I thought this was too good. I'll never get sick of news stories with socialists losing. Tu ne cede malis

What Slumdog Millionaire Can Teach Us About Economic Stimulus

Great Reason.tv video about how free markets lead to prosperity.

Balloon Lunacy

According to CNN, charges are expected in the saga of the balloon boy. What good will that do? The government is going to charge someone who did no harm to anyone else. Sure, the money and time the government used in chasing the balloon (how great it was to see that the government was so worried that it had about 50 emergency cars chasing the balloon!) was ill-spent, but having government police and fire muddies what the charges should be. Wouldn't it be much easier if we just had private defense agencies to which the father would owe restitution (and of course, in a Libertarian society it would be double whatever the cost was, i.e., the Libertarian idea of two teeth for a tooth).

Friday Links

Tolkien v. Power

"And here we have the correct understanding of the theme of the novel: it is about the evils of power. More precisely, the book aligns itself against power--not 'economic power' or 'social power,' but specifically political power. This is also the central theme of the classical liberal political tradition."

What's Michael Moore Talking about?

"Watching Capitalism, you'd never know that the federal government colluded for decades with the financial, real estate, and construction industries to divert resources into housing in the name of promoting home ownership--even for people who couldn't afford it. You'd never know that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were, and are, privileged government-sponsored enterprises that encouraged shaky loans."

Ron Paul Documentary

We are hosting an event at Baker Center Theater Monday, October 26, at 7 p.m. We will be showing For Liberty: How the Ron Paul Revolution Watered the Withered Tree of Liberty.

Check out the trailer here:



Our meetings are Tuesdays in Bentley 205 at 7 p.m.