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29 July 2010

Bringing Back Slavery

The difference between a drafted soldier and a slave doesn’t amount to a frosty mug o’ spit. Congress, apparently longing for the good old days of Viet Nam, Korea, and WWII, is proposing to enslave not just healthy young men, but pretty much all of us.

Most of the crooks and liars who form the political class today aren’t old enough to remember them, but there must be some institutional nostalgia for the days when America fielded vast armies of conscripts in a global struggle against tyranny. Congress must feel like fighting terrorism with a mere handful of . . . → Read More: Bringing Back Slavery

22 July 2009

Why Obama Cares About Honduras

Here's the first reasonable explanation I've see why the U.S. government would care about the Hondurans enforcing their own constitution. Check out the second item down on this list. Check out the others while you're at it. Short films by Molitov Mitchel.

15 July 2008

Training with the Revolutionary War Veterans

"A good shot must necessarily be a good man since the essence of good marksmanship is self-control and self-control is the essential quality of a good man." – Colonel Jeff Cooper

A faded plywood sign announces the home of the Revolutionary War Veterans Association (RWVA). Just inside the gate a replica of the flag that flew at the Battle of Bunker Hill greets new arrivals. The bright white crescent moon and the word LIBERTY stand boldly out of the blue field.

The RWVA is headquartered at a rifle range in Ramseur, . . . → Read More: Training with the Revolutionary War Veterans

13 March 2006

Where’s Winchester?

Personal weapons are what raised mankind out of the mud and the rifle is the queen of personal weapons. — Jeff Cooper

“Where’s Winchester?” she asked. The woman is an expat American living here in Costa Rica. She was referring to the word embroidered on my baseball cap, trying to make small talk.

“It’s not a place,” I said, “It’s a rifle.” She could scarcely hide her horror. From her expression you would think I had offered her some beads for a peek at . . . → Read More: Where’s Winchester?

20 February 2006

Unlicensed Commerce

Falling afoul of the enforcers in Key West’s fatuous and elaborate game of “Mother May I” put me in mind of a simpler time when we were not so eager to saddle ourselves with the attentions of the ethically challenged. I pine for the good old days when only the Mob ran protection rackets. The business model for our self-inflicted departments of licensing and permitting is the same. People don’t ask for permits, licenses and inspections because they want them. They do it for the same reason people pay protection money to the Mob, to avoid punishment.

It got . . . → Read More: Unlicensed Commerce