I’m Not The Only One

If you’re not familiar with the term, Mexican hunting refers to a recent practice of white Americans (some blacks, too, although to a lesser extent) of looking for people who “look” Mexican and then beating them, sometimes to death.  Of course, for most white people, almost all Latinos can be visually mistaken for a Mexican.  Already, an Ecuadorian immigrant has been beaten to death and a Colombian immigrant was almost beaten to death.

It’s great to see that blacks and whites in America have transcended their rocky historical relations to come together to attack Latinos. I also find it interesting that this sort of violence is primarily taking place in states like California, New Jersey and New York and not places like Arkansas, Georgia or Arizona. Read the rest of this entry »

Okay, it ALMOST ended slavery in the U.S., but I figured a title like that would be more eye-catching.

I know the whole Rand Paul story is old news, but the unfortunate byproduct of that story is that many people are claiming that only government could’ve killed Jim Crow and ended slavery and that the Civil Rights Act of 1964, private businesses would still be excluding minorities today.  This conclusion couldn’t be more moronic and requires a profound ignorance in both history and economics. Read the rest of this entry »

In this new era in which our decades-long inflated economy is now deflating and abruptly readjusting to the realities of the free market, one bubble seems to be bursting after another.  The first bubble to burst was that of subprime mortgages with millions of Americans who couldn’t afford home loans were suddenly losing their homes after defaulting on said mortgages.

With more and more college graduates entering the work force deep in student loan debt and facing very limited job opportunities, some are speculating that Sallie Mae will be the next bubble to burst.  I used to agree with this prediction, but after learning that 2,600 families in New York City are losing their Section 8 vouchers, I’ve changed my mind. Read the rest of this entry »

Yeah, I figured that headline would catch your attention.

How does legalizing drugs keep Mexicans from  illegally crossing our borders, or even encourage those already in the U.S. to go back where they came from?  To answer that  question, we first have to understand why they’re leaving, and it isn’t just because of a lack of economic opportunity.

Mexicans are leaving their country in droves because of the Mexican Drug War, which is in reality the United States imposing its will on Mexico to find and capture producers and traffickers of illegal drugs.   Our neighbor to the south is literally engaged in a civil war between the Mexican government and Mexican drug cartels. In 2005 the Pew Hispanic Center, a division of the Pew Research Center, released the results of a poll which indicated that 40% of Mexicans stated they would come to the United States if they had the means and opportunity to do so, and 20% said they would come to the U.S. illegally.  I’ve heard this poll quoted over and over in news stories regarding immigration (almost all immigration stories involve Mexicans, as if all illegal aliens were from Mexico).  Has anyone ever asked why so many people are tempted to leave their homeland?  Has anyone ever asked what the hell is going on in Mexico that so many Mexicans feel this way? Read the rest of this entry »

Well, every Latino blogger seems to have something to say about the whole mess in Arizona, so I might as well say my piece too.

The new law is ridiculous, for several reasons.  Let’s cut the bullshit and not pretend Arizona is looking to keep out illegal Canadians, Englishmen or Germans with this law.  It’s the illegal Mexican immigrants that have white Arizonans going nuts, and it’s that specific group for whom the law is intended.

Law enforcement are required to ask the legal status of anyone who “appears” as if they may be in this country illegally.  Aside from raiding the parking lot at Home Depot, how do they actually accomplish this?  How does one “look” illegal?  Furthermore, if such a thing existed as an illegal “appearance”, wouldn’t illegal aliens in Arizona deliberately change their appearance so as not to “look illegal”? Read the rest of this entry »

I’ve been working on some other things lately, but I just had to blog when I came across this New York Times blog by Paul Krugman titled, “Why Libertarianism Doesn’t Work“.  Normally, I don’t find Paul Krugman to be such a moron but reading this particular piece is precisely why columnists, commentators and bloggers get such a bad rap.

First the moron bashes the late great Milton Friedman in a quote in which Mr. Friedman stated that there is no need for product safety regulation, because corporations know that if they do harm they’ll be sued.  Paul then twists this concept around to draw from what he calls a “real world” example, implying that Friedman and/or libertarianism are inherently flawed and not realistic.

The example describes a “moderate Republican” from Alaska named Lisa Murkowski who recently opposed a bill that would have raised the liability cap from $75 million to $10 billion on the claim that it “would have unfairly hurt smaller oil companies by raising the costs of oil production.”

In his column titled, “Conscience of a Liberal” (apparently that conscience does not involve telling the truth), Krugman  smugly concludes:

“And don’t say that we just need better politicians. If libertarianism requires incorruptible politicians to work, it’s not serious.” Read the rest of this entry »

Remember John Rocker?

In 2000, John Rocker was a relief pitcher for the Atlanta Braves, and was actually enjoying a pretty successful career.  But that same year he said the following in a Sports Illustrated interview:

“Imagine having to take the 7 train [in Queens] to the ballpark [at Shea Stadium], looking like you’re in Beruit riding next to some kid with purple hair, next to some queer with AIDS, right next to some dude who just got out of jail for the fourth time, right next to some 20-year-old Mom with four kids. It’s depressing……The biggest thing I don’t like about New York are the foreigners. You can walk an entire block in Times Square and not hear anybody speaking English. Asians and Koreans and Vietnamese and Indians and Russians and Spanish people and everything up there. How the hell did they get in this country?”

That pretty much ruined his career.  He later apologized for the remarks, and upon playing the Mets later that year at Shea Staium, New York fans chanted “asshole” when he came onto the field.  Three years late his MLB career came to an abrupt end.

Fast forward 10 years.  It appears African-Americans are once again breaking the color barrier, not only in the White House but in bigotry and color prejudice as well.  In a move that probably makes John Rocker proud, Los Angeles Angels center fielder Torii Hunter, who is African-American, used an interview in USA to spew his own hateful thoughts for Latino baseball players, particularly those with dark skin, wide noses, thick lips and kinky hair. Read the rest of this entry »

I’m not one to panhandle but…

I’ve already tried several times to earn a few bucks (at least enough to pay for the server space)  from this blog, so I figured I might as well beg for it, too.

I’ve included a donate button so if you want to throw a quarter or dollar my way, it will be greatly appreciated.  Of course if you wish to put some money in my virtual cup but aren’t willing to part with your own money, feel free to click on the Google AdWords at least once.

Thanks in advance.

I always knew I was right, I just never knew how right I truly was.

For years I’ve used this blog to, among other things, rant about the relentless statist bullshit I encountered on a daily basis, whether it was on the local, state or national levels.  And in New York City, there is no shortage of government invading our personal lives at the whim of a mayor who thinks big government is the swellest thing since sliced bread and a City Council that pays its members a a starting salary of $112,000 a year, not counting additional committee stipends and generous campaign contributions from grateful special interest groups.

Well, I got sick of living in this police state/kleptocracy and worse, paying into the system which keeps it alive.  For more details, refer to my previous entry.  My fiancee and I made the move 300+ miles north and are now residents of Manchester, New Hampshire.  We’ve even changed our phone numbers to the area code of our new home state.  And yes, we are very much involved in the pro-liberty movement, working alongside and exchanging ideas with libertarian socialists, agorists and Christian anarchists.

How will I’m Not The Only One change? Read the rest of this entry »

You know what really sucks about all this?

Universal health care has only been embraced by one state-Massachusetts.  If it’s so great, why has only one state out of 50 adopted it?

Meanwhile, 15 states (Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington) have already legalized marijuana for medical purposes (not including Maryland, which won’t bust you for possession if you can prove your marijuana use is for medical purposes), meaning this healthcare policy is at least 15 times as widely accepted than universal healthcare.

But which healthcare plan do the Obama Administration and the Democratic leadership want to implement on a national level?

Sad.

Also, since the Democrats want to emulate Canada so badly, how about adopting their nationwide medical marijuana policy?

Silly me, I was actually expecting a black President, even if he is only half black, to legalize it.  If black and brown people are still going to federal prison for marijuana-related charges by 2012, I’m voting for the next white guy I see.

I’ve spent the last few hours combing the Internet trying to learn more about this Coffee Party.  At first glance, the name appears to be a parody of the Tea Party, so I assumed it was a clever parody of a grassroots movement a la Stephen Colbert as opposed to an actual grassroots movement.  However, multiple sources including the New York Times and Washington Post suggest that it is very much real so I guess it is.

The following is is the mission statement from the Coffee Party website:

“The Coffee Party Movement gives voice to Americans who want to see cooperation in government. We recognize that the federal government is not the enemy of the people, but the expression of our collective will, and that we must participate in the democratic process in order to address the challenges that we face as Americans. As voters and grassroots volunteers, we will support leaders who work toward positive solutions, and hold accountable those who obstruct them.”

Here’s the mission statement from the Tea Party website:

“Tea Party Patriots, Inc. (”TPP”) is a non-partisan, non-profit social welfare organization dedicated to furthering the common good and general welfare of the people of the United States. TPP furthers this goal by educating the public and promoting the principles of fiscal responsibility, constitutionally limited government and free markets.”

Is it just me or do the Tea Party and Coffee Party appear to be thinly veiled disguises for the Republican and Democratic parties?  The fact that Fox News so fervently promoted the Tea Party and that two of the biggest liberal media outlets in the country are strongly promoting the Coffee Party raises some red flags for me.  In addition, these two mission statements eerily resemble the broken promises of the two major political parties. The Republicans are always preaching about free markets, fiscal responsibility and limited government, but when in power, do the complete opposite.  The Democrats assure the public that they want to bring transparency and accountability to government and that in the end all the heavy taxation and regulation will have been for the greater good of the American people.  This of course is also bullshit because when Democrats are in power they also do the complete opposite of what they say they stand for.  In the end, both parties end up being statist control freaks who give away billions in tax dollars to the various special interest groups who bribe the leadership of both parties. Read the rest of this entry »

If you live in a blue state like I do, you are undoubtedly beaten down with rules and taxes; rules which make living more difficult and expensive and taxes and fees which only increase the financial burden.

As a native New Yorker, I’ve seen things go from bad to worse.  Both my home city and state are good examples of a kleptocracy, where the state is run by people who are socially conservative and economically liberal and the city is run by people who are socially liberal and economically liberal, but not socially liberal in the sense that would allow for any kind of observance of civil rights.  Government is as expansive and as expansive as you can imagine, except no liberal goals are actually being met.  Modern-day liberal milestones like gay marriage and legalized medical marijuana do not exist here.  Read the rest of this entry »

In this day and age where news commentary often dwarfs actual news reporting, it’s hard to not see union spokespeople on television grinning ear to ear as Toyota launches a massive worldwide recall of over four million Camrys and Corollas.  United Auto Workers reps have been more than happy to appear on all major networks and news channels to suggest that Toyota’s failure to catch their defective parts before the cars left the factories because the company’s nonunion workers were “not committed to the product” because the company was “not committed to them”.

These union flunkies are capitalizing on the collective short-term memory of the American public.  Say what you want about Toyota, but they never received a bailout from Congress because for the last 30 years they have been manufacturing automobiles that Americans actually want to drive.  While car makers around the world have seen a loss in sales in the last few years, it was the Big Three that have been hemorrhaging red ink since the 70s. Read the rest of this entry »

For those who wonder why Americans are seen as ignorant and Christians are viewed as narrow-minded bigots, one only has to consider the recent remarks made by televangelist Pat Robertson about the earthquake in Haiti.

Robertson’s remarks prove that he is duly ignorant of geography, (Haiti only occupies one-third, not half of the island of Hispaniola)

Unfortunately, this aging mental midget is half right.  Haiti is cursed, but not by God or the Devil, and certainly not because the Founding Fathers of Haiti drew a pact with Satan.  Looking at history, it appears that Haiti has been cursed by first Western Europe then later by the United States. and for the unthinkable sin of being black. Read the rest of this entry »