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Escape the World’s Biggest Racket — Politics and the Age of Decentralization Apr 20, 2016

Let's face it, friends. You can ignore politics, but politics won't ignore you. If somebody asks what you think of politicians, what's your gut response... Yum or Yuk? For most people it's a yuk that ranks even lower than cockroaches and colonoscopies. People know the status quo is deeply wrong. Seventy-five percent of Americans believe the government is thoroughly corrupt. Half see the regime as an immediate threat to their freedom. Even if you're bored or disgusted by politics, a moment of focus is warranted. Why? Because Americans are at serious risk despite their material comfort relative to much of...

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The Fault Is Ours: 144 Antiwar Poems Dec 22, 2015

Note: All poems are haiku (5-7-5 syllables). Hitlers are not the Cause of war—the fault is ours. War is compliance. White wedding runs red Lace among the body parts Drone strike—Predator Government bombs and Terrorist bombs—both slaughter Innocents en masse Eighteen to wage war Twenty-one to drink a beer This is government. drone operators call children they turn to ash “fun-sized terrorists” Inconvenient truth— Collateral damage is Moms, dads, sons, daughters Barack Obama If your kids were killed by drones How would you respond? Why do so many Not oppose war until the Blood runs in their streets? Kunduz hospital—...

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Sestina Aug 28, 2015

It is my nature to fall in love. But I missed the point trying to collide into the silence of asking the question of what time is the right time for my nature to question whether or not love demands silence to reach the ultimate point. What point? Is there time enough to silence the nature of love so we may question the question that leads to the point of love? Adamantine time folds within nature, crushed like a diamond into silence. Thus silence is not in itself a question of nature, a point in time where love can unabashedly...

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Declare Your Independence Jul 4, 2015

Death. That's the fate Patrick Henry would meet today if he pursued his legendary call, “Give me liberty or give me death!” His rousing speech convinced American colonists to revolt against the British regime. Today he'd be a poster boy for domestic terrorism. Patrick Henry is a Founding Father of the political entity known as the United States of America. Unfortunately, Patrick was confused about liberty from the get-go. “Give me liberty or give me death” is a logical contradiction. Liberty can't be given. It is the birthright of every human being. Political regimes can only assault liberty – meaning,...

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Katy Perry’s Killer Propaganda Jun 10, 2015

There is no agony like heartbreak. This truth is the basis for the most effective and most subversive piece of government propaganda I have ever seen. I am referring, as inconceivable as it may seem, to a Katy Perry music video. It's titled Part of Me. The video has been watched over half a billion times on Youtube alone. The TV broadcast stats are likely just as staggering. The song itself is a power pop track with a driving chorus. It's a breakup anthem about turning the pain of relationship betrayal into perseverance and inner strength. But the song's incarnation...

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You’re a Criminal in a Mass Surveillance World – How to Not Get Caught May 31, 2015

Sometimes you just get lucky. I was in Amsterdam when the Snowden story broke. CNN was non-stop asking politicians and pundits, “Is Edward Snowden a traitor?” Those who said he betrayed America also said something else: Mass surveillance is only an issue if you're a criminal. If you've got nothing to hide, then you've got nothing to fear. The Snowden story hit me upon my return from – of all places on earth – the Secret Annex of the Anne Frank House. The Secret Annex is where Anne Frank and her family hid from the Nazis for two years. It...

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Judge Agrees: The Constitution Is a Sham Apr 14, 2015

Countless liberty advocates view the U.S. Constitution as the guiding star of a free society. But then there's reality. The government's endless lies and scandals, the revolting cronyism, the insane economic debauchery, the brutal police state, the imperialistic militarism, the morass of criminalizing regulations, mass surveillance...the list goes on and on. Believers in the Constitution say the solution to all these horrors – the key to a free society – lies in the government following the Constitution more closely. This is the context for recounting a conversation I had with a certain former superior court judge and renowned Constitutional scholar. (I...

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Penn Jillette Can’t Have His Gay Wedding Cake and Eat It Too Apr 3, 2015

Popular entertainer and self-described libertarian Penn Jillette disappointed many liberty advocates in this recent CNN Tonight segment. The discussion was nominally about homosexuality and Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act, but the real issue at stake was and will continue to be freedom of association. The controversy stems from cases where business owners have refused for religious reasons to sell engaged gay couples wedding cakes and flowers. For example the owner of a bakery in Colorado was sued by a gay couple for refusing to bake a wedding cake for them. The court ordered him to bake wedding cakes for same-sex...

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This War of Mine Jan 21, 2015

Years ago I had the good fortune of spending an evening talking movies with Roger Ebert. His knowledge of film was encyclopedic and matched only by his passion for watching them. I'll always be grateful that Roger urged me to see the film Grave of the Fireflies. It is anime, which is to say, Japanese animation. When he first mentioned it, I doubted whether watching a movie-length Japanese cartoon could possibly be time well spent. But his love for the film swayed me to give it a go. It is a gift and an antiwar masterpiece. I suggest avoiding reviews;...

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