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Waiting for the last leak . . .

As thousands of US diplomatic cables are ‘leaked’ to the world and thousands of journalists scramble to make sense of them, the open ended hand wringing, denunciation and cries of murder will be constant this week. While some will claim … Continue reading

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’1984′ High Schools

As a high school student in 1984, the height of my political outrage came in the form of the seatbelt law enacted by then Governor Cuomo. Of course we had a smoking area and could keep our guns in the … Continue reading

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This Week with Warren

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Riffin’ for Redlich

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Draft Redlich for Governor

I’d love to see Jim Ostrowski step forward and try like he did in 1994. A stalwart of the movement and no stranger to politics, Jim could splatter a serious piece of humble pie into the faces of the nut … Continue reading

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Considering 2010: Liberty New York Style – Part III

While I personally never seem to point to any hard electoral result in a campaign other than a footnote in Wikipedia, by virtue of the simple fact that I never make the ballot, I say it’s still worth trying on … Continue reading

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Considering 2010: Liberty New York Style – Part II

The recent special election in NY’s 23rd Congressional District while seemingly a success of Doug Hoffman as a Conservative Party candidate, it simply wasn’t the case. In NY a special election of this sort requires the county chairs to pick … Continue reading

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Considering 2010: Liberty New York Style – Part I

Note: This content’s initial publication was intended for the Examiner gig, but became too long and complicated for adequate handling there. While I did publish it there and promise the rest here, Part II and maybe three will include the … Continue reading

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The Rough and Ready Libertarian

I’m wondering whether author and historian Thomas Woods is in fact too far into the woods despite being one of those city kids. He pens a curious piece today on LRC defending St. Paul and true Lew against another cadre … Continue reading

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What if Tiger goes Rogue ?

As the world learns more about the Tiger Woods incident this last weekend, they all wanna know more. Sure enough the causeways that are human avenues of communication, intrigue and idolatry will fill that vacuum. I’ve golfed about two times … Continue reading

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