Obama said he would change government with a new emphasis of transparency.  Instead he reneged on his promise and instead created Recovery.gov where you can learn that $81 billion is going towards “protecting the vulnerable.”
Somehow I doubt those billions will do anything for the truly vulnerable… those who are victimized by a government that devalues our [...]

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Here’s a question you’re not supposed to ask:

Wall Street Strip
Is Paulson’s bailout bill unconstitutional?
By Rod Smolla
Posted Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008, at 1:43 PM ET Henry Paulson
Does the Constitution have any role in the intense debate and blowback surrounding Secretary Henry Paulson’s $700 billion bailout proposal? There is nothing in our founding document that prohibits taxing [...]

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Oops. Turns out the GOP was right on the bailout before they flip-flopped:
Not that anyone pays attention to party platforms, least of all McCain, but a reader spots this rather unambiguous section of the platform just passed by the GOP:
We do not support government bailouts of private institutions. Government interference in the markets exacerbates problems in the [...]

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Anyone who thinks that voting for either of the major party candidates will lead us towards more freedom must remember that Oceania has always been at war with Eurasia (Two Minute Hate to Follow).
Old Thinkers believe in the slavery of the individual over one’s own self. They called this “freedom,” as though a [...]

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The first review of Steven Soderbergh’s (Solaris, The Good German, Oceans 11, 12, 13) newest movie Che largely pans the movie for lack of character development and, at times, poor cinematography.
My interest in the movie is more about how Che is portrayed. Is his brutality as the head of Fidel Castro’s secret police and [...]

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Over on the Freedom @ Work blog, I examine the mindset of union officials and find only elitism and contempt for individual workers.

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