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Tuesday, January 5, 2016

Miscellany: 1/05/16

Quote of the Day
Posterity -- you will never know how much it has cost my generation to preserve your freedom. I hope you will make good use of it.
John Quincy Adams

Chart of the Day: Federal Land Management

Courtesy of Mises
Image of the Day

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Hannah McCoy's photo.
Hannah McCoy
You have to pay money to visit Karl Marx's grave. Because the marx enthusiastists could not find a realistic way to maintain the property without charging visitors a fee. I'm just going to let you process that now
The Pentagon Slush Fund



Political Potpourri

The first poll of the new year is from California with Cruz narrowly leading Trump by 2, and Rubio and Carson trailing well behind.

Madison Rising and Patriotic Rock

HT Libertarian Republican on the first track







Fear Mongering vs. Liberty



Political Cartoon

Courtesy of Jerry Holbert via Townhall
Musical Interlude: My Favorite Vocalists

Aretha Franklin (with the Eurythmics), "Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves"



Propaganda and the Obama Presidency


Reality Show President: Inside the White House PR Machine
President Obama's photography staff continues to bypass the independent media through the skillful use of photography and social media. The boycott has sent a powerful message to the public about the use of presidential PR in news reports. But make no mistake about it: when it comes to crafting the president’s public image, the White House calls the shots.
Posted by Reason Magazine on Tuesday, January 5, 2016