With the continuing intrusion of government into the private sector and plans for further economic planning supported by Democrats and Republicans alike, the month of December has seen the need for a more principled defense of free markets.

Thank you, Madison Classical Liberal, for your commentary and insight throughout these troubling times. Readers, if you haven’t already, check out his blog!

Now I don’t buy into the relativistic claim but, as it turns out, blogivists.com is ideologically diverse! I mean, don’t get me wrong – everyone here believes that government is, more often than not, the anti-solution but even so, there’s quite a bit of variety here when it comes down to the specifics.

To demonstrate, let’s look at the past couple months. I’ll name a few issues and give you a couple pro and con posts from within the Blogivists community. Hot dawg!

(Man-made) Global Warming

Pro:

• projectpetition is pure HORSESHIT! – The Midnight Rider (7/10)
• Breaking Down the Global Warming “Debate – The Midnight Rider (8/06)

Con:

• Man-made Global Warming Consensus Disintegrating – Principle Over Party (7/17)
• Change the Climate Change Debate: Reality is not a Democracy – Extremism in Defense of Liberty (8/08)

Open Borders

Pro:

• GET THEM OUT: Border Jumpers Ruining Our Economy – Liberty is for me (7/7)

Con:

• Hispanosupremacists Infiltrate Evangelical Movement – The Epistolizer (7/12)
• Libot Media, Always On The Side of Illegals – Malignant Liberal Idiocy (8/17)

English as the National Language

Pro:

• Does Anyone Speak English Anymore – In my right mind (7/9)

Con:

• On Liberty, Ideology, and some R-E-S-P-E-C-T – Pragmatically Political (7/10)

Bob Barr

Pro:

• Bob Barr is my homeboy – Nicky Cheese (5/26)
• “McCain fundraiser” – Standard of Living (6/27)

Con:

• Why Bob Barr is NOT your homeboy – Pragmatically Political (6/29)

The Republican Party

Pro:

• The Republican Brand is not Dead – Free Thought for Self-Restrained Minds (7/17)

Con:

• GOP collapse: Should we groan or cheer? – Eric O’Keefe (5/19)
• Limited government no more – The Silent Majority (6/18)
• More signs that Republicans still suck – Eric Odom (7/29)

There you go. And that’s just off the top of my head. Really! So, what I’m getting at here is: with a more thorough internal investigation, we could probably apply for some kind of government subsidy…

Haha. Just kidding! I think that’s one specific we’re unanimously against.

Cheers…to truth and liberty!

Let’s examine…

Firstly, the obvious. In District of Columbia v. Heller, the Supreme Court affirmed an individual’s (as opposed to just the collective) right to keep and bear arms. Correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe Defense Mechanism, the point person for all-things-2nd Amendment, was first on the scene. Of course, I have to give it up to The Midnight Ride, who had a comprehensive four part series – yes: 1, 2, 3, 4 – on the matter. Check ‘em out.

Secondly, the “millionaire’s amendment” – a campaign-finance loophole that gives candidates running against self-funding millionaires the ability to raise more money – was invalidated by SCOTUS. In Campaign Finance Laws Suck, The Midnight Ride recognizes the goodness of said decision. But hey – you know it, I know it, he knows it – the battle doesn’t end there:

What SHOULD happen is we should just eliminate all campaign finance laws and let people give however much they want to whoever they want. I mean really this country was founded on principles of liberty, why shouldn’t people be free to give what they want to who they want?

Thirdly, there exists A Powerful, Freethinking Woman-Unlike Hillary Clinton! Any guesses on who the woman in question is? Anyone, anyone? Standard of Living gives us the answer: Alaskan governor Sarah Palin. Yes, a surprisingly vocal grassroots campaign to get a McCain/Palin ticket has erupted on the internet and, as I’ve come to learn, Blogivists is not the exception. Many of you guys, in fact, are actively producing the buzz. The Midnight Ride even changed his tagline to read “Sarah Palin: Yes She Can”. Bordering on the mildly obsessive if you ask me…be sure to ask him when the release date for “I Got a Crush…On Palin” is.

Granted, not all news can be good news. The Illinois-centric Pork Report, with their daily Pork Barrel Project of the Day thread, has plenty of headache-inducing, non-good news.

But, allow me, for one day, to willfully ignore the bad and celebrate the good. You do know what qualifies as good and what as evil, correct?

Yes, it’s been awhile since the last Select CHEESE. Know what’s better than time-off? The blogivists community, of course. Your blogivism.

And recently it’s only gotten better. Not only has the quantity of bloggers and posts increased, but the quality is way up as well.

Seriously, give yourselves a pat on the back because what, only months ago, was a small and rogue band of novice bloggers is well on its way to becoming something big and exciting. A force to reckon with. Statists, watch out!

So while I’m on the subject of community, how about I introduce some of the new kids on the block:

Classically Liberal: Like most people who self-identify as classical liberals, economics is the prism. Free markets, property rights and transparency is the result.

E! True Conservative Story™: A blog pushing “Justice and Liberty in Nevada”. I mean, with a title and focus like that, how can this blog not go far?

Extremism in Defense of Liberty: For this blogger, the title “capitalist” is incomplete. ‘Extremism… is an Objectivist. An Objectivist, moreover, with particular contempt for Senator Herb Kohl.

laffin@liberals: A blog with an Ayn Rand influence covering local politics in Dane County, Wisconsin.

Liberty Tree Lantern: This dudes loves liberty. Some call him Capt. Karl; most just know him as a legend.

Standard of Living: Another classical liberal – this one from Madison, Wisconsin. Modern liberals beware – we’re taking back the terminology.

…the end of man is to know: With quick wit and a sharp mind, he’ll beat you over the head with his pragmatism. Every time. Be sure to check out the Friday thread: No ‘Effing Way.

They’re all great people so be sure to drop them a comment or two. Hey, maybe even some link love.

As for me, I’ll be back to my usual routine – weaving particular posts into a theme – next week.

And if that doesn’t satisfy you, check out this video – entitled Any Given Blog – that Liberty Girl made. Holla!