Freedom Unfiltered - March 29, 2013

www.FreedomUnfiltered.com Home      |      About Us      |      Podcasts      |      Links     |      Blog      |      Contact Contents   Weekly Commentary     - Lead by Example, Not With a Label   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   "I have never understood why it is "greed" to want to keep the money you have earned but not greed to want to take somebody else's money.”      - Thomas Sowell Lead By Example, Not With A Label By Brett Bitner on UnitedLiberty.org   "By living your life in a way that exemplifies your beliefs, your actions display what you believe. This means getting involved in your community, volunteering for charity activities, and networking. What does it say to you when someone constantly talks about their amazing gardening skills, but you never see their tomatoes or roses? Is your mind questioning those supposed skills? The same thing goes for libertarian ideals. You can talk ALL DAY LONG about the wonders of free markets, voluntary cooperation, and how private charity outperforms government welfare programs in every way, but if no one sees you “gardening,” how much weight do your words carry?"   Continue... This Week's Freedom Five #1    The Stimulus Trap by Peter Schiff "Unfortunately, the longer the Fed waits to exit, the more painful the exit will be. But trading long-term pain for short-term gain is the Fed's specialty. In the meantime, Wall Street watches in uncomprehending stupor as the economy settles deeper and deeper into the stimulus trap".  Read More...   #2    Why D.C. Is the Richest Region in the Country by John Stossel (Reason.com) "All that marble in D.C. shouldn't make you feel patriotic.As long as Washington spends other people's money, there will be little incentive for them to be prudent—or humble."  Read More... #3    The Golden Age of America is Now (StephanKinsella.com) "Libertarianism and free market economics (including Austrian) are on the rise; the numbers of intellectuals, students, etc. who are interested in these ideas today completely dwarfs numbers from even the 1980s, and even more so those of earlier generations."   Read More... #4   Freedom in the 50 States (Mercatus Center) A ranking of the states for economic and personal freedom. View the newest edition of Freedom in the 50 States from the Mercatus Center.  Read More...   #5   Our Common Humanity in Death and Marriage by Steve Horwitz (BleedingHeartLibertarians.com) "Libertarians can disagree in good faith about what the relationship should be between marriage and the state. In the first-best world, many of us agree that marriage should be freed from the state. I certainly do. And in the second-best world we can and do disagree about whether the state should treat same-sex couples equally when it comes to marriage."   Read More...   Freedom Features Video of the Week After Mike Shanklin's speech to "America's Future Foundation" in Atlanta, GA, Mike takes numerous questions about Transitioning To A Free Society, Constitutions, Education, Property. (Click to Watch)     See more of Mike's videos at VoluntaryVirtues.com     Website of the Week   The Institute for Humane Studies offers a wealth of resources for Undergrads, Grad Students, Faculty, and Alumni, including: the LibertyGuide, Kosmos Online, and LearnLiberty!       (Visit theIHS.org)     This Week's Reading Recommendation The Austrian Theory of the Trade Cycle – Richard Ebeling (2009) - New edition with an introduction by Roger Garrison and an index. Booms and busts are not endemic to the free market, argues the Austrian theory of the business cycle, but come about through manipulation of money and credit by central banks. (Read More) Meme of the Week Send us your favorite memes and pictures to be included on our Website and Facebook page.     Facebook.com/WeTheIndividuals   © 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