Activism: Activism Report

Friends: As you know, all Ohioans scored a major victory against eminent domain abuse yesterday - economic development cannot be used to justify the acquisition of homes and small business and Ohio courts will no longer serve as a rubber stamp in condemnation actions. This is certainly a decision that will reverberate around the country. ... (See the whole report)

I added a link to the Ron Merrill archive - recently re-hosted - in the "Articles and Essays" section of the "Objectivism Web Directory" in the left-hand column of the Rebirth of Reason home page. (See the whole report)

Margaret Downey sent to the Atheist Alliance International (AAI) Board of Directors the following message: ... (See the whole report)

I am surprised at how relatively silent this list has been on the biggest news in Objectivsm or about an Objectivist-related event in a long time. Logan Darrow has made a major breakthrough in making people realize the danger of big government (and as a secondary breakthrough he has raised awareness of Objectivism with the idea of placing co... (See the whole report)

Here is my report of a busy weekend of campaigning for Libertarianz in Northland. We are putting freedom on the agenda, and some libertarian-ish ideas are being touted by mainstream parties! Also, the Greens show their true colours, and it has more than a shade of authoritarianism. Read on. Helen Hughes was invited to speak at the breakfast ... (See the whole report)

 I've just got back from Auckland's influential student radio station 95bFM after a very enjoyable interview with host Simon Pound, covering the subjects of African debt relief, how to fix Africa in fifteen minutes, Bob Geldof's Live Aid -- and where the money went -- and the Live-8 phenomenon. Here's a link to an MP3 of the interview (thanks Julia... (See the whole report)

I've written & sent a submission on the Arms Amendment Bill No. 3, a noxious piece of proposed legislation by which the New Zealand Government plans to introduce gun registration, prohibit the purchase & use of body armour by civilians (!), and continue a de-facto prohibition on armed self defense by citizens. You can read the submission in ... (See the whole report)

Where I’ve been and what I’ve been up to… In the past few months, Buffalo and the Erie County government that it resides in have been going through a fiscal crisis. In simple terms its collapsing statist style while trying to find as many "revenue streams" as it can to stay alive. This has prompted much anger from the taxpayers of th... (See the whole report)

I've created a new flyer for the back window of my car (see below for a preview). It's a response to the number of pro-Che t-shirts and posters I've seen in Auckland recently. See this post on my personal blog for details. Free to print copies for your own use. (See the whole report)

Inspired by the Popular and Competent blog, I've created a parody-blog of my own (which will probably be totally incomprehensible to those not involved in New Zealand politics) ...We the Ngati Weatawhakaawi, and the Maori Party we support, have nothing to do with that other racial self-rule party in New Zealand, the National Front. Some uncharitab... (See the whole report)