The “InJustice” Department
Ron Paul addressing Congress about the Orwellian “Justice” Dept, here.
Away Down the Hill, Chapter Eight
It was curious to see how differently the men began to heal. Franz gained strength every day and was so invigorated and full of ambition. Some of the others had no reason to get well. Their families were gone, and they were disillusioned with the war. They laid in their beds, wasting away and growing stronger in body, but weaker in their minds. Frederick was somewhere in between. He wasn’t as young as Franz, and didn’t have that energy for revenge. Yet he didn’t lie there hopeless, just waiting for death. He got better just a little bit at a…
End of a Season
I have officially stepped down from my position as Campaign for Liberty County Coordinator. I’ve left it in the capable hands of my fellow coordinator, Darren J. The whole thing is a little surprising. It was hard to make the decision, but all through the process, I felt like it wasn’t really happening. It wasn’t until it was actually over, and my name taken off the county page that it sunk in what I had done. I don’t regret my decision. I’m sorry that I had to do it, but I still am confident that it was the right thing…
Oil is Natural?
A unique take on the BP oil spill, here.
Lincoln: The Capitalist?
Note: Austrian economists distinguish between two types of capitalists, those who make money because they provide products that consumers want, and those who make money because they have connections in government and enjoy subsidies while their competitors are crippled. Also, there is a great controversy raging right now as to whether free market people should use the term capitalism or capitalist. I chose to use Capitalist for purely literary reasons. It would be awkward to say, “Lincoln: The Free Marketeer” or something like that. So there’s no great significance about my choice of words. So, I hope you are not…
Away Down the Hill, Chapter Seven
One day Franz accosted me. He grabbed my wrist, and I was frightened by his face. “Franz, let go of me,” I didn’t want to make a scene. I was a nurse, and a nun besides that. “Don’t say that, I am not hurting you.” He smiled again, in that same way the first time I met him. It suddenly occurred to me that it was a blank sort of smile. Just on the outside, not a deep true one. I wondered what he was thinking. “I just want you to stay here for a moment; you are always running…
Why College?
Over the months, I’ve read numerous articles about why young people shouldn’t go to college. One is here at Forbes, one by Gary North on the revolutionary approach of MIT, one on the sometimes worthlessness of college degrees at LewRockwell.com, The Case Against a College Education at Time.com, one at the Huffington Post…and this list could go on. I was thinking about this last night, and the mania in our country for a college education. First off, I had to wonder about the often quoted statement that those who have college degrees get better jobs. Is this across the board?…
How to Invest During a Depression
Pete Schiff says that we’re in a Depression, and he shares his investment ideas here.
The Return of Nullification
This incredible idea has returned, here
Away Down the Hill, Chapter Six
It was now winter, deadly winter. We all huddled together during mass, to try to stop the shivering. Nights were the worst, I was so lonely and cold in my small room. The stone walls seemed to exude coldness. No matter how I huddled under the blankets, I was still freezing. The one good thing was that during the summer the nuns kept a little garden, and now that it was winter there was reason to use the harvests. So while the rest of the city was getting lower and lower in food, we had enough, and even a little…
