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On the way to and from work the other day, I listened to a lecture Howard Zinn gave at Reed College regarding his book, "A People's History of the United States." And at lunch that day, I listened to Rush Limbaugh. This doesn't make sense to the average person. These men are opposites. In each political world, the other is the enemy. One, a communist. The other, a fascist. Yet, listening to both inspire me to freedom. And there is actually a huge overlap between the two men's political philosophies. Now, is libertarianism the overlap? No. Is libertarianism the moderation between the two? No. Libertarianism is the extreme. It is the liberty that connects both men. And while to me, this seems so clear, it apparently escapes them both. Because at the end of Zinn's beautiful lecture about the tyranny of the majority, the overreaching military-industrial complex, and the egregious corporate welfare that has colored our nation's entirety, his brief close asks us...

'It’s almost become a stock gripe for talk-radio hosts to disparage folks who aren’t as up on politics as they are. When President Obama was being ushered in two years ago, nationally syndicated talk host Neal Boortz said, “Let me point out the fact that on Tuesday night more Americans were tuned in to watch ‘American Idol’ than watched the inauguration festivities. Hopefully you aren’t surprised.” Actually, I wasn’t surprised one bit. Most Americans simply aren’t into politics to the degree Boortz would prefer. This doesn’t make them bad Americans. It actually makes them quite normal.' Text version at The American Conservative . By: Jack Hunter , a Featured Voice at T H L Read Jack Hunter's columns at: AmConMag | Charleston City Paper

Q. How can you tell when William Kristol is giving bad policy advice? A. His lips are moving. Or he's typing. Or he's writing an open letter for a bunch of hawks to sign. Or launching some new letterhead organization. "I refer, of course, to Kristol's recent op-ed in The Wall Street Journal (co-authored with the presidents of the the Heritage Foundation and the American Enterprise Institute ). The basic theme is that the world is very, very dangerous, and so the United States should not cut a nickel from its defense budget, even though we already spend more than the rest of the world combined, have most of the world's major powers on our side, and possess a robust nuclear deterrent. So even though the country is also facing massive budget deficits, at least partly due to policies that Kristol has previously promoted, we need to build a wall around the defense budget and make sure it doesn't get shrunk. At all... "To start with, any serious attempt to cu...

The information in the following video could help you save someone's life someday. It's called continuous chest compression and it's different from CPR. When performing it, you DON'T 1) Check for pulse, 2) Clear the airway, or 3) perform mouth-to-mouth. Continuous chest compression is much easier to learn and remember than traditional CPR, actually has a higher likelihood of saving someone's life if you see them collapse from cardiac arrest, and can be performed without a certification or special training. A good patriot and vigilant citizen is alert, knowledgeable, and ready to help others in emergencies. The more we take care of each other, the less claim government will have on us! Check out the video below for more information. A tip of my hat to Laura at Red State Eclectic for this excellent find ! Disclaimer ( i.e. the legal crap that I hatve to include because twisted lawyers have screwed our country up so badly): The editor of The Humble Libertarian an...

'Afifi, a 20-year-old U.S.-born citizen, cooperated willingly and said he’d done nothing to merit attention from authorities. Comments the agents made during their visit suggested he’d been under FBI surveillance for three to six months. An FBI spokesman wouldn’t acknowledge that the device belonged to the agency or that agents appeared at Afifi’s house. “I can’t really tell you much about it, because it’s still an ongoing investigation,” said spokesman Pete Lee, who works in the agency’s San Francisco headquarters. Afifi, the son of an Islamic-American community leader who died a year ago in Egypt, is one of only a few people known to have found a government-tracking device on their vehicle. His discovery comes in the wake of a recent ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals saying it’s legal for law enforcement to secretly place a tracking device on a suspect’s car without getting a warrant, even if the car is parked in a private driveway. Brian Alseth from the American Ci...

So who is Kristi Noem? The 38-year-old rancher and state representative is being hailed as the "Sarah Palin of South Dakota" in her run against the Democratic incumbent Stephanie Herseth-Sandlin for a U.S. House seat. While the similarities are apparent, Kristi Noem being a dark horse victor in her party's primary, a beautiful wife and mother of three, a rancher, and a hunter, we hope the similarities stop there and don't include for instance, Sarah Palin's support for the TARP bailouts and for bailout-voting candidates. Besides, Noem's opponent also shares many similarities with Sarah Palin as a beautiful wife, mother, and avid hunter. One thing she doesn't share is Palin's support for the bailouts, which Herseth-Sandlin voted against . Does that qualify her to keep her seat? Noem is correct to question the logic in voting against the health care bill as Herseth-Sandlin did, but then insisting as she does on the campaign trail that it should not be r...

"Ever meet a kindergartner who seemed naturally compassionate and cared about others' feelings? Who was cooperative and didn't demand his own way? Chances are, his parents held, carried and cuddled him a lot; he most likely was breastfed; he probably routinely slept with his parents; and he likely was encouraged to play outdoors with other children, according to new research findings from the University of Notre Dame." Read the entire article at PhysOrg.com Wes Messamore , Editor in Chief, T H L Articles | Author's Page