Sunday, April 12

Is Evil Necessary?

“One then justifies the evil by admitting it was evil, but then tacking on the necessary part so that, implicitly, there is some kind of good end to be achieved by sometimes evil means.”

Private Citizens Perform $4 Million Road Repair Job for Free in 8 Days

“Their livelihood was being threatened, and they were tired of waiting for government help, so business owners and residents on Hawaii ’s Kauai island pulled together and completed a $4 million repair job to a state park — for free.”

National Security: The Last Refuge of Scoundrels

“If the Obama Justice Department’s legal doctrine is allowed to stand, there will be absolutely no way of holding government officials civilly or criminally accountable for violating the rights of American citizens, short of a foreign power conquering the United States and putting its officials on trial.”

A Responsible Response to the Financial Crisis

“It is probably not a coincidence that the German Chancellor agrees with the Hayekian explanation of the recent boom and bust. Germany endured a severe inflationary boom and bust cycle during the 1920’s. Instability in the German economy following WW1 contributed to Hitler’s rise to power.”

Goldman Sachs Seeks Goldman Sucks Site Suit

“The Manhattan investment bank - which is struggling amidst a massive global recession, owes $10bn to the US government in bailout funds, and last fall was forced to become a bank holding company with Treasury oversight due to worries it would run out of cash - has hired Chadbourne & Parke to close down the anti-Goldman website goldmansachs666.com.”

Market As Regulator

“The fact of the matter is that government doesn't want to let the market work as it did in blowing up companies with worthless assets…because it will hurt the interests that prop the elected officials up, destroy their own wealth, undermine their power…and further cause unrest amongst the populace.”

Get Government Out of Marriage Business

“Polygamists have refused to acknowledge the state and its intrusion into their private affairs, and so they should. There's no legitimate reason for the government to dispense morality edicts on what is properly the private sphere.”

Taliban Enforce Rule in Pakistan's Bajaur

“The US along with Saudi Arabia created the militant groups in the troubled region in the 1980s to counter the then Soviet Union influence in Afghanistan . Al-Qaeda and Taliban insurgents carry the legacy of such militant groups.”

Suit Shopping

“…the practice of ‘libel tourism,’ a growing phenomenon whereby individuals or groups shop abroad for the country offering the most effective curbs on free speech.”

Trent Reznor and Business Strategy

Lecture by Michael Masnick from Techdirt.com on making money without relying on copyright. (Video)

America the Idol

“…’I believe in free speech, but...’ Or ‘I believe that people should be able to purchase and possess guns, but...’ Or ‘I believe in private property, but...’ What inevitably follows the ‘but’ is some claim that the State must regulate this right.”

Little Brother Is Watching You

“…for every camera pointed at you by Big Brother, there are 10 more pointed back by Little Brother — an informed, digitally savvy civilian population that has the tools to record anything, anytime, anywhere.”

Your Personal Iron Man Conversion to Cost $4,200

“And with a five-hour battery life, it could be quite practical for day to day use.”

Easter Peep Microwave Disaster

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