Isnāt lifting the prohibition on reopening businesses that were required to close in the coronavirus crackdown supposed to provide greater respect for individual rights? It seems that that is not the view of some politicians, including Washington Governor Jay Inslee....
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Wisconsin Supreme Court to the Rescue, Justices Void Much of Governorās Coronavirus Crackdown
by Adam Dick | May 14, 2020 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Politicians across America who have been trampling on liberty via a multitude of mandates imposed in the name of countering coronavirus should beware. There may be a court of jurisdiction stomping out your tyrannical efforts soon. The Wisconsin Supreme Court led the...
Amid Record-Breaking Job Losses in America, Military Contractors Are Hiring
by Adam Dick | May 11, 2020 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Tens of millions of jobs have disappeared over the last couple months after government actions taken in the name of countering coronavirus sank an already suffering economy, including through mandating that many businesses shut down. Nevertheless, one group of...
Brooklyn District Attorney Refuses to Prosecute People Arrested for Not Complying with Social Distancing Mandates
by Adam Dick | May 8, 2020 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
It is refreshing to see government officials across America refuse to participate in all or part of the ongoing coronavirus crackdowns. A new action in this admirable secession from the authoritarianism was taken by Eric Gonzalez, the district attorney for the New...
Donāt Be so Scared by Media Reports about there being Many New Coronavirus Cases
by Adam Dick | May 8, 2020 | Featured Articles
Media reports are relating that there have been in the last few days many new coronavirus cases in America, or in certain areas of the county. The reports often suggest that this is something about which people should be fearful. However, a high number of reported...
Rep. Justin Amash has Another National Media Interview about His Libertarian Presidential Campaign. He Again Says Nothing Libertarian.
by Adam Dick | May 5, 2020 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
On Thursday, I wrote about Rep. Justin Amash (L-MI), in a ten-minute interview at MSNBC focused on why he is interested in seeking the Libertarian Party presidential nomination, saying nothing libertarian. Further, I noted that, when Amash was asked about what a...
Knock, Knock. Weāre from the Government, and We Want Your Familyās Blood
by Adam Dick | May 3, 2020 | Featured Articles
Talk about creepy. The Georgia Department of Public Health has announced that it, the United Sates Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and county health boards are together sending teams of government agents to randomly selected homes in two Georgia...
New Libertarian Presidential Candidate has Ten-Minute MSNBC Interview about Why He is Running, Says Nothing Libertarian
by Adam Dick | Apr 30, 2020 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
After Rep. Justin Amash (I-MI) established a committee this week to enable him to run for the Libertarian Party presidential nomination, he was interviewed for ten minutes at MSNBC regarding his candidacy. Did Amash use this time to advocate for accomplishing...
Mayor Defies Stateās Coronavirus Shutdown
by Adam Dick | Apr 28, 2020 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Martin āModeyā Hicks, the mayor of Grants, New Mexico, has had enough of the mandate that businesses remain closed in the name of countering coronavirus. Russell Contreras reported last week at the Associated Press that Hicks, in defiance of an ongoing shutdown order...
Cato Institute Editorial: The Coronavirus Crackdown is Libertarian
by Adam Dick | Apr 23, 2020 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
When you come across an editorial titled āLibertarianism and the Coronavirus Pandemicā at the website of the Cato institute that describes itself as āa public policy research organization ā a think tank ā dedicated to the principles of individual liberty, limited...
My Coronavirus Crackdown Predictions
by Adam Dick | Apr 21, 2020 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
A while back, I made two predictions regarding the coronavirus crackdown in America. First, in an April 11 Ron Paul Institute (RPI) article, I predicted that across the country there would be a proliferation of protests with a growing number of supporters. Second, in...
Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman Wants Her City to Reopen Now
by Adam Dick | Apr 20, 2020 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
If many more politicians viewed the coronavirus crackdown the way Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman has viewed it, America may have avoided plummeting into economic devastation with tens of millions of people losing their jobs and with many small businesses closed down...
End the Coronavirus Crackdown, for the Children
by Adam Dick | Apr 18, 2020 | Featured Articles
āFor the childrenā is often a rallying cry for increasing government power at the expense of liberty. Maybe now it should be a rallying cry for ending the coronavirus crackdown. In the age of governments across the world forcing businesses to close and mandating that...
Ron Paul: People āShould Be Leery Aboutā a Coronavirus Vaccine
by Adam Dick | Apr 14, 2020 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Ron Paul, in a Monday interview with host Dan Dicks at Press for Truth, warns that people āshould be leery aboutā coronavirus vaccines that may come out. Further, says Paul, a doctor and former United States House of Representatives member, āright now I wouldnāt think...
John Wiley Priceās Lone Opposition to the Coronavirus Crackdown
by Adam Dick | Apr 13, 2020 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Some people will be heralding Texas Governor Greg Abbott for his announcement today that he will be taking yet-to-be-explained steps to allow the reopening sometime of some businesses closed in the stateās coronavirus crackdown. Easing up on the restrictions is a...
Here Come the Protests Against the Coronavirus Crackdown
by Adam Dick | Apr 11, 2020 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
After weeks of the coronavirus crackdownās extreme interference with the ability of Americans to exercise their individual rights and support themselves financially, more people are starting to protest on the sidewalks and outside government buildings. Expect protests...
Some Peopleās Haircuts Are āEssentialā
by Adam Dick | Apr 9, 2020 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Politicians and the people charged with enforcing politiciansā directives really can be like the pigs in George Orwellās book Animal Farm. The pigsā express commandment for governing became, over time, āall animals are equal but some animals are more equal to others.ā...
A Sheriff Says He Has Limits with Enforcing the Coronavirus Crackdown
by Adam Dick | Apr 7, 2020 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Reading Ludwig von Mises Institute President Jeff Deistās Monday article āAll Crises are Local,ā I was struck by a mention that āsome sheriffs too have stood bravely against impositions of soft martial lawā in the name of countering coronavirus. The link in that...
Not All States Have Imposed āStay-at-Homeā Orders
by Adam Dick | Apr 5, 2020 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Governors across America have been flying their tyrant flag high in the name of fighting coronavirus, imposing a multitude of orders, including orders mandating that so-called nonessential businesses close and that people who have recently arrived in state be...
Blood in the Streets, in Businesses, in Religious Sanctuaries, in Homes
by Adam Dick | Apr 4, 2020 | Featured Articles
Over the last few weeks, politicians at the local, state, and national levels of government have been increasingly asserting extraordinary power in the name of fighting coronavirus. As the power exercise continues to ramp up, and as the time people suffer lost liberty...
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