Tag Archives: Rand Paul

Tainted honey, counterfeit eggs, and the impending “fake food” epidemic

By Mark | February 18, 2013

As our population exceeds the carrying capacity of the planet, and natural resources dwindle, I imagine we’ll see more and more companies selling things for human consumption that probably shouldn’t be consumed. While none of the recent examples of “fake food” that I’m aware of rise to the level of the case in China a [...]

Posted in Environment, Food | Also tagged anaemia, antibiotics, Ayn Rand, bung, bung calamari, China, chloramphenicol, EPA, fake eggs, fake food, Food Safety News, heavy metal, honey, horse meat, Libertarianism, malamine, olive oil, pomegranate juice, powdered milk, red snapper, This American Life, tilapia | 30 Comments

The Southerm Poverty Law Center’s Mark Potok puts Michigan hate groups in context

By Mark | October 13, 2012

This evening, I had the occasion to speak briefly with Southern Poverty Law Center Senior Fellow Mark Potok. I’d reached out to Potok, who serves as editor-in-chief of the Center’s quarterly journal, the Intelligence Report, and its blog, entitled Hatewatch, as I hoped that he might be able to shed a little light on William [...]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged American Third Position, anti-government, ATF, bullying, Census Bureau, conspiracy theories, crazy white people, Daniel Johnson the racist not the musician, domestic terrorism, educational materials, entrapment, Family Research Council, FBI, Federal Reserve, FEMA, Fort Stewart, hate groups, Hatewatch, homophobia, Hutaree, KKK, Libertarianism, Mark Potok, Michigan Militia, Michigan's 11th congressional district, militias, Natural Law Party, patriot groups, racism, radicals, ricin, Ron Paul, sexism, Southern Poverty Law Center, tea party, Teaching Tolerance, Terry Jones, the long suffering whites, the White Disenfranchised Male, white, white enclaves, white nationalism, white power, William Daniel Johnson | 33 Comments

“Right now we are living in an Ayn Rand novel…” -Paul Ryan

By Mark | August 12, 2012

When Mitt Romney chose as his running mate an avowed acolyte of the serial killer-loving philosopher Ayn Rand, he ensured that the controversial libertarian author would factor significantly in this Presidential race. Here, if you aren’t familiar with her work, are two videos that will bring you up to speed on Rand, who famously referred [...]

Posted in Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged altruism, Ayn Rand, Doug Skinner, fascism, hypocrisy, hypocrisy watch, individualism, Libertarianism, Medicare, Paul Ryan, philosophy, Ron Paul, Satanism, selfishness, social security | 25 Comments

Rand Paul equates universal healthcare to slavery

By Mark | May 13, 2011

I’m still trying to wrap my mind around this one. Here’s a clip from the transcript, thanks to our friends at ThinkProgress: With regard to the idea of whether you have a right to health care, you have realize what that implies. It’s not an abstraction. I’m a physician. That means you have a right [...]

Posted in Health, Politics | Also tagged analogies, health care reform, public option, slavery, things that make people want to punch douche bags in the face | 24 Comments

Rand Paul seeks to roll back black-lung protections for miners

By Mark | April 3, 2011

He may be OK with black people not being served at lunch counters, but Kentucky Senator Rand Paul wants it known that he’s got no problem as far as black lungs are concerned. The following clip comes from the Louisville Courier-Journal. Sen. Rand Paul questioned the need Thursday for new federal new coal-mining rules to [...]