug war with Doug Greene of Empire State NORML and Cures not Wars.
The Free Agent has a cold. Normally, she just lets her iron constitution deal with such peripheral matters, but her friend Nude Eel recommended Sudafed, thus putting the FA on the path to federal prison. Well, actually, it was Mister Eel who endangered himself, because the FA didn’t have any government-issued identification on her and
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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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2010 Nominating Convention We will hold nominating elections for all candidates that require a Manhattan or Bronx nomination, for example US Congress. Time and Place Date: Monday, June 14, 2010 Time: 7:00 pm Location: Ukrainian East Village Street: 140 2nd Ave City/Town: New York, NY
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The Free Agent has continued to think about the Bingham Canyon mine after last week’s post. As the mountain has come down, what has been built up is literally invaluable—knowledge. In 2005, the value of once-nuisance molybdenum exceeded the value of the ever-useful copper. As geologic knowledge and mine technology has increased, Kennecott is able
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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A New Yorker can be one of four places in America: home, at the beach, in L.A. or out of town. The Free Agent has been out of town. Specifically, she has been in Salt Lake City. As her sister-in-law observed, “These are the most industrious people I’ve ever seen. We’ve got full-time students with
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