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		<title>It&#8217;s Official, Paul Krugman Is The Nation&#8217;s Most Partisan Economist</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 01:31:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A study from, Econ Journal Watch, was recently published and it discusses  whether economists change their viewpoint on budget deficits when the White House changes political parties. The author, Brett Barkley, analyzed a specific group of economists by; &#8220;&#8230;.examined statements from 17 economists from 1981 through 2009, and gauged the consistency of their stances on [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelibertypen.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12151572&amp;post=238&amp;subd=thelibertypen&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New books and Reviews Coming</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 00:38:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a short post to inform you that I recently purchased two books from the Ludwig von Mises Institute store, The Law by Frederic Batiat, and Elementary Lesson in Logic by William Stanley Jevons. Below is a description of each book, which can be found at the Mises store. Many of you don&#8217;t know, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelibertypen.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12151572&amp;post=229&amp;subd=thelibertypen&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bill Maher Shows How Unintelligent He Really Is</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 22:36:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am quite sure that most of you are aware of George Will&#8217;s masterful dissection of Bill Maher&#8217;s statement; “I could criticize America in general for not attacking this problem [dependency on fossil fuels] in the Seventies. I mean, Brazil got off oil in the last thirty years we certainly could’ve.&#8221; If not, I have [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelibertypen.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12151572&amp;post=214&amp;subd=thelibertypen&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Robin Hood Wants To Create A Tax Of His Own</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 17:56:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Russel Crowe, who will be playing Robin Hood in an upcoming movie, recently did an interview with a British newspaper where he briefly discusses his views on redistribution. From The Sun; &#8220;He is keen on the side of the story that deals with &#8220;the rights and privileges of the ruling class being redistributed&#8221; and says [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelibertypen.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12151572&amp;post=203&amp;subd=thelibertypen&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Rangel Gets Angry When Challenged Over Ethics</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 23:56:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following video was taken from WPIX.com. It is an interview between Marvin Scott and Congressman Charlie Rangel. Rangel provides further evidence that politicians are unctuous and abide in a natural state of  duplicitousness. Filed under: Uncategorized<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelibertypen.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12151572&amp;post=194&amp;subd=thelibertypen&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Income Tax and American Servitude</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 20:52:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since the deadline is almost hearing for filing taxes, I figured you would appreciate the following article from Jacob Hornberger. By Jacob Hornberger 4/13/10 With April 15 almost upon us, this would be a good time to remind ourselves of how the income tax contributed to the destruction of American liberty. We should first keep [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelibertypen.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12151572&amp;post=188&amp;subd=thelibertypen&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Reid Prostitutes Himself For More Votes</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 20:07:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In The New York Times today there is an article that discusses Harry Reid&#8217;s intentions to &#8220;take up&#8221; immigration overhaul. In plain, terse language this means the following; &#8220;my chance at re-election is so poor that I have to prostitute myself to a large demographic, thereby securing the votes needed to win another term.&#8221; From [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelibertypen.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12151572&amp;post=179&amp;subd=thelibertypen&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The San Francisco Board of Supervisor Sophie Maxwell Urges Meatless Mondays</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 19:25:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted on a resolution to encourage restaurants, grocery stores and schools to observe no meat on Mondays. Supervisor Sophie Maxwell, a self-described vegetarian for over 35 years, stated that she would like to see more individuals shift towards a vegetarian diet. The aforementioned resolution would encourage the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelibertypen.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12151572&amp;post=167&amp;subd=thelibertypen&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;What Sort of Despotism Democratic Nations Have to Fear&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Apr 2010 22:54:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following article was written by Sheldon Richman, a senior fellow at The Future of Freedom Foundation and editor of The Freeman magazine. Ω by Sheldon Richman The prophet Tocqueville I took the title from volume 2, section 4, chapter 6 of Alexis de Tocqueville&#8217;s Democracy in America. That chapter has been quoted many times [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelibertypen.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12151572&amp;post=157&amp;subd=thelibertypen&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Nevada Attorney General Will Not Defend Nevadan&#8217;s Rights</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 17:31:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nevada Attorney General, Catherine Cortez Masto, has decided that she will not file a lawsuit to challenge the constitutionality of Obama&#8217;s health care reform. Masto&#8217;s conclusion is that federal authority is unassailable, and through her professional judgment observes that litigation is not warranted.  Governor Gibbons responded with the following statement; “I am disappointed the attorney [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelibertypen.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12151572&amp;post=143&amp;subd=thelibertypen&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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