Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Atlas Shrugged Goes to Hollywood (and D.C.) 

Filed As:  General

Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged should be in a theater near you in 2008. Can’t wait that long for the red carpet to be rolled out? On Oct. 6, 2007 be in Washington, D.C. for the more »»

• posted by Kurt Weber
• 3:14 am
• 1 comment

Tuesday, October 9, 2007

Students: Check out Cato on Campus 

New online liberty resource for the matriculated

By Kurt T. Weber

Filed As:  General

Make Cato on Campus your new homepage if you're a student interested in individual liberty, limited government, free markets and peace. Recently created by the Cato Institute, this site is “an outlet for students to find ... more »»

• posted by Kurt Weber
• 2:30 pm
• 0 comment

Friday, October 5, 2007

$10,000 Film Grant Opportunity 

Support provided to turn policy ideas into tearjerkers and documentaries

By Kurt T. Weber

Filed As:  General

Know someone with video talent, film aspirations? Pass this info along promptly: Oct. 15 is the deadline for submitting an application. View the guidelines online. In sum, the more »»

• posted by Kurt Weber
• 2:35 am
• 0 comment

Saturday, September 29, 2007

Got Eminent Domain? Get this DVD 

By Kurt T. Weber

Filed As:  General

The Institute for Justice has a DVD to help activists beat property-grubbing politicrats and the interests they represent. The informative and inspiring “Not for Sale: A Comprehensive Guide to Fighting Eminent Domain ... more »»

• posted by Kurt Weber
• 10:12 pm
• 1 comment

Tuesday, September 25, 2007

The Appeal of Ron Paul 

Filed As:  General

After three days of FreedomWorks’ 2008 GOP presidential straw poll, 16,371 visitors cast votes. The winner? U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, with over 56 percent of the vote.  Why Ron Paul? Alvaro Vargas Llosa, senior fellow at the more »»

• posted by Kurt Weber
• 9:11 pm
• 1 comment

Friday, September 21, 2007

Official Hatred 

Stirring up strife for political advantage

Filed As:  Education (k-12), General

The famous dictum says that "power corrupts." On this 50th-anniversary of school desegregation in Little Rock, Tom Parsons points out that one man's desire for continued political power contributed to the stain of racism that has afflicted the United States.

Parsons writes that Faubus ... more »»

• posted by John LaPlante
• 12:57 pm
• 0 comment

Friday, September 7, 2007

Suburbs Continue to Attract 

Political pushing can't shape taste

Filed As:  General

Economic development officials are stuck on the idea that the future lies with imbuing Akron, Fresno, and other places with LA hip and NY chic. it's the basics that that attract people as they age.

Writing in Money magazine's "Best places to live" issue, Joel Kotkin says that as ... more »»

• posted by John LaPlante
• 1:38 pm
• 0 comment

Monday, August 27, 2007

Wanted: New Mexico’s Outrageous Laws! 

Filed As:  General

The dastardly Rio Grande Foundation and its momentary sidekick, the New Mexico Alliance for Legal Reform, seek examples of New Mexico laws, local ordinances and administrative rules and regulations that ought to ... more »»

• posted by Kurt Weber
• 11:05 pm
• 0 comment

Monday, August 27, 2007

Protecting Property Rights en Español 

Filed As:  General

The Castle Coalition, a project of the Institute for Justice, just published its "Eminent Domain Abuse Survival Guide" in Spanish. Que bueno! The Castle’s August 23 media release ... more »»

• posted by Kurt Weber
• 8:01 pm
• 0 comment

Friday, August 31, 2007

Donkey Kong and the Free Society Lesson 

Filed As:  General

“The King of Kong: Fistful of Quarters” documents a highly competitive true-story rivalry for the world’s record score on ... the Donkey Kong video game. Beyond being entertainingly good, this film about an offbeat topic includes a ... more »»

• posted by Kurt Weber
• 6:49 pm
• 1 comment