This past weekend was New Hampshire Maple Weekend. The fam and I got a chance to get in on a little bit of it. I had grand plans for more but they were partially interrupted by a volcano. Nevertheless, I prevailed and we squeezed in a couple visits. The sap … Continue reading
Two significant fatal aviation accidents occurred today. These add to a string of accidents over the past few months. There were two with no fatalities: Continental off the runway in Denver (many injuries), and USAirways in the Hudson River. Then there was the Colgan Air (Continental Connection) accident in Buffalo … Continue reading
The Free State Project was just featured on a 3-minute video segment on Russia Today. It features footage from the New Hampshire Liberty Forum and interviews with Chris Lawless, Dan Itse and others. The segment can be seen here: http://www.youtube.com/user/russiatoday?blend=1&ob=4 V-
WorldNetDaily just published an article about the State Freedom Index. It can be seen here: http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=91539 V-
Video of the opening ceremony from the Free State Project’s 2009 New Hampshire Liberty Forum is now available. Watch it here: http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2009/03/12/new-hampshire-liberty-forum-2009/ It includes opening remarks from event organizer Chris Lawless, “God Bless America” sung by Holly Alexander (wow!), and a report from the Campaign For Liberty including a great … Continue reading
The Mercatus Center at George Mason University recently published the first-ever comprehensive ranking of the American states on their public policies affecting individual freedoms in the economic, social, and personal spheres. The results are not surprising to many of us here in New Hampshire. New Hampshire came out on top … Continue reading
Photos from the Free State Project’s 2009 New Hampshire Liberty Forum can be found here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/freestateproject Note: They’re roughly (or maybe exactly) in reverse chronological order. V-
Tonight was a musical blast from the past. I received an email a few days ago announcing a jazz concert here in little old Keene, NH. The featured artist was Richie Cole. Richie is a rather famous Alto Saxophonist whose professional included stints with big bands led by Buddy Rich, … Continue reading
This is the speech I delivered at the opening ceremony for the Free State Project’s 2009 New Hampshire Liberty Forum this past weekend in Nashua, New Hampshire. This speech represents maybe the first of two important parts in articulating a vision for a free society, nay a true society, for … Continue reading
Happy Square Root day. This is the best square root day. I’m declaring it as such for the following true and noble reasons: 1: 9 is my favorite number. Think birthday, biggest single digit number, etc. 2: 3 is also a really neat number. Trinity, square root of 9, and … Continue reading
