#MovieMonday – Documentary filmmakers try to get government funding for the “Museum of Government Waste”

Our hats are off to documentary filmmakers Jim and Ellen Hubbard for their upcoming documentary scheduled for a 2012 release: “Museum of Government Waste,” which brilliantly and humorously exposes not only the appalling amount of taxpayer dollars wasted by our government, but the underlying culture of corruption and favors that plagues the U.S. Congress and drives so much of the waste. Not only are they actually building the Museum of Government Waste, but their upcoming documentary chronicles their actual and serious attempt to get an earmark from Congress for the museum, a commentary more cutting and eloquent than the museum itself –the kind of caper that Michael Moore has become famous for, but without all the deceptive editing and naive state worship (we’ll leave that to the guy in the baseball cap)…

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Occupy Mordor or Destroy the Ring?

There has been mixed responses to Occupy Wall Street by libertarians. Some see the movement as a positive, while others see them as little more than lazy hipsters. But libertarians must be sensitive to why people feel the way they do about issues. The occupiers point out a legitimate concern that "the 1%" control vastly more power and wealth than "the 99%", and corporations have accumulated more power and privilege than is healthy for an open society. Some other concerns and demands are absurd, but the heart of the matter is on track. The question is why has this happened? While many on the left are quick to blame a nebulous thing called "greed", or lack of regulation, the matter is more complicated than that. This calls for a Lord of the Rings metaphor. Let's say that Sauron, the big cheese bad guy of Lord of the Rings, is the corporate hegemony. The 1%. Most people in Middle Earth agree that this is a problem, but there are a few differ...

I've Been an Outspoken Critic of Censoring Conservatives, But I'm Not Leaving Patreon Over Sargon of Akkad's Ridiculous Remarks

By: Wes Messamore The Humble Libertarian Photo: Gage Skidmore

Were The Founding Fathers Aided By Aliens?

Photo: Sebastian Bieniek, Dollarfaces https://www.b1en1ek.com/works/bieniek-paint/2015-dollarfaces/ Edit (2/1/26): No

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