cathyreisenwitz Profile
Cathy
Join Date:
2012-03-30
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1. Anarcho-capitalism Blog
Anarcho-capitalism Blog covers news and current events from an Anarcho-capitalist perspective.
Tags: Anarcho-capitalism, Anarchism, Politics, Libertarianism, Free Market
Latest Blog Posts
- I guess freedom and unintended consequences don’t apply to contraception?on Apr 5, 2013 in UncategorizedA federal judge ruled yesterday that women of all ages can purchase emergency contraception without a prescription. This ends the ban that kept young women under 17 from being legally allowed to buy the morning after pill. If you’re surprised this...
- Obama Subsidizing Mortgages Screws the Poor Worston Apr 3, 2013 in UncategorizedIf you enjoyed the first mortgage lending financial meltdown, you’ll love part 2! Today the Washington Post reported that the Obama administration wants to assure banks that he’ll bail them out (again!) when risky borrowers default on their home...
- Testingon Mar 19, 2013 in UncategorizedTweets from @CathyReisenwitz/politics...
- Infographic: Minimum wage worsens unemployment most for least educatedon Feb 20, 2013 in UncategorizedSean Malone crafted a great graphic using data from economist Antony Davies that shows what minimum wage increases do to unemployment, broken up by education level. Hint: it’s not good! Click twice to view at full size. Here’s Julie Boro...
- Ron Paul’s Chris Kyle Tweet: What I want the non-interventionist community to sayon Feb 4, 2013 in UncategorizedYesterday, former senator Ron Paul sent the following Tweet: Chris Kyle’s death seems to confirm that “he who lives by the sword dies by the sword.” Treating PTSD at a firing range doesn’t make sense — Ron Paul (@RonPaul) Fe...
- The AnCap girl elsewhere – Google should leave France and Fat-shaming suckson Feb 1, 2013 in UncategorizedTwo posts went up this week! First, I wrote about Google again for Doublethink with Google should say au revoir to France: Yahoo Finance reports that the French government has decided to go after American web giants Google and Amazon for billions of...
- France’s internet data tax: AKA why the French can’t have nice thingson Jan 22, 2013 in UncategorizedSacre bleu! France’s President François Hollande has proposed that companies like Facebook and Google pay taxes for the privilege of collecting French users’ data. The proposal is part of a report on how the French government can profit from in...
- New Video: Finding Love [For Markets] In a Verizon Adon Jan 20, 2013 in UncategorizedI got choked up watching this Verizon wireless ad. It reminded me that innovation is the most powerful answer to the world’s problems and the single biggest contributor to increases in standards of living. A more libertarian world helps foster...
- Aaron Swartz’ suicide shows why no one should be an “example”on Jan 14, 2013 in UncategorizedThe recent suicide of Aaron Swartz, open-internet activist and the genius behind RSS and Reddit, has left many people questioning the legitimacy of copyright laws and selective, overzealous prosecutions. Swartz faced up to 35 years in prison if found...
- I Need Some Privacy, Please! Here Are My Terms of Serviceon Jan 13, 2013 in UncategorizedIt’s my second video! Here I am not responding to anyone, just giving my own thoughts about California Attorney General Kamala Harris’ privacy recommendations to app developers. Basically I’m all, if these are good for apps, which j...
- Sex, Butts & Orgasms: A Response to Julie Borowskion Jan 7, 2013 in UncategorizedLibertarian vlogger Julie Borowski, aka Token Libertarian Girl, recently posted a video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nASPjBVQkQk&feature=share&list=UUzIjg5…) where she gave her opinion on why there aren’t more libertarian women...
- AnCap girl elsewhere: Have You Heard About The Coming Executive Order on Cybersecurity?on Jan 2, 2013 in UncategorizedJust got my first article in at Doublethink magazine!: Have You Heard About The Coming Executive Order on Cybersecurity? With Congress unable to pass legislation setting cybersecurity standards, drafts of an Obama cyber security executive order are...
- FAA device rules illustrate the folly of a regulated interneton Dec 31, 2012 in UncategorizedThe New York Times‘ Bits blog has a great piece on the FAA’s inconvenient, outdated and unhelpful rules regarding electronic devices on planes: Dealing with the F.A.A. on this topic is like arguing with a stubborn teenager. The agency ha...
- New Net Neutrality legislation: Another unnecessary attempt to regulate the interneton Dec 21, 2012 in UncategorizedSen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) has introduced one more unnecessary, vaguely written piece of Net Neutrality legislation. The bill prohibits internet service providers from allowing selected websites to circumvent their data caps. The only available recent e...
- Dan Savage only supports the Constitutional rights that he likeson Dec 19, 2012 in UncategorizedFrom Crazy Old Nick Gillespie in the American Conservative: Many of the people who would go to the mat for the First Amendment, no matter what monsters take shelter behind its shield, seem all too eager to throw out the Second Amendment, apparently b...
- Marco Rubio strikes a blow to UN World Conference on International Telecommunications Union with S.Con.Res. 50on Dec 5, 2012 in UncategorizedToday the House votes on Marco Rubio’s strike back against the World Conference on International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and its stated purpose to find new ways to further regulate the internet. His bill, S.Con.Res. 50, aims to “...
- International Telecommunications Union: Three reasons we must keep the internet open and freeon Dec 3, 2012 in UncategorizedOn the day of the UN’s closed-door meeting to discuss regulating the internet, Google has posted a blog and created a website aimed at getting people to sign a pledge asking for a free and open internet. Besides the general idea that there exis...
- Suzanne Venker’s economic wishful thinkingon Nov 28, 2012 in UncategorizedNew York magazine interviewed Suzanne Venker, author of the recently published “The War on Men.” The editorial has Venker claiming that today’s men are unmarriageable disappointments, and they are that way because today’s women...
- The Atlantic to women: Withhold sex to get a man who doesn’t want to take you out to take you outon Nov 5, 2012 in UncategorizedThe Atlantic’s got another piece on “the hookup culture” and its effects on women: A Plan to Reboot Dating. The piece consists of unsubstantiated sexist claims of the hookup culture harming women broadly and a recommendation that w...
- Hey Obama, if you want to liberate women, liberate tradeon Oct 23, 2012 in UncategorizedIn last night’s presidential debate President Obama referenced the US’s role in advocating for women’s rights in the Middle East at least three times. We do have to make sure that we’re protecting religious minorities and women because th...
