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What It Feels Like To Be A Libertarian (posted January 2009) Political analysts frequently consider what it means to be a libertarian. In fact, in 1997, Charles Murray published a short book entitled "What It Means to Be a Libertarian" that does an excellent job of presenting the core principles of libertarian political philosophy. But almost no one ever discusses what it feels like to be a libertarian. How does it actually feel to be someone who holds the principles described in Murray’s book? I’ll tell you. It feels bad. Being a libertarian means living with an almost unendurable level...

AP suing Shepard Fairey over altered image. See article.

A compendium of news stories, features, and human rights reports pertaining to genocide and crimes against humanity. Compiled by Adam Jones.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (March 22) - The 600 skeletons are packed into fruit cartons and stacked on shelves in the walk-in closet of a forensic lab, in the dim glow of a single bare light bulb. They are "Skeleton No. 4" or "Skeleton No. 21," and nothing more. But a quarter-century after Argentina's dictatorship and "dirty war" against its own citizens ended, DNA technology raises the possibility of finally learning the identities of these skeletons in the closet, collected from mostly unmarked graves across Argentina. Funded by U.S. taxpayers, anthropologists have launched an ambitious campaign, drawing on techniques pioneered in...

Do you know of any US laws that are disapporoved of by other nations, yet other nations may have that very same law?

'Harry Potter' Author J.K. Rowling Opens Up About Books' Christian Imagery 'They almost epitomize the whole series,' she says of the scripture Harry reads in Godric's Hollow. HOLLYWOOD — It deals extensively with souls — about keeping them whole and the evil required to split them in two. After one hero falls beyond the veil of life, his whispers are still heard. It starts with the premise that love can save you from death and ends with a proclamation that a sacrifice in the name of love can bring you back from it. Harry Potter is followed by house-elves and...

-Snip - It began when a store in Reno hung a Mexican flag above an American flag. That's illegal. While a photographer from NBC affiliate KRNV was outside the business an angry man claiming to be a veteran walked up to the flagpole and cut down both flags with a large knife. -end snip-

A Michigan firm that delivers meat products to Arkansas is recalling more than 64 tons of beef due to possible e-coli contamination. The USDA says Davis Creek Meats and Seafood shipped the beef between March 1 and April 30. http://www.fsis.usda.gov/PDF/Recall_023_2007_Release.pdf

By JULIA SILVERMAN, Associated Press Writer Wed Apr 25, 3:27 AM ET SALEM, Ore. - If Gov. Ted Kulongoski seems a little sluggish this week, he's got an excuse: he couldn't afford coffee. ADVERTISEMENT In fact, the Democratic governor couldn't afford much of anything during a trip to a Salem-area grocery store on Tuesday, where he had exactly $21 to buy a week's worth of food — the same amount that the state's average food stamp recipient spends weekly on groceries. Kulongoski is taking the weeklong challenge to raise awareness about the difficulty of feeding a family on a food...

As the U.S. Congress becomes increasingly concerned about offending its new illegal immigrant voting bloc, it has become ineffective in enacting an immigration bill that is equitable to legal Americans. FSM Contributing Editor Sher Zieve explains how this is seriously threatening the sovereignty of the United States of America. Will illegals’ rights ultimately trump those of legal U.S. citizens? Sher suggests urgent preventive solutions which each of us can apply to this looming threat. Illegals Demand Blanket Amnesty and US Citizenship By Sher Zieve As US political leaders become more and more feckless with regards to the illegal immigration problems...

The Film PBS Does Not Want You to See By Alex Alexiev Beginning on Sunday, April 15 and for the next six days, PBS will air 11 prime-time documentaries on its 300 affiliates nationwide. The films are all part of a series called America at the Crossroads, designed and commissioned by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and aiming to present to the American viewing public a comprehensive look at the causes, circumstances and implications of the events of 9/11. Heavily promoted by PBS, the series was envisaged as a television event of the first order that was to help Americans...

Congressman Mike Rogers of Michigan Proposes the Respect for Fallen Heroes Act. Please click HERE and sign the petition before April 6th! (Note: The act being proposed to protect families of fallen military personnel from protesters does not cover private cemetaries. If you feel it should, please be sure to write that in the comment section of the petition.)

Today marks the official launch of Muslims for Bush, a group founded by filmmaker Muhammad Ali Hasan and his mother, Seeme Hasan, and committed to “actively campaigning among all Americans, particularly American Muslims, to re-elect the President.” As we reported in February, members of the Hasan family have been active long-time supporters of the President, having reportedly raised “several hundred thousand dollars” for the campaign. I spoke with the group’s President, Muhammad Ali Hasan, a 24-year-old filmmaker and teacher who graduated this year from Occidental College in Southern California. Hasan describes himself on the group's website as “a budding comedian.”...

Before people get giddy about McVeigh receiving his just due, Tom Brokaw reported on the nightly news that McVeigh received the Catholic sacrament of Last Rites (Extreme Unction) early this morning. McVeigh, a lapsed Catholic, received the sacrament a few hours before his execution this morning Assuming McVeigh received it with the right intentions, the effect of this sacrament is the forgiveness of sins (see James 5:15)