Berke, Obama say they see licensing as burden on entrepreneurial poor
Vendors at the Lookout Farmers Market in St. Elmo (Chattanooga), Tenn., largely escape the grasping claims of the state upon their free market economic callings and for-profit activities. (Photo Lookout Farmers Market on Facebook) By David Tulis The ideals of capitalism and the free market have receded from view and so when we see a […]
Musty paper trail confirms highway law respects free travelers
This graphic from an American standards group shows the parts of a highway upon which an auto user may freely travel — namely the roadway. (Graphic American National Standards Institute) By David Tulis Our interest in free markets and the assertion of ancient rights in an era of administrative law and the modern total state […]
Obama ignores U.S. sky striping program but cites ‘global security’ threat of sunlight
Behind a bizarre June 2, 2015, hailstorm in Gatlinburg, Tenn., manipulation of the weather by jet emissions, a program known as stratospheric aerosol geoengineering. (Photo Tennessee Skywatch on Facebook) The term used to describe cloud-creation is “albedo modification,” which enhances the reflectivity of the planet, as that here in Sevierville, Tenn., May 23, 2015. (Photo […]
The new slave trade; how national economy sucks us dry
(Cartoon The Moneychanger) We are all, North and South, engaged in the White Slave Trade, and he who succeeds best is esteemed most respectable. It is far more cruel than the Black Slave Trade, because it exacts more of its slaves, and neither protects nor governs them . . . we will . . . […]
City boosts ‘Minority Report’ surveillance powers 400%
At 349 Oak St. in Chattanooga, staffers work to serve the Tennessee office of homeland security, which sees little distinction between national security and policing. The city is in district No. 3. (Photo Google Maps) By David Tulis City government is making a major commitment to surveillance and data mining by quadrupling the size of […]
New school, new venue in war against local economy
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How state snips quills of constitutional rights, manhandles ‘free’ people
Citizens with their rights resemble a porcupine, jealous of its space. (Photo Wikimedia Commons) A Lawrenceburg, Tenn., man goes on trial Tuesday on criminal charges that he is using the public roadways without a driver’s license. The arguments of Arthur Jay Hirsch are remarkably insightful, and much in line with my own analysis about the […]
Supt. Smith demands F$34 million more, yet silent on ‘eligibility standards’ in law
State government’s No. 2 expenditure is the school system. (Graphic Tennessee comprehensive annual financial report, 2014) By David Tulis Dr. Rick Smith is the man whose great will in matters of schooling superintends the wills of others in the local system. He intends there to be more cash to spend for administration, improvements and students. […]
Chattanooga Declaration asks breakup of U.S. to end totalitarianism, ease bankruptcy
The Farm Stand at Chattanooga’s Crabtree Farms draws members of the public who want fresh locally grown fare. The ideas of local economy and local food have implications for the size of nations. (Photo Crabtree Farms.) By David Tulis If the concept of local economy appears quaint and inward looking, consider its “foreign policy” implications. […]
Beyond fighting Common Core, critic proposes schools exodus
Karen Bracken By David Tulis A Common Core critic in the Chattanooga area appears to have made an important conceptual break with the public school system, organizing a group that views an exodus as vital as her effort to rid the state of Common Core. Karen Bracken holds elected office as commissioner in Polk County, […]