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Ron Paul home school curriculum just launched!

awagele — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 22:23:01 +0000

Now you can homeschool your kids using Ron Paul's new curriculum. This is the best chance at teaching future generations about liberty and voluntaryism.

Prostitution for those physically disabled in France

DrewJaye — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 12:21:31 +0000

Debate opens on sex life of France's disabled. Belgian law often leaves the sale of sex in a legal gray area, allowing for some sexual services for people with severe disabilities. In neighboring France, however, a tense debate on the topic is just beginning.

NY Assemblyman and drug warrior caught with pot

geogavino — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 21:58:12 +0000

NYC Assemblyman voted against medical marijuana. Now hypocrite caught in traffic stop with pot. Fashions self a drug warrior.

Gay Marriage: Senator's Shift, GOP Soul-Searching

wkth1 — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 08:51:00 +0000

A Republican senator's embrace of gay marriage is the latest sign of soul-searching in a party struggling to adapt in a society whose demographics — and views on emotional issues — are changing fast.

Gay marriage still divides the party, with the conservative wing strongly opposed. But an increasing number of Republicans, now including Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio, are reversing course. Many others simply downplay the subject.

Family Research Council Head Wants To Punish People For Fornicating

aaronclark1989 — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 11:22:24 +0000

Tony Perkins, the head of the Family Research Council, thinks the war on women doesn’t go far enough. He wants to extend it to men. In his latest rant, he didn’t call women “sluts” for wanting to have sex outside of marriage, but he did say that all single people should be punished and shamed for succumbing to their desires.

Police arrest mother who hired strippers for son's 16th birthday

libertyevolution — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 05:53:44 +0000

Police arrested the mother who hired two strippers for her son's 16th birthday party. Judy H. Viger was charged with five counts of endangering the welfare of a child.
Endangering the welfare of a child is a misdemeanor that can carry a prison sentence up to one year. According to the law, endangerment occurs when a person "knowingly acts in a manner likely to be injurious to the physical, mental or moral welfare of a child less than 17 years old.

Colorado Dems pass draconian gun measures by anonymous vote

BLibertarian — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 06:50:14 +0000

A ban on high capacity magazines, arbitrarily defined as being capable of holding more than 15 rounds, was passed by the Colorado legislature today on a voice vote. House Bill 13-1224 was sponsored by Rhonda Fields (D-Aurora) whose description of her reasons for introducing the Bill made it clear that it is an emotional response to a tragic event. But leveraging the basic rights of peaceful Coloradans as her therapy.

Michigan prosecutor targets activist who films police

dissident — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 07:20:07 +0000

Activist faces three months in prison for filming police who was not wearing his seat belt

Student committed and forcibly drugged after cursing professor

phonon — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 04:07:14 +0000

After cursing at a professor during a Spanish final, former Columbia-Juilliard student Oren Ungerleider was involuntarily committed to St. Luke’s Hospital and kept there against his will for 30 days. When he arrived at St. Luke’s, Ungerleider was interviewed by a series of psychiatrists, and he refused to answer their questions. When he tried to leave, three doctors tackled him and forcibly injected him with the drug Haldol. Doctors medicated him against his will and kept him in containment.

Pastor pwns Romans 13 believers

warsaw — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 19:47:50 +0000

I'm as tired of arguing Romans 13 with Christians as the next liberty lover, but this pastor makes some awesome points (the YouTube linked is cued to the best part). Watching from the cue for about 10 minutes is recommended. It starts with some great points about Romans 13 and moves into reconciling the Christian love of government with personal freedom (a freedom that even "God" itself recognizes.

Fired for being too attractive?

Whispering.Siren — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 19:03:29 +0000

Woman is fired for being irresistibly attractive to her boss, even though she herself did not conduct herself improperly. When brought to court, she didn't win.

The World's First Cybernetic Hate Crime

TooNs — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 00:02:49 +0000

Steve Mann, the "father of wearable computing," was physically assaulted while visiting a McDonalds in Paris, France. The Canadian university professor was at the restaurant with his family when three different McDonalds employees took exception to his "Digital Eye Glass" device and attempted to forcibly remove it from his head. Mann was then physically removed from the store by the employees, along with having his support documentation destroyed. It was the first ever recorded assault of a person instigated by the prominent display of a Google Glass-like wearable computer.

Want To Know Why People Need Guns?

jglass2181 — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 22:36:12 +0000

The following video from many years ago titled "A Daughter's Regret" shows the testimony of Suzanna Gratia Hupp whose parents were killed when a madman opened fire in a Texas cafeteria. It is a powerful reminder of how essential it is to protect the Second Amendment, not for duck hunting, as she points out, but to protect our loved ones from maniacs ... and a government that would put us in such a vulnerable position.

Anonymous Calls For Civil War To Overthrow The US Government

Freedomcam.net — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 04:00:23 +0000

Anonymous Calls For Civil War To Overthrow The US Government. In the latest video from Anonymous, they have called for the most aggressive action yet.

They’re asking the American people to join them in a “call to arms” for the destruction and overthrow of the US Government.

Pure ecstasy can be ‘safe’ for adults, health official says

stuntmantdave — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:18:09 +0000

B.C.’s top health official says taking pure ecstasy can be “safe” when consumed responsibly by adults, but he says he is not advocating legalized recreational use of the drug.

6 Isolated Groups Who Had No Idea That Civilization Existed

seejase — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 17:59:31 +0000

Examples of a select few who have seemingly avoided government aggression. Is there anything that can be learned from them?