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Must Reads For The Week 6/15/13

June 15, 2013
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Jay Leno: “We Wanted A President Who Listens To All Americans- Now We Have One.” at economicpolicyjournal.com. If you can’t take a moment and laugh at this mess you would probably go crazy.

State Department Officials Covered Up Several Investigations, by Brandon Webb, at sofrep.com. What else is new?

Video: A New Monument In Our Nations Capital, at libertypen.com. This is going to be the response to Government if they keep intervening in our lives.

Sales of  ‘1984’ Spike Amid NSA Spying Scandal, by Michael Winter, at usatoday.com. Animal Farm, Atlas Shrugged, The Road To Serfdom, and 1984 should all be required reading.

Obama’s Africa Trip Counld Cost $100 million, by Lisa Barron, newsmax.com. The Government cut tours of the White House this spring because of sequestration. Remember, what people value is revealed by their action. What do these actions reveal?

GM Hopes To Boost Sales Of The Chevy Volt By Offering A $5000 Discount, at zerohedge.com. The Government is going to create a thriving market for electric vehicles even if they have to force car makers to give them away.

Why Delivering Beer Isn’t Easy, by Doug Altner, at libertypen.blogspot.com. Every Government intervention pushes prices higher. We need another stupid rule to fix this stupid rule.

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Must Reads For The Week 6/8/13

June 8, 2013
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Finally Some Economic Sense In Spain, at economicpolicyjournal.com. Minimum wage laws create unemployment, as Spain is finding out.

Bombshell: Small Business Employees Won’t Get To Choose Health Care Insurance Plans In 2014, at economicpolicyjournal.com. Making it up as they go.

Nixbama?, at mungowitzend.blogspot.com. Politicians never change. Great video comparing a former President’s strategies with the current President’s strategies.

Must View: Map Of Rhamaland Shootings And Homicides, at economicpolicyjurnal.com. Gun control is making Chicago a safer place. Compared to what?

The Entire Housing Market In One Chart, at zerohedge.com. This is what happens when planners intervene and don’t allow the market to coordinate supply and demand.

Understanding Libs And Progressives, by Walter E. Williams, at jewishworldreview.com. Why are these peoples ideas so readily accepted as gospel?

NSA Also Collecting Data From AT&T Sprint Nextel And Credit Card Companies, at economicpolicyjournal.com. This is Patriot Act  mission creep.

Is Obama Lying About Big Brother? at zerohedge.com. The President said these are only “modest encroachments” on our liberty. In other words, “These aren’t the droids you’re looking for.”

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Must Reads For The Week 6/01/13.

June 1, 2013
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The Bullying Pulpit, by Thomas Sowell, at jewishworldreview.com. Government bureaucrats and politicians try to bully and intimidate citizens who challenge the central planning orthodoxy.

Durbin Not Sure If Bloggers Deserve Constitutional Protection, by Warner Todd Huston, at breaibart.com. Even if  Dick Durbin doesn’t think a blogger is a journalist, I would hope he thinks that a blogger still has a constitutional right to free speech.

Real Health Reform: Doctor Stops Accepting Insurance, Able To Cut Prices By Fifty Percent, at economicpolicyjournal.com. Allowing  the buyer and seller to exchange without a third-party involved in the decision-making, creates the optimum result for everybody, except the third-party planner.

High School Teacher Faces Discipline For Informing Students About Their Rights, by Jacob Sullum, at reason.com. Should the lawyer who advised Lois Lerner to plead the fifth  face disciplinary action?

What The Syrian Civil War Is Really All About,by Peter Nealen, at sofrep.com. The guys at sofrep always give you the unvarnished truth. Excerpt from the article, “The war isn’t between Assad and a bunch of democracy-loving rebels. It’s between…those who espouse a strict militant form of Shi’a Islam…and those who desire a strict militant form of Sunni Islam….”

Senate Banking Committee Staff Monitoring Bitcoin, at economicpolicyjournal.com. Government and bureaucracies will always try to stop anyone or any idea that threatens their power. The IRS bullying tactics reveals the standard operating  procedure by the anointed. I guess bullying is only cool when they do it.

David Stockman: “The Error Of Central Banking Has Become Universal” , at zerohedge.com. Stockman interviewed by Rick Santelli, here is a quote, “…today the market is entirely rigged…it’s not honest…” Stockman doesn’t pull any punches.

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Must Reads For The Week 5/25/13

May 25, 2013
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Bitcoin: The Tyranny Test by Paul Rosenberg, at freemansperspective.com. Will our Government protect its monopoly power to counterfeit money?

Rap Song Puts Massachusetts Behind Bars…Facing Terrorism Charges And Twenty Years In Prison, at economicpolicyjournal.com. Arbitrary decision on what constitutes a threat. “Government… is a dangerous servant and a fearful master”-George Washington.

ACLU Sues The FBI On Antiwar.com’s Behalf, by Danial McCarthy, at theamericanconservative.com. Arbitrary decision on what constitutes a national security threat.

Report: DOJ Leaked Documents To Smear Fast And Furious Whistle Blower, Says IG, by Matthew Boyle, at breaibart.com. Arbitrary abuse of power for the purpose of  intimidating future whistle blowers. Are we starting to see a pattern?

Ben Swann Reality Check: Cincinnati  Agent Giving Orders In IRS Scandal, fox 19 news. Arbitrarily using power to target specific groups. “Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.”

Obama’s War Against The Free Press Gets Creepier, by J.D. Tuccille, at reason.com. I’m not a big fan of  journalists, but the first amendment protects them, not from us, but from Government.

Lois Lerner Sued Christian Coalition In Largest FEC Action In History. Lois Lerner has a track record of arbitrarily using her power to violate the constitutional rights of specific groups. And then she will wrap herself in her fifth amendment right for her protection.

This is a partial list of stories about Government abuses of power from just this week. Its like this every week.

Most recent posts about arbitrary abuse of power in these articles from May 10th, and May 20th, and May 23rd, and May 13th by austrianaddict.com.

Here is the definition of tyranny – arbitrary or unrestrained exercise of power; despotic abuse of authority. Synonyms: despotism, absolutism, dictatorship. Arbitrary means – subject to individual will or judgment without restriction; contingent solely upon one’s discretion: an arbitrary decision.

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Must Reads For The Week 5/18/13.

May 18, 2013
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Santelli On IRS Witch-Hunt Repercussions: “No Stent For You”, at zerohedge.com. The IRS is going to be in charge of health care enforcement. Rick Santelli isn’t happy about it.

Chinese Power Consumption Collapses: Economic Growth Slowest Since Early 2009, at zerohedge.com. If energy consumption is decreasing, your economy isn’t growing.

Obama Has Lost (Jon) Stewart, by Bob Murphy at consultingbyrpm.com. Is reality finally setting in that Government wields too much power? Watch this video before you answer.

Photo: Philadelphia Eagles Player Pees On IRS Sign, at economicpolicyjournal.com. Lineman Evan Mathis is starting the Pee Party Movement.

Video: Walter E. Williams – TSA (Thugs Standing Around), at libertypen.blogspot.com. The great Walter E. Williams, enough said.

Seat Belt Laws Can Be Deadly, by eric, at ericpetersautos.com. Government is going to force you to wear your seat belt, even if it kills you.

Nigel Farage Flees Barrage Of Abuse From Interventionist, at economicpolicyjournal.com. This is another great video of Farage pulling no punches in front of the EU parliament.

Two Moms vs. Common Core – A Mother’s Day Tribute, by Chris Littleton, at chrislittleton.com. The ideological war against big Government will be won on the local and state levels. A few courageous and committed people can stop a seemingly inevitable outcome.

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Must Reads For The Week 5/11/13

May 11, 2013
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Charles Ramsey Interview, at consultingbyrpm.com. Great video of an interview with the Cleveland man who helped the girl escape from her kidnappers. I love people who say exactly what they are thinking.

Obama Care Is Beginning To Skew Hiring Patterns, by Robert Wenzel, at economicpolicyjournal.com. Full time employees are becoming part time because of the incentives and constraints created by Obama care.

The Boston Mindset: Cringe Like Sheep, by William Levinson, at americanthinker.com. How can one  punk have a whole city of  Boston cowering behind locked doors. This is the part of the country that fired the shot heard round the world, read.

Visualizing  The Collapse Of The Fiat Currency, at zerohedge.com. The chart shows the decline in purchasing power of paper money. Nixon took us off the gold standard for good in 1971 (look at the chart). Look at what the Fed counterfeiting policy has done to the value of the dollar [purchasing power], from 71-80, and from 2001 to today.

Why I Let My Students Cheat On Their Exam, by Peter Nonacs, at zocalopublicsquare.org. Here is a quote from the article, “In the end, the students learned what social insects like ants and termites have known for hundreds of millions of years. To win at some games, cooperation is better than competition. Unity that arises through a diversity of opinion is stronger than any solitary competitor.”

Get Ready For Massive Obama Care Propaganda, at economicpolicyjournal.com. Propaganda used to make a “train wreck” not seem so bad.

The Economic Ripple Effect Of The Bakken Shale Oil Boom, by Mark J. Perry, at aei-ideas,org. Free market produces in spite of the brakes  applied by Government. Read Politicians “Affordable”  Ideas, Must Obey Economic Forces.

Planned Parenthood To Attend Obama Mother’s Day Event, by Katie Pavlich, at townhall.com. Having planned parenthood attend a mother’s day celebration is like inviting Dr. Kevorkian to your moms seventy fifth birthday party.

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Must Reads For The Week 5/04/13

May 4, 2013
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Missouri Gun Control Nullification Bill, by Carl Wicklander. Missouri strikes a blow for freedom with the passage of the,”Second Amendment Preservation Act”.

Drivers Flashing Lights To Signal Speed Traps Gets Police Sued, by Kurt LaBelle at fox2news.com. Ellisville Mo. police ticketed drivers who flashed their brights, warning other drivers about speed traps. ACLU files lawsuit.

Student Loan Bubble Cracks With Pulled Sallie Mae Bond Deal, at zerohedge.com. Increasing student loan defaults make investors think twice about purchasing $225 million bond offering, backed by student loan debt.

Is It Worth Paying Big Bucks To Go To College? at economic policy journal.com. Related articles by austrianaddict, Young People Get Hooked Into Student Loan Debt, and Follow Up To Student Loan Post.

Tuesday Humor: GM Announces It Is Loosing Monday On Every Volt Sold, Will Make Up For It With More Loses, at zerohedge.com.

Guest post on zerohedge.com,  This Is What It Means To Be Free In America, by Simon Black, at sovereignman.com. Cops enter house and take baby from mothers arms and give it to Child Protective Services. We need a new agency, Parent Protection (From Child Protective Service) Service.

“Smoking” Gun Nets 60 G Fine, by Julia Marsh at NYpost.com. Shop owner fined for selling gun shaped lighter. Have we reached the point of no return when it comes to common sense?

The Pigs Of Pigford, by Ross Kaminski at spectator.org. This article shows how all Government programs end up as nothing more than vote buying with taxpayer money.

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Must Reads For The Week 4/27/13

April 27, 2013

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The Decline of  Self-Employment and Small Business, by Charles Hugh Smith at oftwominds.com. Most job creation happens in small businesses. The decline in small businesses means a decline in jobs.

Genes and Racism, by Thomas Sowell at jewishworldreview.com. Genetics and discrimination were used as explanations for group differences, at different times in history.

Environmentalism’s Seven Deadliest, Most Destructive Power Grabs, at cfact.org. Just scan the top six, and then read the #1 deadliest power grab. It tells you all you need to know about what the hardcore believers really think.

Why Obama Care May Cost You Your Job, by John C. Goodman at townhall.com. Employees and employers search for ways to avoid the mandates, just like our founders tried to avoided British tyranny. Liberty is in our DNA.

Central Banks Join The Herd, Openly Buying Stocks In Record Amounts, at zerohedge.com. When the central banks counterfeiting doesn’t work, “who gets caught holding the bag?  What chairs are left when the music stops”?

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Must Reads For The Week 4/20/13

April 20, 2013
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David Stockman; Social Security Trust Fund is “Filled With Confetti”, at economicpolicyjournal.com. In this video Stockman talks about unsustainable bubbles created by the Fed.

“The EU is the new communism”, watch this short video of  Britain’s Nigel Farage addressing the European Parliament. He doesn’t hold back.

The False Choice in Europe Between Austerity and Growth, by Patrick Barron at patrickbarron.blogspot.com. Put your thinking cap on for this article. Mr Barron explains how Europe got into the mess, and what they need to do to get out of it.

Immigration Sophistry, by Thomas Sowell at jewishworldreview.com. Dr. Sowell’s take on immigration.

America’s Growth Corridors (walking away from CO2 regulation), by Robert Peltier at masterresource. Businesses are moving to our southern coast and the great plains. (They’re taking the path of least regulatory resistance).

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Must Reads For The Week. (4/13/13)

April 13, 2013
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“The Decline And Fall Of The New Rome”, at zerohedge.com, by Luke Eastwood. This article compares what led to the fall of the Roman Empire, with our situation today. You decide.

“People Not In Labor Force Soar by 663,000 To 90 Million…”, at zerohedge.com. The decline in the labor force participation rate, is not the cause of our economic slide, it is the result of Government intervention into, the job producing machine, that is the free market. Look at the graphs and ask yourself; how can the unemployment rate be going down?

“Tests And Tiger Moms”, by Thomas Sowell at jewishworldreview.com. Unless you’ve read some of Thomas Sowell ‘s many books about race and culture, you should never be taken seriously when discussing the subject.

And you thought Bush was a warmonger, watch this video,  it shows all the drone strikes and casualties, just in Pakistan, from Bush to Obama.

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