Everybody Run, Uncle Grady Has a Gun. Roderick, Austro-Athenian Empire (2010-05-10). The following letter appeared in today's Opelika-Auburn News. (I've restored my original paragraphing, which was altered seemingly at random.) To the Editor: Bob Sanders wonders (May 8th) why we would fear Uncle Grady the tax assessor. Surely the answer is: because Uncle Grady's edicts are ultimately backed up by threats… (Linked Monday 2010-05-10.)

Reviewing Like It's 2007. rechelon, Human Iterations » Non-Aggression And The Goddamn Primmies (2010-05-10). Communism Reconstituted as Psychotherapy: The Coming Insurrection Everyone knows.  It's really nothing new.  Their attack on Green Capitalism is delicious, while their advocacy of "communes" is without substance, tacked on and arguably specious.  There's a lot of language in it specific to the European intellectual scene.  Honestly, it's a bit… (Linked Monday 2010-05-10.)

The Dialethic Right. Roderick, Austro-Athenian Empire (2010-04-28). Two things conservatives like to say: Our constitutional rights aren't granted to us by government. Our rights come from God, and the Constitution simply recognises them. Illegal immigrants and terrorist suspects don't have constitutional rights because they're not American citizens. (Linked Wednesday 2010-04-28.)

Remembering Corporate Liberalism. rechelon, Invisible Molotov (2010-04-24). "Remembering Corporate Liberalism" by Roderick T Long "During the first half of the 20th century, there was a widespread perception that big government and big business were fundamentally at odds. Free-market individualists generally regarded themselves as defenders of peaceful business interests against the rapacious state. Those on the left saw… (Linked Thursday 2010-04-29.)

XKCD “Hell” implemented in flash. Hacker News (2010-04-29). Comments (Linked Thursday 2010-04-29.)

Anarchism 101. You, Anarchoblogs (2010-04-16). I love how people who would barely pass an 11th-grade civics test like to taunt anarchists with the ever-so-damning, irrefutable line "But how would you prevent a warlord from rising to power, in Anarchy?" and then act as if that is such a complete and well-thought-out argument that it pre-empts… (Linked Thursday 2010-04-29.)

trying to find embeddable video, but rachel maddow – who, Captain Capitulation, eye of the storm (2010-04-15). trying to find embeddable video, but rachel maddow – who, actually, i like to watch – is incessantly touting her show on timothy mcveigh: it's all about the dangers of "anti-government violence." i guess really they focus-grouped the phrase "anti-gov" and now use it as a synonym for insanity. but… (Linked Thursday 2010-04-29.)

Insert “Won’t Get Fooled Again” Reference Here. Jesse Walker, Jesse Walker: Reason Magazine articles and blog posts. (2010-04-29). Charlie Savage reports: The Obama administration is seeking to compel a writer to testify about his confidential sources for a 2006 book about the Central Intelligence Agency, a rare step that was authorized by Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. The author, James Risen, who is a reporter for The… (Linked Thursday 2010-04-29.)

What a Fool Believes. Roderick, Austro-Athenian Empire (2010-04-23). Arizona Governor Jan Brewer explains why we shouldn't worry that her state's new law (allowing the police to demand identity papers from anyone who looks like they might be an "illegal" immigrant) won't lead to racial profiling or other abuses (as if "the thing itself" were not abuse enough ...):… (Linked Friday 2010-04-23.)

No More Looking Back…Unless You’ve Embarrassed Us. Jesse Walker, Jesse Walker: Reason Magazine articles and blog posts. (2010-04-16). Julian Sanchez has posted some sharp comments about Thomas Drake, the NSA whistleblower facing charges for leaking information to the Baltimore Sun. Sanchez concludes: the contrast between the reaction to Drake and the non-reaction to other forms of lawbreaking makes the standard in effect for Bush-era misdeeds clear: If you… (Linked Saturday 2010-04-24.)

Because They Can. Roderick, Austro-Athenian Empire (2010-04-24). The TSA at work. (Linked Saturday 2010-04-24.)

Ugly Viral vs. Pretty Viral. Mike Sellers, Online Alchemy (2010-04-15). Recently I encountered yet another app on Facebook that required me to "become a fan" and install the app before I could even see what it was, much less whether I liked it enough to become a real fan. Sorry, no. That's not viral except in the meanest, ugliest sense.  Like… (Linked Sunday 2010-04-25.)

this thought experiment just got way too awesome. Dinosaur Comics (2010-04-20). archive – contact – sexy exciting merchandise – what happened – search – about!!!@@e2;2020;90; previousApril 20th, 2010nextApril 20th, 2010: I just found out that Stanford’s marching band turned their tubas into Dinosaur Comics to help win a Battle of the Bands and this is what I have to say to… (Linked Wednesday 2010-04-21.)

Help Corvus help the Kate Sharpley Library. Shawn P. Wilbur, Out of the Libertarian Labyrinth (2010-04-16). I’ve got a lot to say, sometime soon, about mutual-aid economies and the power of small, periodic support for small projects, but, for once, let’s get the practice out there in front of the theory. Despite my tendency to be into a bit of everything all the time, the heart… (Linked Thursday 2010-04-22.)

!!!@@e2;20ac;2dc;Infographic', by Phil Gyford. John Gruber, Daring Fireball (2010-04-09). Zing.  â˜…  (Linked Thursday 2010-04-22.)

Malfunction ... Malfunction ... Roderick, Austro-Athenian Empire (2010-04-22). Mary Matalin on CNN's Campbell Brown show just now, on the subject of marijuana: My libertarian sense says let's regulate it. (Linked Friday 2010-04-23.)

The Washington-Wall Street Kabuki Dance. The Freeman | Ideas On Liberty (2010-04-23). Excellent work in the latest from Sheldon Richman: “When I watch the public furor over the ruling party's attempt to ‘toughen’ regulations on the financial industry, I get the same feeling I often have in a theater: Good show but it's not real. … If you have doubts about any of this, imagine some top Wall Street operator calling for elimination of the Federal Reserve System and the banking cartel it administers. Imagine him endorsing repeal of all federal and state banking regulations and their replacement with free banking and market-based money. Imagine him testifying on behalf of an end to all implicit guarantees, bailout promises, and the "too big to fail" doctrine. If you can't imagine it you have begun to grasp the nature of the actual political economy in which we live.” Sheldon’s column has also been reprinted in this weekend’s CounterPunch. (Congrats!) (Linked Friday 2010-04-23.)

The Palinites and the Paulians. Jesse Walker, Jesse Walker: Reason Magazine articles and blog posts. (2010-04-20). The biggest (though not the only) limit to last week's CBS/New York Times Tea Party survey is that it didn't distinguish the movement's armchair sympathizers from the people who actually go out and join the rallies. Politico and Edison Research have filled part of that gap by polling the participants… (Linked Friday 2010-04-23.)

I Must Have Missed It. Roderick, Austro-Athenian Empire (2010-04-20). Jon Stewart, just now: We've been given a false choice between tyranny and anarchy. Hey! When was I offered that choice? (Linked Wednesday 2010-04-21.)