by Runaway Slave | Dec 15, 2011 | Government, government jobs, Libertarian Curmudgeon
The statistics in this video explain why an orderly roll back of government is so unlikely. Government workers not only earn twice as much as the mules pulling the gravy train, they could soon outnumber us. They most certainly can outnumber us at the polls.
by Runaway Slave | Dec 11, 2011 | freedom, Government, Libertarian Curmudgeon, National Defense Authorization Act, police state
I’m not a big fan of MTV, but I agree with them on Police State issue. Seventy five years ago this scene or some variation of it happened to millions of people just like you and me. The recently passed National Defense Authorization Act authorizes this type of...
by Runaway Slave | Dec 10, 2011 | Government, Libertarian Curmudgeon
This is an excerpt from Milton Mayer’s book “They Thought They Were Free: The Germans, 1933-45.” It contains a frequently quoted short passage that many may have seen elsewhere, but it is rare to see that passage in context. Does it sound at all...
by Runaway Slave | Sep 13, 2011 | bomb, fascism, Fraud, Government, Libertarian Curmudgeon
by Runaway Slave | Oct 21, 2010 | Current Affairs, Freedom, Government, Libertarian Curmudgeon, Liberty, Terrorism
A favorite tactic of tyrants the world over is to simply toss the opposition in jail. No charges. No warrant. No problem. Just pick them up off the street, or in their homes in the dead of night. You treat them badly to the point of torture, and maybe later you...
by Runaway Slave | Aug 1, 2010 | Economics, Gold, Government, Libertarian Curmudgeon
Say what you will about Muslims, some of them at least are starting to figure out what a rip off paper money is and how to avoid it.
by Runaway Slave | Jul 29, 2010 | Essays & Articles, Freedom, Government, History, Libertarian Curmudgeon, Liberty, War, War On Terror (WOT)
The difference between a drafted soldier and a slave doesn’t amount to a frosty mug o’ spit. Congress, apparently longing for the good old days of Viet Nam, Korea, and WWII, is proposing to enslave not just healthy young men, but pretty much all of us. Most of the...