The Real Liberal Heritage - Anthony Gregory - Mises Daily

The Real Liberal Heritage - Anthony Gregory - Mises Daily: "Liberalism is, in other words, the political creed of those who favored liberty above the state, believed peace was preferable to war, and saw free trade and free association as the very foundations of a just and equitable society; who saw the moral status of wealth accumulation as being determined not by how much was accumulated, but rather by how it was accumulated—whether by the peaceful and productive means of voluntary free exchange or the political means of plunder and government privilege."

The Myth of Safety | Shepherd Press

The Myth of Safety | Shepherd Press: "It is the lie of the Enemy that laws, regulations, police protection, armies, and air bags will keep us safe. All of these things have a place. But they cannot overcome the evil within the human heart."

"You cannot promise your children they will be safe from this ugly war.  What you can promise is that God is faithful and will one day bring an end to every tear."

In radical move, Hollande puts a bit more sunshine into French government - CSMonitor.com

In radical move, Hollande puts a bit more sunshine into French government - CSMonitor.com: "Now, for the first time, Mr. Hollande demanded that all 38 ministers of his cabinet officially declare their wealth, in an attempt to temper public anger after his former budget minister confessed earlier this month to holding a bank account abroad illegally and evading taxes."

Florida veteran battles city for right to fly flags honoring service members | Fox News

Florida veteran battles city for right to fly flags honoring service members | Fox News: "The law requires businesses to apply for a permit to display temporary signs or banners on their property, excluding the American flag, state flags or POW flags. He has flags for the Navy, Air Force and Marines."

Murders by type of weapon

From http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2011/crime-in-the-u.s.-2011/tables/table-20

Knives are used 5 times as much as rifles and body parts are used twice as much as rifles.
Rifles are 2.81% so why does the gun control debate focus on them?

Michigan judge holds self in contempt, pays $25 fine after his smartphone disrupts hearing | Fox News

Michigan judge holds self in contempt, pays $25 fine after his smartphone disrupts hearing | Fox News: "He says if he can't live by the rules he enforces he has no business enforcing the rules."

New York school district apologizes for 'Jews are evil' assignment | Fox News

New York school district apologizes for 'Jews are evil' assignment | Fox News: "The Albany school district is apologizing for a high school writing assignment that asked students to make a persuasive argument blaming Jews for the problems of Nazi Germany.

Superintendent Marguerite Vanden Wyngaard says she doesn't believe the teacher who handed out the assignment had malicious intent."

Did the teacher have common sense?

"A third of the students refused."

Good for them!

Guantanamo legal files mysteriously disappear from PCs | Security & Privacy - CNET News

Guantanamo legal files mysteriously disappear from PCs | Security & Privacy - CNET News: "Not only have many legal files suddenly disappeared from the defense team's computers, but also hundreds of thousands their documents have landed on the prosecution's computers"

DA won't file criminal charges in Vegas police shooting of unarmed Gulf War veteran in 2011 | Fox News

DA won't file criminal charges in Vegas police shooting of unarmed Gulf War veteran in 2011 | Fox News: "Officer Jesus Arevalo thought he was shooting in self-defense when he opened fire with an assault-style rifle, killing Stanley LaVon Gibson.

In fact, what Arevalo heard was another officer firing a beanbag shotgun to break a side window of Gibson's vehicle."

Does Dry Desert Land Fall under the Clean Water Act? - Victims of Government - Ron Johnson, United States Senator for Wisconsin

Does Dry Desert Land Fall under the Clean Water Act? - Victims of Government - Ron Johnson, United States Senator for Wisconsin: "And we still can’t believe that the federal government can control what we do in our own backyard under the Clean Water Act when there is no water on our property! The real problem for us now is that we’re afraid to continue our cleanup and maintenance efforts "