Gary Gibson is the managing editor for Whiskey and Gunpowder. He joins the Whiskey staff as a long-time fan and reader of both Whiskey and Gunpowder and the Daily Reckoning. A graduate of Fordham University, Gary now spends his days reading about and writing on limited government, sound money, personal responsibility and resource investing.
Yesterday in his insightful and wonderfully rendered article Dr. North wrote:
"A state that does not claim the ability to heal, the legal right to heal, and the moral responsibility to heal is a night-watchman state. It does not make comprehensive claims for delivering men, so it does not make comprehensive ...read more
If you're planning to leave the U.S. for any reason, you may soon need to make sure your taxes are all paid up.
The U.S. government is looking to plug up leaks on its tax slave ship. From CBS...
LOS ANGELES (CBS) -- A bill authored by a Southland lawmaker that could ...read more
Trayvon Martin had it coming.
We read those words to that effect from an article linked to by a libertarian website we visit very regularly.
“In Zimmerman’s case, Martin was an athletic six-foot-two-inch tall football player that had him on his back pounding on him. Martin got what he deserved.”
So wrote Paul ...read more
"Ben Bernanke the money bomber has resorted to delivering his anti-gold, pro-fiat sermons to captive audiences on US college campuses," writes Dan Denning of The Daily Reckoning Australia.
That's right. Bernanke is taking his easy money message to the streets.
According to Bloomberg:
"Now that the weather is nice, I'm half-expecting Ben ...read more
Sell Your Gold. Buy a House. Put Nickels in It.
Normally we would not look upon buying a single family house for personal use as an investment. But these are strange times we live in.
Why don’t we consider a single-family house for personal use an investment?
In a completely free market (and ...read more
In a world of rising gasoline prices, Forbes tells us that gasoline prices are not actually rising, and in fact are lower than ever.
And they ain't lyin'!
Writing for Forbes Louis Woodhill gets this seeming contradiction right. He views the price of gas not in terms of the depreciating monopoly money ...read more
“You can either stand with us...or with the child pornographers.”
That’s the latest “with us or against us” salvo trotted out to justify more government intrusion into private life. This time, it comes from Canada’s public safety minister as a response to concerns over the new Protecting Children From Internet Predators ...read more
The Internet recently rallied against copyright monopolists and their paid-for lawmakers. The twin monstrosities of SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (PROTECT Intellectual Property Act) were forced back into their caves, thanks to the Internet blackout protest on Jan. 18, 2012 (Black Wednesday).
But here there still be monsters. Before ...read more
First, a correction. A Bar regular writes...
"Joe Lieberman is not a Democrat. He is an independent, as he resigned from the Democratic Party. Don't you ever check things out before stating them as facts?
"Wish you the best with your paranoia,"
"-- Steve K"
This comes from one of our most-faithful, unswerving, persistent ...read more
Enthusiastic tax shill Warren Buffett has put his money where his mouth is.
He's ponied up $49,000 to help pay down the national debt. He's simultaneously matching voluntary contributions already made by Rep. Scott Rigell of Virginia.
Yes, $49,000 to Mr. Buffett is the equivalent of 49 pennies to the rest of ...read more
