Dear Board of Health: You have now voted to recommend a curfew. One wonders if we will need “proper authorization” to go out after hours. As I noted in my last missive, Papers, please! sounds so much more exotic in the original German.
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Quick Thought – if Bernie Becomes Secretary of Labor, Will VT Gov Phil Scott Appoint a Republican Replacement?
Word is definitely afoot that Socialist Bernie (who tried to sweep the Dems off their feet in the Prez Primary again) is actively looking to be Biden’s Secretary of Labor. Can you see the havoc that could cause?
Big Tech Control and Your Freedom
Big tech control and your freedom is something you should pay attention to. What big tech is doing to conservatives might well be something described by Martin Niemöller.
Intervention From the Heavens
Just when the Washington creatures were ready to spend another $3 trillion the lights came on. We don’t need the extension of weekly central government supplements to unemployment benefits. We need to go back to work. The economic data came forth showing Americans are getting back to work in record numbers.
No, Not Everyone THINKS this is Something to be Proud of…
This is a sign of an over-active ego – of someone that believes they are God’s new savior to the masses. How COULD the great unwashed ever live their lives without ME? Or my benevolent ministrations on their behalf?
Those Who Tell Stories Rule Society
Our readers are familiar with the marriage of Big Tech and the media when it comes to narrative control. It is the high-tech extension of what was once a monopoly on thought. The old days before AM radio and online contrarians. When the Left controlled the message.
The Story of the Liberty Gene
“I am almost finished making you, except for inserting one last gene,” says God to man. “Yes Lord, can’t wait to get on my way,” replies man. “Now, since I like you, I will give you a choice in this very important last component.
“What Questions Should we Put to Politicians Itching to Intervene into the Economy?”
“I am a Libertarian because I learned economics.” I am a Conservatarian because of a line that Prof. Don Boudreaux mentions below that I first read, in a different form, in Robert Heinlein’s “The Moon is a Harsh Mistress.”
“If You’re Against Racism, Then You Should Be a Capitalist”
“Capitalism can’t stop people from being racist but it makes them pay a price for it.” And if you don’t believe that quote, listen to the entire video for the context behind it. Are you listening, Black Lives Matter allies and adherents? This is VERY MUCH worth your time!
If this happens, the teachers’ unions will only have themselves to blame
It’s a case when part of Government thinks it is flying the plane and in charge. Why not? They’ve been in charge for years (along with compliant School Boards that keep being told “trust the professionals” even as the teachers are taught to “not trust the parents”. Now those same teachers are up in arms … Read more
Arnie Arnison – Life’s a mess so give Governments more of your money
While I haven’t talked with Arnie Arnison for years. I have to say that she is an honest Democrat operative/pundit/politician. She believes what she believes and keeps to her principles. I just completely disagree with her – like in this LTE (Letter to the Editor) in the Concord Monitor.
“The state telling you what you can and can’t do isn’t about health”
When the state tells you it’s safe to go to The Home Depot to buy a sponge but it’s too dangerous to go to a florist and buy flowers — it’s not about your health.
When the state shuts down millions of private businesses but doesn’t lay off a single government employee — it’s not about your health.
Treating Disease as a War?
Should we be treating a disease as a war? Any serious war suspends liberal society. This means freedoms are lost or face restriction. Is it advisable to have a war on poverty or a war on drugs? If we are fighting a war how is confinement to one’s home honorable? If we are fighting a war aren’t there things for people to do?
Commissioner of Education Edelblut: NH schools need more than the illusion of change
[Note: emphasis mine -Skip] STAN LEE, the legendary Marvel Comics writer and publisher, used to describe the secret to keeping readers interested without killing off best-sellers as “the illusion of change.” Cities may fall and worlds may end, but in the comics, there’s always a clone, or a parallel universe, or a time-travel reboot that … Read more
Liberals Love Freedom Leftists Love Control
Liberals love freedom while leftists love control. It’s an important point Alan Dershowitz illustrates. The retired Harvard law professor is a classical liberal. Classic liberals love freedom.
Contrast Democrat Leadership with the Alternative
We have been living uwith Democrat leadership in New Hampshire and nationwide for a while. There are contrasts in style and substance between the alternatives. What can we take away from what the players are showing us?
von Mises vs Marx: “Freedom” vs “Total Control”
Me: “Let me decide for myself.” Bernie-Bros (and the rest of the current den of Democrat Prez Wannabees: “We’ll decide from on high because you’re too stupid”. Freedom vs enforced “equality”. Self-interest vs Faux Moral Superiority. Individualism vs serfdom. How will you vote? Me? With Mises: (H/T: Cafe Hayek)
Skynet – Do You Know Where Artificial Intelligence is Going or How Fast it’s Getting “There”
Did you know those chips in your computer are doubling roughly every two years? Did you know AI is growing exponentially? Do you know what quantum computing is? Think about this, quantum computing will make today’s supercomputers look like pocket calculators.
Hypocrite Alarm! Green New Deal Backers! Hypocrite Alarm!
Warning, Hypocrite Alarm! Green New Deal Backers! Hypocrite alarm! If those running for president really believe what they say, and that’s a big if, it is time to practice what you preach. Most of the Democratic Socialists running for president are pushing to implement the Green New Deal. They tell us it is supposed to … Read more
Using Taxes to Control Diet
Using Taxes to Control Diet. Do you have a problem with that? Bernie is now suggesting a ‘Meat Tax’ to combat climate change. This nuttiness is getting personal. Nutty unaffordable programs are Democratic Socialist staples. But messing with dinner choices is making things serious. Using taxes to control Diet The Leftists are proposing, in all … Read more