April 28, 2008
You might be aware of the impending world food crisis. People in the less affluent world are going to start dropping dead like flies, apparently, because food is too hard to get or too expensive.
There are a number of micro-explanations for this, but pretty much everyone agrees that the macro-explanation is a causal chain [...]
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March 17, 2008
I realized something today.
Americans hate freedom.
Now, this statement will offend some. They will cry out, “We are the freest nation on earth,” “Americans love freedom,” and “Americans love freedom so much they will fight for the freedom of others.” I say, bologna.
As to the first: “We are the freest nation on earth.” [...]
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Tags: constitution, US code, America, American, freedom, liberty, anarchy, Iraq, democracy, freedom and democracy, free speech, search warrant, Bill of Rights, constitutional rights, amendment, justice, fear, afraid, prison, reform, taxes, federal, Government, Bush, spending, social security, welfare, subsidy, ponzi, retirement, coercion, lazy
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