Earth Day is an annual celebration to support "environmental protection" -- no, not primarily to promote good things like clean air and clean water, but to fight global warming, excuse me, climate change, via massive government regulation, control, and spend on a world scale. All this is justified by claims that doom is nearly upon us and can only be averted by radical change … [Read more...]
Waco Anniversary Recalls Film That Exposed Cover-Up
Thirty-one years ago today, a religious commune in Waco, Texas was raided by FBI and BATF, resulting in the holocaust of 76 people including children, burnt alive. The official story was initially that the tragedy was a mass suicide, that authorities never fired a shot and never set fire to their compound. That became -- through constant repetition -- the narrative that … [Read more...]
Mae West Wins “Wittiest Line In Defense Of Liberty”
Mae West is sometimes cited as an early libertarian for her then scandalous, now liberated, views regarding criminalization of homosexuality, miscegenation, and other "sins." Per The Guardian, "Constantly denounced by the conservative press, pursued by police and censors, West became a leading symbol of the Roaring Twenties and made numerous appearances in the criminal … [Read more...]
Anthem (Libertarian) Film Festival: Are You Coming?
The 2024 Anthem Film Festival -- the annual screening of the latest libertarian films and documentaries -- will be held at The Mirage Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, July 10-13. It is part of the larger FreedomFest event. You may purchase registration here. This once-a-year event is the world's biggest libertarian film festival, and features narrative films as well as … [Read more...]
Happy Tax Season: 14 Films To Help Get Through It
Well, it's tax season again, so while you're filling out those forms, here are 14 anti-tax films to enjoy. One of the best, available on Amazon, is Harry's War. … [Read more...]
Leslie Howard: Libertarian Film Hero
Leslie Howard -- born April 3rd, 1893 -- is probably best-known to audiences for his memorable role as Ashley Wilkes in Gone With the Wind. But he also chose to star in, and in some cases produced and directed, several early films of libertarian interest. Two of these films were important in the effort to defeat Nazi Germany and to save its victims. Howard's first … [Read more...]
Never Forget: Cops Busted A Surfer Under Covid Rules
On this day, April 2nd, 2020, Malibu police arrested a man for paddle-boarding alone on the ocean because he was violating COVID social distancing rules. Again, this surfer was alone on the ocean. You could hardly say he wasn't social distancing. But California Governor Gavin Newsom had issued a strict stay-at-home order, so the surfer was handcuffed and perp walked along the … [Read more...]
Walter Williams: Happy Angel Birthday!
Walter Williams was born on March 31st, 1936. He was an influential libertarian economist, a beloved professor at George Mason University, and a prolific and often witty writer. Free to Choose Media released a documentary about him in 2014, entitled Walter Williams: Suffer No Fools; it's available free online. He joined Milton Friedman in the PBS series Free to … [Read more...]
Bruce Willis: Libertarian Film Hero
Bruce Willis -- born March 19th, 1955 -- started out as a minor off-Broadway actor but eventually landed the lead in Die Hard, launching his now legendary action-hero career. He seemed attracted to the role of individualist hero, and it was a role he took up in several films of libertarian interest. Willis is probably best known for his role as John McClane, a classic … [Read more...]
James O’Keefe: Lucky Charms Is Offensive
Happy St. Patrick's Day! Here's the very first James O'Keefe video, in which a young O'Keefe persuaded a university administrator to ban Lucky Charms as "offensive to Irish." He went on to create Project Veritas, and later O'Keefe Media Group, both of which produce undercover videos on corruption and left-wing political bias. … [Read more...]