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Great Moments in Foreign Government: Taxpayer-Financed Friends for Mass Murderers
While most of my disdain is focused on the clowns in Washington, I enjoy poking fun at the policies adopted by the various nitwits and thugs that can be found… Read more
Is It Wrong to Warn other Motorists about Speed Traps?
Whenever I find a story that involves a thorny issue of right vs wrong, I like to see what readers think. Indeed, this has become a semi-regular feature of this… Read more
Are We Obligated to Obey Unjust Laws?
After World War II, some Germans tried to defend venal behavior by claiming that they were “just following orders” from their government. Governments in America have never done anything nearly… Read more
It’s Wrong to Steal…Even When the Government Does It Using Asset Forfeiture
As a grumpy libertarian, I routinely get agitated about taxes, spending, and regulation. As far as I’m concerned, much of government is a racket that uses coercion to reward interest… Read more
In Symbol of Government Stupidity, the Nanny State Meets the Quota Cops
Here’s the kind of story that makes me fear for the future of the nation. It is a disturbing example of both government stupidity and soft tyranny. The police may… Read more
Punish the French Rapist, but the Real Target Should Be the IMF
I certainly take second place to nobody in my utter contempt for Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the head of the International Monetary Fund. Who knew that forcing yourself (allegedly) on women could… Read more
Fun Times at the IMF: Rape Taxpayers, then Hotel Maids
Let’s start with a giant disclaimer that the head of the IMF, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, is accused of forcibly sodomizing a hotel maid and we have no idea whether it’s true…. Read more
Can Anybody Read This and Not Despise the IRS?
My previous post looked at the federal government’s troubling decision to investigate, persecute, prosecute, and ultimately imprison a random home-loan borrower named Charlie Engle for the crime of mortgage fraud…. Read more
If This Story Doesn’t Turn You into a Libertarian, You’re a Hopeless Statist
Joe Nocera has a must-read story in the New York Times about how the legal fallout from the financial crisis. His basic theme is that the government let all the… Read more
Do You Have a Right to Be a Bum on Public Property?
I confess to mixed feelings on this type of issue. If taxpayers are financing sidewalks, does that mean anybody has a right to use them for any purpose, at any… Read more
