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...
by Runaway Slave | Jan 14, 2010 | bomb, briefs bomber, crotch bomber, Essays & Articles, Government, jock bomber, lab bomber, Libertarian Curmudgeon, terror, Terrorism, terrorism, TSA, War On Terror (WOT)
'The nearest thing to eternal life we will ever see on this earth is a government program.' – Ronald ReaganI’ve been making fun of the granny-goosers at the Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) for as long as they’ve been around. When they banned styling...
by Runaway Slave | Oct 4, 2007 | Essays & Articles, Libertarian Curmudgeon, Terrorism, TSA, War On Terror (WOT)
"Get ’em skeered and keep the skeer on ’em" – Lt. General Nathanial Bedford Forrest, CSA Nathanial Bedford Forrest was described by such military luminaries as Robert E. Lee and William T. Sherman as the most brilliant cavalry commander on either...
by Runaway Slave | May 17, 2007 | 9/11, Essays & Articles, Libertarian Curmudgeon, War On Terror (WOT)
Ron Paul’s speaking the unspeakable truth to power occasions this update of a column I wrote in 2004. “It’s as simple as that. It’s good versus evil, and freedom is under attack.” ...
by Runaway Slave | Feb 2, 2007 | Freedom, Government, Iraq, Libertarian Curmudgeon, Liberty, Politics, Terrorism, War On Terror (WOT)
“The practices of arbitrary imprisonments have been, in all ages, the favorite and most formidable instruments of tyranny.” ─ Alexander Hamilton Since the events of 9/11/2001 particularly, but even before that, the shepherds of the Nanny State in Washington, D.C. have...
by Runaway Slave | Jan 7, 2007 | Essays & Articles, Fraud, Iraq, Libertarian Curmudgeon, Politics, Terrorism, War On Terror (WOT)
We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office. ─ Aesop There’s nothing quite like a public hanging to brace the spirits and fortify a sense of moral rectitude. The days are long gone when engraved invitations were sent out for the executions of...
by Runaway Slave | Dec 28, 2006 | Essays & Articles, Fraud, Freedom, Government, Libertarian Curmudgeon, Liberty, Politics, Rights, War On Terror (WOT)
“The practices of arbitrary imprisonments have been, in all ages, the favorite and most formidable instruments of tyranny.” ─ Alexander Hamilton Since the events of 9/11/2001 particularly, but even before that, the shepherds of the Nanny State in Washington, D.C. have...
by Runaway Slave | Nov 30, 2006 | Essays & Articles, Libertarian Curmudgeon, War On Terror (WOT)
After over nine months in Central America the Dallas-Ft. Worth airport seemed like the Emerald City in the Land of OZ ─ vast, opulent, crammed with Star Wars gadgetry. Although the terminal in San Jose, Costa Rica is a modern facility, with eight dollar hamburgers and...
