Reason’s Kennedy released a video Monday that looks at the “un-libertarian” and “pro-libertarian” Christmas motion pictures of all-time. Here is the list ECN quickly compiled and the entire 3:30 video can be found below. We hope you have a fantastic Christmas! Pro-Libertarian – “Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer” – “It’s a Wonderful Life” – “The […]
Archives for December 2012
Liberty Dollars banned on eBay by U.S. Secret Service over counterfeit fears
Popular online auction site eBay has confirmed that it can no longer allow sellers to offer Liberty Dollar medallions that are made in gold, silver, copper and platinum. The removal was per the order of the United States Secret Service, which deemed National Organization for the Repeal of the Federal Reserve Act (NORFED) Liberty Dollars […]
School strip searches 10-year-old boy over ‘missing’ $20 bill
A North Carolina elementary school is apparently receiving a lot of complaints over one of its latest actions: strip searching. According to a report from CBS Charlotte, what happened was that a teacher was searching for a missing $20 bill and the fifth-grader was accused of having the bill. Instead of notifying the child’s parents, […]
Washington tries to cash in on gold prices, balance budget by taxing mining operators
At the present time, the United States federal government does not receive taxes from mining hard rock minerals. It is unknown how much gold, silver, copper and other precious metals are mined across 700 million acres because an 1872 U.S. mining law does not require mining companies to disclose such information, according to a recently […]
Friedrich Hayek: Why intellectuals drift towards socialism
After watching this brief clip of Friedrich Hayek appear on William F. Buckley’s “Firing Line,” I recollected the various quotes by Thomas Sowell that argued against the so-called intellectuals in our society that have caused much of our problems. If you’ve never read anything by Sowell, I highly recommend checking out this page of his […]