Trevor Bothwell is a libertarian freelance writer living in Maryland. He is a contributing author to the biography "Ron Paul: A Life of Ideas," a cookbook author, and host of the "Who's Your Nanny?" blog.

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Ron Paul: Don't buy bad debt

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October 1, 12:03 PM

by Trevor Bothwell, Libertarian Examiner

Photo credit: CNN.

The Doc explains to CNN why a bailout will do much more long-term damage than allowing the recession to take its course.

Additionally, be sure to note the condescension of John Roberts during this inverview.

Roberts: "Congressman, great to see you. I was browsing around on your Web site ... And right there on the very front page, you are appealing to your supporters -- and there are tens of thousands of them -- to get in touch with key senators to tell them to vote this bill down ..."

Tens of thousands of Ron Paul supporters? Paul has tens of thousands in Texas alone; his fan club, which by the way continues to grow everyday, numbers well into the millions.

Roberts: "You tend to be right on these things on occasion, though. Dr. Paul, it's good to talk to you. Appreciate it."

Please. Show me one other congressman in office today who can even debate Ron Paul on monetary policy without looking like an idiot, much less one who's consistently predicted the failures of our economic policies like Paul has.

Topics: Inflation , Economics , Legislation , Ron Paul , Taxes , Economy , Trade , Prices , Market

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Marriage is none of the government's business

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November 21, 2:34 PM

Nothing better illustrates the farce of state-regulated marriage than the recently-settled lawsuit between online dating service eHarmony and Eric McKinley (in conjunction with New Jersey's Civil Rights Division).The discrimination suit stemmed from... Read More
Topics: Property Rights , Civil Liberties , Politicians , Trade

Is more fast food fascism on the way?

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November 21, 9:51 AM

A new study has found that fast food advertising has a "large effect" on childhood obesity, leading researches to propose even more nanny-state regulations on the food industry.A ban on such commercials would reduce the number of obese young... Read More
Topics: Property Rights , Politicians , Regulation , Food and Drink

How Eric Holder could really make history

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November 20, 2:54 PM

With Eric Holder's conditional acceptance of Barack Obama's offer to serve as the country's top law enforcement official, there predictably has been a lot of celebration over what would be an historic appointment of the U.S.'s first black attorney general.Aside... Read More
Topics: Politicians , Drugs , Crime

Shakedown artists

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November 20, 11:53 AM

The state and its merry band of tax collectors, that is.My wife had the pleasure of dealing with the buffoons at the district courthouse this morning to contest a speeding ticket she got a few months ago. She was nabbed driving about 10 mph above... Read More
Topics: Police/SWAT , Taxes

Victim disarmament at sea

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November 20, 10:12 AM

Do tankers worth tens of millions of dollars really need to be protected from a handful of pirates by international navies?In a word, hell-frickin'-no. Contact Trevor at bothwelltj@yahoo.com.... Read More
Topics: Property Rights , Regulation , Crime , Trade

Video: Ron Paul on bailouts

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November 19, 6:00 PM

Suffice to say, he's against them.(Via LRC blog)Contact Trevor at bothwelltj@yahoo.com.... Read More
Topics: Politicians , Ron Paul , Economy , Trade

Two cheers for divided government

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November 19, 10:43 AM

(Three for no state at all, of course.)Question: How can having an anti-liberty president result in more liberty?Answer: When we finally have an opposition party that's willing to stand up for liberty it helped erode during the years it... Read More
Topics: Political Philosophy , Politicians , elections 2008

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November 19, 9:14 AM

My article criticizing the Maryland slots initiative that passed on election day runs today in the Baltimore Examiner. Contact Trevor at bothwelltj@yahoo.com. ... Read More
Topics: Property Rights , Politicians , Gambling , elections 2008

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November 18, 12:30 PM

I don't know about you, but I sure feel safer knowing that Maryland police have arrested Brett Evan Ward, a nonviolent enemy of the state charged with the high "crime" of engaging in voluntary trade between consenting adults.Officers recovered... Read More
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