Author Archives: Ozboy

Merry Christmas To All

That’s it from me this year folks. LibertyGibbert will be officially closed from Friday, 16th December till Thursday, 5th January. You’ll still be able to access all articles in the archive, and comment if you like, but all posts will … Continue reading

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The Non-Conference

It’s all I can think of calling it. The MSM aren’t touching it; you even have to search WUWT carefully to find much mention of it.

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Parliament On A Knife Edge Part IV – The Rise Of Slippery Pete

And on it goes. The Gillard government clearly believes it was about to lose its one-seat parliamentary majority, either with this bloke making good on his threat to withdraw support, or this one being carted off to jail. It’s the … Continue reading

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Agree Or Else

I thought I had better post another discussion point for those who haven’t read Ayn Rand; so how about this article, by the Sydney Daily Telegraph’s Miranda Devine, to which Dr Dave and CommonSenseMajority alerted us the other day.

Posted in Australia, Libertarianism, Rights | 46 Comments

Life Imitating Art

While on my recent road trip, I took the opportunity in my spare time to re-read Atlas Shrugged. It’s been quite a while—over thirty years, in fact—since I first picked up Ayn Rand’s magnum opus, and was struck by how accurately … Continue reading

Posted in Libertarianism, Rights, United States of America | 23 Comments

A Whisper In The Ear

OK, so now the people of the Hellenic Republic won’t have a referendum on the Big Fat Greek Bailout. PM George Papandreou has done a remarkable backflip in the last couple of days. Reading his rhetoric of four days ago, … Continue reading

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Almost But Maybe

Almost certainly, this man will not be the next President of the United States of America.

Posted in Libertarianism, United States of America | 179 Comments

Woody Guthrie, Abbie Hoffman And A Big Mac

Capitalism is evil! Down with the system! Peace and Love! Yeah, right.

Posted in Libertarianism, Rights, United States of America | 89 Comments

A Game Of Chicken

The Gillard Government’s Carbon Tax legislation passed the Lower House yesterday, by the slenderest of majorities. Next month it will pass the Senate, in which the Australian Greens hold the balance of power. The eighteen bills of which this legislation … Continue reading

Posted in AGW, Australia, Rights | 18 Comments

Double Or Nothing

I’d like to introduce you to yet another Australian politician you’re unlikely to have heard of in the Northern hemisphere. This one, however, has a gun pressed against the head of the Gillard government. And he has openly announced the … Continue reading

Posted in Australia, Libertarianism | 16 Comments