Meg on Trial, 9am Thursday, Superior Court

by | May 2, 2011 | 4 comments

As you may recall, last summer, talented activist and Free Keene blogger Meg McLain was arrested with me, Wes, and Rich Paul for standing in front of the Keene police cruisers as they attempted to kidnap Keene native Heika Courser for enjoying a beer in the park on a Sunday afternoon. Some video of the original arrests are here.

Now, nearly a year later, the matter is coming to a jury trial. Meg faces charges including “Obstructing Government Administration” and the old standby, “Disorderly Conduct”. Come out at 9am to Cheshire Superior Court and see it for yourself. Here’s the facebook event.

For standing in front of a police car, she faces as much as two years in jail.

Some People Just Don’t Get It

by | May 1, 2011 | 1 comment

A commenter on the article regarding the Weare, NH Police protest responded to the claims that Free Staters are trying to “force” their way on others:

I’m surprised at the number of people who think liberty can be “forced” on anyone.
How could anyone object to being left alone?
Could it really be an objection to the idea of having to leave other people alone?
So the real question is, what kind of people feel threatened by not being able to meddle in other people’s lives?

– Bob Robertson, Manchester

Amen, Bob.  Couldn’t have said it better myself.  Unless someone is harming another person or that persons property, leave them alone.

New NH economics blog

by | May 1, 2011 | 1 comment

I enjoy writing about economics, so I’m starting a New Hampshire economics blog.

It’s here: Fiscal Responsibility.

Since my economic views are pretty mainstream– I’m no Murray Rothbard, or Robert Murphy (or even Milton Friedman, really)– I get the impression that much of my writing would feel a bit out of place here. Thus the separate blog.

(No, I don’t intend to leave Free Keene any time soon. I’ll keep posting Keene-oriented blogs here.)

So now you know.