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Let Them Eat Gruel: The Government-Health-Security Complex Invades Your Kitchen - Spectator Blogs
Addressing the American people for the final time as President, Dwight Eisenhower warned that: This conjunction of an immense military establishment and a large arms industry is new in the… Continue reading
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The War on Drugs is as pointless as it is immoral; obviously it must continue. - Spectator Blogs
Like Tom Chivers I’d not planned to write anything about the latest suggestion our drug laws are sufficiently confused, antiquated and beyond parody that at some point it might be… Continue reading
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UKIP is not a libertarian party - Spectator Blogs
I’m sure, as James says, that the idea of some kind of Tory-UKIP non-aggression pact will not go away. But that’s because many Tory backbenchers are remarkably stupid. Proponents of… Continue reading
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Rand Paul: Leader of the US Senate's Tiny Awkward Squad - Spectator Blogs
Speaking of politicians worthy of your support, here’s Senator Rand Paul doing his thing: Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is holding up a vote on the Defense Authorization Act until he… Continue reading
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Amidst Obama's Triumph, America Enjoys A Libertarian Moment - Spectator Blogs
Amidst last night’s Democratic triumph and the confirmation that Obama is, in many respects, Ronald Reagan’s heir let’s not forget that this election was also a triumph for libertarians and… Continue reading
11 CommentsThe Department of Something Must Be Done & the Drink Police
Even if you accept that the government’s plans for a minimum alcohol price in England and Wales are well-intentioned you can be pretty sure that it’s a bad idea. How… Continue reading
10 CommentsEd Miliband Surpasses Himself
Miliband Attacks Cameron Over Chocolate Oranges might win a prize for the headline that best summarises Ed Miliband’s stewardship of the Labour party. In case you still can’t believe this… Continue reading
7 CommentsRon Paul’s Newsletter Problem
It shouldn’t surprise anyone who remembers anything about Ron Paul’s run for the Presidency four years ago that The Newsletter Issue has cropped up again. There are many things that… Continue reading
8 CommentsCan the Dutch Government Really Be Abandoning Smokers to Their Fate?
Let us hope they are. A wailing letter to the editors of the Lancet, signed by Stanton Glantz and other anti-tobacco fanatics, complains that the Dutch government "is all but… Continue reading
11 CommentsThe Polish Invasion Was A Good Thing
It seems typical of Labour’s reaction to being removed from office after 13 frustrating years in power that it should have decided to disown one of its braver, better, bolder… Continue reading
25 CommentsAdam Curtis Is At It Again
The great story-teller’s latest piece is a rum business indeed. Apparently: The guiding idea at the heart of today’s political system is freedom of choice. The belief that if… Continue reading
8 CommentsWinning with Governor Moonbeam
Surprise: there’s some good news coming out of California! Governor Jerry Brown, enjoying his second tour in office, has taken to slapping down the kind of mollyocddling absurdities much favoured… Continue reading
4 CommentsOur Crazy Drug Laws, Part XVI
As legal entertainments go Man facing jail after reporting his cannabis plants stolen is a pretty good one. The Edinburgh Evening News reports: Police were called to David Williamson’s home… Continue reading
7 CommentsThe Death Penalty: A Matter of Emotion, Not Reason
As a torch-and-pitchfork populist it’s not a great surprise that Guido Fawkes is in favour of the death penalty. Nor will it be a great shock when he gathers the… Continue reading
44 CommentsHow A Mensch Responds to the Press
Journalist seeks to embarrass politician for crime of enjoying themselves before they became a politician and, apparently, must expect to have their every move vetted by prudes and scolds. Said… Continue reading
35 CommentsU-Turns in the Government’s DNA
But first, another grubby little piece of u-turning from this government. You might think that a commitment to remove from the DNA database the details of more than a million… Continue reading
0 CommentsParliament and Mob Rule
You’d need a closed heart not to feel great sympathy for the family of poor Milly Dowler. Her killer Levi Bellfield is a vile, appalling creature and one can understand… Continue reading
51 CommentsYes, There Is A War on Drugs. Part XIV.
On the one hand, it’s good that Ed Vulliamy is in the Guardian today highlighting the appalling miseries of the Mexican Drug War; on the other it’s unfortunate that his… Continue reading
6 CommentsIs It April 1st?
There is a stramash over government bin policy! James writes: The government is, rightly, receiving a monstering from the papers for its u-turns on weekly bin collections. But what is… Continue reading
4 CommentsBlue Labour? Red Tory? Reactionaries One and All?
It might seem axiomatic to observe that Red Tories and Blue Labourites must have as much in common as anything that might divide them. That’s one thing to take from… Continue reading
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