Entries for the ‘Freedom’ Category

The Philosophy of Liberty

Here is a great video about libertarian ideals.  A lot of you may have seen it already, but its worth posting for those of you out there that may not have.  For better quality, check out the original flash animation.
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Cheerleading More Dangerous Than Ecstasy

A recent study conducted by MAPS.org shows that there are more ER visits per year for cheerleading accidents than there are for Ecstasy use. To quote the study:
I focused on Emergency Room (ER) visit data, the most common indicator of cost to public health. For example, according to the Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN), in [...]

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15-Year-Old Girl Arrested For Sexually Abusing Herself

A Pittsburgh girl was recently arrested for taking nude photos of herself and sending them to people she met in chat rooms on the internet. Among her charges were possession of child porn (for having the pictures stored on her hard drive), sexual abuse of children (for taking the pictures of herself) and dissemination of [...]

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Put Down the Gun, Then We’ll Talk

I recently stumbled across a great article by Stefan Molyneux entitled, “The Gun in the Room“, over at LewRockwell.com. I highly suggest reading the whole thing. The first paragraph is as follows:
One of the most difficult – and [...]

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FBI Now Uses Cell Phones to Eavesdrop on Conversations

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Wiretapping is now the least of your worries. According to Fox News, the FBI is now using cell phones to eavesdrop on conversations. They can now remotely connect to the phone, activate the mic and listen to what is being said in the area. The only way to absolutely avoid this is by removing the [...]

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Doctor ‘Refuses Treatment’ and Faces Jail Time

According to maltaStar.com, Italian Doctor Mario Riccio switched off the life support of his patient Piergorgio Welby in order to allow him to die peacefully. Welby was suffering from muscular dystrophy and was unable to move his body. At this point, he was reduced to communicating by blinking his eyelids. Welby asked authorities to be [...]

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The Liberty Dollar. Is it Illegal?

The Liberty dollar is a private currency that has been in circulation in the United States since 1998. It was created by NORFED in an attempt to provide a competing currency to the U.S. Dollar. The silver and gold pieces are made of either .9999 pure silver or gold respectively. The paper certificates [...]

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