Author Archives: Alaska

Bicycle Spokes at a Mile

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Alaska

Almost a decade ago I very carefully clipped an ad from Law Enforcement Technology Magazine, saying to myself “I didn’t know that capability existed! I want one of those!” This past weekend I found the clipping in the garage. The … Continue reading →

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Just Bought Our Tickets for Atlas Shrugged

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Alaska

April 15th, the wife and I will be at the 4:30 showing at the Hacienda Crossings theater in Dublin, California. Check the state listings and get your tickets now!

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Maybe We Should Be Like Chile

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Alaska

I’m intrigued by this: Next, economist Jose Pinera, Chile’s Labor and Social Security Minister, privatized social security. The plan … let workers choose between personal retirement accounts or the bankrupt state-run pension system. Workers could keep their own money, invest … Continue reading →

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Shadow Nation and Empires

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Alaska

From the comments to this post: Don Rodrigo: it’s looking more and more like us originalist Americans will have to find a way to form a viable shadow nation as have the illegal immigrants. If they can defy the real … Continue reading →

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Ah, the Birdies of Spring! Tasty….

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Alaska

In our back yard this fine evening, I saw the little birdies playing and basking in the sun, merrily singing and eating the seed my wife set out for them, and my thoughts ever-so briefly turned to… Recipes for a … Continue reading →

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Rawles Pulls the Trigger

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Alaska

Jim Rawles says you should start to Get Out Of Dodge, NOW. Go read; I’ll wait. Back yet? Now, I didn’t find his post to be particularly alarming. Some commenters on other sites seem to be miscategorizing his post as … Continue reading →

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I’ll Take My Pay in California Gold Bruins, Please

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Alaska

Verrry interesting. Emphasis mine: But we know from Mrs. Kelo’s case that this needn’t be the end of things. People began to see the logic and think about property rights, and now at least 43 states have passed laws to … Continue reading →

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FREE Summer Seminars on Liberty

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Alaska

Un-indoctrinate your undergrad, recent graduate, or graduate student for FREE with these very cool-looking liberty-minded summer seminars. Located at various college campuses across the country, books, housing, etc. all FREE OF CHARGE courtesy of the Institute for Humane Studies. There … Continue reading →

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Pull Over Now Or We’ll Kill You

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Alaska

As Radley Balko notes, this is a one-sided account, but… wow.

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What Media Bias?

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Alaska

NPR’s Steve Inskeep has a op-ed in the WSJ today — claiming NPR is not biased, because, gosh, lots of conservatives listen to it — that immediately brought to mind the phrase “methinks he protests too much.” Fun fisking here. … Continue reading →

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