Monthly Archives: September 2007

Sam Konkin Endorses Ron Paul!

19th
Sep. × ’07
By Roderick

Okay, not really. But Konkin does appear as one of the “long-standing tradition of voluntaryist thinkers” listed in this Ron Paul video – along with such folks as Molinari, Spooner, Tucker, Mises, Rothbard, and even your humble correspondent.

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Statism for Kids

19th
Sep. × ’07
By Roderick

Yesterday while waiting in the barber shop I took a look at a children’s book they had amongst the magazines, titled Biggest Ever Book of Questions and Answers. One of the entries read as follows: Why Are Some Lands Richer Than Others? Some lands have good soil, where crops can grow. Some have oil, which [...]

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Dylan Death Metal

17th
Sep. × ’07
By Roderick

On tonight’s third-season premiere of Prison Break the song that’s blasting on the radio as Michael explores his charming new prison is a Spanish-language version of “All Along the Watchtower.” I couldn’t help wondering whether this was a nod to Galactica’s third-season finale. Yeah, I know – it’s a famous song, and no connection to [...]

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Atlas Plugged

17th
Sep. × ’07
By Roderick

Chris Sciabarra has written previously about Randian influence in comics. Well, here’s the latest example, out this week: (There’s nothing especially Randian in the issue beyond the title.) While we’re on the subject of comics, and inasmuch as I blogged recently about Jonah Hex, look who’s guest-starring in next month’s Booster Gold:

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Beat Your Swords Into Thetans

16th
Sep. × ’07
By Roderick

I just saw a commercial in which a girl acting in a school play suddenly breaks from the script and asks why soldiers should obey an unjust ruler’s order to go into battle, and why government should be allowed to serve only a few rather than everybody. Radical stuff, especially the former. (The latter is [...]

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Synchronicity

16th
Sep. × ’07
By Roderick

“A Big Thing in a Deep Scottish Lake!” (Story title, Jack Kirby, 1973.) “Many miles away something crawls from the slime at the bottom of a dark Scottish lake.” (Song lyric, The Police, 1983.)

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