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Best of April – Liberty Recommendations

I found these 6 articles to be particularly powerful, and important to share with others. Though I comment only briefly upon each, they are some of the best of this past month packed with logic, reason, and facts.

These days, everyone, and I do mean everyone, is discussing the economy in reference to the Federal Reserve (rarely citing them as a problem however), bailouts, and now the banks and credit card companies. I’ve overheard numerous conversations (at cafes, restaurants, and even standing in line) among people who are obviously concerned about what is going to happen, but their “reasoning” is based on fear as well as acceptance of government regulation and intervention rather than questioning it all together:
Boomerang: Government and Systemic Risk
By Sheldon Richman (Foundation for Economic Education)

The following article communicates everything I thought as the piracy situation developed and ended. It’s a position I shared with those I knew, but until this article appeared, had not seen it so well stated in print:
World Cop and American Daddy
by Jacob G. Hornberger (Future of Freedom Foundation)

The title says it all – this should be demanded by all Americans:
How About Abolishing the CIA Now?
by Jacob G. Hornberger (Future of Freedom Foundation)

Since when has our military been used for “defense?” Rather our “defense” dollars, as Knapp states, “…buy a standing army available for use by politicians to pursue politicians’ goals.” :
The Best Defense
by Thomas L. Knapp (Center for a Stateless Society)

Facts to have ready for those who doubt or resist the fact that the U.S. is an empire with continued empire building:
America’s Military Empire
by Jake Towne (known as “the Champion of the Constitution” in his columns)

I’ve read some excellent articles by Darren Wolfe over the past year which have appeared in a variety of places online (like NolanChart, OpenSalon, and others), and now he has his own blog. In other places on the web, his articles have created much dialog and comments. His first blog there makes a great observation, I recommend this article from his new blog:
How Dare You Want To Know What “Your” Government Is Doing!
by Darren Wolfe