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Sacramento Sheriff’s Dept. SUV Knocks Down Police Abuse Protester, Then Drives Off

Posted: 4th April 2018 by SouthernWatchman in Assault, Hypocrite, LimitedGovernment, PoliceAbuse, Reason, SouthernWatch, Statism
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REASON – The Sacramento Sheriff’s Department poured gasoline on a fire when one of its cruisers struck a 61-year-old protestor Saturday night and then drove off. The woman, identified as Wanda Cleveland, was among the protestors rallying in response to the Sacramento Police’s fatal shooting of Stephon Clark, 22, while police were investigating a 911 […]

Administrative Law Is the Real “Deep State”

Posted: 3rd April 2018 by SouthernWatchman in Bureaucracy, Bureaucrats, Deep State, Elitism, GovernmentIntervention, InternationalLiberty, SouthernWatch, Statism
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INTERNATIONAL LIBERTY – I’m not a fan of conspiracy theories. When people ask me whether there is some sinister, behind-the-scenes cabal running Washington, I tell them that petty corruption, self interest, and “public choice” are much better explanations for the nonsensical policies being imposed on the country. So you won’t be surprised that rhetoric about […]

From Bad to Worse: The Ongoing Implosion of Venezuelan Statism

Posted: 2nd April 2018 by SouthernWatchman in BigGovernment, InternationalLiberty, Socialism, Statism, Venezuela
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INTERNATIONAL LIBERTY – As far as I’m concerned, everything you need to know about capitalism vs. statism is captured in this chart comparing per-capita economic output in Chile and Venezuela. Ask yourself which country offers more opportunity, especially for the poor? The obvious answer is Chile, where poverty has rapidly declined ever since the country […]

The Statism-Generated Misery of Venezuela, Captured in Four Videos

Posted: 2nd April 2018 by SouthernWatchman in Collectivism, InternationalLiberty, Socialism, Statism, Venezuela
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INTERNATIONAL LIBERTY – Yesterday’s column looked at the continued government-caused decay of Venezuelan society. To put it mildly, it’s a very sad story of how pervasive statism can destroy a country. I also wondered whether leftists such as Bernie Sanders, Michael Moore, and Jeremy Corbyn will ever change their minds and (hopefully) apologize for giving […]