Archive for the ‘Activism’ Category

Can & Trade = Eco-Robbery

Thursday, August 5th, 2010

The Left has a new plan for making money - rob you and say it's for the environment.  Even though 'Cap & Trade,' their Enron-like risky enviro-tax scheme, is dying in D.C., The Land of Hollywood is bringing you the sequel.  Our friend Mut outs them in her usual direct ...

Making Sun-Tea in Michigan

Saturday, July 24th, 2010

Today was a Tea Party convention of sorts at the Eaton County Fairgrounds.  (Eaton County is adjacent to the Lansing metro area, and is just north of Battle Creek.)  The weather was dog-day hot and sticky, but the Tea Party faithhful were undeterred.  In addition to most of the state's ...

Welcome to Sherwood!

Monday, July 12th, 2010

The Sheriff of Nottingham would appear to have nothing on the municipal government of Dearborn Heights, Michigan.  There, the police have doubled the number of tickers written over the previous year's total.  Unless one assumes that asphalt  lawlessness is on the rise, or that traffic flow doubled in an area ...

Eminent Domain Abuse in Michigan

Sunday, June 27th, 2010

Despite Michigan's having enacted legislation to prohibit state and local government from seizing land in order to give it to a private owner for 'economic development' under the auspicies of the 'eminent domain' clause in the United States Constitution, abuse of the power to take continues.  Grand Valley State University ...

The New Robber Barons

Sunday, June 20th, 2010

Many of learned about the 'robber barons' of medieval times, who would waylay travelers passing by their castles for taxes, tribute or plunder [the differences are in the eyes of the beholder] before letting them go on their way.  The term resurfaced again in our 19th century, as a reference ...

Remembering Those Who Did Not Return

Monday, May 31st, 2010

Before Memorial Day became a 'Monday Holiday' back in the 1970s, it was intended as a day of rememberence for those who had fallen in battle, first in the Civil War (it was first known as 'Decoration day') and then for all of our fallen and missing who served under ...

The World’s most popular beverage

Thursday, May 27th, 2010

Since the 17th century (or pre-historic times in you count herbal) one of the most or THE most popular beverage world wide has been Tea.Now Tea Parties are an international happening.Our friends in the SoCal Tax Revolt are supporting our limited government brethren (and sisters too!) in Europe.  It may ...

Brownshirt Tactics

Friday, May 21st, 2010

I admonish my fellow freedom travelers to avoid the Nazi terminology when discussing the left but sometimes it is unavoidable, if done in proper context.  The SEIU staged a "protest" at a "Bank of America Executive's" home in Maryland (suburban DC).  This incident was even abetted by the DC metro ...

Italian Freedom

Wednesday, May 19th, 2010

Yes the yearning for liberty and limited government even exists in collectivist Europe. See our dear friend Mut's interview with an Italian Tea Party organizer.

Praising Arizona

Saturday, May 1st, 2010

Arizona has a new law allowing police to stop those suspected of being unlawful immigrants. While I might prefer Michigan to allow for secondary enforcement - checking the citizenship/legal immigrant status of those arrested for other crimes, for example - Arizona is on the ...