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November 2012
Federal government resurrecting Prohibition under the guise of ‘fat taxes’
As more cities and states seek to expand their control over what citizens eat and drink through ‘soda taxes,’ the federal government issued a study last week suggesting people who drink alcohol be subjected to the same controls. The government study, conducted over four years through interviews with more than 11,000 American adults, claims that […]
Read moreObama spent $29M building a port no one needs or can get to
In a mad rush to churn out “shovel ready” projects for his “stimulus” bill before voters decided on his re-election, President Barack Obama spent $29 million building an Alaskan port that was missing something simple. Electricity, running water and a road allowing people to reach it. For $29 million dollars the American people got “mostly […]
Read moreSupreme Court may take up the issue of marriage equality
The United States Supreme Court will decide this week whether to hear appeals from advocates of California’s Proposition 8, the 2008 ballot initiative that limited marriage to one man and one woman. If the Court agrees to hear the case, it will decide whether states can protect the rights of gays and lesbians to marry. […]
Read moreAdvice from an elected Libertarian
John Inks, an elected Libertarian on the Mountain View (California) City Council whose 2012 re-election campaign was promoted by the LNCC, offers this advice to Libertarians running for local office: Advice to Libertarians who wish to run for City Council: You may or may not follow my path. It’s a change of life and a […]
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