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Applying Cost-Benefit Analysis to National Security
"Your chance of dying in a bathtub is about one in a million, and from terrorism is about one in 3.5 million," says Ohio State political scientist John Mueller in a recent discussion with Reason.TV's Nick [...]
Liberty NewsWire - November 23, 2011
The Transportation Security Administration says passengers will likely notice fewer pat-downs of children and other changes at airports over this long weekend, the busiest travel days of the year. - The HillThanksgiving Provides Test for New TSA [...]
17 Quotes About The Coming Financial Collapse That Will Make Your Hair Stand Up
#1 Credit Suisse’s Fixed Income Research unit: “We seem to have entered the last days of the euro as we currently know it. That doesn’t make a break-up very likely, but it does mean some extraordinary things will [...]
The Recursive Relationship of Collectivism and Individualism
Often times, especially in the present day, Collectivism and Individualism are made out to be antagonistic opposites. From that, many arguments for one or the other then arise, just as every other [...]
Music Video in support of Occupy Wall Street, Liberty, and Solidarity between the Tea Party and the 99%
Hello C4L folks. I put this song and video together a couple of days ago because I'm totally fed up with the spin and false dichotomy being projected in the media regarding the OWS movement. After seeing the Tea Party defanged, [...]
The wealth gap
I'm puzzled by all this talk about the wealth gap.On one end of the spectrum, we have creative people who produce new products and services that people are willing to pay for, people who are willing to invest their own time and money to [...]
Free Help Needed
Media outlets have reported yet another alarming result of the overregulated economy – the rise of new employees working as interns with no paycheck. So after borrowing tens of thousands of dollars to go to college, students now get [...]
Part of joblessness mortgage help will go unused
The Dodd-Frank financial overhaul included a significant amount of money intended to help unemployed property owners. Only about one-half of the one billion dollar budgets are going to be distributed. The remainder will be delivered to the [...]
Liberty NewsWire: November 22, 2011
The Air Transport Association expects 2 percent fewer people will fly this Thanksgiving week compared with last year, while AAA projects a 4 percent increase in automobile travel.As the T.S.A. observes its 10th anniversary, it also [...]
How Many Wars Does President Obama Want?
It seems so very long ago when President Barack Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. He got it only because he hadn't had enough time to start any new wars. But he's sure been busy since then!He's made Afghanistan his [...]