Pelosi's Healthcare bill: an unprecedented attack on personal freedom
http://www.downsizedc.org/blog/pelosi-s-healthcare-bill-an-unprecedented-attack-on-personal-freedomSupporters of healthcare reform claim it's about accessible and low-cost health coverage for Americans. If that were true, they'd reject Nancy Pelosi's bill, HR 3962. Usually, critics write about the economic reasons. But there's another huge problem . . . The bill is an unprecedented attack on personal liberty. Please send a letter to Congr

The reason "the rest of us" aren't free
Check out my latest at the Partial Observer: http://partialobserver.com/article.cfm?id=3361Excerpt: I've seen it in Mexican restaurants in Chicago. Boys and girls of preteen or early teen years taking orders and working the cash register in the evening.I had no doubt they were the children of the owners. I don't know if there was an "offspring in a family-owned business exemption" to child labor laws. Even if there wasn't, no one seemed interested in cracking down on such places.Maybe regulation enforcers just look the other way when it comes to family operations, and the

In Praise of Alternative Media
Check out my latest at the Partial Observer - In Praise of Alternative Media Excerpt:"I can work out, clean the house, or perform menial tasks while listening to podcasts. With a sitcom, I'm compelled to sit and watch. I may laugh a lot - and laughter is good and healthy - but I won't be smarter or more satisfied with life when the show is over. My mind would not have been expanded by someone with information, ideas, or perspectives that challenge my own beliefs.I listen to alternative media not because I believe people with alternative theories and worldviews are always correct. I listen to see whether wha

Why is the U.S. so bad at government?
Check out my latest at The Partial Observer. Excerpt:The conclusion that must be reached is that in most if not all cases, private agreements are better than government policy because in the private sector the person who is being served, and the customer whose demands must be met, will more often than not be the one and same person. Even in other developed countries, where government seems to work better, they would still be better off with less of it. But this doesn't answer our initial problem: why is American government worse?

Copenhagen Treaty: Will the U.S. cede sovereignty?
http://www.downsizedc.org/blog/copenhagen-treaty-will-the-u-s-cede-sovereigntyWe've received numerous requests to stop President Obama from signing a climate change treaty in Copenhagen this December. Many of these requests were inspired by a presentation given by Christopher Monckton at the Minnesota Free Market Institute on October 14. Monckton says he has read the treaty, believes Obama is sure to sign it, and that it would ce