Freedom Unfiltered - February 15, 2013

If you are having trouble viewing this email please try our web version. www.FreedomUnfiltered.com Home      |      About Us      |      Podcasts      |      Links     |      Blog      |      Contact Contents   Weekly Commentary     - Sailing by the Ash Breeze   Freedom Five     - This week's top articles   Freedom Features     - Website of the Week     - Video of the Week     - Meme of the Week     - Book of the Week   Today's Thought   "What is love? In love, the currency is virtue. You love people not for what you do for them or what they do for you. You love them for the values, their virtues which they have achieved in their own character. You don’t love causelessly."                      - Ayn Rand Sailing by the Ash Breeze by Jason Riddle   Although we do not have a choice about the wind’s direction, we can control how we react. Instead of worrying about the things you can’t control, try focusing on the things you can. And, if you ever find yourself in becalmed waters, may you find the strength to sail by the ash breeze until the wind fills your sails again....   Continue... This Week's Freedom Five #1  Assessing New Gun Control Proposals by Trevor Burrus (Cato.org) The desire to just “do something” in the wake of a tragedy like Newtown must be tempered by a realistic assessment of the efficacy and constitutionality of the proposals. Read More...   #2  The Drones Are Watching and Waiting by Douglas French (LFB.org) Analysts believe as many as 30,000 drones will populate American skies by 2020. Read More... #3  Why People Should Pay More Attention to Libertarians (Libertarianism.org)   Read More... #4  Outlawing Jobs: The Minimum Wage by Murray N. Rothbard (Mises.org) This system does not give those numerous workers who still prefer to be producers rather than parasites the privilege of making their own free choice.  Read More...   #5  Cartman Shrugged: The Invisible Gnomes and the Invisible Hand in South Park by Paul A. Cantor (Mises.org)  Read More... Freedom Features   Video of the Week   Milton Friedman Interview (Click to Watch)     Website of the Week   The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies is a group of conservatives and libertarians interested in the current state of the legal order.  It is founded on the principles that the state exists to preserve freedom, that the separation of governmental powers is central to our Constitution, and that it is emphatically the province and duty of the judiciary to say what the law is, not what it should be.      This Week's Reading Recommendation   Lessons for the Young Economist - Robert Murphy (2010) We are beyond mere excitement about Lessons for the Young Economist. It is easily the best introduction to economics for the young reader because it covers both pure economic theory and also how markets work (the domain of most introductory books). It achieves a great balance between plain old economics and that aspect of economic thought that is considered particularly Austrian. Therefore, it prepares the student for both conventional economic studies in the future and provides the logical rigor and policy clarity that only the Austrian School perspective can offer. (Read More) Meme of the Week Send us your favorite memes and pictures to be included on our Website and Facebook page. © 2012 Freedom Unfiltered. All Rights Reserved. Protected by copyright laws of the United States and international treaties. This newsletter may only be used pursuant to the subscription agreement. Any reproduction, copying, or redistribution, in whole or in part, is encouraged with appropriate attribution. Filtering out the establishment bias so you can enjoy the message of pure, unadulterated freedom! www.FreedomUnfiltered.com