August, 2011 // Posts published in August, 2011
Cyber-Attacking Wikileaks
After publishing tens of thousands of additional diplomatic cables since last week, the WikiLeaks website is apparently under attack. The twitter account announced it tonight a number of times (and asked for help from supporters). Raw Story: The online assault came hours after US officials voiced renewed concern over the risks to individuals after WikiLeaks made ...
Angela Keaton is awesome at The Daily Caller!
A wonderful presentation by Angela Keaton on The Daily Caller TV. Antiwar.com director of operations appeared on The Daily Caller‘s series for the anniversary of 9/11. Check it out:
Gold is everywhere
Here is a nice article from Forbes blogs that documents the rise in interest in the gold standard, and here is a fascinating piece on the last minted gold coin intended to circulate as currency. Related posts:Shelton on Gold IMF “Paper Gold” vs. a Real Gold Standard How Economics Saved Christmas Related posts:
Cindy Sheehan Under IRS Investigation For Not Funding Gov’t Terrorism and Waste
Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan has recently been informed that she is the target of an IRS lawsuit. She posted the following on her Facebook page: I just got a notice from the IRS that I owe them 104 grand and they are going to levy my bank accounts and property. I don’t have any property ...
The Great 2011 MisesWiki Improvement Drive
This September, you can take part in a great contest on the Mises Wiki: the 2011 article improvement drive. Everyone is welcome to help out, and the best contributor will receive a sparkling $50 gift certificate for the Mises Institute Store! If you have any questions about the contest, please consult the Talk pages. If you want to learn more about the wiki and what to do, check out the Community portal. See also the Most Wanted pages and the Bounty Board for more inspiration. If you want to build a great resource for everyone interested in the Austrian School ... Related posts:
Angela Keaton on The Daily Caller
Angela Keaton was interviewed at The Daily Caller, speaking about the antiwar cause, imperialism, and the disintegration of American values that forever war has brought:
The Mises Shot Glass
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Mises on Fascism, Again
Here we go again. Today, statist-nationalist Michael Lind writing in Salon seizes on one passage from Mises’s book Liberalism to argue that Mises was a crypto-authoritarian (which is a heck of an accusation for Lind, of all people, to make; Lind wrote an entire book that seeks to revive nationalism as a political ideology – even regretting that fascism discredited nationalism). The passage from Mises as selectively quoted: It cannot be denied that Fascism and similar movements aimed at the establishment of dictatorships are full of the best intentions and that their intervention has for the moment saved European civilization. ... Related posts:
Harmony and Discord
“The Profound Significance of Social Harmony” by Daniel James Sanchez Which goddess has the greatest sway over the doings of men? Which state of affairs is the most natural? Concord or discord? Harmony or strife? Throughout history, each opposing goddess has had her own votaries among the intellectual set. “The Many Collapses of Keynesianism” by Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr. It is obvious to everyone but the most dedicated adherent of Keynesianism that the stimulus did not accomplish its end. “The Entrepreneurship of Glee” by James E. Miller It is not the band members — composers and performers — who usually ... Related posts:
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