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FOR REAL !? The Lingering Local Prohibitions of Alcohol

by May 22nd, 2011 - Politics » Society »

I very rarely consume alcohol. This is perhaps why I am so ignorant of the absolutely absurd nanny-state restrictions that bind us apparently solely due to the abstracted sado-masochistic relationship of the state to its citizenry. This Sunday night, however, I very much desired a simple bottle of red wine, but found that both local […]

The Libertarian Socialist – Up With People and Down on None

by March 24th, 2010 - Politics »

It may well be true that very many self-described libertarians tend to be of a such a stubborn independent bent that they themselves might suffer from their aversion to community. However, adopting the life of a cane-shaking, iconoclastic hermit is not necessary of or necessarily connected to the philosophy of libertarianism. Libertarianism is not a […]

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