TEI 'The Exterritorial Imperative'

Toward a "Jesus Society"

#1 of my new "Main Fare ~" rubric with striking, important, fundamental essays PLUS discussion: Archbishop Bob Bowman on The Place of Christians in a Democracy and A Christian Political Agenda.

Life and Death Taboo

#2 of my new "Main Fare ~" rubric with striking, important, fundamental essays PLUS discussion: Prof. Ken Schoolland on The Economics and Ethics of Financial Incentives for Organ Donations.

Something Is Rotten In Academia (?)

#3 of my new "Main Fare ~" rubric with striking, important, fundamental essays PLUS discussion: Dr. Richard C. B. Johnsson on The Current State of Academia, on Why is Getting a Degree So Important Today? and on The Corruption of Licensed Savants.

Tom Knapp Is Boycotting Butterbach.Net/Exterritorial.Net

Flaccid Dick; Counting Roman, Thinking Better; The Philosophy of Liberty Revisited; Dark Clouds; Flag Fellating American Duty?; Fringe Groups of Liberty; Bye-bye! These are the other subheadings of this post of Christian Butterbach in his blog "CB's notewok" news ~ comments ~ editorials. Dick Durbin, JDM, Strike the Root, Laura Bush, the President, Kevin Tuma, Hans Hoppe, the Supreme Court and Wendy McElroy are only a few of the many actors in this "grusical" (German for gruesome musical) involved with the Principles of Liberty.

A majority for the wrong decision

Further, but much smaller bad news; TREMENDOUS GOOD NEWS. These are the other subheadings of this post of Christian Butterbach in his blog "CB's notewok" news ~ comments ~ editorials. On the European Constitution, Luxemburg, a visit, data loss and great new columns.

Regime Libertarians

A short comment on Lew Rockwell's recent smashing essay with asides on Michael Badnarik and Tom Knapp.

No fear of words!

A longer comment by Christian Butterbach, with weighty quotes from John Zube and Richard C. B. Johnsson, in the blog "The Exterritorial Imperative", on a recent and still ongoing discussion on panarchism and polycentric law in the blog of The Mises Institute.

First Windows, Then Revelations

A two months old and not yet plugged succinct, but incendiary and very topical (these days and since all times!) comment in Christian Butterbach's gay blog "merrygayhorny".

A Visit in the Headquarters of the Party

An amusing report in German with picture ("Besuch in der Parteizentrale") of a visit to the headquarters of the German political party of the pogo anarchists with no expected punks around! With a lot of info (and sharp attacks) on the present and all time German political scene, with asides to America. With full text of the party's constitutional court action on July 21, 2005 and with remarks on left wing censorship. In Christian Butterbach's German blog "AKTUELL" (with a few lines of English in the preceding blog post).

URGENT! Get a doctor's prescription for junk food!

A post of Christian Butterbach in his blog "CB's notewok" news ~ comments ~ editorials: "You think you don't need it? You're right. Doctors, the pharma industry and the whole illness corporate welfare conglomerate will never allow a law like that.".

Rock Is Dead and Live 8 Killed It

An Op-Ed by Jonathan David Morris: "All right, let me just get this off my chest: On Saturday, July 2, 2005, I, Jonathan David Morris, totally failed to eradicate African poverty.".

Remade In America

An Op-Ed by Jonathan David Morris: "Most Hollywood remakes suck. This news shouldn't take you by surprise. But it's pertinent because adaptations of old shows, movies, books, and even comics have flooded theaters this summer, with no end in sight. 'The Bad News Bears'. 'Bewitched'. 'Herbie'. 'The Honeymooners'. 'War of the Worlds'. Even 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'. The list goes on and on. If history is any indication, some of these remakes will delight old fans while scoring legions of new ones. But most of them will suck. Hard. So why is this?".

Bad Research Leads to Bad Law

An Op-Ed by Wendy McElroy: "A review of medical studies published from 1990 to 2003 in three prestigious journals -- the New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Lancet -- has called the validity of approximately one-third of them into severe question.".

2000 Flushes

An Op-Ed by Jonathan David Morris: "Am I the only one who wonders what bathrooms will look like in the future? I've watched a lot of forward-looking science fiction movies. Maybe even a few too many in my time. But of all the ones I've seen, I've only seen one memorable reference to futuristic bathrooms.".

Islam: Resources

This extensive resource on Islam has been partially updated and augmented today. More updates will follow.

On Campus, Only Some Free Speech Protected

An Op-Ed by Wendy McElroy: "The publicly funded William Paterson University in New Jersey reprimanded Jihad Daniel for discrimination and sexual harassment. The 63-year-old Daniel, who is both an employee and a student at the university, is now at the center of a free speech controversy. He is also a fine example of the sleight-of-hand being called "due process" by universities that quash politically incorrect speech.".

W O N D E R F U L~~~I S L A M

"CB's notewok" is documenting an IRIN report about the scandalous barbaric execution of gay teems in Iran. A quote from the report: "It's entirely unacceptable that people are actually killed because of their sexuality," Kursad Kahramananoglu, head of the International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA), the oldest and only membership-based lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) organisation in the world, maintained from Istanbul. While exact details of the case remained unclear, he vowed if confirmed, ILGA would pursue the matter to the highest level, including the United Nations, noting a rise in homophobia in the world today. C.B.: It's enough! Religion and freedom of religion are no excuse for this. We simply have to get rid of Islam. Such a barbaric and unintelligent "religion", having been a political and military undertaking in the first place from its start, has no place in the 21st century, in a civilized world, on this earth. We need the courage to speak out this truth. While reason is enslaved, our wimps in governement are blathering of religious freedom. I certainly do not say that they should battle Islam with arms, no, their armies should leave the Islamic countries pronto. The danger is here. Teach them and make it a criminal offence here for parents to have their kids circumcised. To make a statement that "religion" cannot justify and excuse crimes. Am I crazy? No, the majority of humans have been crazy for thousands of years. Stop it!

BUTTERBACH.DE, my German website, taken offline!

This is not a permanent decision. It is an emergency measure, as a contribution received and put online which had very bad code in it has destroyed my other code making the site not presentable anymore. Your bookmarks or favorites will mostly still work, but will show many pages looking horrible now. I use the unfortunate occasion to redesign the site from scratch. But this may take a while.

Gay Media's Failure to Accurately Report Stories Adds to Growing Islamaphobia and Hatred Towards Islamic World

An Op-Ed by Faisal Alam on my gay site with a comment by Christian Butterbach on the Islam: Resources page ( http://www.butterbach.net/islam.htm#faisal2 ).

Why Bad Things Happen To White People

An Op-Ed by Jonathan David Morris: "Cable news and missing white girls. Missing white girls and cable news. The two go together like chocolate and peanut butter. From Chandra Levy and Elizabeth Smart to Laci Peterson and Natalee Holloway, it's impossible to imagine a moderately attractive white female disappearing these days without Fox News and CNN rushing to the scene.[...]".

~~amazingly few "Popular Woodworking" readers grab "Vogue" by mistake.

In "CB's notewok": "I see coffee cups but not a single ring on the tabletop. I think those artists you're flogging just may be posers.[...]" (an email exchange between Robert 'linear' Arnold and Christian Butterbach.

Is The Boy Scouts of America Public or Private?

An Op-Ed by Wendy McElroy: "[...]In response to these tragic events, The Advocate -- "the Award Winning GLBT [Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered] News Site" -- published a somewhat tongue-in-cheek column arguing that such horrible occurrences must mean that "God hates Boy Scouts." The column was a response-in-kind to Jerry Falwell's comments following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, in which he said "the gays and the lesbians...I point the finger in their face and say 'you helped this happen.'" The Advocate quoted from one report of the event, "Screams rang out as the tent caught fire and the men burned," then added, "That's downright Old Testament."[...]".

Islam: Resources (update)

"Imaan, the organisation for LGBT Muslims, issued af statement in the aftermath of the initial London bombings on the 7th July, condemning the atrocities and calling for Britain to stand united and to resist attempts to scapegoat the Muslim community for the acts of individuals. We were proud to be part of the Mayor of London's memorial events the following week, when London remembered those who tragically died in these appalling circumstances.[...]"~ Documentation of an Imaan Press Release - LGBT Muslims Urge Unity of August 1, 2005 (Imaan statement - LGBT Muslim representatives urge unity in the wake of the London bombings), preceded by a comment on Islam by Christian Butterbach, referring to the press release.

Poo in Our Lunchbox

In "CB's notewok" news ~ comments ~ editorials: An unusual compliment, to say the least, for Prof. Ken Schoolland and his Philosophy of Liberty.

Parental Rights vs. Public Schools

An Op-Ed by Wendy McElroy. CB's comment: "Some of my best friends are gay." This "classic" line you no doubt have encountered and to which I would retort "Some of my best friends are straight." is relevant here. While father David Parker certainly is a hero fighting alone these days that leviathan the State to secure his parental rights, what, dear Wendy, is so heroic about a father who claims that his best friend is gay and thinks that it is too early to confront his 6 years old son with that legitimate reality of life? Bad preparation for life in my view, worse than the State's here... By being notified of the subject coming up in the curriculum to be able to skip that lesson, his son will not be completely "protected" from it the year round and as public education on other subjects has much worse and more lies to offer than about sex, I suggest to this father to opt for home schooling. He would be in full control, as far as possible, of everything and not give some sort of indirect legitimacy to the State and its schools by suing a detail.

The Things You Learn When You Get Married

An Op-Ed by Jonathan David Morris. JDM in extended wedded bliss. Details sorted out and numbered.

Rumbling in my websites' bowels...

You are the first to know: My websites are moving to a much larger, much more powerful server, with additional possibilities. The next days and subsequent weeks will hopefully not show any disruptions or other problems. Bearing with me, you will be rewarded by massive quality content (several hundred pictures for instance) that I have in stock but could not upload to the present server, too "narrow-chested" for this. Keep tuned!

Native Liberty

A long, epoch-making (me humbly think) essay by Richard Rieben, an exclusive of Butterbach.Net and partly a sequel to his "Utopia vs. Liberty" on "Strike The Root". This provocative, iconoclastic, controversial essay will win him enemies in all parties on both sides of the Atlantic and hopefully world wide many good friends among the best. "Truths and roses have thorns about them." ~ Henry David Thoreau. The discussion is open!

Should The Stones Be Taken Seriously?

No.

Liberal McCarthyism on Abortion

An Op-Ed by Wendy McElroy on NARAL's dishonest ad which is smearing Supreme Court nominee John Roberts and on its bad effect on the pro-choice movement. She is more pro-life now.

The Presidency and Other Dinosaurs

An Op-Ed by Jonathan David Morris: This great scrumptious column is one of JDM's best ever. A Britisher would say "Simply wizard!", while I recognize a Wizard of Oz afflatus. Home to Kansas! And the title alone is worth a Nobel Prize (albeit an alternative one)...

Will Colleges Respect Your Child's Rights?

An Op-Ed by Wendy McElroy: Her advice to parents sending their kids to college about an Orwellian aspect that may deeply affect them.

Drug Dogs, Playboy & a Libertarian on the US Supreme Court

As a great follow-up to "Supreme Court Lets Dogs Go Fishing...for Drugs" marked "Must reading!" on my Op-Ed page, here are the latest infos with striking pictures on the important case for or against liberty, depending on which side of the fence or bench you prefer or are forced to sit ;-)

25 People Who Are Screwing Up America

An Op-Ed by Jonathan David Morris:"Best-selling author Bernard Goldberg has a new book called 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America, in which he lists... well, 100 people who are screwing up America. I guess the name is self-explanatory. Anyway, I like this idea, so, not to be outdone, I've put together a list of my own. Here now, in no particular order, are 25 other people who are screwing up America. Feel free to disagree with my choices. Just know that any complainers will be added to the second edition."

Gender Bias in Domestic Violence Treatment

An Op-Ed by Wendy McElroy: "The oldest battered women's shelter in New England, established in 1975, is setting precedent and making many feminists nervous in the process." (see my comment in the next item)

the "healing presence of benevolent men"

From the blog "merrygayhorny" of my gay website: a comment pertaining to Wendy's op-ed above and an announcement of upcoming further mischief ;-)

Paternity Case Marks Progress for Defrauded Fathers

An Op-Ed by Wendy McElroy: "My ideal society includes explicit contracts into which people voluntarily enter before becoming parents; DNA testing might be a standard provision. The law (or other third party) would become involved only as an arbiter of disputes or as a rescuer in cases of physical abuse. That society doesn't exist. People resist parental contracts and the law inevitably becomes involved in competing claims over children."

Will Science Trump Politics in Resolving Abortion Debate?

An Op-Ed by Wendy McElroy: "New reproductive technologies may also redefine the politics surrounding reproduction, including the issue of abortion. I welcome the prospect. It is difficult to believe that science could do a worse job with the issue than courts and fanatic rhetoric. At the very least, science may offer new methods of ending a pregnancy without destroying an embryo or fetus." [What a great hope, I think, and what a victory for individualism this would be!!!]

In Germany Constitutional Rights Only for the Bourgeois Class

In "CB's notewok" news ~ comments ~ editorials: "Not totally unlike elsewhere of course, but a present censorship case shows the petty spirit (if you can call that spirit) of that conglomerate of the conservative political establishment (both right and left) with the State media. [...]" [with access to the uncensored version of a censored TV spot]

APPD Won against Public TV

In "CB's notewok": "So the German courts are better than the public media. The latter are closer to power." [news and a comment by Christian Butterbach]

Libertarian Lawyers fight price gouging allegations & government harassment

In "CB's notewok": "Criminal defense lawyers are organizing to end shortages caused by the laws. The laws frighten citizens from offering goods and services to disaster victims, and the laws frighten disaster victims from negotiating for needed goods and services." [news and a very short comment by Christian Butterbach]

Smash through that meme!

In "CB's notewok": "So that the American people may regain their dignity." [a longer editorial by Christian Butterbach, with important links in it and some gossip]

"an ornery, cantankerous, individualist lot"

In "CB's notewok": "You like antipasti, tapas, smorgasbord, kaiten-zushi? You will be in for a five star treat here regarding insights, useful reminders, strong statements and great formulations, links, quotations, striking information, fun and arguments to motivate you to become part of the upcoming necessary revolution." [Christian Butterbach recommending Justin Raimondo]

Comment on blog

In "CB's notewok": A critical comment by Richard Rieben on Justin Raimondo's article, followed by a short comment by Christian Butterbach.

Germany, September 18, 2005

In "CB's notewok": A short comment by Christian Butterbach on the German elections, followed by his recommendation of one of Fred Reed's greatest columns.

"If I die without achieving that goal, I will kill myself."

In "CB's notewok":Congratulations to Jonathan David Morris for his 90th superbrilliant column on my site, with some private jokes, some little friendly fun poking, particularly strong plugging, gossip, you name it.

A Major New Scientific Discovery Just Announced!

In "CB's notewok":A joke, but a good one. With deep political significance.

Four-Hour Erection

In my blog "merrygayhorny": A tongue in cheek plug of a column by JDM, plug moved for once to this gay blog for the right or wrong reasons. Like happened to Wendy just before... JDM: "Wow, I made it onto the Merry Gay Horny section without being merry, gay, or horny. Nice ;-)"

Katrina: Worst Hyperbole Ever?

An Op-Ed by Jonathan David Morris:"I'm just going to level with you. I feel awful for the thousands affected by Hurricane Katrina. New Orleans looks like a post-apocalyptic nightmare, the way water and lawlessness have flooded its streets. People are comparing the Big Easy to Pompeii now. They're tossing around terms like “Lost City.” I feel awful about that. I feel so bad for the people going through this. But part me of hopes it happens. Part of me hopes the city is lost. And I know I'm not alone here -- though I'm probably the only one with the balls to admit it. But let me explain."

Thoughts On Health

An Op-Ed by Jonathan David Morris: "How come doctors never see you on time? I swear, these guys are like going to a theme park. You wait 90 minutes for a two minute ride. Why is that? What causes doctors to consistently fall behind? Are they in bed with the people who publish Popular Mechanics or something? Do they just surf the Web and refresh their email for the first hour and a half every day? Or are they just being optimistic when they tell you to be there at five for what turns out to be a 6:30 appointment? I wonder if they'd make you wait around like that if they still did house calls." [this is one of the tamer quotes of this column!]

In Search of Jonathan David Morris

An Op-Ed by Jonathan David Morris: "Great writers are often imitated, but never duplicated. You think Ernest Hemingway had to contend with another Ernest Hemingway early on in his career? At that point, I had to make a decision. [...] So I became Jonathan David Morris -- the artist affectionately known as JDM -- instead." This is the superbrilliant "anniversary column" on my site. Brace yourself for an exquisite delight!

Faith Based Initiative Stirs Debate

An Op-Ed by Wendy McElroy on the rejection of Shariah law in Ontario which limited everyone's choice to voluntarily enter into binding faith-based arbitration: "How much freedom do I believe should be tolerated? As long as a family dispute is being handled peacefully and involves only consenting adults, then everyone else should mind their own business. In fact even in the presence of children, unless there is reason to suspect clear harm, everyone else should mind their own business."

Iraq, Katrina, and Industrial Hemp: A Discussion That Needs To Be Had

An exclusive by Jonathan David Morris and #5 of my new "Main Fare ~" rubric with striking, important, fundamental essays PLUS discussion: "Some people don't want to discuss the Iraq war in the context of Hurricane Katrina. I say it's appropriate. Why? Because Katrina, more than any other recent event in America, exposes one of the major problems with having such a large overseas military presence: Namely, that our military exists to protect our country -- not someone else's. Katrina also highlights something most Americans know: That it's time to kick our oil addiction. And something most Americans run from: That it's time to give serious thought to industrial hemp." [Interesting in this context: The Danish EU commissioner for agriculture, Mariann Fischer Boel, has just demanded that energy plants be produced. The EU seems to be far gone already in this and other fields of alternative energy, albeit with a "market" harnessed with subsidies. We are in socialist collectivist Utopia after all, in territorial Lobbystan, in Lobby Land, not in the Lost Paradise of Liberty....

An Archive of This Feed

An archive of the old contents of this feed is made available for those who started late to subscribe, as this feed sometimes contains comment that is not to be found in my blogs or elsewhere on my sites (like in the source text of some pages [often jokes, but can also be very serious], especially in the "keywords" meta tag of the head).

The Culture War's Battle of Lexington

An Op-Ed by Wendy McElroy: "Parker espouses tolerance: the right of others to make peaceful choices. But he rejects "diversity" defined by the demand that he validate a particular choice through approval or acceptance." And "For his part, Parker seems willing to go to the Supreme Court. This returns to the culture war's first characteristic: no compromise." Speaking of the SCOTUS, and in earnest, this column and all the preceding ones (with probably no exception) indicate that Wendy McElroy would deserve to become a justice of that court. Less important good causes would risk to be jinxed. I may get back to this in my blog.

A Marriage Made In Heaven (Heaven, In This Case, Being Fenway Park)

An Op-Ed by Jonathan David Morris, our specialist in and for weddings, driving and baseball, when he is not smoking cigars or drinking beer (or while he is doing the latter two)... ;-) Here he is really in major top form, regarding humor, language, and, though "only" a column, not one of his larger works (oops, did I reveal anything I shouldn't?), that true touch of literature, plus the impressive luggage of his cultural background knowledge ("Americana"). A true blue-blooded (American, but not only) writer. About excuses, ruses, desperation and one naked solution. No text quote this time! :-)

Happy Birthday, Wherever You Are!

A necessary double homage.

Bon anniversaire, o� que vous soyez!

[In French] On my Luxemburgish site: A pensive afterthought to what had been two obituaries in quick order.

E PLURIBUS UNUM

[In German] In my German blog "AKTUELL": A heretical comment on occasion of the German national holiday, regarding the German reunification, panarchism and Gore Vidal!

E PLURIBUS UNUM

In "CB's notewok": How panarchism could help Bush ~~ and us... An extended version of my German heretical comment with the same title, on occasion of Gore Vidal becoming 80 today! Happy Birthday!

Animal Kingdom

In my blog "The Exterritorial Imperative": One of my few major editorials in several years on the panarchism.info site. With a great selection of links. Albeit serious, also fun reading, if I may say so.

The Honest Truth About Honest Abe

An Op-Ed by Jonathan David Morris: "As we speak, the town of Dover, Pennsylvania, is debating whether intelligent design theory ought to be mentioned in public school science classes. I find it somewhat ironic that we're discussing how to teach the origins of life when we can't even straighten out how to teach what happened after it began. Forget about science. Let's talk about the most one-sided, whitewashed subject in all of education: The War of Northern Aggression. Or as the kids call it, the American Civil War." [My comment: WOW! GOOD, GREAT, IMPORTANT, MAJOR, PERFECT, CAPS LOCK! Leaving the Bible aside for a moment, JDM is really finding the truth...]

CISP TRIO

In my German blog "AKTUELL": An invitation to a concert (poster and pic).

I forgot!

In "CB's notewok": A compliment received, which made me remember a fundamental editorial on my PANARCHISM.INFO site that I had not yet announced in "CB's notewok" and that you shouldn't miss! Plus a link leading to at least 90 % of truths...

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Zero Spychips!

In "CB's notewok": An appeal by Katherine Albrecht [with a small contraband remark by me I hope Katherine has not yet discovered ;-)].

A White Oppressor? Who, Me?

An Op-Ed by Wendy McElroy: "Your daughter is enrolled at a major university that has well-defined policies prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race. She decides to attend a campus event. The organizers forbid her entry because of her skin color: white." [Wendy on the slippery slope into racism through those who purport to be against it; showing that those denouncing racism loudest are those who are the most racist themselves. Wendy also reveals a few private things about herself here.]

A Nobel Prize for Depleted Uranium

In "CB's notewok": A home-made comment of my very own brand [for those who like cooking...].

The Case of the Stolen Supreme Court Nomination

An Op-Ed by Jonathan David Morris: "Provenza: All right. And, finally, Ms. Miers, would you care to call your witness? Miers: Yes, Paul. I call Harriet Miers to the stand. Harriet Miers: [Taking a seat at the witness stand.] Hi. I'm Harriet Miers, Supreme Court nominee. Miers: Ms. Miers, is it true that your name is Harriet Miers? Miers: Yes. Miers: And why do you feel that qualifies you to be a Supreme Court justice? Miers: Well, because the president said Harriet Miers was qualified, and that's me -- I'm Harriet Miers. Quite frankly, that's the only gag the guy writing this transcript has to go on. Miers: Well, there you have it. No further questions. Vote for us for Supreme Court justice, and you'll get two judges for the price of one. Beat that, David Souter." ~ CB: Ingenious and hilarious; America has become child TV, which doesn't mean she is an ing�nue...

Victims Versus Victimhood

An Op-Ed by Wendy McElroy: "In short, the move from victim to victimhood pushes the individual aside, constructs society into warring groups and argues for political remedies."[...] "Consider the example of a woman who is beaten by her husband. She is clearly a 'victim' in the traditional meaning of the word; she deserves both compassion and justice. But many feminists argue further for the battered woman's 'victimhood.' That is, she is viewed as only one example of the wider oppression all women experience from men and society. She ceases to be a wronged individual and becomes the symbol of a wronged category that includes women who have never experienced violence or may themselves be violent."

The Left-Right Divide: Sense or Nonsense?

A short essay by Gian Piero de Bellis (#6 of my new "Main Fare ~" rubric with striking, important, fundamental essays PLUS discussion). This one IS fundamental and important!

Left-Rigth

In "CB's notewok": A little animation making you a little Archimedes with a little lever... :-) Solving for the future at least one basic problem. Let's hope that people will listen and above all understand. (A phone visit with a friend tonight did not give much hope here: the idealists on the left, very atheist and anti-clerical, do not notice that they are the new theologians, splicing angel hair, witch-hunting and worshipping even more dangerous totalitarian fictive gods...)

Blood. Wait. Download!

In "CB's notewok": A "home-made CB brand" comment, mentioning Ilana Mercer, Gottfried Keller, the Texas oil Barbie® and Ken® dolls in power and their victims (an example of those here: http://www.manbehindthedoll.com/FA010715.htm) and giving you access to a flash animation that really is moving, in both the literal and figurative sense.

Rocky VI: Don't Call It A Comeback

On my Op-Ed page a column by Jonathan David Morris that made my cry.

Bravo, well-done, dear anonymous! Attaboy!

In my blog "CB's notewok" a link to an article about a high school sophomore's great idea, basic and simple like all great ideas, how to end the war through ensuring a lack of troops. If only more people would switch to such basic sound thinking...

Money, money, money!

In my blog "CB's notewok" my critical comment on our libertarian jet set's approach of spreading liberty...

Martial Law, Military Control, Worms Turning

In my blog "CB's notewok" my second little homage to Gore Vidal on the occasion of his becoming eighty.

Follow-up on this, all you Samuel Langhorne Clemenses out there...

In my blog "CB's notewok" my very special plug of a column by Jonathan David Morris, where I catch him red-handed criticizing mainstream American folks' consumerism...

Halloween in Hallmarkistan

In my blog "CB's notewok" my comment on my adventures with Wilma the shrew and a libertarian British gentleman...

Ridicule Does Not Kill ~~ Patriotism Does!

In my blog "CB's notewok" my harsh dealing with Michelle Malkin and an invitation to Pomerania to get at rest from it all (pictures of beautiful scenery).

"A Letter From The CEO"

In my blog "CB's notewok" you can find my provider's Japanese CEO's letter of apology.

Papiergeld regiert die Welt (Paper Money Rules the World)

[in German!] I put this announcement of (and invitation to) a meeting in Hamburg of the friends of the German libertarian magazine "eigent�mlich frei" here too, for my global English speaking audience, as it is important and remarkable. At the private home of Prof. Deppert, who recently had so brilliantly given us a talk on Socrates (he is /the/ specialist on Socrates!), documentary film-maker and doctorand Kristof Berking will lecture on fake government money, sorry, fiat money, and private money. No friends of the Euro here. Limited access. You need to contact first one of the addresses given.

Flip a coin!

In my blog "CB's notewok" a comment with several plugs of great libertarian resources regarding health, medicine and related (environment, education).

Ten Things I Hate About Halloween

On my Op-Ed page a column by Jonathan David Morris: "8. Racism. Halloween perpetuates the stereotype that black cats are bad luck, which, as a black cat owner, I can tell you is patently untrue. You know who's bad luck? Women and white basketball players. There, I said it. Stick that in your Freddy mask and smoke it." That leaves nine things, mostly longer, you can read about and enjoy.

Cultural Competence: Coming To a School Near You?

Wendy McElroy's warning to parents that the PC concept of 'cultural competence' of teachers is not unlikely to become extreme.

Miracle Cure, or Murky Research?

Wendy McElroy on the 50 % chance that a medical research result is wrong and on a new breast cancer drug. "As a woman, I hope claims about Herceptin are true. But, unless a study has been thoroughly analyzed with a sharp critical eye, I have no reason to believe anything said about its accuracy. I must agree with Ioannina when he cautions, 'There is increasing concern that most current published research findings are false.' Given that patients make life-or-death decisions based on such research, this is a non-trivial matter."

These are dangerous times...

My very own type of comment to introduce JDM's latest column on my site. In "CB's notewok".

America's First Female President

"Where was this terrorist headed? The Hoover Dam, maybe? An oil refinery? A skyscraper? A bridge? A highway? A nuclear power plant? Or hell, Trump Taj Mahal? No. Our country is a land of many landmarks, and this terrorist basically has his choice of any one of them. But where does it turn out he was headed with those explosives? An elementary school in Missouri. That's right. An elementary school. In Missouri. And he came all the way from Saudi Arabia to do this." Latest column of Jonathan David Morris on my Op-Ed page.

Stop Global Warming

In "CB's notewok" a short appeal to join "Stop Global Warming" even if you are of a strong libertarian free-market persuasion...Lomborg and Norberg will be hit too! ;-)

Turkey Diet on Thursday

In "CB's notewok" "Snappy Thanksgiving" wishes as a plug and critique of JDM's weekly column plus various little comments in CB's homegrown style.

Golden Girls and Politics, Elections, Sex and Lesploitation

In "CB's notewok" a plug of JDM's review of the film "Elections" with further comment about elections, politics and (see title)...

Death, Figures and Proportions

In "CB's notewok" a somewhat longer strong comment about Prof. Rummel's work, his latest figures and the significance of it all. Power Kills. Panarchism doesn't.

A Somewhat Belated Review of the Movie "Election"

On my Op-Ed page a great column by Jonathan David Morris, which is at the same time an excellent film review and an unusual indictment of government, politic(ian)s, elections. Almost pure anarchism from someone having started his writing career as political writer defending Bush and the War. Some people evolve, others don't. The former are the gifted ones.

In Defense of Terrell Owens

On my Op-Ed page a column by Jonathan David Morris. It is good. Very good. The language is like sculpture. Making literature out of sports. This is not new, but not that many have succeeded in it. I think I know why JDM moved to Philly. He needed a surrounding akin to himself: sports-obsessed. That's at least one of the reasons...

Sappy Thanksgiving

On my Op-Ed page an unusual column by Jonathan David Morris: It's a rare pleasure to read an American author who is a lover and chronicler of American pop culture, when he suddenly climbs the heights of self-criticism of just that culture of consumerism. Oh, I am mistaken, that was about his Halloween column. :-) This one is an endearing column where he only shows patriotic love about the better side of Americans shining through Autumn leaves. But that led to misunderstandings (what was sarcasm, what was not?) and arguments and a strong correspondence between three authors. I can't reveal it, but I'll quote the following compliment in it: "I wouldn't've read this whole letter, either, if you hadn't roped me in with another one of your insidiuously interesting discussions. Damn you."

Preserving Culture, or Curtailing Freedom?

"The CCD is a blatant attempt to place world culture under the control of governments. A free flow of ideas and expression characterize both the marketplace and freedom itself. In its place, the CCD wants the equivalent of 'culture cops' in every nation, with an overriding 'culture court' called the Intergovernmental Committee." (a column by Wendy McElroy on my Op-Ed page)

PBS Film Ignites Fathers' Rights Debate

"A father is demanding a public retraction from the Public Broadcasting System and threatening to sue for libel after the network broadcast a show that he says wrongly portrayed him as an abusive husband and father." (a column by Wendy McElroy on my Op-Ed page)

Girls, Get Your Guns

"Several factors may contribute to the emerging prominence of female gun owners. One factor is the increased presence of women in the military. More women are becoming comfortable with the feel and use of firearms. And, as the media showcases the role of military women, the general public is becoming more accustomed to -- and, presumably, comfortable with -- the sight of women and weaponry." Who, me? ;-) (a column by Wendy McElroy on my Op-Ed page)

VeriChips and VeriPolitics

VeriDespotism, VeriCollectivism and United Orwellian VeriShit. TOMMY THOMPSON WISELY AVOIDS CHIP! RFID IMPLANTS: FINE FOR THEE, BUT NOT FOR ME. Ex-HHS Head Puts Off Being Chipped Despite July Promise

Tookie Did Not Kill Enough People

In "CB's notewok" CB's maybe best, probably strongest comment ever, received by satirist Jonathan David Morris and pulling CB's leg like this: "Well, it's a very good read, and I certainly relish the Rose Nyland reference, but I'd be lying if I said it didn't make me a little uncomfortable to have my name mentioned in the midst of all that. [...] I can see it already: I will be rounded up, and the ACLU will come to my defense, and Sean Hannity will discuss it on his show, furrowing his eyebrows as he reads from your post to prove what kind of person I am based on the folks I associate with. [the next paragraph:] America."

Save Tookie?

An Op-Ed by Jonathan David Morris: His best column ever!!! Should be pasted to every billboard in the uSA!!!

Tookie, Continued

An Op-Ed by Jonathan David Morris: A column that was necessary to counteract the misunderstandings about his best column "Save Tookie?"

PBS Film Controversy Continues

An Op-Ed by Wendy McElroy: A follow-up to her earlier column "PBS Film Ignites Fathers' Rights Debate"

Will Universal Preschool Give All Kids a Head Start?

An Op-Ed by Wendy McElroy: Be warned! The tax-paid real child molesters are already on their marks, lurking behind all kind of bushes...

Merry Humbug!

In "CB's notewok" CB's great enthusiasm about Christmas...

TOLI OR NOT TOLI

Important! Shakespeare would have joined! ;-) A new venture of my site www.040kontakt.de in "cooperation" with Yahoo!... Without support by the German red flags wavers...

All I Want For Christmas Is To End This Stupid War

On my Op-Ed page a guest column by Jonathan David Morris. Not at all what you would have expected. Go f... Whom? ;-)

Do Quakers Dream of Electric Sheep? And Other Questions About Domestic Spying

Jubilate! JDM's HUNDREDTH syndicated column on my site (there are exclusive ones too). He doesn't though, jubilate I mean. He rather thinks it is enough now. Not with the columns, but with the rest. See for yourself how he hedged it in with clauses. Till he gets to the final fanfare!

PBS Continues Probe into Biased Film

Wendy McElroy's third probe into the PBS documentary "Breaking the Silence" case. Read all three on my Op-Ed page.

Don't Jail Domestic Violence Victims

An earnest and compassionate appeal, founded on personal experience to boot, against coerced testimony and for the respect of the self-ownership of the individual. The well-being of the individual is not to be subdued to an abstract and collectivist well-being of "society".

Campus Conscience Police?

Wendy McElroy explains how on campus political correctness restricts the free flow of ideas and how this violates the students' right of conscience and impoverishes everyone.

Freedom is the Foundation of America but the Bush Administration Doesn't Think So: The US Government's Continued Attack on Civil Liberties of American Citizens

Al-Fatiha's founder Faisal Alam's Op-Ed on the shocking revelations about domestic spying. A patriotic (in the best sense of the word, quite different from the Patriot Act's secret agenda) warning to all Americans (and the victims of the "fallout" of America's quick and sure gliding into a police state), in particular gays, Muslims and all those who erroneously think that they are sitting and frolicking in a different bathtub.

Merrygayhorny Christmas!

My gay blog's "holiday greetings", this year as a double pack, one red, one green. After having read the red one, the green follows next.

Abuse of Temporary Restraining Orders Endangers Real Victims

On my Op-Ed page: Wendy McElroy on the recent restraining order issued against David Letterman which offers a glimpse into how far these court orders may be drifted from their original purpose of protection.

2005: The Year In Headlines

On my Op-Ed page: A wonderfully harsh, strong column by Jonathan David Morris. I would have added though a sentence to its great last sentence, namely "Full of sh--.".

Decidophobia

#8 in my "Main Fare ~" rubric: A sweeping blow, by John Zube, to the most important libertarian misconceptions or an encyclopaedic summing up of what we need to pursue if we do not want to lose time and energy on our road to freedom! The real human scale!

John the Hermit?

In "CB's notewok" an homage to John Zube (also in the blogs of panarchism.info and, slightly modified, of butterbach/lmp) on the occasion of his important article "Decidophobia".

Conventional Wisdom Answers Your Letters

A column by Jonathan David Morris on my Op-Ed page, and one of simply pure(st) genius. When a political satirist makes you ROTFL to smooth out your horror goose pimples, in vain I hope! Don't miss this one! Maybe I'll reveal more about it later.

Two Aspects, Two Levels

In "CB's notewok": Mourning the miners of West Virginia.

Michael Badnarik writes:

In "CB's notewok": An appeal by Michael Badnarik on behalf of Steve Kubby.

Pat Robertson Sings The Blues

An op-ed by Jonathan David Morris: "I know a lot of dumb people who've said a lot of dumb things. In fact, I am one of those people. [...] I'm not Pat Robertson. And as much as I'll undoubtedly try, I will probably never say as many dumb things as he does."

The Sad, Impending Demise of Napoleon Dynamite

An op-ed by Jonathan David Morris: " Every now and then, a new artist will show up with a fresh, new sound. People will spend the next two years desperately waiting for a second album as good as the first. And then, when it comes out, it'll sound exactly the same. But it won't sound inspired. And no one will care for that band anymore."

Abolish Anti-Discrimination Laws

An op-ed By Wendy McElroy: "Women who believe in egalitarianism will either apply that principle to men or be confronted by their own hypocrisy." On the barricades for this!

Mail Order Bride Law Brands U.S. Men Abusers

An op-ed By Wendy McElroy: "The Ugly 'American' has become an article of federal law, supported by Congress." And, which small detail Wendy doesn't mention, the new law shows the arrogance of the American regime thinking that it has a right to and can enforce US law elsewhere. Well, it has military bases, secret services, bribes, propaganda, gullible fools everywhere and no restraint.

Does New Cyberstalking Law Criminalize Free Expression?

An op-ed By Wendy McElroy: "As someone who runs electronic bulletin boards, I've seen both harassment and annoyance in practice. Annoyance is when a churlish poster uses a screen name to flame another member because of a comment on Iraq or abortion. Harassment is what recently led to my closing a bulletin board; a member's real name was 'outed' and his 'real life' was shadowed by threats."

DON'T BLAME ME, I VOTED FOR GORE

Jonathan David Morris's site (readjdm.com) is down till further notice. JDM's latest column is online though at BUTTERBACH.NET. The link is leading to an announcement with a link to the column itself.

Death of a Generation

"Main Fare ~" rubric #9: an obituary for his parents and one of the greatest essays by L. Neil Smith! Quote: "the one predator on the food chain higher than human beings: the state" ~ You will find a short comment on this essay in my blog "CB's notewok" under the title "CATHARTIDAE HABEANT CORPOREM TVVM" (see archives of the blog).

The State Breaks Down My Door

"Main Fare ~" rubric #10: This is a call for help, an autobiography, and, above all, a history. By Donald Meinshausen who recalls the birth of the libertarian movement and all the hell-raising it entailed. It is an invaluable document.

Brokeback Mountain

An exclusive of my gay site by Jonathan David Morris. More on that great important movie and on the even greater short story it is based upon is planned on my sites, some already at hand.

Merrygayhorny Update

Please go to the archives of this blog. The entries later than the two for Christmas 2005 have not yet been announced in this RSS Feed.

Wendy McElroy's columns

The four columns at the top have not yet been announced in this RSS Feed. They are: Kidnapping Plot Robs Father's Rights Group of Credibility ~ Questions to Ask Scientific Authority ~ A Different Look at Betty Friedan's Legacy ~ Sexual Harassment Policies Need Reform.

Jonathan David Morris's columns

The forty (yes, forty!) columns at the top have not yet been announced in this RSS Feed. I cannot list them all here. As most are absolute marvels, do not miss them!

On the Social Sciences as Social Scam and the Social Scientists as Social Scoundrels

This essay in six long chapters by Gian Piero de Bellis is an epitome of insight and knowledge on many of the most important matters. It can change your life. You should not miss it under any circumstance. It is one of the major texts my sites can pride themselves to offer to you and one of the major texts anywhere. It is one of those rare things of top value people do not dare to deal with or they would have to admit too many errors. And if, they don't talk about it. Even all the major libertarian websites and newsletters have totally boycotted it!

Europe: Put up or shut up!

An article by Jim Peron so far not announced in this RSS Feed. "If Europe wants to send the message that totalitarianism is wrong, whether done in the name of Hitler or Allah, it will have to stop acting totalitarian itself."

Bush Budget Busts Bank

A short piece by Jim Peron that really puts some basic things in its place. It had so far not been announced in this RSS Feed. "It's amusing to see how openly conservatives have adopted the big government visions of the old Left and how some 'libertarians' are turning a blind eye to it because they think being world policeman is an appropriate function of the US government."

Terrorism in the Shoe

As I have just announced two texts by Jim Peron that had not been announced in good time (well, my feed did not yet exist then), I would like to include this yummy panarchist cosmopolitan comment of mine, where I introduce another text by Jim Peron.

The Three Free Marketeers

A West Africa Report by Prof. Ken Schoolland with very many pictures.

An Apology for a Pause

When you go to the archives of my blog "CB's notewok", you will notice that the 19 posts at the top of the list have not yet shown up in this feed, among them a couple of important ones. The same will or may have happened to other texts not from the blog, though this feed exists now since well over a year. But I have more than a good excuse. Not to speak of other problems: Since March this year, when my friend and author and greatest hope Richard passed away, later my friend and sponsor Helga, till eight days ago when I lost my mate Raffi, I have been under an almost unbearable deluge of deceases. You must understand that I became almost totally dysfunctional. I am only now starting to slowly recover to the extent possible. I will make an effort but cannot guarantee to do everything and in good time from now on. I hope though not to miss the most important things you want to be informed about. Thanks for your understanding!

Saint Raffi B. Versus Devil George B.

About this Jonathan David Morris wrote: "That was an excellent Notewok entry. Perhaps the best you have written. In addition to being brilliant in its use of metaphors, it also boiled my blue American blood."

Your Friend the Credit Card Company

An urgent warning.

A Republic for Artists!

A mini-manifesto.

Condolences, Stupidity and Meanness

The latest post to my blog "CB's notewok", mainly about All Saints' Day. Some will love it, but it will more likely shock many... (illustrated)

On Campaign Ads

A column by Jonathan David Morris on my Op-Ed page: "I think anyone who runs for office should respect my vote the same way I respect traffic cops. In truth, I don't respect them whatsoever. But I respect their authority enough to pretend I respect it. I wish politicians would at least pretend they respect me."

If It's Broke, Fix It: How Republicans Can Win

On my Op-Ed page, the latest column by Jonathan David Morris against conventional wisdom:"I don't think many people are thinking what I'm going to say this week. But who knows? In a few weeks, maybe they'll start to./The way I see it, there's only one way the GOP can hold onto Congress. And that's if they fix the elections./I know this sounds crazy. Or even vaguely Democratic. But trust me: I say this as neither a Democrat (which I'm not), nor a concerned American (which I'm not). I am simply a casual observer who has casually observed Republicans screwing up the country over the last six years."

Coke or PEPsi?

A comment about today's US news in my blog "CB's notewok", too short to quote anything here...

Dances With Comcast

On my Op-Ed page, this week's column by Jonathan David Morris. "Take a look at how it all went down, and you'll see why I now believe Comcast represents everything wrong with America." Suspense. I am eager to read the sequel of that column...

A Mother's Absent Perspectives for Her Children

An appeal to help a mother and her children and a call for finding solutions for similar cases.

Cosa pensare della Gay Pride a Gerusalemme?

Sur mon site luxembourgeois butterbach.lu, dans le bloc-notes "enert dem kiishtebaam", un texte en italien hautement actuel de Anna Lauwaert � l'occasion des attaques pr�vues pour apr�s-demain sur la parade Gay Pride � J�rusalem par des dinosaures chr�tiens, juifs et musulmans... Une bonne mise au point de v�rit�s fondamentales, elles vraiment, � l'�gard des int�gristes...

J. von Con, va te faire f.!

Ceci est un message priv� � l'un des visiteurs b�tes et m�chants de ce site...

Cosa pensare della Gay Pride a Gerusalemme?

In my blog "CB's notewok" an Italian text by Anna Lauwaert, at the same time very topical and very basic, concerning the expected violent attack on the Jerusalem Gay Pride parade the day after tomorrow by Christian, Jewish and Muslim survivors from the tribal ages...

Cosa pensare della Gay Pride a Gerusalemme?

On my gay site malebeauty.de, in the "merrygayhorny" blog, the Italian text by Anna Lauwaert, also reproduced elsewhere on my sites, is supplemented by my comment in English with the documentation of the chain letter which triggered it all. Dear Jews of the type active here, you were not the only ones killed in concentration camps, gays were killed too and many other individuals from other groups. While your numbers were incomparably larger, it is not the number that defines the evil, but the wrong principle. Maybe only an individualist will understand this, not collectivists like you.

Conventional Wisdom Midterm Election Mailbag

Jonathan David Morris's latest satire: "Hillary Clinton understands the name Hillary Clinton is divisive. She stands a much better chance of winning the White House if she waits till after she wins to announce her candidacy."

The Mysterious Tom

In "The Exterritorial Imperative" weblog: "YOU SAY WE'RE PUT HERE ON EARTH TO MAKE OTHERS HAPPY?" ~~ about fascinating people, fascinating ideas and food.