Gitmo Detainees and Human Rights

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If you don’t know this about me already, you’ll know now. I have a habit of challenging everything that those around me take for granted as being right. Example, there was recently an uproar about the Gitmo prisoners being brought to Thomson IL, which I don’t think is more than 90 miles from where we live. Within only a couple days, many conservatives came out against it, including Rep. Manzullo. That’s fine, I understand the concern, especially since there is at least one, maybe more, nuclear plants in this area…it would make an ideal target for terrorists, if you’re going…

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Who’s Really Conservative?

Published earlier this year at Northern Illinois Liberty The political world, or at least the right (as in right vs. left, not right vs. wrong) part of the political spectrum is all abuzz with news about the “Mt. Vernon Statement.” I guess it doesn’t occur to some people that even non-politicians don’t always do as they say, and simply signing a “statement” is not going to change anything. But, that’s not what I meant to say…I intended to point out some anomalies in the Mt. Vernon Statement. I found out about this from Fox News, not always a libertarian’s best friend…

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Take This Course At All Costs

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Bob Murphy is giving a course this fall (September-November) on the Principles of Economics. He will cover: Thinking Like an Economist How We Develop Economic Principles Economic Concepts Implied by Action “Robinson Crusoe” Economics The Institution of Private Property Direct Exchange & Barter Prices Indirect Exchange and the Appearance of Money The Division of Labor & Specialization Entrepreneurship & Competition Income, Saving, and Investment Supply & Demand Interest, Credit, and Debt Profit & Loss Accounting The Stock Market The Failures of Socialism—Theory and History So, I said, “Take This Course At All Costs” but I must add one caveat. If…

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My Journey

It was a little over a year ago when I decided to join the Campaign for Liberty. I had been inspired by Ron Paul’s presidential campaign, and with the rise of the Tea Parties, I realized I wanted to be more involved and active in that movement. It was a big step for me, but I fell into it naturally. I quickly found out that I have good leadership skills, perhaps because I can practice so much on my siblings, but at any rate, I enjoyed working in the Campaign for Liberty. At the time when I joined, I would…

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