David Dieteman: Archives

Past articles by David Dieteman on LewRockwell.com

Bush's Next Speech
David Dieteman has some suggestions.

Impeach Bush
And maybe all those who support him.

Rights and Needs
David Dieteman on "assault" rifles.

Self-Determination
Hey, Iraqis, the feds don't believe in it.

Are You Getting Your Money's Worth?
David Dieteman on the invasion and conquest of Iraq.

All Brawn, No Brains
David Dieteman on von Rumsfeld's military.

Boycott the Mass?
David Dieteman on what's next for the war crazies.

Happy Osama
At the invasion of Iraq.

Thoughts on the Eve of War
David Dieteman on the ruler's sycophants.

Blessed Are the Killers
David Dieteman on the gospel according to DC.

God and Uncle Sam
David Dieteman examines words and deeds.

Liars vs. Liars
David Dieteman on truth and the state.

An Unjust War
David Dieteman on John Paul II and Iraq.

Might Does Not Make Right
And might does not justify aggression.

Bush To Make the Lame Walk
And all kids smart, through federal power and your looted property.

Time for Debt Counseling
For the feds, says David Dieteman.

Weapons of Mass Murder
Time for the US to apologize? Article by James Glaser and David Dieteman.

When Genocide Was Wrong
David Dieteman remembers the old days.

Crusade Revisionism
Catholic knights defended the West from aggression, says David Dieteman.

About Time
A slight bit of the rule of law is applied to the Bush administration, says David Dieteman.

Foolish Rationalizations for a Foolish War
David Dieteman on Cheney's thirst for blood.

One, Two, Three, Four
We don't want your rotten war.

Bloodshed Coming
David Dieteman on the ravenous United State.

How To Test Your Ideological Health
What's your anti-gov?

The Federal Bust
After the federal boom.

Let's Treat the South Like Canada
Both countries should be independent, says David Dieteman.

State Before Self
The Bush Doctrine.

Jail the Bureaucrats
Whose audits are inaccurate. It's only fair, says David Dieteman.

What Is a Government?
David Dieteman on the nature of the beast, from a constitutionalist standpoint.

The Non-Rights of Englishmen
Bush's Brit robs his people.

Union of Servile States
Thanks to Lincoln and his war of aggression.

Feminists in the Stone Age
David Dieteman defends Augusta National.

The Wedding Bomber
Now Bush wants to afghanistanize business.

Government Loot
Or is that a tautology? David Dieteman on Robert Morgenthau, sales taxes, and Lincoln.

Pulp Fiction
Comic books and the consolidated state.

State Lies and Blurring
David Dieteman on officers, leaders, and government.

Controlling and Taxing Americans
That's "homeland security" to the feds.

Will the Real Lincoln Please Stand Up?
David Dieteman on fibbing about Tom DiLorenzo and truth about Abe.

Libertarian Thought
David Dieteman replies to Francis Fukayama.

Senator Palpatine, Meet President Lincoln
David Dieteman on the latest installment of Star Wars.

Capitalism and the Catholic Bishops
They need a little Austrian economics, says David Dieteman.

The Church They Love To Hate
Because it is One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic.

Umpire Worship
Why can't government be more like the ump?

On Enthusiasm for War
It's wrong, says David Dieteman, no matter what the circumstances.

Trust in Government Revisited
What a crazy idea!

On the Home Front
The enemy, as always, is the government.

China: the Phantom Menace
David Dieteman on the Asian economic miracle.

Emergency 2001
When the government declares an emergency, it's targeting your liberty and property.

All Men Are Created Equal
Even Arabs, says David Dieteman.

Sex on the Brain
The male sexual response is hard-wired. All the more reason to control it, says David Dieteman.

The Retreat From Kabul
David Dieteman on guerillas and history.

Gross Usurpation of Power
David Dieteman on the latest powergrab by the executive State: military star chambers.

Real Mashed Potatoes and LRC
As Thanksgiving nears, we want only the real thing, says David Dieteman, including real dissent.

Phony Conservatives
The pro-warocons, ex-Trots or their descendants, defame the honorable name of conservative, says David Dieteman.

Paradoxes of Revenge
Should we really retaliate against whole nations?

Trust in Government
David Dieteman on popular feeling, and correct thinking.

Hey, Wait a Minute!
We cannot enjoy prosperity and grant ever-increasing powers to government.

More Bad News
David Dieteman on a possible US invasion of Afghanistan.

What To Do Now
Don't catch the war fever.

Acts of War
Does anybody remember the USS Cole?

The Middle East
If you want to understand the terrorism, read Fromkin.

An Eye for an Eye Is Not the Answer
David Dieteman replies to National Review's John Derbyshire.

Pouring Gasoline on the Fire
Don't do it!

Blame It On Free Will
People don't want to take responsibility for their actions, so they blame capitalism.

Goober Grape and Microsoft
The feds are still attacking a great company with lying rationales.

Tax Credits, Not Vouchers
David Dieteman on one useful school reform.

The Fed Makes Everything Worse
Read Rothbard on the business cycle and see why.

Europeans Don't Approve
So what?

In Defense of Lawyers
They are, believe it or not, important to the cause of liberty.

Some Scars Will Never Heal
Waco, for example, says David Dieteman.

The Paradox of 'Animal Rights'
Please pass the hamburger, says David Dieteman.

The Feds Outlaw Competition
Finally, bipartisan justice from DC.

W. and Conservatism
He's no Al Gore, but that's about all we can say for him, says David Dieteman.

The Legacy of Lincoln
It's omnipotent government, says David Dieteman.

The Fraud Called Democracy
David Dieteman on the non-right to vote yourself other people's property.

O Shrubbery, My Shrubbery
David Dieteman on the first six months of Dubya.

Of Contracts and Constitutions
Harry Jaffa is all wet in his arguments against the South, says David Dieteman.

The UN Conference To Disarm You
David Dieteman on why you should keep your power dry.

Spin City
Why was Clinton the first black president, but Colin Powell not the first black secretary of state?

Eat Before You Go
Crazy advice for a party, great counsel before getting involved with a political party.

A Deal With the Devil
"Faith-based" government welfare.

United Vampires of America
The political class really is a bunch of bloodsuckers.

Trusting the Government
David Dieteman on what happened to the Indians.

The Manly Sport
Hunting, of course. An appreciation of Humberto Fontova's Helldiver's Rodeo by David Dieteman.

As a Hero Runs a Race
So we must live our lives, with the goal of liberty always before us.

Impervious to Rain, Sleet, and Economics?
David Dieteman on the future of the Post Office.

Before Abe
Utopia? Hardly. It was just America B.A.

Decriminalizing Marijuana
The Brits may do it, and the sky isn't falling, says David Dieteman.

How Liberty Is Lost
And what we can do about it.

Time for the Declaration Again
David Dieteman examines the actual 4th.

John Stossel Is a Hero
That's why the Left hates him, says David Dieteman.

Doleful Prospect
Guess what monstress the Republicans have in mind to replace Helms?

Want To Murder With Impunity?
Become a federal "law enforcement officer."

A Huge Blow to the EU Superstate
Hurrah for Ireland!

Leave, McCain, Leave
Leave the GOP. It's already a better place thanks to Jeffords.

Irishmen, Remember Your Ancestors
Don't compromise your independence even further by voting for the Nice Treaty, says David Dieteman.

Leave, McCain, Leave
Leave the GOP. It's already a better place thanks to Jeffords.

State Serfdom
The European Union is headed there, complete with ominous echoes from America's past, says David Dieteman.

Lincoln vs. Liberty
David Dieteman replies to Ken Masugi.

Reno for Governor?
David Dieteman can't believe his eyes or ears.

Getting Lincoln Right
Unlike Jack Kemp.

Three Views of the Constitution
More than a few self-described conservatives and libertarians wonder why other self-described conservatives and libertarians revere and defend the Old South. David Dieteman explains.

The Emperor Lincoln, Afterwards Deified
David Dieteman is a heretic when it comes to the civic religion.

Nebraska's Own Kurt Waldheim
David Dieteman on Senator Kerrey.

Who's Afraid of Virginia Postrel?
David Dieteman on her criticisms of LewRockwell.com.

The Pentagon Is Not a Business
And it can't be. After all, it gets its money through force. A response to Donald Rumsfeld by David Dieteman.

That Dangerous St. Andrew's Cross
Why they hate it, and why we should love it.

Uncle Sam and the Paper Dragon
David Dieteman looks at the truth about the US-China controversy.

The Cato Institute vs. the Mississippi Flag
David Dieteman on consistency and slavery: new flags for everyone!

The Myth of Legislative Expertise
And the lie that we benefit from incumbents.

The UN Regime-Protection Plan
Memo from David Dieteman to independence-minded peoples of the world: stock up on guns and ammo now.

Reflections of a Lamaze Veteran
Your unborn baby can hear and recognize your voice at 5 months.

Give Him Liberty
Remembering what the heroic Patrick Henry had to say 226 years ago today.

The Abolition of Confederate History Month
Republican Gov. Gilmore of Virginia had better change the state flag too.

St. Patrick’s Day: Dubya and Rev. Paisley
What is this anti-Catholic activist doing at the White House on St. Patrick's Day? On some Masonic holiday, OK. But not on this great Catholic feast.

The War on American History
The next target is the beautiful Maryland flag, says David Dieteman.

Warmongering Defined
David Dieteman on the great social evil advanced by neocons and some traditionalist conservatives too.

Sweden and the Myth of Benevolent Socialism
David Dieteman on the truth.

Closing the G-File
David Dieteman closes it on Jonah Goldberg's fingers.

Kantor and Dieteman vs. Goldberg
Myles and David reply to Jonah on NRO.

All Hail, Bettis
All-Pro running back Jerome Bettis is a hero in every sense, says David Dieteman.

States' Rights vs. States' Immunity
David Dieteman explains the Supremes.

Conservatism and Hayek
What's the matter with Jonah Goldberg? David Dieteman wants to know.

American Bridges
A do-it-yourself repair plan from David Dieteman.

Hooray for the Eurocorps
Only imperialists oppose it.

Scotch Whiskey, Nikes, and Fairness
David Dieteman on profits and taxes.

Killing a Baby Is Murder
So long as it's done with an automobile.

180º Off Course
What’s got into Bob Barr?

Time To Give Up the Ship?
Yes, if we listen to the Wall Street Journal. But David Dieteman doesn't.

Unpleasant Truths
Why do some people get so upset at criticisms of Roosevelt and Lincoln?

Marxism vs. Freedom
More on the commie smear of Rothbard and the Mises Institute (and Lew Rockwell).

The Left Is Bloated With Hypocrisy
The movement to divorce public life from all things religious has neglected a faith-infused part of American history, i.e. our Spanish heritage.

LBJ, FDR, and Honest Abe
Lying peas in a pod.

Why US Intervention Can Never Fix the Balkans
Or anyplace else, despite the argument for open-ended US occupation of the globe by Max Boot of the Wall Street Journal.

Father Murphy and the Million Mom March
A tale of gun control and the Irish freedom struggle.

A Guide for the Perplexed
The trouble with Abe Lincoln. A response to the Wall Street Journal's Bill McGurn by David Dieteman.

Have Your Children Learn Foreign Languages
They're essential to a real education. And pay no attention to the State drones who tell you not to.

Hey, Leave That Poor Government Alone
How dare you criticize it, says David Dieteman.

Obesity and Global Warming
If we all get really fat, says David Dieteman, and make all the animals really fat, it will help the planet.

The Cesspool of Academic Philosophy
David Dieteman on state-subsidized ignorance.

Civil Disobedience North of the Border
The true north, brave and free, shows us the way on gun control.

Thinking of Law School?
Buyer beware, says new lawyer David Dieteman.

Hamburger Meat and the Kosovo Cancer Cluster
Destroying those we "save."

Bill Gates, Judge Jackson, and the Compulsive Spenders
A government judge compares a private businessman to a government butcher. What’s wrong with this picture, asks David Dieteman.

Older and Better Than the Feds
David Dieteman on Lincoln's hogwash that the Union formed the states.

The 'Living Constitution'
It's a manifesto for the total State, says David Dieteman.

The Democrats to the Military
No voting, and shut up.

Adopt-a-Flag
David Dieteman has a suggestion for the Naacp: adopt the Confederate flag of freedom.

The Florida Fracas
There are more than a few lessons to be learned from the Florida fracas. First, your vote did not matter.

The Waiting Game
A Confederate look at the election, from a proud descendant of a Union officer.