Guest Blog: “Come Home to the Free State”

by Ian | Nov 3, 2010 | 12 comments

From FSP early mover Mike Ruff in Manchester:

To all my friends and acquaintances who are struggling for Freedom elsewhere, and see little progress:

As many of you may be aware, I have long since become disillusioned with the political process, and prefer to do my pro-Freedom activism in the social and economic realm. That being said, and while I encourage people to do the same, I don’t denigrate the efforts of those principled activists who remain in the political front of the battle–I have said for years that the correct strategy for winning this fight is to push on multiple fronts simultaneously. Our opponents are unskilled and incompetent (which is why they resort to Gooferment for their employment), and are severely unbalanced when attempting to focus on more than one line of attack. (more…)

Is Keene Pleasantville?

by Ian | Oct 24, 2010 | 26 comments

Thanks to KPD for leaving this fall’s Free Keene Fest alone – if only they’d done the same to the cub scouts and homeless shelter the day prior. Anyway, Free Keene Fest was a great time, and here’s a pic courtesy of Puke. You can see more of his photos of the event here. It hearkens to one of my favorite movies ever and makes me wonder, not for the first time, “Is Keene Pleasantville?”

If you haven’t seen Pleasantville, I highly recommend you do so! Here’s the trailer: (more…)