Kinsella’s “Libertarian Legal Theory” Course: Audio and Slides

On December 31, 2011, by Stephan Kinsella

Last year I presented a 6 week Mises Academy course, “Libertarian Legal Theory: Property, Conflict, and Society,” discussed in my Mises Daily article “Introduction to Libertarian Legal Theory.”1 This course followed on the heels of my previous Mises Academy course, “Rethinking Intellectual Property: History, Theory, and Economics” (audio and slides), about which one student wrote [...]

Will We Soon Be Able to Fire Laser Beams From Our Eyes?

On December 31, 2011, by Melinda L. Secor

Will We Soon Be Able to Fire Laser Beams From Our Eyes?

"By day, Seok-Hyun Yun and Malte Gather are physicists at Massachusetts General Hospital. But at night, for the past four years, they …

Elderly Can Be as Fast as Young in Some Brain Tasks, Study Shows

On December 31, 2011, by Melinda L. Secor

Elderly Can Be as Fast as Young in Some Brain Tasks, Study Shows

"Both children and the elderly have slower response times when they have to make quick decisions in some settings. But recent…

Obama Signs Homeland Battlefield Bill Into Law

On December 31, 2011, by Melinda L. Secor

Obama Signs Homeland Battlefield Bill Into Law

"President Obama today signed the highly controversial Defense Spending Bill. The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), with its so-called…

How Many U.S. Soldiers Were Wounded in Iraq? Guess Again.

On December 31, 2011, by Melinda L. Secor

How Many U.S. Soldiers Were Wounded in Iraq? Guess Again.

Reports about the end of the war in Iraq routinely describe the toll on the U.S. military the way the Pentagon does: 4,487 dead, and 32,2…

US Civilians Are Now Helping Decide Who To Kill With Military Drones

On December 31, 2011, by Melinda L. Secor

US Civilians Are Now Helping Decide Who To Kill With Military Drones

"President Obama’s enormous expansion of the U.S. drone program may be pushing too fast for military staffing to keep up….

NY Ramps up Security for Times Square Bash

On December 31, 2011, by Melinda L. Secor

NY Ramps up Security for Times Square Bash

"’ Our helicopters will be up in the air and checking the 200-block area around Times Square,’ Kelly told the CNN television network on Friday.’Eve…

Notre Dame Researchers Develop Paint-On Solar Cells

On December 31, 2011, by Melinda L. Secor

Notre Dame Researchers Develop Paint-On Solar Cells

"Imagine if the next coat of paint you put on the outside of your home generates electricity from light—electricity that can be used…

Foreigners Dump Record Amount Of US Treasurys In Past Month

On December 31, 2011, by Melinda L. Secor

Foreigners Dump Record Amount Of US Treasurys In Past Month

"As the Fed’s critical H.4.1 weekly update shows (which is leaps and bounds more accurate than the Treasury’s TIC international fu…

Urging Obama to Stop Rush to Iran War

On December 31, 2011, by Melinda L. Secor

Urging Obama to Stop Rush to Iran War

"A torrent of war propaganda against Iran is flooding the American political scene as U.S. neocons and Israeli hardliners see an opening for another war…

28 Signs That US Public Schools Are Rapidly Being Turned Into Indoctrination Centers And Prison Camps

On December 31, 2011, by Melinda L. Secor

28 Signs That US Public Schools Are Rapidly Being Turned Into Indoctrination Centers And Prison Camps

"Today, nearly everything that children do in public schools is watched, monitored, reco…

U.S. Court Upholds Telecom Immunity for Surveillance

On December 31, 2011, by Melinda L. Secor

U.S. Court Upholds Telecom Immunity for Surveillance

"A U.S. appeals panel on Thursday upheld the constitutionality of a federal law that grants immunity to telecommunications companies that…

Combating the Distortions Over NDAA Military Detentions, Does This Mean You? You’d Better Believe It

On December 31, 2011, by Melinda L. Secor

Combating the Distortions Over NDAA Military Detentions, Does This Mean You? You'd Better Believe It

"Perhaps the only thing more worrisome than the recently passed NDAA provisions for …

FEE Summer Seminars Applications are now available

On December 31, 2011, by Foundation for Economic Education

The Foundation for Economic Education proudly announces that applications for our summer seminar series are now available. In our ongoing commitment to program improvements, this celebratory 50th season of FEE seminars promises students a life-changing experience. FEE seeks candidates who may be unfamiliar with the ideas of a free and prosperous society, but are eager [...]

FTL2011-12-31

On December 31, 2011, by Free Talk Live

New Year’s Resolution :: Liberty Activism :: Politicians and Insider Trading :: Secession :: Truckers and Carrying Guns :: Confused Christians :: Lady Asks NYC Cop for Help, Gets Caged :: Nationalism :: School Stories :: New York and New Jersey Gun Law…

Sunni security forces targets for attack on “Iraq Day”

On December 31, 2011, by Margaret Griffis

Security forces are often targets for violence, but the government-backed Sahwa or Awakening Council members took the brunt of attacks. At least 11 of them were killed and one more was wounded. Another seven Iraqis were killed and 16 more were wounded …

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