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If
You See Something, Say Something
As Edward Snowden, Bradley Manning, and Julian Assange did.
How
Many Do You Know?
Butler Shaffer on other monikers of famous people.
Hell
Hath No Fury
Like a non-combatant.
Just
How Stupid Are They?
Butler Shaffer on the Boston IQ.
Men
vs. Women, Blacks vs. Whites, Gays vs. Straights
The State exacerbates conflict, the better to rule us, says Butler
Shaffer.
Theatre
of the Absurd in SoCal
Butler Shaffer on the one-man State.
Public
Schools Are Black Holes
Don't drop your child into one, says Butler Shaffer.
The
Regime Gets More Idiotic by the Day
But young minds will defeat it, says Butler Shaffer.
What's
the Matter With Ebenezer Scrooge?
Nothing at all, says Butler Shaffer.
How
Convenient for Our Overseers
Another domestic mass shooting.
Do
Thieves Fight Theft?
Will government protect private property?
What
Can One Individual Do Against the State?
Plenty, says Butler Shaffer.
Politics
Brings Out the Worst
It mobilizes anti-social forces like theft, killing, parasitism,
torture, and lying.
Collective
Boob-Hustling
Butler Shaffer on elections.
Of
Infants and 'Fetuses'
Butler
Shaffer on abortion.
Blaming
Guns and Other Inanimate Objects
Butler Shaffer on the Batman and Sikh shootings.
To
Infinity and Beyond!
Does the US empire now extend to Mars?
Why
Can't We Be More Like Leprechauns?
Valuing our property, but loving our liberty more, says Butler Shaffer.
The
State Tries To Fog Your Mind
Butler Shaffer on how to clear it.
We
Can't Change the Political System Through Politics
Ron Paul made progress, but his campaign is over, so what now?
A
Southern Art Treasure Hated by the Elite
Butler Shaffer on the glory of decentralization and Alice Walton's
museum.
The
Constitution Is No Contract
And Butler Shaffer didn't sign it.
Don't
Scapegoat the Bully
Not when you support the State.
Speak
Truth to Power?
It's far more important to speak truth to the powerless, says Butler
Shaffer.
The
51% Hooey
Butler Shaffer on the violence of democracy.
The
White Rose of Freedom
It will triumph over the vicious State, says Butler Shaffer.
Life
Belongs to the Living and Not to the Corporate State
Butler Shaffer on the message of the Ron Paul movement (and LRC).
The
War Propaganda Party
Only Ron Paul refuses to join.
The
Case for Ebenezer
Even as a bad guy, he was a good guy, thanks to the market.
May
I Kill You More Efficiently?
Butler Shaffer on a bureaucratic worry.
Worship
of Military Violence
Butler Shaffer on Joe Paterno, Ron Paul, and Leviathan.
When
the State Comes After You
Butler Shaffer on responding morally.
Klaatu
Barada Nikto!
Butler Shaffer on Algore, Paul Krugman, and saving the state with
an "alien invasion."
A
Poet Speaks of Liberty
Butler Shaffer on the extraordinary Lilija Valis.
Three
Cheers for the Casey Anthony Jurors
Butler Shaffer on the Madame Defarge lynch-mob mentality vs. justice.
Real
Freedom and Ron Paul
Butler Shaffer talks to Lew Rockwell about how to be free, regardless
of the state.
Green
Statists at the Grocery Store
Butler Shaffer straightens them out.
The
US Ministry of Truth
Bill Clinton wants one, which means even he knows the jig is up.
The
State's Foundations Are Collapsing
Butler Shaffer on its futile retaliations.
The
US Post-bin Laden
America can survive, if not the regime.
How
Perverted Have We Become?
Butler Shaffer on the celebration of government hit squads, and
the persecution of Manning and Assange.
American
Fascism
Butler Shaffer on big business vs. free markets.
The
Unabomber in Washington
Terrorizing the world.
The
New Definition of 'Liberty'
Obedience to the state to keep yourself out of a cage.
Believe
Nothing the Government Says
About radiation or anything else.
History
Proves Nothing
That's why secession is a hot option, says Butler Shaffer.
The
New Math and the New Geometry
Butler Shaffer on how they’re bringing down the State.
How
To Think Clearly
About the criminal State.
Violence
Is the Essence of Government
Keep that in mind amidst the agitprop.
The
State's Indecencies
Will the Tea Party be one of them?
I
Like Ebeneezer
A revisionist look at Dickens, from Butler Shaffer.
Tea
Party Fraud
Butler Shaffer on the latest gang of political scam artists.
The
State Is Distilled Violence
Advocates of liberty may not use such an evil tool.
Why
I Do Not Vote
Butler Shaffer on another government trick.
Government
Disrupts and Destroys
Never believe a word it says, says Butler Shaffer.
A
Virulent Pathology
Butler Shaffer on the hate merchants vs. the Islamic cultural center.
This
Land Is Whose Land?
Butler Shaffer on unexamined questions and illegal immigration.
Repudiate
Government Debt
Every dime, says Butler Shaffer, federal, state, and local.
We
Need a 'Kill Switch'
For the state.
The
Regime Is Collapsing
It's McChrystal clear, says Butler Shaffer.
Memorial
Day Alternative
Butler Shaffer on antiwar movies.
How
Can We Enforce 'Rights'?
Without empowering those who long to regiment their neighbors, that
is.
Listen
to the Presidential Sock Puppet
And stop thinking.
The
Truth About Elena Kagan
Butler Shaffer on the myth that justice is blind.
The
Sociopathic Dance of Politics
Butler Shaffer on the heart of the regime.
Anarchy
in the Streets
If only!
The
GOP Is To Be Condemned
For its essential criminality, and its treatment of Ron Paul.
Will
Boobus Wake Up?
Butler Shaffer on oblivious Americans and Obama, MD.
Another
Magic Trick From Oboudini
Butler Shaffer on the health-care chimera.
With
the Predator State in Charge
We are consuming our capital, which means being poor.
Running
on Empty
Butler Shaffer on conservatives.
Being
a Witness
Butler Shaffer on Texas tax suicide and peaceful resistance.
8th
Grade, Then and Now
Butler Shaffer on the modern stupido-factories.
The
Nation-State Is a Typhoid Mary
Butler Shaffer on resisting the deadly virus.
'To
Make Lies Sound Truthful'
Butler Shaffer on the purpose of political language.
The
Establishment Is in Crisis
How sweet it is.
Poor
Scrooge
Butler Shaffer defends Ebeneezer.
Increase
Your Carbon Footprint
Butler Shaffer on what you can do for freedom.
What
the Taliban Actually Think
Butler Shaffer on some of the people on the receiving end of democracy.
In
Praise of Hoaxsters
Butler Shaffer on the boy-in-a-balloon family, and other heroes.
Needed:
a Brobdingnagian Statue of Madeline Albright
Taller than the Washington Monument, wider than the Pentagon.
The
'Common Good'
That's just a synonym for state collectivism, says Butler Shaffer.
Freedom
Newspapers in Bankruptcy
Butler Shaffer on the difficulty of sustaining enterprises devoted
to liberty.
It's
the End of the World as We Know It
And Butler Shaffer feels fine.
The
State Is Anti-Life
See, for example, the suicides of its soldiers.
Is
Man a Killer Ape for the Government?
No, so we better prove that notion wrong, says Butler Shaffer.
Who
Should Have a Date With the Hangman?
Butler Shaffer on justice and American politics.
War
= Tyranny
Butler Shaffer on the secret of state growth.
Human
Life Is Destroying the Planet!
Butler Shaffer on the essence of environmentalism.
Beyond
Obama's Probationary Period
Time to hold him up to examination, says Butler Shaffer.
Keeping
People in Manageable Herds
A lesson in politics from Butler Shaffer.
Watching
the Collapse of Western Civilization
It's interesting, if not pleasant.
An
Outbreak of Order in NYC
Butler Shaffer on spontaneous order vs. dead-handed coercion.
The
Case for Ebenezer
Butler Shaffer on the real hero of A Christmas Carol.
Plagiarizing
Ron Paul
Butler Shaffer on the National Republican "Trust."
The
Real World Order Is Chaotic
Much
as it bothers the god-kings.
Why
I Don't Vote
A classic from Butler Shaffer.
A
Rational Choice for Election Day
Indeed, the only rational choice.
The
World Is Bankrupt
But we don't need to follow it, says Butler Shaffer.
The
Siege of San Francisco
Butler Shaffer on the flying feds.
Reject
State Lies
Starting with "national defense," says Butler Shaffer.
Why
Won't They Say No?
Butler
Shaffer on the people and the parasite.
The
Evil Greenspan
Butler Shaffer on the arrogance of a depresssion-starter.
In
Restraint of Trade
Butler
Shaffer's classic available again!
The
Deeper Meaning of the Ron Paul Campaign
And the Kent Snyder fundraising effort.
The
July 4th Lie
Butler Shaffer on the evil of state holidays.
Reds
and Fascists Hate Speculators
Butler Shaffer on some of our most valuable fellow beings.
George
Carlin, Libertarian Hero
Like Lenny Bruce, he was hounded by the state.
Enough
of the Tim Russerts
Butler Shaffer on stenographers for the regime.
Totalitarian
Republicans
Butler Shaffer attends an anti-Ron Paul convention in Minnesota.
The
Case for Starvation
Butler Shaffer on the environmentalists.
The
Immigration Question
Butler Shaffer on private property rights.
A
Greater Threat Than Global Warming!
Butler Shaffer on colliding galaxies.
One
Way To Weaken Government
Butler Shaffer on meticulous obedience.
Ozymandias
USA
Butler
Shaffer on where matters stand.
The
State Lynch Mob
Butler Shaffer on why so many want to kill and torture.
In
Defense of Ebenezer Scrooge
Butler Shaffer on a misunderstood business hero.
'Support
the Shopping Mall Killers'
Butler Shaffer offends you.
Neocon
Projection
Butler Shaffer on neo-fascist accusations against Ron Paul donors.
Global-Warming
Neurosis
Butler Shaffer on cloud-cuckoo-land.
What
Debates?
Butler Shaffer on an establishment fraud vs. Ron Paul.
The
Emperor Has No Humor
Butler Shaffer on the MIT student, airport security, and the sweatshirt
"bomb."
Where
the State Is Competent
Butler Shaffer on mass murder.
Sy
Leon, RIP
Butler Shaffer remembers a libertarian original.
Why
They Won't Impeach
It would endanger the whole scam, says Butler Shaffer.
Identifying
With the State
Butler
Shaffer on a crime against self and society.
The
War Against Learning
Butler Shaffer on the American university.
The
Remnant and Ron Paul
Butler Shaffer on the shape of the future.
For
Your Antiwar Film Festival
More choices, from Butler Shaffer.
The
Great Antiwar Films
For Memorial Day.
Civilization
in Free Fall
Butler Shaffer on what the state has wrought.
The
Control Cult
The
total state is zero protection, says Butler Shaffer.
Resist
the Jihad
Of the global-warmites.
Americans
Don't Believe in Private Property
Butler Shaffer on a Cold War-era myth.
Riding
a Dead Horse
Butler Shaffer on the statists.
The
Case for Ebeneezer
Poor Scrooge.
Alternative
Medicine
It's
libertarian medicine, says Butler Shaffer.
Impeach
the American People
Not just the White House sociopaths, says Butler Shaffer.
Don't
Vote
It's a scam, says Butler Shaffer, and an evil one.
The
Amish and Mark Foley
Butler Shaffer on why integrity matters.
The
War-Crazed Police State
Butler Shaffer on how a nation loses its soul.
It
Was a Conspiracy
Butler Shaffer on 9/11.
The
Bogeyman Industry
Eek, there's a Mexican Southerner Spaniard
German Japanese Russian Korean Vietnamese
Arab under your bed!!!
To
End All Wars
We need only love our children and grandchildren more than the state.
The
Manhattan Projection
Butler Shaffer on the US and the atom bomb.
The
War Conspiracy
Butler Shaffer on how they train us for "glory."
The
Price of Madness
Butler Shaffer on the results of 9/11.
The
Death of the American State
Not with a bang, but a whimper.
The
State Must Fail
The world is far too complex to be managed, says Butler Shaffer.
Off
With His Head, Or Off With His Chains?
Butler Shaffer on the individual vs. the state.
Power
Is What They Want
Butler Shaffer on statists of all stripes.
The
War on Terrorism
In the People's Republic of Virginia.
Why
Do We Fear Our Minds?
Butler Shaffer on shutting down dissident opinion.
An
Anti-State Masterpiece
Butler Shaffer on V for Vendetta.
The
Federal Lynch Mob
Butler Shaffer on what lies ahead now.
The
Military-Industrial-Corruption Complex
Butler Shaffer on the best government money can buy.
The
Google Conundrum
Butler Shaffer on taking a byte out of free expression.
Central
Park Is Founded on Evil
So is eminent domain.
The
Unfortunate Moral of Narnia
Butler Shaffer on myths, fables, fairy-tales, and the real world.
The
Case for Scrooge
Butler Shaffer on a businessman who got a bad rap.
The
Religion of the State
Worry about that horrific doctrine, not Intelligent Design, says
Butler Shaffer.
The
Deaths of Children
Butler Shaffer on being pro-life.
A
Strategy for Survival
As individuals, and as a people.
If
It's Good Enough for 'Scooter'
It's
good enough for his bosses.
The
Ethics of Aggression
Spare us, Col. Boylan.
Fear,
Incivility, and the State
Butler
Shaffer on irrational fear as a wrecker of civilization.
An
Evening With Mr. Galloway
Butler Shaffer on what one person can do.
The
Dehumanizing State
Against the life-giving market.
Power
vs. the People
Butler Shaffer on how the state uses crises.
The
Reich-Wing Attack on Cindy
Butler
Shaffer on why she’s a threat.
The
War Against Cindy
Butler Shaffer on tyranny pushed into a corner.
The
'Struggle Against Extremism'
It's about the power and pelf of the state.
The
Decline and Fall of Conservatism
Today, the cons celebrate madness, says Butler Shaffer.
The
Truth About Suicide Bombing
It's politics in action, says Butler Shaffer.
Terrorism
Is the State's New Scarecrow
But it won't work, says Butler Shaffer.
Cui
Bono Revisited
Butler Shaffer on who benefits from terrorist acts.
Cowardly
Lynch Mob
Butler Shaffer on the warmongers in hiding.
The
Hitler Icon
Butler Shaffer on Sen. Durbin's sin.
Fight
the Power
Withhold your consent, says Butler Shaffer. Democrazies
Butler Shaffer on the state religion and its murderous acolytes. First
the USSR, Then the EU, Then the US
Butler
Shaffer on the decline of centralized power structures. The
Government War on Private Property
"Historic preservation"
division. No
Room for Us on the Spectrum
Left and right are just two wings
of the same bird of prey, says Butler Shaffer. A
Breaking Point for the State-Corporatist System
It cannot last,
thank goodness. The
US State Is Terminal
Butler Shaffer on what will become of
it. Politics
Is Anti-Life
Time to stop feeding the state, says Butler Shaffer. Stateoids
Butler Shaffer on the really dangerous drugs. Work
for the Government?
Then your life is far more valuable than
a taxpayer's. Failure
Is the Health of the State
Butler
Shaffer on why the criminal band that rules us delights in fiascos. The
Establishment Media Are Going Down
Butler Shaffer on a victory
for truth, freedom, and the web. Politics
Is a Sociopathic Cult
Butler Shaffer on the prognosis. Extremism
in Defense of the Status Quo
Butler Shaffer on the only kind
to worry about. The
Exploitation of Soldiers
Butler Shaffer on what to do about
it. The
Case for Ebeneezer
From his defense attorney, Butler Shaffer. Oliver
Stone vs. George Bush
Only one admits to making it up, and
doesn't kill people. The
State-Security Charade
Butler Shaffer on a system in crisis. Moral
Values and Politics
Or is that moral insanity? The
Libertarians' Albatross
Butler Shaffer on Objectivism. A
Rational Choice for Nov. 2nd
You know there is only one. Collectivism
Is Utopian
Individualism is part of the very structure of reality. Politics
Is a Sickness
But you can cure yourself, says Butler Shaffer. The
Lying State
Butler Shaffer on our political system. The
Madness of Emperor George
Butler Shaffer on what it means,
and what to do about it. Take
Off the Red, White, and Blue Blinders
And look at events clearly,
says Butler Shaffer. Yes,
Master
Butler Shaffer on slave mentality and the draft. Bush
or Kerry?
Butler Shaffer on how to decide. Elect
a Donkey
No, no. A real one. Article by Butler Shaffer. The
Government Is Terrified of the People
Butler
Shaffer on our dysfunctional police state. The
US Lynch Mob
Butler Shaffer on war, Martha Stewart, and the
boobus Americanus. The
Masses Are Asses
Butler Shaffer on the life and death of civilizations. Only
Commies Hate Wal-Mart
Butler Shaffer on the real nature of
the free market. The
Jihad Against Wal-Mart
Butler Shaffer on anti-market monsters. Shut
Up!
Government hates an unbridled tongue. Celebrating
the War System
No thanks, says Butler Shaffer. The
Right To Be Irresponsible
That's
the whole purpose of politics, says Butler Shaffer. The
Democracy Hoax
Butler Shaffer on the state's current ideological
trick. Collectivism
It begins in your neighborhood, says Butler Shaffer. The
War on Terror Is a War of Terror
Butler Shaffer on Iraq. Corpses
for the State
Butler Shaffer on politics and the dead. Moral
Authority Against Power
Butler Shaffer on non-violent opposition
to the state. The
9/11 Commission Sideshow
It's another Warren Commission coverup. The
Evil of Politics
And the nuttiest utopian scheme of them all,
constitutional democracy. Fear
the 'Law'
Butler Shaffer on the federal scapegoat. The
Circus Is Back in Town
But what if we refuse to go? Unchaining
Liberty
With social peace. Save
the Universe!
The environmentalists are all wet, says Butler
Shaffer. You're
an Anarchist
Me too, says Butler Shaffer. So are all civilized
men, in practice. How
the Ridge Stole Christmas
Butler Shaffer on federal scares. The
War Crimes Trial
Where the winners get to beat up the losers. Phony
Boycotts and Phony Conservatives
Butler Shaffer on the dirty
hand of the state. Lying
in State
Butler Shaffer on the rampant prevarication that undergirds
government, and what to do about it. The
State Turns Us Into Zombies
Freedom makes us human. Property
Begets Order
And
transgressions against property are the source of all social problems. The
Ballot of Corruption
Butler Shaffer on what's in an election. Grounds
for Optimism
Fewer students are voting for Hitler. Power
to the People
Butler Shaffer on the government's blackout. Forget
Arnold
There is only one candidate for libertarians: Angelyne! How
To Think About the State
Don't reform the system; walk away
from it. Slaves
to the Past
Butler Shaffer on the ridiculousness of reparations. Organized
Child Abuse
Butler Shaffer on the public schools. Your
Papers, Please
Butler Shaffer on the nazification of America. The
Humanitarian With a Machine Gun
Butler Shaffer on the unintended
consequences of good intentions. United
We Stand? Let's Hope Not
That's the slogan of the booboisie. The
Inherent Indecency of the State
Butler Shaffer on government
morality. The
Racket Called War
Butler Shaffer on the most characteristic
state activity, and who benefits. 'Liberation'
Just another word for the state, says Butler Shaffer. TV
Does Something Good
Butler Shaffer on a warning about Hitlerism. Cost-Benefit
Analysis of the Human Spirit
Butler Shaffer revisits the Luddites. The
Great Lemming Race
Led by President George W. Lemming. The
War Against Anger
Butler Shaffer on the real nature of the
federal adventure. Political
Madmen
Sure,
says Butler Shaffer, but the real problem is the insanity of the state. Chaos
in Space
Butler Shaffer on human enterprises and the state. Mark
Twain on the Neocons
Well, almost. Butler Shaffer reads the
War Prayer. The
War Against Life
The state is, by its nature, murderous. Have
Yourself a Bloody Little Christmas
Butler Shaffer on Christians for mass murder. The
State Is in a Terminal State
Good news from Butler Shaffer. Election
Day: a Holiday for Fools
Voting in the US makes no more sense
than in Iraq. The
Potomac Sniper
A one-man nation state. There's
a Bogeyman Under Your Bed
Butler Shaffer on how the
state gears up for war. Individualism
Is Libertarianism
Not the egoism of Ayn Rand, says Butler
Shaffer. WTC
and the Power of Place
Butler Shaffer on violence and
more violence. Secession
= Liberty
Free the San Fernando Valley! And the rest of mankind. The
Individual vs. the Collective
All is far from lost, says Butler
Shaffer. Will
a Police State Protect Your Liberty?
Butler Shaffer on Republican
theory. Happy
Dependence Day
Or we can, says Butler Shaffer, remember the
great Declaration of Independence. American
Ozymandias
Butler Shaffer's ebook on the decline and fall, and why we don't have to be included. Liberty
and Property
In practice, they are synonymous. Bring
Back Discrimination
It's
the sign of a civilized man, and the civilized society. What
Police State?
Butler Shaffer on how easily we shut our eyes. War
and Politics as Entertainment
Butler Shaffer on how the state
gets us to agree. Don't
Blame Bush
Blame the state. The
Beltway's Little Red Book
Butler
Shaffer on the delusion of limited government. The
State Is a Racket
And
an increasingly irrelevant one. Fronting
For the Worst Aspects of the State
Warmongering
libertarians. The
Social Contract and Other Myths
Butler
Shaffer on the State's various excuses for itself. State
Terrorism
Make
that "peacekeeping" and "law enforcement." On
the Purity of Language
And
its relationship to liberty. The
Fraud of Representative Government
Butler
Shaffer responds to "his" congressman. How
To Be Free, Even Now
Butler
Shaffer on reclaiming self-ownership. Does
the State Own You?
Or
do you own yourself? Article by Butler Shaffer. Government
Is a Conspiracy
That's
why conspiracy theories are so unfashionable. Deathwatch
Butler Shaffer on
the decline and fall of our civilization, thanks to the State. Afraid
To Be Free
Despite
the State, there is much we can do to be free. Irrational
and Violent
Butler
Shaffer on the real nature of the State's laws. World
War II Is Finally Over
Hitler
won. Article by Butler Shaffer. The
Case for Optimism
A
letter from famed libertarian scholar, Butler Shaffer. The
Useless State
On
Sept. 11, the failure of the political model became obvous. Why
I Do Not Vote
Politics
is evil, says Butler Shaffer. | 