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Back to Home Page WBA's Opinion Quotes Not Yours To Give Away Excerpts From The Law Wes Alexander's Free Thinking Web Site		IS THE EMPIRE STRIKING BACK? Are governments afraid of the Internet?    They're talking about pulling the plug....somehow. -- 12/11/03 WHO IS TO BLAME FOR SEPTEMBER 11TH? Those being blamed were unable to respond.    Government wants all the control, but none of the responsibility. -- 12/10/03 GOODNESS SUCCUMBS TO EVIL! Good people go into government, then turn to evil.   Political leaders wilt under the pressure! -- 12/07/03 LESSONS FROM THE FIRST AIRPLANE Free markets are superior to government planning.    Government is all about central planning. Central planning = coercion. -- 12/07/03 POLICIAL EXPEDIENCY ON DISPLAY! The Club for Growth was a good idea.    Unfortunately, many of the folks they elect are spineless politicians. -- 11/28/03 RIGHTS VS ENTITLEMENTS - Prescriptions For Failure A 1994 article predicts a bottomless pitt of Give-Aways!    The Declaration of Independence speaks of the right to pursue happiness; it does not offer a guarantee that one will achieve happiness. -- 11/26/03 ECONOMIC LAW EVENTUALLY DEFEATS THE STATE Governments everywhere attempt painless theft.    Economic law contains a slow but certain justice. It cannot be disobeyed indefinitely. -- 11/09/03 AMERICA AS WE KNOW IT Politicians keep talking about liberty and freedom.    What they give us is nothing more than democratic theft. -- 10/30/03 MORE EVIDENCE OF REPUBLICAN TOAST IN 2004 I've been sending this message to the National Republican Committee for several months.   Bush and the Republicans have wasted their opportunity to govern. They're more incompetent than the Democrats! -- 10/30/03 WHOSE PROPERTY IS IT? Property rights & free speech equal liberty!    Excellent Butler Shaffer article about the socialist nature of government. -- 10/25/03 NATIONALISM TURNING INTO FASCISM Merriam-Webster: fas·cism    a political philosophy, movement, or regime that exalts nation above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition. -- 10/25/03 GIVING AWAY O-P-M IS A FULL TIME GOVERNMENT JOB Promoting public give-aways; how government panders to the dark side.    People think I'm over the top for saying government is evil. What do you call somebody who steals your property then promotes rational arguments for others to accept it? Sounds like the devil to me! -- 10/19/03 GOOD VERSUS EVIL - THE BATTLE CONTINUES Mankind has been battling evil for thousands of years.    I hope this clever article by Bob Wallace brings you a smile and some unique insight. -- 10/06/03 THERE'S NO ACCOUNTING FOR GOVERNMENT! Truth and Transparency. The Federal Government's Financial Condition and Fiscal Outlook.    Every once in a while the truth leaks out of Washington. -- 09/27/03 NOTHING CONSERVATIVE ABOUT CURRENT FOREIGN POLICY More and more Republican lawmakers are questioning the wisdom of our current foreign policy.    Neo-con interventionist foreign policies are breeding resentment. -- 09/27/03 PRICE CONTROLS DO NOT WORK More government is harmful.    The State is the great fiction by which everybody tries to live at the expense of everybody else. -- 09/20/03 PAPER MONEY & TYRANNY - TODAY'S CONDITION And the truth shall set us free!   Congressman Paul understands what's going on. -- 09/07/03 STATE DESIGNED MARKETS FAIL CONSISTENTLY Deregulating parts of a market only remove part of the distortions.   Commercial regulation should be limited to protection of property rights and protection from fraud. -- 09/06/03 GOP ENABLES BIG GOVERNMENT The limited government party of Reagan turned out to be a lie. Republicans are expanding government!   Perhaps conservatives need a new political rallying cry: Big government Republicans aren't the solution; they are the problem. -- 08/24/03 WE'VE LOST OUR BEARING Where did our freedom go and how did we become immune to the growing state?    Craig Russell sheds light on the decay within and suggests a remedy. -- 08/17/03 EXPORTING JOBS-A CAPITAL AFFAIR Economic distortions have been created by massive government spending, overbearing regulation, and our inflationary central bank policy.    Why would businesses waste money in the U.S. when it can be put to better use overseas? -- 08/10/03 THE PURPOSES OF STATE Buckle your chinstrap. The truth about the state and our ignorance of it can be difficult to face.    Don't get bogged down in political pillow fights. They are designed to obscure the deadly truth about government. -- 08/01/03 SOCIALISM VS LIBERTY: A MEDLEY You name the topic and there's a regulation, restriction, prohibition, or subsidy lurking in the background.    Go to Congress and prostitute for jackasses and thieves! -- 07/10/03 HARRY'S SEVEN PRINCIPLES OF GOVERNMENT Turning to government for solutions is like asking for advice and guidance from the residents of Hell.    If you want to stand on the side of justice, avoid government. -- 07/04/03 THE BOLD PATH TO LIBERTY How do we achieve a dramatically smaller government?    One that is authorized only to defend our lives, our liberty, and our property. Nothing more. -- 06/28/03 BAD MEDICINE & PRESCRIPTION DRUG HELL Are seniors entitled to more subsidized drugs than young folks?    Drug war, illegal drugs, drug theft, grandparents go a looting, and who picks the favored groups? -- 06/21/03 HEALTH CARE WITHOUT GOVERNMENT Health care can be better, cheaper, and comprehensive.    Just get--g o v e r n m e n t--out to the way! -- 06/13/03 EMPIRE OF THE WESTERN DO-GOODERS! Why pay a fortune building the New World Order?    Steal, plunder, pay as you go; these are the keys to low cost long-term imperial growth. -- 06/10/03 USING EVIL TO PROTECT US FROM EVIL--????? I believe government should be moral. What do you believe?    It's getting harder and harder to tell who the good guys are. -- 06/07/03 THERE GOES CIVIL SOCIETY Big government is what plagues us.    Americans have been nudged into cultivating an advantage in violence and force, while losing their edge in productive innovation. -- 06/07/03 LEGAL EXTORTION - CALIFORNIA STYLE State politicians have twisted consumer law into a tool for theft.    Entrepreneurs are leaving California to escape a crushing tax and regulatory system that treats them like criminals. -- 06/01/03 GOING FOR THE GOLD LOCALLY County government is taking care of buisness.    I wish they'd use their own money and leave you and I alone. -- 05/21/03 ENERGY BILL FOLLIES FROM IDIOTS ON HIGH Robbing Peter to pay Paul. Who's your daddy?    Don't believe a word they say or write. Ascertain truth by watching what they do. -- 05/17/03 AMERICAN LIBERTY FOUNDATION Can we really do it? Do you think we can repeal the 16th Amendment?    Let's get rid of the federal income tax. These guys have a plan. -- 05/09/03 RETURN TO REASON Wartime socialism - What a racket!    They're lining pockets with our money while they debase the currency with inflated dollars. -- 04/30/03 RULE BY FORCE ALONE Government is a monopoly of force.    Revolution always threatens every regime, and some more than others. -- 04/25/03 REPEAL THE 16TH AMENDMENT!!!! The closest thing to a government "reset" button.   To be controlled in our economic pursuits, means to be....controlled in everything. -- 04/19/03 THE WAR PROFITEERS Congress hides its theft in the fog of war.   $20 billion dollars hidden in the war bill according to Congressman Paul. -- 04/16/03 POLITICAL THEFT AT THE STATE LEVEL State regulatory board member teams up with state representative brother to block competitors.   One small example of how crooks use the law to serve their interest and make us poorer. -- 04/16/03 THE BUSH BANKRUPTCY Limited constitutional government is history.   Justice and liberty have become subservient to democratic theft and political correctness. -- 04/06/03 SAVING THE WORLD WITH SELF INTEREST Government makes decisions without the benefit of prices.   It's no wonder they fail and impoverish. -- 04/06/03 UNSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT - WHAT DOES IT MEAN? Protecting the environment for the unborn.    How do we ration a finite resource indefinitely? -- 04/06/03 BAD MEDICINE - FROM BOTH POLITICAL PARTIES Why do we keep swallowing Washington hogwash?    They will say and do anything that keeps us tethered citizens. -- 03/30/03 WASTING TIME WITH REPUBLICANS Republican socialists are expanding government in the fashion of Lincoln, Roosevelt, and LBJ.    Many current Republicans used to be Democrats. Oops, Doug Newman is hammering home the truth brother! -- 03/29/03 WAR, PEACE, AND OUR ECONOMIC FUTURE Government wants us to believe the economy is okay, but insecurity is everywhere.    This excellent Lew Rockwell article from the Mises Institute brings all the pieces together. -- 03/28/03 CHANGING THE WORLD TO STOP TERRORISM Strategy without regard to economic reality.    George Washington had a strategy. Avoid foreign entanglements. -- 03/18/03 SOCIAL SECURITY-FUTURE HELL TO PAY Babies of the future world unite!    Your obligations and responsibilities are piling up! -- 03/08/03 U. S. GLOBAL GOVERNOR? Who loves individual liberty and how is it best protected?   World wide government with a monopoly on force is not the answer. -- 02/22/03 NEO-CONSERVATIVES IN TALL BLACK BOOTS? Republicans, democrats, socialists; what's the difference?    Political debate excludes common sense and real patriots in this Michael Peirce article." -- 02/15/03 STATE OF THE UNION The power of any State can seldom be constrained peacefully.   This was true for those ruled by the Taliban. It is also true in Iraq and America. -- 01/30/03 GIVING AWAY AMERICA Why would anybody reward bad behavior?    Either they want more of it or they're not thinking. This is our government don't you know. -- 01/10/03 FAITH-BASED INITIATIVES Will your church accept federal subsidies?    Strong central government is a master--not a friend. -- 12/23/02 THOUGHTS ON THE FOREVER WAR The current U.S. military budget cost about $5000 per year per household.   The future consists of bigger government and declining prosperity. -- 12/20/02 PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE Small European states invented capitalism.   Hans-Herman Hoppe points the way toward liberty, prosperity, and peace. Only fear holds us back. -- 12/07/02 PARADIGMS, CONTRARIANS, & KEYNES Stuck in the intellectual mud.    The reason human civilization advances so haltingly and laboriously is that only a few can think independently. -- 12/06/02 DEMOCRACY THE GOD THAT FAILED Perhaps we should explore private security instead of relying on public national security.   Public security, provided by the state, has not been very effective. -- 10/25/02 DECIPHERING THE WAR DRUMS Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterwards.   Commiting to a Quiet War against terror would have been better. -- 10/10/02 THE REAL SOLUTION TO BUSINESS MISCONDUCT Streetwalkers and Congress suffer the same humiliations and moral weakness.    Government isn't the answer; it's the problem. -- 09/17/02 DOES IT COUNT? Self-interest is the most trustworthy and predictable human motivation.    Central planning for all, government is feeding on us. -- 07/30/02 READ IT AND WEEP Congress is lost in greed and theft.    They only things they debate are, who the next victims will be and how they can lay blame on the other political party. -- 07/26/02 HAS CAPITALISM FAILED? Congressman Ron Paul is the only member of Congress that gets it.    We are going down the same path our nation took in 1930. -- 07/15/02 CONGRESS, ACCOUNTING, AND THE FREE MARKET Hypocrisy and unlimited resources.    Congressional leader John McCain is on a roll. -- 07/13/02 THERE'S NO ACCOUNTING FOR BIG GOVERNMENT Sanctimonous Condemnation    Politicans have ZERO shame blasting Enron and WorldCom. -- 07/06/02 OF MEDICAL MARXISM Republicans to the rescue!    Saving the world with compassionate theft. -- 06/27/02 DON'T BLAME BUSH Civilization is in a state of collapse. Government is trying to stop it.    Unfortunately, they're using the same methods of violence, threats, and regulation that brought us to where we are! -- 05/24/02 ORIGINAL SIN Governments produce misery, poverty, and fear.    This truth was ignored hundreds of years ago. -- 05/20/02 SOCIAL SECURITY IS MORAL? We cannot fix what's in the past. All we have is the future.    Is being opposed to the welfare state un-American? I don't think so. -- 04/25/02 ECONOMIC LIBERTY It never occurs to legislatures that forced general welfare may be bad.    Political and economic freedom compliment a peaceful and moral society. -- 04/07/02 THE INVISIBLE GUN Who has the most power?    Businesses that fine, imprison, and execute don't attract too many customers. -- 03/16/02 DECLARE WAR OR STOP IT! Congress swore to uphold the Constitution. This was the first of many lies.    If Congress is afraid to take a stand and die, why should we? -- 03/02/02 SYMPATHY YES, MONEY NO! Does government have an obligation to families of terrorist victims?    The injustice of government charity strikes again. -- 02/23/02 THE ANATOMY OF THE STATE Written in 1974, this Murray Rothbard essay goes under the covers to see what makes government tick. You'll want to print this one and read it several times.    Buckle your chin strap. Rothbard's logic may take you to another level of understanding. -- 02/16/02 WHAT'S WRONG WITH CONSERVATIVES Some people will support tyrants and dictators as long as they're benevolent, vote our way, and on our side.   To hell with righteousness, the Constitution, the future, and other people; you're one of us! -- 02/03/02 DAWN WILL FOLLOW THIS DARKNESS Lew Rockwell speaking in Auburn, AL at the Mises Institute on January 19, 2002.    This is one hell of a speech. -- 01/26/02 LESS SAFE, LESS FREE American politics got more confusing after September 11th.   Libertarians have come under increasing attack from both ends of the political spectrum.! -- 12/31/01 CONSERVATIVE DESCENT INTO MORAL BANKRUPTCY American conservatives are the new socialists.    Socialism, big government, and liberty on the ropes. -- 11/01/01 PRINCIPLES FOR SOUND PUBLIC POLICY Does your prepresentative govern by these principles?   Perhaps you need new representation! -- 10/31/01 PEACEABLE CONFLICT RESOLUTION Free markets resolve conflict without violence, disagreement, or lawsuit.   Government resource allocation pits us against one another. -- 10/19/01 HOW DO WE RESPOND? Civilization will not advance if we're afraid of individual responsibility.   Now is the time to stand up for justice and capitalism. -- 10/13/01 ASSESSING THE DAMAGE Crisis is often used to justify economic fallacies.   This is how a recession in 1929 turned into a depression. -- 10/01/01 DOES TRADE HURT THE POOR? Some people think trade equals exploitation.   Smaller trading zones increase cost and retard prosperity. -- 09/20/01 REDISCOVERING OUR HISTORY A Jeffersonian View of the Civil war.   Donald Miller and the War for Southern independence. -- 09/09/01 OPEN LETTER TO STATISTS EVERYWHERE Congress keeps proposing socialist solutions.    Legislation that retards free-market solutions. -- 08/04/01 TRADE IS A HUMAN RIGHT Mankind has always worked to overcome barriers.    In 2001, most trade barriers are erected by governments. -- 07/26/01 THE COMING CRISIS Congressman DeMint in a speech to The Heritage Foundation    Aging baby boomers will push government dependency beyond the point of no return. -- 05/12/01 TAX CUTS NEED NO JUSTIFICATION Sheldon Richman says justify spending instead of tax cuts.    Taxpayers subsidize companies that advertise USDA approved products overseas. -- 04/01/01 WHERE MONEY IS NO OBJECT This is what happens when governments ignore basic economic facts.    The EPA is probably killing as many people as they protect. -- 03/06/01 PUT IT IN MY BACK YARD! How can we determine the future location of power plants or garbage dumps?    The free market has some surprising solutions to a thorny problem. -- 03/06/01 WHY ALL THE CON ARTISTRY? Touring Washington DC fails to reveal the real nature of the place.   Behind the marble and pageantry is a cabal of con artists out to rob innocent people of their wealth and liberties. -- 02/15/01 POLITICS SOVIET STYLE Restricted access to the ballot keeps out those pesky trouble makers.    Georgia is a politically respressive state. -- 02/03/01 A MAN'S HOME ONCE WAS HIS CASTLE Lethal police raids provide summary justice.    Being at the right address would be a good thing. -- 10/08/00 IT'S TIME FOR ANOTHER TEA PARTY The executive branch keeps stealing our rights and our money.....    ...while Congress sits on its hands. -- 09/10/00 THE NORTHEAST BUTTER MONOPOLY The U.S. Dept of Justice is protecting us from the free market.    It's time to get rid of antitrust laws and reign in government. -- 08/06/00 ECONOMIC FREEDOM OR FOREIGN AID Why do poor nations remain poor?    Instead of giving them money, we should be sharing ideas. -- July 2000 ECONOMIC MISUNDERSTANDINGS Politicans and the news media bombard us with bad economic theory.   Here's a real expert to help you cut through the subterfuge. -- May 2000 COMMERCIAL DISPUTE The Commerce Clause has been abused by Congress since 1942.    We are at the mercy of federal do-gooders. -- January 2000 WHERE ARE THE OMELETS? Planned societies destroy freedom and prosperity.    Everybody wants to re-arrange society to match their vision of the common good. -- October 1999 THE PERMANENT WAR Income tax and the growth of government.    Federal income tax didn't apply to most people until World War II. -- June 1999 THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS Is this a state sponsored monopoly?    You can't compete with these guys. -- June 1999 WINNING THE CULTURAL WAR Charlton Heston speech at the Harvard Law School Forum.    Telling us what to think has evolved into telling us what to say. Telling us what to do can't be far behind. -- February 1999 © 1999-2004 Wes Alexander