Archive for September, 2008

Mailing list options:

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008 Posted in admin | 1 Comment »

I'm going to be setting up a mailing list, but would rather it not be on my own servers . It seems to me there's two major options - Yahoo! Groups ... Read more..

Congratulations

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008 Posted in liberalism | 3 Comments »

To those Democratic representatives who listened to those they are meant to represent and opposed giving tax payer's money to their corporate masters. Perhaps this is a sign that the Democrats ... Read more..

Can’t support Obama now…

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008 Posted in US predential race 2008 | 2 Comments »

He's a White Sox fan (in other news, the Cubs have secured the best record in the National League giving them the home field advantage in the playoffs. The Sox ... Read more..

Why do we let people vote?

Monday, September 22nd, 2008 Posted in democracy, paternalism | 8 Comments »

If, as so many in politics assert, people cannot be left to make their own choices, be it about their personal finance, what they eat or what drugs they take, ... Read more..

Objectivism:

Friday, September 19th, 2008 Posted in liberalism | 1 Comment »

Original here Read more..

What is Libertarianism?

Friday, September 19th, 2008 Posted in libertarianism | 10 Comments »

Okay, so this is akin to asking "What is jazz?". There is no easy answer, but I know it when I see it. Sean Gabb, director of the Libertarian Alliance recently ... Read more..

Liberal Vision

Thursday, September 18th, 2008 Posted in liberal vision, taxation | No Comments »

I've been thinking about the kerfuffle over Liberal Vision's report. Frankly I think its obvious that many seats are vulnerable to the Tories. I thought Torbay was well known to be ... Read more..

Peak oil? Not for a long time.

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008 Posted in energy, peak oil | 3 Comments »

At least according to former oil industry insider and head of the Royal Society of Chemistry Dr Richard Pike. Current fears are based on misunderstanding of probability and the figures behind ... Read more..

Violent Dems…

Tuesday, September 16th, 2008 Posted in conference, liberal democrats | No Comments »

I was shocked to read Julian's account of the tussle between Adrian Sanders and Mark Littlewood at conference yesterday. Quite frankly, I'm disappointed that an LibDem MP would behave in this ... Read more..

Why focus on Palin?

Tuesday, September 16th, 2008 Posted in US, US predential race 2008 | 3 Comments »

So many are focusing on the thought of Palin being VP or even President. Why? The thought of McCain, a man who thinks singing 'Bomb, Bomb, Bomb, Bomb Iran' is ... Read more..

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