Libertarian Peter Schiff Is Literally Too Stupid to Understand What Demand Is
The definition of "demand": http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/demand?s=t path=/ http://www.economist.com/economics-a-to-z/d#node-21529654 The various th...

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Dr. Greg Brannon - ...more of a Ron Paul libertarian constitutionalist
Dr. Greg Brannon - ...more of a Ron Paul libertarian constitutionalist Bill Lumaye Show - November 8, 2012.

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Ken Krawchuk (K #39;14 #012) accepting the Pennsylvania Libertarian Party #39;s Gubernatorial Nomination
http://www.KenK.org - Ken Krawchuk accepting the Pennsylvania Libertarian Party #39;s Gubernatorial Nomination in 2014.

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Ken Krawchuk (K'14 #012) accepting the Pennsylvania Libertarian Party's Gubernatorial Nomination - Video

SAN ANGELO, Texas I have voted in every election since I was old enough. I have served as precinct election judge for 20 some years. Now what I am suggesting may seem contrary, but do not vote in this primary! I wont.

It is not I dont care. Bear with me here. I finally became sufficiently disgusted with the Republican Party I took off to the Libertarians. When you register to vote in Texas, you do not register by party. You only affiliate by the act of selecting the ballot of a party.

If one votes in the primary, one effectively has affiliated for the next two years. I will not be voting so that I can be part of the Libertarian Convention process.

Unlike the major parties, Libertarians nominate by convention. Were I to vote in the primary, I would be ineligible to participate in that convention. In that I am treasurer/secretary of the local Libertarian Party and a member of its state rules committee, that would be embarrassing.

If you find todays fighting over the scraps politics distasteful, and polling shows many of us do, consider the Libertarian alternative.

Many people I talk with tell me, Yes I like the ideas, but you cant win. I am realist enough to know this. We Libertarians are not going to sweep into Congress this election, or the next, but it has to start somewhere.

I remember when the Texas primary was effectively the election, and whoever won the Democratic Primary was assured election. That ended with Queen Ann, the Democrats last gasp; Lord a mercy she was a speaker Id put her up against William Jennings Bryan, but I digress. Not a bad governor, by the way.

Republicans? Who cared, they didnt matter.

I did not leave the Republican Party lightly. I had some clout there, enough that major players spoke to me with respect. It was not an easy decision, and I knew I was starting a long trail on untested ground. I will tell you this, I sleep better. I am supporting something I actually believe.

The Libertarian precinct conventions will be at 7:30 p.m. on March 11 at Hildalgos Cafe on Sherwood Way. I can pretty much promise that anyone attending will become a delegate to our county convention, also at Hildalgos, at 7:30 p.m. on March 15. Pretty short step from there to the state convention in Temple, where the fun starts.

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JIM RYAN: If you're a Libertarian, skip the primaries

Bitcoin is a digital currency, or "crypto-currency," that exists solely on the Internet. There's a cap on the total number of Bitcoins that can be made, and its value is determined by a series of very complex algorithms.

Bitcoins origins are murky. Some speculate it was created in response to the 2008 recession, promising anonymity and escape from regulation, monetary policy and central banking authorities. These promises made it particularly alluring to Silicon Valley libertarians - as well as drug dealers, Ponzi schemers, and other unscrupulous types.

The virtual currency is stored on individual users computers and devices or on online repositories, in digital wallets, and like cash, can be transferred directly to other users, bypassing banks, brokers and - most importantly to the libertarian crowd - regulators. Users can trade regular currency, like US dollars, for bitcoins on digital exchanges. Each transaction is checked against a public ledger of all bitcoins ever made - or mined - to ensure users arent trading bitcoins they dont actually have.

If this sounds complicated, it is. Bitcoins machinations are incredibly complex and arcane, even to those in tech and finance circles. And critics have long pointed out critical vulnerabilities: astronomically high volatility, the ability of big holders to game the currency, and a complete lack of recourse for those whose bitcoins are compromised.

Still, Bitcoin evangelists touted it as a revolutionary concept that promised to change ("disrupt") the way we approach money. And until recently, it appeared likely, gaining support from prominent investors and technorati, including Facebooks famous Winklevoss Twins, despite skeptics concerns. Its peak value was once $1,200 per Bitcoin.

Things Fall Apart But then, over the past several months, cracks started appearing. In October 2013, the FBI seized Silk Road, an online marketplace for drugs, weapons and other contraband that conducted all its transactions with bitcoins, and indicted its owner, Ross Ulbricht, on narcotics trafficking and money laundering charges. They also seized 29,655 bitcoins, worth over $28 million, from Silk Roads servers. Bitcoins promise of anonymity turned out to be an illusion.

Then, in December, the Chinese government banned third parties and financial institutions from dealing in bitcoin. The following month, the Justice Department indicted Charlie Shrem, who founded Bitcoin startup BitInstant, on money laundering charges. After a surge in popularity and increasing mainstream acceptance, these setbacks indicated that Bitcoins promise of escaping regulators was little more than a pipe dream.

Finally, on February 25th, 2014, the most high-profile and devastating setback occurred, threatening to possibly sink the digital currency. Mt. Gox, the worlds largest bitcoin exchange, suddenly went offline. There were already indications that something was afoot at Mt. Gox, which earlier this month froze all bitcoin withdrawals. While there are several bitcoin exchanges still operating, Mt. Gox was the largest, holding bitcoin deposits worth over $300 million, money that is - for all intents and purposes - as good as gone.

Adding insult to injury, a prominent bitcoin blogger posted a document, allegedly from Mt. Gox, which posited that the online exchange was insolvent, and suggested strategies to contain the fallout, one of which was blacking out the website.

While the document is unverified, its implications - of gross mismanagement at best, and a flat-out Ponzi scheme at worst - were severe enough for the blogger to sell all his bitcoin holdings and publicly admit that the party may very well be over. Sure enough, Bitcoin was trading at less than $500 as of the time of writing, an almost 60 percent drop from its peak value.

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Fall of Bitcoin Exposes Techno-Libertarian Folly

Shown in this scene from the 1984 movie "Ghostbusters" are Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, center, and...

After learning the sad news that comedy actor and filmmaker Harold Ramis had died, I remarked on Twitter that the 1984 classic "Ghostbusters" (which he co-wrote and co-starred in) was the most libertarian Hollywood blockbuster ever made. I assumed that this was perfectly clear to everybody and that I was making a non-controversial claim -- even asserting the banal conventional wisdom -- but a number of people evidently didn't see where I was coming from.

To me, it's quite obvious. In "Ghostbusters," paranormal activity is becoming a growing problem in New York City. Government doesn't do anything to stop the problem, so private entrepreneurs set up a small business that successfully captures and stores ghosts for a fee.

But then, the villain -- a regulator from the Environmental Protection Agency -- decides to interfere with the private business by cutting off their power, thereby releasing all of the captured ghosts. Here is the clip. The EPA agent orders the shut down of the ghost containment unit over the protests of Ramis' character, Dr. Egon Spengler, who says: "Excuse me, this is private property!"

The movie's heroes are taken into police custody after the release of the ghosts. Once the assault by the ghosts causes apocalyptic chaos in New York City and the government is completely helpless in solving the problem, the mayor releases the small-business owners who once again save the day.

How many Hollywood blockbusters involve private businesses as the heroes and government regulators as the villains?

Not to mention the fact that the film is also peppered with lines like this: "I liked the university. They gave us money and facilities. We didn't have to produce anything! You've never been out of college. You don't know what it's like out there. I've worked in the private sector. They expect results."

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