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 |
Hannah McCoy
The Pentagon Slush Fund
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
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 |
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