My left-liberal (as opposed to classical liberal) friends tell me to shut up when I harp on how Government can’t do anything right. They tell me it’s a worn out cliche. It’s a cliche for a reason. It’s true. Think about it. I’ll bet you can’t name a single thing that the government gets right. […]
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In today’s dispatch for the Examiner, I report on the latest buffoonery from the NYC Council, a registry for purchasers of hydrochloric acid: Big Brother will be keeping tabs on who buys etching acid, thanks to a new law introduced by Council Member Peter Vallone Jr. and passed by the New York City Council on
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In my latest dispatch for The Examiner, I look at the snowballing support for H.R. 1207, the Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2009, which now has 124 co-sponsors. Missing among those co-sponsors, however, are any congressmembers from New York City or Long Island. Why might this be the case? The biggest beneficiaries of the Federal
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In today’s Examiner column, I jump on the swine flu bandwagon with a drug war twist: Cannabis could alleviate many of the symptoms and harmful effects of the H5N1 bird flu and H1N1 swine flu viruses, according to a report from Cannabis Science, an emerging pharmaceutical cannabis company based in San Francisco. The timing could
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In my latest dispatch for the Examiner, I write about today’s passage of four new anti-gun bills in the state Assembly: The New York State Assembly passed at least 4 bills today that would further restrict gun rights in the state, according to the Assembly’s website. Additional anti-gun bills are like to be passed before
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Starting today, I have a regular column at Examiner.com. My first column covers Saturday’s Audit the Fed rally: The New York rally featured an impressive lineup of heavyweight Fed critics – columnist Becky Akers, economics professor Murray Sabrin, and former Congressman Jospeh DioGuardi, who has the distinction of being the only CPA ever elected to
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So the geniuses at the Defense Department decided it would be a good idea to fly a 747 low over the southern tip of Manhattan this morning, escorted by two F-16 fighters. And just for good measure they ordered local authorities not to let the public know what was happening. In the ensuing panic, workers
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If there is one issue that both the left and right would miraculously agree on is the abolition of the Federal Reserve. That’s because it is ultimately and directly responsible for one tax the rich and poor alike end up paying – inflation.
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Yesterday’s rally to Audit The Fed was a rousing success. Hundreds turned out on a warm spring day, and the speakers were fantastic. I’ll have more to say about the rally later, but in the meantime here are two early video reports from inflation.us. Here’s a yippie Uncle Sam denouncing the bankers: And here is
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I just received confirmation from our media relations director, the lovely and talented Gina Miller, that Isaiah Matos, chairman of the Manhattan Libertarian Party, is scheduled to appear on Fox Business News with Neil Cavuto tonight at 6:15 p.m. Isaiah will be discussing the big Audit The Fed rally, which takes place tomorrow. Check your
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