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› NYPD Shoots, Kills Unarmed Man During Drug Bust › Preview

Story here. After they killed him, they then went after his grandmother. After a police officer fatally shot an 18-year-old man in his Bronx apartment on Thursday, the man’s grandmother, a witness to the shooting, was taken into custody and held against her will for several hours, a friend of ...

› I have an idea . . . › Preview

. . . let’s make a seven-year-old child the subject of national ridicule and torment in the latest culture war skirmish! Sometimes, all you can do is shake your head, die a little inside, and console yourself with behind-the-scenes photos from the Puppy Bowl.

› Hey, College Students › Preview

Today is the deadline to register for the International Students for Liberty conference later this month in Washington, D.C. I’ll be speaking (details here). It’s a great event and a great organization. And a good chance to meet and network with other young libertarians. They’re expecting nearly 1,000 students this ...

› Lawsuit Alleges Another Isolated Incident › Preview

In Dallas: According to the complaint, which made its way to Courthouse News yesterday, Cantu, a diesel mechanic, was making his lunch January 22, 2010, when he saw a few cops streaking across his yard. A deafening explosion shook the room as a flash bomb shot through the door. Nearly ...

› Five-Star Fridays › Preview

I saw Kathleen Edwards live for the first time Saturday night at the Exit/In here in Nashville. She was great. Dark, raunchy, and as she shows in this kiss-off, the lady can rock.  

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› The Case for Gold — Again › Preview

By David BoazIn the New York Times, Floyd Norris reminds us: The 1980 presidential election was fought by a Democratic incumbent weakened by a poor economy amid worries that the United States had lost its ability to compete in the world. Gold prices had risen to unprecedented levels as the ...

› Obama’s Neocon Moment › Preview

By Christopher PrebleIn his State of the Union address, President Obama emphatically declared, “Anyone who tells you that America is in decline or that our influence has waned, doesn’t know what they’re talking about.” Obama sought to put to rest the notion that he is embracing American decline, as GOP ...

› Has Congress Cut Any Spending Yet? › Preview

By Chris EdwardsIt’s been a year since Republicans assumed control in the House in the wake of the 2010 elections, which were powered by Tea Party concerns about massive federal spending and deficits. With the more conservative House, has Congress made any progress on spending cuts yet? Let’s compare the ...

› This Week at Libertarianism.org › Preview

By Aaron Ross PowellIt’s been a busy week over at Libertarianism.org. We began with a new Excursions essay from George H. Smith. Provocatively titled “Fingering the King on the Road to Independence,” Smith’s piece examines how the pre-Revolution Coercive Acts led Americans to blame the king for the conspiracy to ...

› The Real Tragedy of the Komen/Planned Parenthood Flapdoodle › Preview

By Michael F. Cannon…is that it overshadowed news that the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted to repeal one of two new entitlement programs created by Obamacare—the ironically named CLASS Act—with a bipartisan three-fifths majority. (With numbers like that, Congress could even repeal Obamacare’s death panel!) But really, one private ...

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› We're Living In the Most Creative Time In History › Preview

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› Paramount Wants To Talk To Students About How They're All Thieves & Then Ask For Ideas On What To Do › Preview

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› Tom The Dancing Bug Takes On Insanity Of Copyright Extension And Disproportionate Punishment › Preview

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› DailyDirt: Bacon Tastes Good. Pork Chops Taste Goood. › Preview

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› Adventures in 5D › Preview

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› Journey to Kompong Phhluk › Preview

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› Drenched in Doubtful Sound › Preview

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› Sleeping around the world › Preview

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