The prohibition of goods - the State's threat of imprisonment for those caught trading in those goods - drives up the cost of warehousing and shipping those goods due to the risk being taken by those doing the warehousing and shipping, who then pass the cost on to the consumer - in this case, local crackheads. The DEA admitted on TV not long ago - no link, but I remember - that cocaine costs 17,000% more than the free-market price because of their prohibition of it. So a $20 rock would be...

This one's fairly new, and has been selling pretty well.

Does centralization create more freedom? No.

Article by Laura Rozen.

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I have just heard it. It's a track by Genesis called "The Knife". It describes the entire philosophy behind these assassins perfectly. At the point in Genesis' timeline, they were becoming the most interesting progressive rock band of the '70s. The band members were Mike Rutherford, Tony Banks, Anthony Phillips, and the band's leader during this era, Peter Gabriel. Phil Collins and Steve Hackett joined shortly after the release of this album Trespass, in 1970. Here are the lyrics: For Those...

I'll be on the radio tomorrow morning with Nathan Ive on 1230 AM at about 9:20 EST. I don't believe they stream live. Anybody local want to record it? Update: Yeah, they do stream live - D'oh! Archive here. Thanks Sol.

Thomas DiLorenzo: "The political fortunes of the neocons could be measured by what one might call a Linco-meter. Whenever they are in big political trouble, or are about to embark on another barbaric, unnecessary war, they step up the frequency of Lincoln idolatry and worship. A case in point: The Heritage Foundation is all but holding seances to bring Abe back to life to rescue the GOP. On Nov. 15 they are sponsoring a lecture by Lincoln idolater Alan Guelzo, author of "Abraham Lincoln:...

Today is the day we celebrate the anniversary of the end of a war - the Great War - Wilson's War.

William S. Lind fears that if the administration attacks Iran, that is precisely what could happen. Don't say I didn't warn you.

Karen Kwiatkowski says he is a failure. I tend to agree.

Like the Republicans, al Qaeda is in desperate shape. Just as George Bush Jr. insists that US forces must stay in Iraq because the Terrorists

Writes David: "Saw my nephew today, just in from R&R from Iraq for two weeks. Expect US casulties to climb rapidly. In the last two weeks brand-new Russian state-of-the-art RPGs have arrived that can penetrate our best tank's armour (including reactive armour), much less Humvees."

"For the first time in American history, Americans have gone to the polls in wartime and rejected that war. Not only that, but they