ANCAPS good news: Islamic insurgents in Somalia kill 9 government soldiers
MOGADISHU, Somalia: Islamic insurgents briefly took control of a southern Somali town over the weekend in a battle that left nine government soldiers dead, police said Monday. The heavily armed insurgents overran a government base on the outskirts of

Military bans video game that 'kills' US troops - Ancaps outraged
Military bases across the US have banned the sale of a new video game that lets a player pretend to be a Taliban fighter and "shoot" US troops in Afghanistan. "Medal of Honor" by Electronic Arts, a major game developer based in

Ancaps support Canadians who are angered over "Buy American" rule
WHISTLER, British Columbia (Reuters) - Canadian municipal leaders threatened to retaliate against the "Buy America" movement in the United States on Saturday, warning trade restrictions will hurt both countries' economies. The Federation of

More Via Ancaps: How You Can Pull a GE on Taxes
There's been a firestorm this week over the news that General Electric will pay no tax—at least, no federal corporate income tax—on last year's profits. But if you're like a lot of people, your first reaction was probably: "Hmmm. How can I get that kin

Objectivist argument against Ancap
Anarcho-Capitalism is a system devised to promote liberty without the need of a government. In the place of an agency designed to protect individual rights, Anarcho-Capitalism involves the competition of several such agencies. The belief that this will

Via Ancaps: More than 120 new millionaires a day in the UK
THE NUMBER of millionaires in Yorkshire has risen to 44,000 and will be approaching 60,000 by the end of the decade, according to a new report highlighting the spread of wealthy individuals across the country. Figures published today show for the first

Via ANCAPS: The Church in cahoots with the State? Jesus fuckin' Christ
The Church of England is to issue new guidance to clergy in an attempt to reduce the number of sham marriages. In future, couples will have to apply for a licence if either the bride or groom is from a non-European country.Members of the clergy are als

ANCAP Good News: Mexicans Eager to Cast Votes for No One
One election spot shows a masked wrestler fighting drug traffickers and promising to crack down on cartels. Another ad vows to give the death penalty to kidnappers. A third pledges to hand out free medicine to the poor. But the campaign for Mexico's

ANCAPS Good News: Bizarre sex death of model preacher
SYDNEY'S Baptist community is reeling following the bizarre death of one its leaders. Daniel Verbanaz, a pastor at Ashfield Spanish Baptist Church, was found by his distraught wife bound and unconscious at his home in Greystanes on Thursday. Police

Via ANCAPS: Taxes and Billionaires
The House speaker, John Boehner, suggests that the Republican threat of letting the United States default on its debts is driven by concern for jobs for ordinary Americans. “We cannot miss this opportunity,” he told Fox News. “If we want jobs to come

Ancaps Delighted: Wisconsin Assembly Approves Bill Stripping Away Union Rights
Wisconsin Assembly members early this morning approved a bill that would take away the majority of public workers' collective bargaining rights. Closure on the controversial bill is far from over as it now heads to the state Senate where 14 lawmakers

ANCAPS Celebrate Cambodia's Top Cop's Death
PHNOM PENH (Cambodia) - CAMBODIA'S government began preparations on Monday for the funeral of the country's controversial national police chief, a close ally of Prime Minister Hun Sen who was killed in a helicopter crash. Police Commissioner-General Ho

Forty Year Decline of Objectivism: 1967-2007
Four Decades of Decline (or Stagnation) of Objectivism (1967-2007) The flagging of momentum, the loss of people, the loss of a systematic educational "pipeline" for Objectivism was caused by a series of unfortunate decisions taken by

Via ANCAPS: Gun crime statistics by US state: latest data
How high is gun crime across the US - and which states have the worst figures? This is the latest data How bad is gun crime in the US? The latest data from the FBI's uniform crime reports is out and it provides a fascinating picture of the use

Via ANCAPS: Photos show US soldiers posing with Afghan corpses - That's statism for you in a nutshell
SEATTLE – Those who have seen the photos say they are grisly: soldiers beside newly killed bodies, decaying corpses and severed fingers. The dozens of photos, described in interviews and in e-mails and military documents obtained by The Associated