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The
Liberator Online
Vol. 11, No. 4 | February 16,
2006
Circulation: 65,705 subscribers in over 100 countries.
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Published by the Advocates for Self-Government
Edited by Bill Winter | Email: billw(a)TheAdvocates.org
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Contents
PRESIDENT'S
CORNER
*
Lights of Liberty deadline looms!
WHAT'S
HAPPENING WITH THE ADVOCATES
*
February 22: Michael Cloud radio interview
* February 23: Sharon Harris radio interview
* Nobody invites people to take the Quiz!
GOOD
NEWS, BAD NEWS, UNBELIEVABLE NEWS
*
The ever-growing federal budget
* Free-market "failures" and South American socialism
* War! What is it good for? (Answer: Government)
* QUICK SHOTS: James Bovard strikes again, and more....
PERSUASION
POWER POINT #196
*
"The Complacency Trap" by Michael Cloud
ASK
DR. RUWART
*
Should there be gun control in a libertarian society?
* Would libertarians allow gay marriage?
SOUNDBITES
FOR LIBERTY
*
Harry Browne, Joseph Sobran, and Thomas Paine
PRODUCT
REVIEW
*
"Three Sides of Harry!" (Three speeches by Harry Browne)
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President's
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Dear
friends,
To paraphrase libertarian comedian and actor Denis Leary, I've got
three words for you: Deadline. Outreach. Prizes.
That's right. The DEADLINE to qualify for our 2005 Lights of Liberty
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It just takes a moment!
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You qualify if you've done any one of the following activities:
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What's
Happening With The Advocates
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February 22: Listen to Michael Cloud discuss his book,
Secrets of Libertarian Persuasion, on "The Bill of
Rights Hour" with host Jesse Herron on Wednesday, February
22, at 4:15 pm Eastern. "The Bill of Rights Hour" is broadcast
on KHNC 1360-AM in Johnston, Colorado; KFNX 1100-AM in Phoenix,
Arizona, and KCAA 1050-AM in Loma Linda, California. It can also
be heard on the Internet: http://www.americanewsnet.com/radio.htm.
* February 23: Hear Advocates President Sharon
Harris answer questions about the World's Smallest Political Quiz,
libertarianism, and the Advocates! She'll be interviewed by host
Ian Bernard on "Free Talk Live" on Thursday, February
23 at 7:05 pm Eastern. For a list of the 12 stations that carry
the show, or to hear it live on the Internet, visit: http://www.freetalklive.com.
* News from Nobody: Nobody is inviting people to
take the World's Smallest Political Quiz -- and we're delighted!
We discovered that the quirky Web site "Nobody for President"
features a link to the Quiz. The tongue-in-cheek site invites people
to vote for "Nobody" for president in 2008, and notes:
"Nobody is more than qualified to be President of the United
States of America." Who can argue with that? We also love Nobody's
position on taxes: "Nobody is going to tax you. You should
be able to keep the money you earn and do what you want with it."
Bravo! The Advocates is non-partisan, so we can't endorse anybody
for president -- but maybe we should endorse Nobody! Visit the site
at: http://www.nobodyforpresident.net.
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Good
News, Bad News,
Unbelievable News |
By
Bill Winter
The
ever-growing federal budget
It's
fair to say that libertarian Congressman Ron Paul (R-TX) is no fan
of President George W. Bush's proposed 2007 budget. In his weekly
column, Texas Straight Talk (February 13), Congressman
Paul notes that Bush wants to increase federal spending to a "staggering
$2.77 trillion, a sum that is four times larger than the Reagan-era
budgets of the early 1980s."
But it gets worse. Congressman Paul writes:
* "With a 7% rate of growth, federal spending will double
in just 14 years. It once took 100 years to double the federal
budget."
* "Federal spending has grown twice as fast under Bush than
Clinton, averaging 6% and 7% increases compared to the 3% and
4% increases of the 1990s."
* "The biggest increases in federal spending under Bush are
not related to the war on terror or homeland security. Education
spending, for example, grew a whopping 137% between 2001 and 2005."
* "The administration will ask for at least $120 billion
in so-called 'off budget' funds for Iraq and Afghanistan over
the next year, perpetuating the deception that war spending somehow
doesn't count toward the budget deficit."
Why is the federal budget so enormous? Congressman Paul answers
that question: "Neither political party wants to address the
fundamental yet unspoken issues inherent in any budget proposal:
What is the proper role for government in our society? Are these
ever-growing entitlement and military expenditures really consistent
with a free country? Do the proposed expenditures, and the resulting
taxes, make us more free or less free? These are the kinds of questions
the American people should ask, even if Congress lacks the courage
to apply any principles whatsoever to the budget process."
Source:
http://www.house.gov/paul/tst/tst2006/tst021306.htm
Free-market
"failures" and South American socialism
Bad news: The free market has been tried in South America -- and
it doesn't work. After two decades of experimenting with capitalistic
reforms, voters are fed up with the lack of positive results, and
socialism is on the rise (again) in that region of the world, according
to a February 8 article in USA Today.
In recent years, six Latin American countries have elected leaders
who are either self-declared socialists or leftists. In Venezuela,
President Hugo Chávez vows to implement "21st-century
socialism." In Bolivia, President Evo Morales, a leader of
the Movement towards Socialism (MAS), promises to "renationalize"
the country's natural resources. In Paraguay, President Nicanor
Duarte Frutos declares that "human beings are more than a market."
In Brazil, Chile, and Argentina, voters also returned socialists
or leftists to power.
What do those six countries have in common? Politicians in each
have announced that the free market has failed. "Savage capitalism,"
they declare, has not ended poverty; the free market has not created
enough new jobs; and privatizing government-owned businesses has
not resulted in lower prices or greater prosperity. Liberty has
been tried in South America, critics say. It has failed.
Or has it? The answer seems to depend on your definition of the
"free market." USA Today paints a picture of
"free-market" reforms that seem suspiciously like, well,
more big government.
For example, countries like Mexico, Brazil, and Argentina took certain
steps in a free-market direction at the instigation of the International
Monetary Fund (IMF). In return, the IMF, the U.S. government, and
the World Bank lent Latin American governments "tens of billions
of dollars to spur development," reports USA Today.
Hmm.... Massive loans from governments (and quasi-governmental entities)
to other governments. That doesn't sound like the free market.
Many Latin American politicians also protected favored local industries
from foreign competition with laws and steep tariffs. "Local
manufacturers remain insulated from the full effects of foreign
competition," reports USA Today. So businesses remain
inefficient and prices remain high. That doesn't sound like the
free market.
Then there's corruption. Those IMF and World Bank loans that South
American governments received were -- surprise! -- frequently doled
out "according to payoffs or political influence rather than
economic efficiency," reports USA Today. The same thing happened
when many state-owned businesses were privatized. Privatization
often consisted of "sweetheart deals for insiders," according
to USA Today. So the politically connected rich got richer
and the poor remained poor. That doesn't sound like the free market.
Did South America really give the free market a chance? Here's one
more piece of evidence. Every year, the Heritage Foundation and
the Wall Street Journal publish an Index of Economic Freedom.
The Index measures the economic freedom of nations around the globe,
based on factors like trade policy, tax burdens, property rights,
regulation, and so on. Countries are given a score from 1 to 5,
with 1 being completely free and 5 being economically repressed.
The six Latin American countries that recently re-embraced socialism
-- Venezuela, Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil, Chile, and Argentina --
earned in 1995 an average score of 3.04 ("Mostly Unfree").
That's a year when these countries were allegedly in the midst of
a free-market revolution. Now, in 2006, these six nations have an
average score of 3.11. That's slightly worse than Qatar (3.04) and
slightly better than Tanzania (3.20) -- two nations that rarely
come to mind when discussing capitalistic success stories. The bottom
line is that much of South America is still "Mostly Unfree"
economically -- and moving further in the wrong direction.
The free market did not fail in South America. What did fail is
what always fails -- government intervention in the economy
in the form of widespread protectionism, politically motivated loans,
and massive political corruption. The only difference is that in
Latin America, this government intervention masqueraded as free-market
"reforms." And voters, deluded by opportunistic politicians,
decided that the solution to too much government was more government.
Sadly, those South American voters will probably pay the price for
that mistake for years to come.
Sources: http://www.usatoday.com/money/world/2006-02-08-latin-leftists-usat_x.htm
http://www.heritage.org/research/features/index/countries.cfm
War!
What is it good for? (Answer: Government)
Here's one more reason to oppose the
war in Iraq. David R. Henderson, a research fellow with the Hoover
Institution, points out in a February 9 essay on Antiwar.com that
during almost every major military action in American history, government
got larger, more expensive, and more powerful. And after the war
de jour is over, government rarely relinquishes its new
powers or revenue. Henderson notes:
* "Before the U.S. entered World War I, the top income tax
rate was 15%. By 1918, the last year of the war, it had reached
77%. By the end of the 1920s...the top rate was 24% and it never
went lower."
* "World War II gave us a top tax rate of 94%, and it wasn't
until 1964 that the top rate fell to 70%. We also got income-tax
withholding. Also, price controls were imposed nationally, and
New York City's rent controls, imposed as a temporary measure,
are still with us today..."
* "The current Bush war has also brought its share of freedom
reduction, especially in the area of civil liberties, with the
USA PATRIOT Act and NSA wiretaps of American citizens."
Concludes Henderson: "Those who advocate liberty must take
a serious look at the wars the U.S. government gets into and should
cast just as skeptical an eye on those wars as they do on other
government interventions."
Source: http://www.antiwar.com/henderson/?articleid=8504
QUICK
SHOTS...
* Bush's budget in perspective: The Wall Street
Journal (February 10), writes that the new $2.77 trillion budget
proposed by President George W. Bush "represents $87,000 in
federal spending every second for a year." Which means that
in the eight seconds it took you to read this paragraph, Uncle Sam
plans to spend over $700,000.
* The right direction: Are conservatives starting
to see the light about the failed War on Drugs? Newsday
columnist Ellis Henican notes (February 12) that Ethan Nadelman,
executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance, was invited to speak
at the recent CPAC convention. Henican wrote: "What do conservatives
stand for, [Nadelman] asked rhetorically. Individual freedom. Fiscal
restraint. Holding adults responsible for their own personal decisions.
Not expecting government to become a 24-hour-a-day nanny. 'Isn't
that what conservatism is all about?' Nadelman asked." (Good
question!)
* We are not alone: The Cato Institute's David
Boaz (February 2) decries the lack of libertarian voices in politics
and the media -- even though a new Gallup Poll finds that one in
five Americans are libertarian. The poll found that 20% of the public
opposes the use of government to "promote traditional values"
or to "do too many things that should be left to individuals
and businesses." Writes Boaz: "It's no secret that libertarian
voters make up a chunk of America. But you'd never know it from
watching TV -- or listening to our elected politicians."
* Don't be fooled: Hard-hitting libertarian writer
James Bovard has published a new book, Attention Deficit Democracy.
The book is a clarion call for Americans not to be fooled
by government misinformation and lies. For example, Bovard writes:
"Bush was reelected in part because his administration, policies,
and statements, helped by many dubious alerts and warnings, boosted
the number of Americans who feared a terrorist attack during 2004.
Each time the feds issued a new warning of a terrorist threat after
9/11, the president's approval rating rose by an average of almost
3%."
Sources:
Bush's
budget: Wall Street Journal, print edition (February 10,
2006)
CPAC convention:
http://www.newsday.com/news/columnists/ny-nyhen124624416feb12,0,1085393.column?coll=ny-news-columnists
Libertarian poll:
http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=5431
James Bovard: http://www.lewrockwell.com/bovard/bovard19.html
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"Good News, Bad News, Unbelievable News" is written by
Liberator Online editor Bill Winter.
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Persuasion
Power
Point
#196 |
The Complacency Trap
By Michael Cloud
He burst on the free market and libertarian scene over 25 years
ago. He was an engaging, bright, and creative academic. His articles,
papers, and books were popular.
Many of us expected him to rise higher -- and attract ever-growing
audiences. We thought he might be one of the vital few. One of those
who make history.
He didn't.
He wrote a number of good books. He taught classes filled with smart
and eager students. Over the years, he gave several hundred speeches
to interested and appreciative audiences.
I recently watched him give a speech on C-SPAN. His material was
good, but the fire was gone.
If you did not know him at the beginning of his public career, you
would be pleased with him and his work. But if you saw his promise
and possibility 25 years ago, if you saw what he could have been
and should have been, it would break your heart.
Because he was a natural-born persuader. He had enormous potential.
He thought talent and potential were enough. He thought he was good
enough. He had no burning desire to get better and better at communication
and persuasion. He never developed his talent. He failed to fulfill
his potential. He took his gift for granted.
His sin is complacency. And that sin visits most of us.
Sometimes complacency whispers, "You're no good at this. You'll
never be any good at it. It's hopeless. Why are you wasting your
time?" And complacency traps us far below our possibilities.
Other times, complacency whispers, "You're a natural. World
class. You're already head and shoulders above most people. Why
would you need to study and practice persuasion?!" And complacency
traps these individuals far below their potential.
Whether we're weak or average or gifted in the activity, complacency
will hold us back.
Just as dissatisfaction, discontent, or raw desire can move us to
develop and use as much of our talent as we can.
Look at those who refuse to submit to complacency.
The greatest athletes seek out world-class coaches and trainers.
They work with them for years. And these athletes get even better.
The greatest musicians seek out and study with great teachers or
musicians. They learn. They practice. Hours each day. Year after
year. And they get better.
The greatest scientists and professionals seek out mentors and teachers.
They learn. They practice. They rise.
Complacency comes for us all. Many embrace it. Some resist it. Still
others defeat it.
Who wins the battle with complacency? Who defeats stagnation?
Those who are dissatisfied with their level of skill. Those who
refuse to settle or stand still. Those who ignite and feed the flames
of desire. Those who eagerly learn. Those who ask for coaches and
teachers.
Whether you have the gifts and promise of greatness, or less possibility
and potential, you can develop and improve your ability to communicate
libertarian ideas. You can become more skilled at libertarian persuasion.
You can play a vital part in changing the world.
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Michael Cloud is author of the acclaimed book Secrets
of Libertarian Persuasion available exclusively from the Advocates:
http://www.TheAdvocates.org/secrets.html.
In 2000, Michael was honored with the Thomas Paine Award as the
Most Persuasive Libertarian Communicator in America.
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Ask
Dr.
Ruwart |
Dr.
Mary Ruwart is a leading expert in libertarian communication. In
this column she offers short answers to real questions about libertarianism.
To submit questions to Dr. Ruwart, see end of column.
Should
there be gun control in a libertarian society?
QUESTION:
"I am a college student who is studying the different
ideologies for my political science class. I am unclear on what
is the libertarian stand on gun control. Should there be gun control
in a libertarian society? And if so, how much?"
MY SHORT ANSWER: Firearms, like fists, can be used
for offense or defense. Libertarians would not advocate cutting
off a person's access to firearms any more than they would advocate
cutting off a person's hands to prevent a brawl.
Most people who advocate gun control do so because they believe
it lowers the crime rate. In fact, just the opposite is true. Violent
crime (rape, robbery, and homicide) decrease dramatically when states
pass laws that permit peaceful citizens to carry concealed weapons.
In Orlando, when the police publicized a program to train women
in the use of firearms, crime dropped almost 90% without a single
woman ever firing a shot! Criminals are looking for an easy mark
and avoid "victims" who might be armed. Anyone who doubts
this might wish to put a sign on their front lawn saying "This
house is a gun-free zone" to experience the consequences firsthand.
Gun control is actually "victim disarmament." It exposes
the weakest among us -- women, children, and the elderly -- to greater
risk of attack. It denies us the ability to defend ourselves against
those who would harm us. Since the courts have ruled that the police
have no obligation to protect an individual citizen from attack,
we have no legal recourse if they fail to do so. Acting in self-defense,
armed citizens kill more criminals each year than police do, yet
shoot only one-tenth as many innocent people by mistake. Clearly,
armed citizens act as responsibly (if not more so) than trained
law enforcers.
Libertarians believe that everyone has the right to self-defense.
Our founders did too, which is why they passed the Second Amendment.
Consequently, libertarians do not support the victim-disarmament
laws collectively known as "gun control."
For more details, see Chapter 16 of my book, Healing Our World
in an Age of Aggression, available from the Advocates.
Would
libertarians allow gay marriage?
QUESTION:
"I am trying to persuade people to the libertarian point of
view, and the question was brought to me about gay marriages. I
am fine with the marrying of two people who love each other. Live
and let live is what the libertarians are about. Am I right?"
MY SHORT ANSWER: You are right indeed! Libertarians
look upon marriage as a personal and/or religious contract between
two people. Ultimately, the individuals involved decide what their
commitment means in terms of expectations, duties, and monetary
sharing. Neither the public nor Congress has any business telling
a couple what their marriage should be or what form their love should
take.
Unfortunately, no couple today knows exactly what their marriage
commitment means. The obligations of each partner change according
to political whim. For example, divorcing couples in the 1950s and
1960s discovered that the husband was rarely awarded custody of
the children, no matter how unfit the wife was for her parental
role. The conditions for, and the amount of, alimony differed from
state to state and decade to decade.
For most people, marriage is the most common and far-reaching legal
contract they will ever enter into. Because of government interference,
they don't know exactly what they are committing to until the marriage
ends. Libertarians believe that each couple should have the ability
to design their own marriage contract. Enforcement of the contract,
in the event that one partner defaults, would be the only government
involvement.
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Got questions? Dr. Ruwart has answers! If you'd
like answers to YOUR "tough questions" on libertarian
issues, email Dr. Ruwart at: ruwart(a)theAdvocates.org. Due to volume,
Dr. Ruwart can't personally acknowledge all emails. But we'll run
the best questions and answers in upcoming issues.
Dr. Ruwart's previous Liberator Online answers are archived
in searchable form at: http://www.TheAdvocates.org/ruwart/categories_list.php.
Dr. Ruwart's outstanding books Healing Our World and Short
Answers to the Tough Questions are available from the Advocates:
http://www.TheAdvocates.org/Merchant2/merchant.mvv.
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Soundbites
for
Liberty |
"If
you want government to intervene domestically, you're a liberal.
If you want government to intervene overseas, you're a conservative.
If you want government to intervene everywhere, you're a moderate.
If you don't want government to intervene anywhere, you're an extremist."
-- Columnist Joseph Sobran
"We have to decide what kind of America we want. Do we want
an America in which individuals are proud of themselves, confident
they can handle their own problems? Or do we want a country in which
everyone is responsible for everyone else but no one is responsible
for himself, where groups dislike each other because each gains
only at the expense of others, and where we are dependent upon the
favors of politicians to survive?" -- Harry Browne,
Liberty A to Z: 872 Libertarian Soundbites You Can Use Right
Now
"Those who expect to reap the benefits of freedom, must, like
men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it." -- Thomas
Paine (1737-1809)
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of the most influential libertarian books ever written (Why
Government Doesn't Work and The Great Libertarian Offer).
He ran two national campaigns for president, in 1996 and 2000. He's
given thousands of media interviews, explaining the principles of
liberty to skeptical journalists and talk show hosts. And he's delivered
hundreds of speeches to tens of thousands of people.
Along the way, Harry revolutionized how libertarians talk about
liberty, how we think about liberty, and how we view the possibility
of success.
Now, here's an opportunity to hear all three sides of Harry. For
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-- two brand-new ones and one classic -- for only $19.99. You'll
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"The Seduction of Force."
Libertarians
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as Harry points out, even libertarians can be tempted to use government
force to achieve "important" goals -- especially in the
area of foreign policy. Learn why libertarians are susceptible,
and how to resist this temptation. A very timely speech, delivered
at the recent Advocates 20th Anniversary Celebration. (CD. Approx.
61 minutes.)
 "Why
Liberty Must Be SOLD, Not Preached -- and How To Do It."
What's
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speech! (Audio Tape. Approx. 45 minutes.)
"The Future Is NOT Hopeless!"
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"Three Sides of Harry!" is a $30 value -- but can be yours
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