Personal Liberty Digest

Latest From Wayne Allyn Root February 28, 2013 How Jimmy Carter Ruined America Twice » Mitt Romney was the perfect man to save America. Then Jimmy Carter's grandson released the tape where Romney discussed "the 47 percent" of Americans who want government to give them checks and will vote for the politician who keeps the checks coming. Romney's campaign unraveled.  More » Outside The Asylum The Sequester Follies » I knew the so-called “sequester” house of cards would ultimately collapse. The sequester was never more than a pittance, an empty symbolic gesture by the Washington political elite made solely for the purpose of calming the low-information masses who quiver with fear until their masters pat their heads. More » Personal Liberty News Border Patrol Effectiveness Not Measured By Amount Of Border Patrolled » Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is fond of claiming that U.S. border security is “better than ever.” However, a new Government Accountability Office report that details how DHS quantifies how well the borders are guarded tells a different story. More » Should Paramedics Carry Guns Deep In The Heart Of Texas? » In rural Texas, paramedics could soon be allowed to carry firearms for on-the-job protection, if a bill introduced this year by Representative Ken King (R-Canadian) succeeds before the State Legislature. More » Oakland Neighborhoods Tire Of Police; Turn Vigilante » If you want something done right, do it yourself. That DIY maxim is apparently fueling some Oakland, Calif., civilians’ community-minded vigilantism. Reportedly, crime has become so commonplace that residents have written off the cops and instead begun patrolling the streets and posting “wanted” signs for bad guys. More » Big Pharma Courts Med School Students » Even while they are still medical school students and residents, future healthcare providers are already commonly given meals, gifts and industry-sponsored educational materials by pharmaceutical sales representatives. More » Ageless Wisdom Of The Founding Fathers Jefferson Recommends An ‘Interdiction Of All Useless Expenses’ As the overhyped sequester approaches, the President and Congress are discussing (in public if not with each other) ways to avoid it by reducing government spending and/or raising taxes. During these discussions, they should all keep in mind the words of Thomas Jefferson in a letter to Marquis de Lafayette: "[A] rigid economy of the public contributions and absolute interdiction of all useless expenses will go far towards keeping the government honest and unoppressive." More »