Archive for August, 2010

Not Enough Dutch Criminals, Prisons Close

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

Here’s a link to an article at the Marijuana Policy Project by way of a Facebook friend’s link, “Netherlands to Close Prisons: Not Enough Criminals.”
MPP makes a logical argument against the bogus drug war claim that legalization increases drug related crime. Quite the contrary. During alcohol prohibition, the murder rate doubled and gangsters flourished. After […]

Epistle to the Minarchians

Saturday, August 21st, 2010

  Agorism.info  
Here’s a link to the complete transcript on the C4SS site of a speech delivered at Drexel University by an Agorist news analyst, “Darian Worden on Practical Anarchy.”
The following excerpt from Worden’s talk asserts that advocating anarchy is easier than selling “minarchy” (SEK3’s coinage) :
“Advocating anarchy is more practical than advocating minimal […]

Geo McCalip Aug 30 Konkin-Rothbard Ltd

Friday, August 13th, 2010

THE Konkin-RothbardLimited / Orange County Special Event Supperclub

E C O N O M I C S   A N D   G E O - P O L I T I C S
A PROJECT OF THE KARL HESS CLUB
 Fifth Monday of a Month except on a major Holiday
Geo. McCalip  “Fomenting Revolution for Fun and […]

The Last Station depicts Tolstoy’s copyright struggle

Sunday, August 8th, 2010

  The Last StationThe Last Station depicts the end of Leo Tolstoy’s life in 1910. There’s even a website dedicated to honoring the Tolstoy Centennial.
Here’s the IMDB listing for The Last Station. It was released in 2009.
Excerpt (with small changes) from the description at user TrailerDelivery’s YouTube channel. Tolstoy is played by Christopher Plummer.
“When […]

Heinlein Biographer Bill Patterson at KHC

Monday, August 2nd, 2010

  Heinlein Biography
KARL HESS CLUB MONDAY  AUGUST 16, 2010              

Bill Patterson on his new book, Robert A. Heinlein: In Dialogue with His Century: Volume 1 (1907-1948): Learning Curve
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