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Number 687, September 9, 2012
"The parasites who think they own us are beginning to be afraid"


Anarchism
Anarchism
by Jim Davidson


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Down With Power
by L. Neil Smith
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The unabridged audio version of my 1983 novel The Nagasaki Vector, brilliantly read by the great libertarian radio host Brian Wilson, is finally available for purchase.

Many feel that this is the funniest book I've written so far—at least intentionally—and features our old friend Win Bear, G. Howell Nahuatl, a sapient coyote, time traveler Bernie Gruenblum, and Georgie, the time machine who loves him.

The price: $12.99.
The place: CD Baby.

I understand that it will soon be available in iTunes, as well.

—L. Neil Smith

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Sweeter Than Wine
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EDITORIAL MATTERS:

Some recommended reading for this week:

Why You Should Start Using a VPN (and How to Choose the Best One for Your Needs)
by Alan Henry
You may know what a VPN, or Virtual Private Network, is; you probably don't use one. You really should be using a VPN, and even if you don't think so now, at some point in the future you may consider it as important as your internet connection.
Continue reading

And Mr. L. Neil Smith recommends reading this:

Wayne Allyn Root Quits Libertarian Party

Apparently this Root fellow has been pretending to be a libertarian for a long time, and finally up and admitted he's actually a *shudder* Republican.

Lots of incendiary rhetoric in this issue! So take THAT weasels, and choke on it.

On a funny note, watch this dog decide it is too hot outside for a swim, so....

http://www.wimp.com/swimoutside/

Warning: Please do not be drinking or eating when you watch this!

Ken Holder
Editor-in-Chief

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ARTICLES

Nullification Act

Classified Ads
Three ads this week. We always have three ads.
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Letters to the Editor
from Todd Andrew Barnett, and A.X. Perez
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Sitrep 2012
by L. Neil Smith
So here we are again—basically, where we have been all our lives. As an author and lecturer, and simply as a human being, I know a great many individuals (the average person knows about three hundred; I know several times that number), not a single one of which wants to vote for Barack Hussein Obama, or whatever his name is, later this year. Nor does anybody I'm acquainted with want to vote for Mitt Romney. And yet, despite hundreds of thousands of person-hours of effort, millions of dollars in contributions to change things, somehow, that's the choice—if you want to call it that—we're left with. Plastic Man I versus Plastic Man II; Socialist Party A versus Socialist Party B. Vote for the murderous criminal collectivist of your choice, but vote.
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Socratic Underground Academy
by A.X. Perez
Many libertarians have expressed their hatred and disdain for the public school system. I can't argue, the state has established a strong monopoly over education and it would be better if more people could and would use alternatives such as home schooling or private schools (closely monitored by all parents and not just the "in group") if you happen to need the right piece of paper. There remains the basic issues that public schools are paid for by tax dollars and that their goals include indoctrination of children to be loyal citizens and toe the party line.
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Voting in 2012
by Jeffery Small
The following article is scheduled to be published in the September issue of Liberty's Torch, Brad and Barbie Harrington's Cheyenne, WY newspaper, where their motto is "Defending your individual rights, whether you like it or not!" Well, you can't beat that!
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"From Five to Eight—Isn't 'Democracy' Great?!"
by Cassandra C. Grissom
So Nevada delegates "shamed" Nevada? Well, I emphatically disagree! In fact, the only ones who shamed anyone were the mindless drones that call themselves the RNC. How dare any American condemn someone for speaking out against tyranny?! The GOP cheated! They should be put in prison (that is if you believe in modern punishment) personally, I think we should find a tall tree and a short rope, and forever label them as the spineless, statist traitors that they are! What is wrong with the people of this country?
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Open Letter to My Senators RE: The Federal Reserve Heist
by Oldereb
Dear Senator, Mr. Ben Bernanke told the Senate Banking committee that the government must take action (deficit spending) to prevent an economic collapse. Did he tell Congress that every dollar of such spending would be profit for the Fed that would be hidden by the FRBNY in apparent violation of the law ??
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Terrorizing the Two-Party System
by Jonathan David Morris
I want to be a terrorist. Not a terrorist terrorist. Not the kind that blows up buildings or kills people. I mean I want to be a terror. I want to make things difficult and really annoying for the people who want to run my country.
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Better Off? Not at All
by Jim Davidson
According to a recent speech by formerly impeached (for perjury and obstruction of justice) president Clinton, you are better off today than you were four years ago. Is that really true? Would it be true if you went back 12 years?
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Atlantea The Beautiful No. 193
by L. Neil Smith and Rex May
Number 193 of a weekly cartoon series.
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The unabridged audio version of my 1983 novel The Nagasaki Vector, brilliantly read by the great libertarian radio host Brian Wilson, is finally available for purchase.

Many feel that this is the funniest book I've written so far—at least intentionally—and features our old friend Win Bear, G. Howell Nahuatl, a sapient coyote, time traveler Bernie Gruenblum, and Georgie, the time machine who loves him.

The price: $12.99.

The place: CD Baby.

I understand that it will soon be available in iTunes, as well.

—L. Neil Smith


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