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    • The Return of Odysseus June 10, 2009
      FCR Podcast. Day 141 of the Revolution. The “relaunch” of FreeCapitalist Radio, 3 years to the day of the tragic death of Les McGuire & Ray Hooper. “The Barnacles of Les McGuire,” Gov. Palin’s recent remarks & Homer’s Odyssey, Pres. Obama’s Cairo Speech to Muslims.    Today’s FreeCapitalist Radio show m […]
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    • 9 in 10 Favor Protections for Secret Ballots February 23, 2009
      Guest Editorial | Poll Shows Voters Demand State Constitutional Protection of Secret Ballot Elections; Highest Support Among Union Households Salt Lake City, UT - 9 out of 10 Utah voters want the state constitution to be amended to protect secret ballots, concluded a poll conducted by Wilson Research Strategies.  This poll surveyed likely voters to assess [. […]
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    • Union’s Expect Obama Payback - Seek to End Secret Ballots February 23, 2009
      Updated Guest Editorial | On Tuesday’s Glenn Beck Show, a discouraging statistic was shown. In 1999, all government spending as a portion of our national GNP was 33%. In 2009, that number stands at 39%. An astonishing number when you consider that the United States produces over $14 trillion in goods and services annually.  If that [...]
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    • Federalist 4 April 25, 2009
      This one didn’t take me so long. Now that I know what html code to edit out and what to insert for the footnotes, it went a lot smoother. Federalist 4 Posted in 1
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    • Wealth, wants, needs, … and stewardship. April 17, 2009
      What is wealth, and how does it relate to wants, needs, and stewardship.
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    • Anarchy, the institution of Government, and self-governance. March 21, 2009
      I just recently listened again to a talk on the FEE podcast entitled “Self-Governance.” As I was listening the speaker, who is a self-proclaimed anarcho-capitalist, gave Somalia as an example of how anarchy can sometimes be a better option than government. He described a graph where one axis is some “best-to-worst” scale of both optio […]
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A Chaucerian Celebration

Posted on April 22, 2009 by selfevident1

OK. So, April has brought with it some incredible weather and I just can’t help sharing this with everyone. Kind of makes me want to take a trip.
I didn’t really like much of the Canterbury Tales (the “R” rated nature was a bit silly, though the middle English was a blast to read), but this [...]

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Old Books that Teach Us about Today

Posted on September 30, 2008 by selfevident1

When I hear the same book being talked about in many independent circles, I try to locate a copy and read it—if I haven’t already. but then I usually try to read it again. Such was the case this week with An Enemy Hath Done This by once Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson was [...]

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Best American Poetry 2008

Posted on September 16, 2008 by selfevident1

September is a happy time for my reading. The Best American Poetry series publishes its annual collection at this time of year. I picked up the 2008 edition today. This book is the single greatest way that a lay individual can keep track of the latest in poetic production. The Chicago Tribune acclaims the Best [...]

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