Cake Bill Advances

by Ari Armstrong | 7:06 pm, February 2, 2012

Westword’s Melanie Asmar reports that the Colorado “Cake Bill” (the “Cottage Food Bill”) passed the House yesterday on an anonymous vote. (This was despite the troubles of the bill’s sponsor, Laura Bradford.)I wrote about the story a few days ago.The b…

Mises’ Lessons for Gentlemanly Disputes

by Ari Armstrong | 12:29 am, January 31, 2012

Many years after Nobel economist Friedrich Hayek visited Professor John Van Sickle in Boulder, I sat in the same living room where the two men had conversed.Both Hayek and Van Sickle were friends and students of the great Austrian economist Ludwig von …

Mises’ Lessons for Gentlemanly Disputes

by Ari Armstrong | 12:29 am, January 31, 2012

Many years after Nobel economist Friedrich Hayek visited Professor John Van Sickle in Boulder, I sat in the same living room where the two men had conversed.Both Hayek and Van Sickle were friends and students of the great Austrian economist Ludwig von …

Braunlich: CO Campaign Laws Chill Speech of New Activists, Small Groups

by Ari Armstrong | 7:27 pm, January 29, 2012

Last month Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler hosted a hearing about proposed rules for Colorado’s byzantine campaign finance laws. I supported (most of) his proposed rule changes, even while condemning the campaign laws as a violation of free s…

Let Them Eat Cake (No, Seriously)

by Ari Armstrong | 12:09 pm, January 27, 2012

If the Colorado legislature passes a “cake bill” (1027) to legalize cottage bakers, Mande Gabelson of Ava Sweet Cakes can bake me a cake, just as fast as she can.Otherwise, she’ll get a $1,500 fine for it.My dad and I are working up a column for Grand …

Ideas of the Tea Party Survey

by Ari Armstrong | 12:14 pm, January 25, 2012

Self-identified Tea Partiers are welcome to reply to this survey. Readers are also encouraged to alert their Tea Party friends about it.Ideas of the Tea Party SurveyThe goal of this survey is to better understand where Tea Partiers get their ideas. If …

Natelson Brings Original Constitution to Colorado Activists

by Ari Armstrong | 1:54 pm, January 20, 2012

The following article by Linn and Ari Armstrong originally was published January 20 by Grand Junction Free Press.As Americans we live under the greatest Constitution ever devised. Unfortunately, few Americans know much about what our foundational legal…

Common Cause Joins Pro-Censorship Rally

by Ari Armstrong | 10:40 am, January 19, 2012

The bigotry follows a common pattern: dehumanize your opponents, then strip them of their rights.Tomorrow, various leftist organizations will rally in Denver to advocate censorship to forcibly silence select individuals, on the pretext that “corporatio…

Common Cause Joins Pro-Censorship Rally

by Ari Armstrong | 10:40 am, January 19, 2012

The bigotry follows a common pattern: dehumanize your opponents, then strip them of their rights.Tomorrow, various leftist organizations will rally in Denver to advocate censorship to forcibly silence select individuals, on the pretext that “corporatio…

Save Internet Freedom

by Ari Armstrong | 10:07 am, January 18, 2012

No, I’m not blacking out my web page today, but I certainly support those who do. As Diana Hsieh explains, bills recently considered by Congress threaten to subject the internet to pervasive government controls.Yes, I support intellectual property righ…

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