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...know what state and what governor were described in the editorial, but it most certainly could not have been Massachusetts under Weld. The description of Bill Weld as a "liberal Republican," is a fundamental misreading of his political outlook. Weld is not a "liberal" Republican, but a "libertarian" Republican. In a throwback to the failed policies of the 1980s, he believes that the government that governs best, governs least. Weld only gives the appearance of being a thoughtful and reasonable moderate...
...this disjointed collection of essays and articles, as in earlier books, O'Rourke assumes the role of libertarian praise singer, extolling the virtues of free markets and heaping scorn on the evils of clumsy, intrusive Big Government. He takes the position that despite the whining of enviros, people throughout the world have never been better off and that doomsayers who exaggerate the threat of ecological collapse are motivated by self-interest and a socialist agenda. In essence, he is offering the Wall Street Journal editorial page with a laugh track...
There are tiresome local arguments about which way to approach the problem. One of them is how to sort out the workers who can't afford shelter from the freeloaders who live dirty and like it. Then there is the libertarian case: Jesus was a hippie, man. But for the most part community leaders would like to get everyone back indoors, particularly when it's nasty outside. Of course the ( sorehead view is widespread too. As Jackson Hole builder Jacques Sarthou sees it, "You don't go into Beverly Hills and demand cheap housing just because you want to live...
...Forest, taking the King's deer was a capital offense. Today illegal hunters come from all walks: studies identified many of the waterfowl poachers in Wisconsin as white-collar executives, while Missouri's deer poachers are largely unemployed workers. Some claim to be modern-day Robin Hoods, engaged in libertarian protest against Big Government. This amuses the rangers. The poachers' major motivation, says Grosz, is "ego and greed...
Mega-mouth talk show host Howard Stern said he won't run for governor of New York State because he doesn't want to disclose his earnings (as required by law of a candidate). Stern had announced he would be the Libertarian candidate for governor this March. While he was never taken seriously by pundits, the struggling New York Libertarian Party managed to double its membership during Stern's brief candidacy to 800, a party official told TIME Daily. "He gave us the equivalent of millions of dollars of free publicity," says Blay Tarnoff, ballot access coordinater for the Libertarians...