We may hold it to be self evident, but there seems to be a great deal of confusion or misinformation as to what being a libertarian actually means. Here is what I see as the essence of the matter. 1. Libertarians believe in freedom of thought Freedom of thought precedes the manifestation of all other [...]

I am finished with the Tea Party.  They have lost their small constitutionally limited government way!  Do C4L people in Monmouth County have any meetings/get-togethers?

Former Rep. Leon Panetta once served as head of the Office of Management and Budget.  That caused some to hope that he might lead an effort to restrain military spending as defense secretary.  To the contrary, however, he has "gone native," as they say.  Now there is no bigger cheerleader for maintaining an oversize military. Reports [...]