Part one of a paper I wrote this past semester on the nature of money, central banking, and the Fed. I’ve broken it up in several sections so that it will be able to be read and critiqued in installments, probably one every few days. Feedback is of course appreciated. Enjoy.
IN NOTHING WE TRUST: THE TRUTH ABOUT THE FEDERAL RESERVE
by Joshua R. Kern
“If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issuance of their currency, first by inflation and then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around them will deprive the people of all their property until their children will wake up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered.” — Thomas Jefferson (more…)
Why no comic today? Today is the Day Without a Gay. Gay people are encouraged to skip work and do some sort of volunteer work instead. It’s a boycott of sorts meant to raise awareness.
I discovered this wonderful corporate outreach by Starbuck’s on World AIDS Day through Facebook. It appears that Starbuck’s is going to oh-so-generously donate 5 cents when you buy one of their beverages. Well, not any beverage of course. It has to be one of three holiday specials, so they won’t be sacrificing 5 cents on their less exorbitantly-priced beverages. It’s not just people dying in Africa depending on them, after all. They have shareholders dependent on them as well.
I know that reads sarcastically, but I’m actually one of the last people to complain about someone making money by providing a product people like. In fact, kudos to them for some brilliant marketing. That’s what it is, after all. I’d be willing to bet they’ll spend more on the ad campaign promoting their “charity” than they will actually end up donating. Let’s be real. Starbuck’s is not a charity. It’s a business.
Larry Kane of the Keene District Court today reported that Ian Freeman’s time for contempt of court is being suspended, and he is scheduled to be released. Watch FreeKeene.com and NHFree.com forums for critical updates.
I was leaving my political science class today, and my professor – NH State representative Charles Weed – had commented on his frustrations with a one Barack Obama. This sparked a conversation that, as we walked, got quite heated as it ran the gamut from national socialism to the legitimacy of a social contract which he seemed to suggest was not only acknowledged by using the roads, but that that act became my signature on it. We departed on the topic of public schools. The following is a response for Professor Weed articulating some points about libertarianism it was apparent he either did not understand or could not see.
Professor Weed,
I’ve been having a tough time in class, as evidenced in my brief and sputtering tirade today. I feel the need to explain what the political landscape looks like to a large amount of people in this country (numbering in millions) that have no voice in the pageantry called democracy. These people, myself included, can no longer turn a blind eye nor participate in, nor give our sanction to a system that has perpetrated the greatest evils the world has known. It has empowered and enabled the kinds of dictators around the world that it itself claims to protect us from.
On August 19th, Russell Kanning told the Keene District court that he would perform community service in lieu of a fine for driving without a license. Almost three weeks later, he gives viewers an update on his status and plans.
I discovered this wonderful corporate 
