We could wish that libertarianism was a movement of personal freedom, as it would like to disguise itself. If only libertarians weren’t so stuck on their worship of corporatism it might be different. However, we have to deal with modern libertarianism as it IS, not as we wish it was.

A Canadian filmmaker is planning on having a tiny camera installed in his prosthetic eye to make a point about ubiquitous surveillance. He’s going about this the hard way.  Why doesn’t he just buy a pair of sunglasses with a digital camera built into them, like I got as a present for Christmas?  It works [...]

South Carolina state senator Robert Ford wants to lock up people who use “lewd” language.  Under this addled-brained asshole’s proposed law, using profanity could get you 5 years in jail and up to $5000 in fines. According to the story linked below: “Which words are exactly considered profane is still unclear, but the bill does [...]

School District likes to ban books in N Dakota. In this case, it’s the bestseller, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil – which they haven’t READ, of course. We suspect that these school board members are probably only semi-literate anyway.

So, a guy owns a fishing shop in Florida.  On the side of his building, he has an artist paint a mural of fish.  The city says the mural is a sign advertising his business and that, since he didn’t get a permit for it, he’s in violation of the law.  The guy says it’s [...]