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All the news thats fit to be censored. > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > ==================> F R E E D O M N E W S <================== > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > To subscribe or unsub: http://www.free-market.net/features/lists/ > > Freedom headline news: > o OSHA blocks anthrax defense > o Secretive court gets new powers > o Terror law foes mull strategies > o Feds to develop high-tech ID technology > o British plans for smart ID cards resurface > o Foreigners swell ranks of Taliban > o Poll: Americans willing to surrender liberty for security > o Judge muzzles high school anarchist > o Critics blast Bush plan for withholding presidential papers > o Reason draws new attention > o Second Amendment Sisters shoot and recruit > o Criminals get guns from family and friends > o Pagan retreat denied permit > o Massachusetts LP members launch free-market land trust > o Jerusalem gunman stopped by citizen > > Freedom commentary: > o The dark side of war-inspired civic virtue > o Anthrax on my mind > o Cartoon: Anthrax scare > o Why CPSC is going after BB guns > o Some reflections on the right to bear arms > o CSE impact update > o Government causes the crime -- Part I > o A real tax package: coalition letter to the Senate > o Political panic trumps terrorist tragedy > o Another government cash grab > o Terrorists confronted by the patriotic fervor of a free market > o Turning to government > o Overcoming the budget crisis in Arizona > o Finally, a settlement > o Private security vs. public failure > > > --------------- EXECUTIVE SEARCH - CEO, CFO, CTO --------------- > > Salaries range from US $150,000 to $250,000 > > Founded in 1995, the Laissez Faire City charter calls for the > original pioneers to give up executive and administrative control > to a professional management team in 2002. For details, click over > to: http://www.zolatimes.com/captains/ad_executive_search.html > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > OSHA blocks anthrax defense > ---------- > Washington Times > The U.S. Postal Service has bought protective masks to guard > its workers against inhaling anthrax spores, but postal workers > are not allowed to use the masks until they undergo hours of > training required by the Occupational Safety and Health > Administration. (11/05/01) > http://www.free-market.net/rd/668534848.html > > > Secretive court gets new powers > ---------- > Nando Times > When federal officials want to tap a suspect's phone, or > secretly send investigators to ransack a suspect's home, they > come to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court for nearly > automatic approval. Now Congress has given that court > controversial new power. (11/05/01) > http://www.free-market.net/rd/705186743.html > > > Terror law foes mull strategies > ---------- > Wired > With massive new police powers now a matter of law in the wake > of the September 11 attacks, civil libertarians are considering > their options for a legal challenge. An effective strategy will > likely require an actual abuse of rights that can be battled in > court. (11/05/01) > http://www.free-market.net/rd/684955568.html > > > Feds to develop high-tech ID technology > ---------- > NewsBytes > Federal authorities will be urged to develop biometric > technology capable of identifying people by their physical > features, under a provision included in the anti-terrorism > legislation passed by Congress last month. At least at first, > the system will only be used for immigrants and aliens. (11/05/01) > http://www.free-market.net/rd/711777236.html > > > British plans for smart ID cards resurface > ---------- > NewsBytes > Media speculation about a smart-card-based national identity > card has reached fever pitch in the U.K., amidst reports of > a secret government trial of a biometric card. Politicians are > increasingly discussing mandating identification documents. > (11/05/01) > http://www.free-market.net/rd/713287344.html > > > Foreigners swell ranks of Taliban > ---------- > Washington Post > Thousands of armed Pakistanis and other foreigners are > reportedly pouring into Afghanistan to help the Taliban > fight any U.S. ground offensive or advance by the opposition > Northern Alliance. (11/05/01) > http://www.free-market.net/rd/687895706.html > > > Poll: Americans willing to surrender liberty for security > ---------- > El Paso Times > Polls across the country find that Americans think it will be > necessary to surrender some freedom as part of the war against > terrorism. More than half of respondents say that they're > willing to let government monitor telephone calls and e-mail. > (11/05/01) > http://www.free-market.net/rd/695146132.html > > > Judge muzzles high school anarchist > ---------- > The Nando Times > "A judge ruled Thursday that a 15-year-old sophomore cannot > establish an anarchy club or wear T-shirts opposing the U.S. > campaign in Afghanistan because it would disrupt school. Katie > Sierra was suspended from Sissonville High School for three > days for promoting the club." (11/01/01) > http://www.free-market.net/rd/285896561.html > > > Critics blast Bush plan for withholding presidential papers > ---------- > Freedom Forum/AP > The White House defends a new executive order issued by > President Bush that allows past and current presidents to keep > their papers from being revealed to the public. But at least > one historian calls the move a "disaster for history." (11/05/01) > http://www.free-market.net/rd/708877013.html > > > Reason draws new attention > ---------- > Washington Post > Nick Gillespie, the new editor of Reason, is drawing readers > and media attention to the magazine with a pop-culture > sensibility and a deliberate effort to appeal to liberals. > Gillespie is proud of criticism directed his way by the likes > of the Wall Street Journal. (11/05/01) > http://www.free-market.net/rd/678065247.html > > > Second Amendment Sisters shoot and recruit > ---------- > Hartford Courant > The Second Amendment Sisters, an organization of women who > support the right to self defense, gave Connecticut residents > a chance to try their hands with a variety of machine guns. > The event was part of a fundraising and recruiting drive for > the grassroots organization. (11/05/01) > http://www.free-market.net/rd/665354756.html > > > Criminals get guns from family and friends > ---------- > Washington Post > The Justice Departments concedes that criminals are > increasingly getting firearms from relatives and personal > friends, rather than from gun shows or stores. This approach > renders gun restrictions irrelevant since the actual purchasers > have clean records. (11/05/01) > http://www.free-market.net/rd/697676296.html > > > Pagan retreat denied permit > ---------- > Lawrence Journal-World > The Leavenworth County, Kansas, commission has voted against > renewing a special-use permit for a 168-acre retreat for > nudists, pagans, gays and others whose ways alarm their > conservative neighbors. A property rights and free speech > challenge is expected. (11/05/01) > http://www.free-market.net/rd/691345956.html > > > Massachusetts LP members launch free-market land trust > ---------- > Libertarian Party > "Two Massachusetts Libertarians have launched the Liberty Land > Trust, a free-market organization that will buy and preserve > open land -- and, in the process, attempt to prove that > Libertarians are not 'unfriendly to environmental causes.'" (11/01) > http://www.free-market.net/rd/295947046.html > > > Jerusalem gunman stopped by citizen > ---------- > FoxNews > A Palestinian gunman who opened fire on a busload of Israelis > in Jerusalem was himself then shot -- by a civilian, a border > guard and a soldier. "He was standing there and shooting [into > the right side of the bus]," the civilian shooter, who > identified himself only as Marcus, told Israeli radio. "I got > out of the car. I fired. I emptied an entire clip. He fell." > (11/04/01) > http://www.free-market.net/rd/468682692.html > > > For more News Reports see: > http://www.free-market.net/directorybycategory/news/ > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > ============> F R E E D O M C O M M E N T A R Y <============ > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > > The dark side of war-inspired civic virtue > ---------- > Reason > by Cathy Young > "[I]t appears that some communitarians and liberals are so put > off by the individualism, materialism, and frivolity they see > around them in times of prosperity and safety that they come > perilously close to welcoming bad times." (11/02/01) > http://www.free-market.net/rd/212331933.html > > > Anthrax on my mind > ---------- > Antiwar.com > by Justin Raimondo > "At great pains to come up with a column ... I thought I'd > better have lunch first, so I went to the corner store for > a sandwich and a fresh pack of cigarettes. ... Back in ten > minutes, I dumped the contents of my bag on the kitchen table: > what fell out were the makings of a turkey sandwich, a pack > of Marlboros, and -- a small amount of white powder! Yikes!" > (11/01/01)) > http://www.free-market.net/rd/162798082.html > > > Cartoon: Anthrax scare > ---------- > The State > by Robert Ariail > (11/05/01) > http://www.free-market.net/rd/716617519.html > > > Why CPSC is going after BB guns > ---------- > KABA > by Angel Shamaya > Shamaya dissects the Consumer Safety Product Commission's case > against Daisy air rifles: "If there is a defect," he notes, > "you must be able to buy that product and reproduce the result > of said defect -- CPSC's job, which they failed to do but are > suing anyway. So why is CPSC really going after Daisy, if it's > not due to a true defect in the product?" (11/02/01) > http://www.free-market.net/rd/459922370.html > > > Some reflections on the right to bear arms > ---------- > The Future of Freedom Foundation > by Richard M. Ebeling > "Though it may seem harsh... when I read the advocates of gun > control pointing to incidents of private acts of violence > against children, I think to myself, how many... children were > killed... in the last century by governments? And how many of > those children... might have been saved if their families and > neighbors had possessed the right to bear arms against political > aggressors?" (09/01) > http://www.free-market.net/rd/383681248.html > > > CSE impact update > ---------- > Citizens for a Sound Economy > "During the month of November ... CSE activists will call on > their senators to pass an economic security bill, which should > expedite President Bush's tax cut and make it permanent, cut > the capital gains and Alternative Minimum taxes and provide > incentives for investments in new capital." (11/01) > http://www.free-market.net/rd/329758638.html > > > Government causes the crime -- Part I > ---------- > anti-state.com > by James Redford > "Viewed from the internal logic which drives the operations > of Government, you are an expendable resource utilized to > maintain the continuation of Government as well as its growth > -- in less grandiose terms, a 'Slave.' The greatest myth > surrounding the institution of Government is that it principally > exists to 'protect' us from criminals ..." (11/02/01) > http://www.free-market.net/rd/314337917.html > > > A real tax package: coalition letter to the Senate > ---------- > Empower America > by Shaun Small > A letter to the Senate encouraging reduction the tax penalties > on productive behavior and the implementation of a stimulus > package that reduces tax rates on workers, investors, and > business to result in more jobs, higher incomes, and a stronger > America. (11/01/01) > http://www.free-market.net/rd/131281417.html > > > Political panic trumps terrorist tragedy > ---------- > Independent Institute > by Michael Reksulak and William F. Shughart II > At a time when the west is at pains to picture its "War on > Terrorism" as a fight for the benefit of all "good nations," > indications of discriminatory treatment in favor of > industrialized countries should be avoided. (10/31/01) > http://www.free-market.net/rd/127701210.html > > > Another government cash grab > ---------- > Mackinac Center > by Lawrence Reed > "The U.S. Supreme Court prohibits state and local governments > from forcing out-of-state companies to collect taxes for them. > But many public officials are casting about for ways to > circumvent that prohibition." (11/02/01) > http://www.free-market.net/rd/124951057.html > > > Terrorists confronted by the patriotic fervor of a free market > ---------- > The National Center for Public Policy Research > by Amy Ridenour > Ridenour examines how American businessmen and women have > responded to the terrorist attacks. From Exxon Mobil to AT&T, > corporations are donating money and providing resources at > a pace that government cannot keep up with. (11/01) > http://www.free-market.net/rd/94697197.html > > > Turning to government > ---------- > The Cato Institute > by David Boaz > "[I]t's odd that Americans' confidence in government would > rise sharply after a massive failure of government to do > its job." (11/02/01) > http://www.free-market.net/rd/79550616.html > > > Overcoming the budget crisis in Arizona > ---------- > Goldwater Institute / East Valley Tribune > by Andrea Ferrin > With Arizona facing a staggering $1.6 billion budget deficit > over the next two years some legislators are calling for higher > taxes. Ferrin believes that "by ending profligate use of public > monies, the legislature can bring priorities in line with > resources so that we may live within our means." (10/24/01) > http://www.free-market.net/rd/368805721.html > > > Finally, a settlement > ---------- > Americans for Technology Leadership / Wall Street Journal > by staff article > "[The] settlement in the long-running Microsoft case shows > that the company, the judge and the Justice Department know > when it's time to move ahead for the country's sake." (11/02/01) > http://www.free-market.net/rd/361155338.html > > > Private security vs. public failure > ---------- > LewRockwell.com > by Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr. > "[N]ot to say that market provision of security is perfect. The > key difference between it and government is that it responds to > violations of property and to the threat of such violations with > proactive measures. It has every incentive to do so." (11/02/01) > http://www.free-market.net/rd/222843205.html > > > For more Commentary, Opinion, and Book Reviews see: > http://www.free-market.net/directorybycategory/commentary/ > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > ============/ End of Today's Freedom News Update \=============== > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > Please forward and copy this message. Freedom News Daily is edited > by J.D. Tuccille. 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