Personal Liberty Alerts

Latest From Chip Wood	May 25, 2012

Are You Ready For Taxmageddon? » Thanks a lot, Congress. It looks like you've really stuck it to us again. This time, just sitting on your hands and doing nothing is going to cause the biggest tax increase in our Nation's history. Taxmageddon will come from tax cuts expiring and new tax increases taking effect because of Obamacare. More »

Freedom Watch

How Can Anyone Be A Birther? » "Birther" is a term the mainstream media have put on those who question whether President Barack Obama was born in the United States and is, therefore, eligible to hold the office of President. How can anyone believe Obama was born anywhere but Hawaii? More »

Personal Liberty News

Rand Paul Wants FDA Disarmed » When most Americans think of employees of the Food and Drug Administration, images of researchers, scientists and inspectors working to ensure that mass-produced food and medicines are fit for human consumption may come to mind. But for hundreds of American farmers who have been — often frighteningly literally — targeted by the FDA, the reality is very different. More »

The Word 'Lunatic' Outlawed » In a crazy turn of events, the word "lunatic" will be removed from Federal law. The Senators who co-sponsored the legislation believed the omission of the word was necessary in order to reflect the country's current understanding of mental health issues. More »

Los Angeles Bans Plastic Bags » In a 13-1 vote, the City Council of Los Angeles decided to trash plastic bags. In doing so, Los Angeles became the largest U.S. city to ban the pollutant. California cities San Jose, San Francisco and Long Beach have passed similar ordinances. More »

Bug Out Boat? » Preppers who are serious about being prepared for anything when they grab their bug out bag may want to check out the Foldboat, a plastic rowboat that can be folded down small enough to be easily carried. More »

Chip Shots

Red State Giving Obama The Blues Losing North Carolina? In last week's column Barack Obama's Really Bad Day, I discussed how Obama's endorsement of same-sex marriage could hurt him in North Carolina — a State he carried by a razor-thin margin in 2008. The latest Rasmussen poll says it's already happening; Mitt Romney has taken a decisive 51 percent to 43 percent lead over the President in the Tar Heel State. Adding to the Democrats' woes, several gay-rights groups are demanding that that they move their national convention to another State to punish North Carolinians for supporting an amendment to the State constitution declaring marriage as a union of one man and one woman.  More »