by Matt Kibbe
abuse of power in, 53–54, 73, 75–76, 97, 120, 142, 204–5
checks and balances in, 23
complexity of, 76–78, 92
consolidation of power in, 9, 15, 55, 76, 97, 117, 121
data collection by, 198
debts of, 101–3
distrust of, 23, 54, 92, 97, 117, 119, 178
employees of, 72; see also civil servants
empty promises in, 206–11
expansion of, 25, 55–56, 77, 105, 129, 137, 213, 215
information sharing within, 96–97
limits on, 12, 129, 137, 163
and marriage, 22–23, 120
as opposite of liberty, 75, 76, 199, 204
out of control, 97–98, 128
and privacy invasion, 95–97, 128–29, 200
private contractors used by, 96–97
roles of, 2–3, 8, 20
skepticism of, 54, 97, 119
stealing by, 10–12
surveillance authorities of, 9, 74, 117, 119, 126–29, 135–36, 189–90
as Them vs. Us, 55, 73, 219, 221
Graham, Lindsey, 75, 129–30, 140
grass roots:
civil disobedience, 110
critics of government, 83, 149, 160, 194, 212, 213
and elections, 157–58
libertarians, 56, 219
and social media, 147, 203
and Tea Party, 56, 62–63, 213
Grateful Dead, 43–44, 110, 126
Great Recession, 105, 106–7, 109
Green Party, 149
Gross, T. Scott, 115
Grove City College, 35–37, 148
GSE Bailout Elimination and Taxpayer Protection Act (2011), 186–87
Guardian, 130, 136, 149
Haidt, Jonathan, 19
Hamilton, Alexander, 196
Harvard University, survey by, 118–19
Hastert, Denny, 211–13
Hayek, Friedrich A., 4, 6, 153, 155
on government planning, 92, 123–24
on monetary policy, 192
on social justice, 15
on the “spontaneous order,” 44, 125
“Why I Am Not a Conservative,” 23–24
Health and Human Services (HHS), U.S. Department of, 87, 96, 112
health care:
accountability in, 84
control of, 84–85
distance between patient and doctor, 85, 180
employer-sponsored insurance, 85, 87
government takeover of, 171–72, 213, 215
and identity theft, 94
Medicare, 89, 103, 181, 183, 215
patients in charge of, 179–80
portability of, 114
and pre-existing conditions, 86, 114
privacy of records, 90
rationing services (“death panels”), 86
and taxes, 85
third party payers in, 179
see also ObamaCare
Healthcare.gov, 91, 112, 118
Hensarling, Jeb, 186
Hentoff, Nat, 129
Holder, Eric, 63, 137, 144–45
Holocaust, 39–42
Homeland Security, Department of, 93
Hoover, J. Edgar, 52, 53, 65, 76, 128
Hope and Change Agenda, 109
Huckabee, Mike, 144
Hunt, H. L., 65
IBM, 87
identity theft, 94–95
Identity Theft Resource Center, 94
Ingram, Sarah Hall, 71
insider trading, 174
Institute for Humane Studies, 37
Institute for Justice, 197
insurance companies, and health care, 85, 86, 87, 92
intellectual property, 202–3
Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 58–68
abolishment of, 177–78
and civil forfeitures, 198–99
complex laws of, 78, 81, 177–78
and Data Hub, 93–97
and discrimination scandal, 90, 95, 99, 116
enforcement powers of, 90
establishment of, 80
expanding power of, 213
and identity theft, 94–95
income tax, 80, 177
misconduct hearing, 91
and ObamaCare, 70, 75, 89–91, 94, 109
and penalties, 94
as political weapon, 59–66, 67, 68, 70–71, 72, 74, 82, 90, 95, 99–100, 226
and privacy invasion, 90, 94, 200–201
school reports to, 62
Search Warrant Handbook, 200–201
tax code, 79–83, 177–78
and tax-exempt status, 58–61, 67, 78
Internet:
access to, 147, 200
and censorship, 203–4
control of, 200, 202, 203–4
government undermined by, 25, 151, 202, 226–27
influence of social media, 144, 145–50, 214
and intellectual property, 203
and right to know, 199–204
structures disrupted by, 97–98, 123, 125–26, 143, 146, 150, 199
surveillance via, 126–27, 130
Issa, Darrell, 64
jazz, 30–31, 44, 125
Jefferson, Thomas, 54–55, 129, 194, 196, 223
job creation, 105
“Join, Or Die,” 225
justice, 7–8, 14–16, 130
JWeekly, 41
karma, 19
Kelo v. City of New London, 197–98
Kennedy, John F. (JFK), 65, 67
Kennedy, Robert F. (RFK), 52, 65
Kenney, Karen, 61
Kerry, John, 183
Keynes, John Maynard, 84, 101–2, 175
General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money, 102
Kibbe, Barbara (mother), 27–28
Kibbe, Matt:
Give Us Liberty (coauthor), 19
Hostile Takeover, 6
Kibbe, Sumner (father), 35
Kibbe, Terry (wife), 37
King, Martin Luther Jr. (MLK), 26, 50–55, 141
“I Have a Dream,” 50–51, 54, 55
IRS audits of, 65, 82, 100
and March on Washington, 50, 148
targeted by FBI, 51–53, 65, 100
King, Peter, 134
Klausner, Manny, 217
knowledge:
decentralization of, 25–26
as power, 152
right to know, 146, 199–204
Kotlikoff, Laurence, 181
Kutcher, Ashton, 17
Lavoie, Don, 123
law:
complexity of, 82–83, 94, 97, 177
compliance with, 173–75
rule of, 11
social processes made into, 21, 199
Leahy, Pat, 201
Led Zeppelin, 35
Lee, Geddy, 34, 38, 40, 42
Lee, Mike, 176, 201, 211
author’s interviews with, 152, 154–55, 159, 168–69
Leno, Jay, 131
Lerner, Lois, 58–59, 62, 63, 67–68, 71, 76, 78, 128
liberals, 120
libertarianism, 56, 149, 156
and CNN poll, 119
and conservatism, 164, 217–18
IRS targets of, 72
Non-Aggression Principle in, 7–9
and Peart, 46
and questions asked, 170–73
twelve-step agenda of, 173–204, 205
liberty:
individual responsibility for, 12–16
and opportunity, 19–20
protection of, 55, 226
and rule of law, 11
rules for, see Rules for Liberty
weight of, 16, 26, 227
Lifeson, Alex, 30, 40
Lincoln Memorial, 50–51, 54
live-and-let-live attitude, 20–23
lobbyists, 69–71, 77, 80–81, 87, 104, 116, 122, 184
Madison, James:
as architect of founding generation, 223
and Bill of Rights, 134–35
Federalist #51, 12, 143
and propert
y rights, 196
and war, 194
March on Washington (1963), 50, 148
marriage, definitions of, 22–23, 120
Marv’s Place, 222
Massie, Thomas, 211
author’s interviews with, 152, 154, 156–57, 158, 160, 165, 166–67, 168
Matthews, Chris, 47
McCain, John, 107, 116, 139–40, 150, 216, 218
McConnell, Mitch, 141
McCullagh, Declan, 200
Meco, 29, 30
media:
control of, 116, 128
news sources of, 145, 159
Medicaid, 181
Medicare, 89, 103, 181, 183, 215
Mencken, H. L., 38, 206
Menger, Carl, 124
Mercury Records, 30, 34
Merkel, Angela, 127
Miles, Barry, 39–40, 42
military, lethal force on U.S. soil, 138
military intervention, expansion of, 122
Miller, Stephen, 90, 91
Mises, Ludwig von, 17–18, 124, 148, 153, 217
Human Action, 35, 36, 75–76
monetary policy, 190–93
money, corruption of, 166–67, 213
monopoly market power, 77–78
Mother Jones, 111–12
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 31
Mullen, Mike, 195
music, 27–35, 38–46, 49, 125
Napolitano, Andrew, 136
national debt, 175–77, 195, 215–16
National Public Radio, 60
National Security Agency (NSA):
court orders violated by, 134
power of, 9, 213
recent scandal of, 95
spying on citizens, 74, 117, 119, 127, 130–31, 136, 161, 189–90
National Treasury Employees Union, 68, 70
Nazi party, 40–42, 45
neo-conservatives, 120
neo-liberals, 120
New London, eminent domain in, 197–98
New Music Express (NME), 39, 40
Nixon, Richard M.:
abuse of power by, 66, 128, 135
impeachment of, 66
IRS used as weapon by, 65–66, 67, 99
and media, 116
military draft ended by, 99
Non-Aggression Principle (NAP), 7–9
Obama, Barack, 4, 14, 22, 48, 57–58, 168, 171
broken promises of, 87–88, 113, 116, 117, 128, 209, 215–16
cult of, 122
and education, 107
and health care, see ObamaCare
and presidential elections, 62–64, 76, 107, 116, 215
and privacy, 75, 127–28, 129, 131–32, 134
and socialism, 121
and war, 193, 194
and young people, 117–18
Obama administration:
credibility lost by, 132
cyber-surveillance by, 127, 130–32, 149, 161–62, 189
and drone strikes, 135, 140, 144
and IRS, 67, 68, 116
and presidential power, 137–41
and scandals, 116–17
ObamaCare, 83–97, 100–104, 129
complexity of, 77, 85, 92–93, 94, 97
costs of, 85–87, 112, 113
and Data Hub, 93–97
delays in, 76, 89, 94, 172, 209
employer mandate in, 89
empty promises in, 208–10
and entitlement, 181
exemptions from, 70–71, 75, 87–89, 174–75
individual mandate in, 86–87, 100, 103–4, 105, 112–13, 180
and IRS, 70, 75, 89–91, 94, 109
and Medicare, 181
privacy invaded by, 74–75, 95–97
private contractors as patient navigators in, 96–97
protests against, 110–12
state compliance with, 89
universal coverage of, 180
unpopularity of, 91, 97, 118, 179
wealth transfer in, 69–71, 100–101, 103–4, 114, 117
and young people, 86–87, 100–101, 103–4, 109–15, 117–18
O’Connor, Sandra Day, 197
O’Donnell, Lawrence, 139
Office of Personnel Management (OPM), 71, 88, 93
opportunity, 18–20
Parks, Rosa, 141–42
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, see ObamaCare
Patriot Act, 9, 132, 134, 189, 215
Paul, Rand, 148, 211
author’s interviews with, 152, 159–61, 162–63, 167–68
“A Clear Vision to Revitalize America,” 182
“Congressional Health Care for Seniors Act,” 183
and filibuster, 137–40, 143–45, 146, 147
and presidential powers, 137–40, 145, 146
Senate candidacy of, 44–45, 141
and #StandWithRand, 143–44
Paul, Ron, 37–38, 86
Peace Corps, 93
Peart, Neil, 33–34, 38, 39–40, 45–46, 48
Pelosi, Nancy, 91–92, 174, 185, 208, 213, 215
Planned Parenthood, 96
police state, 189
politics:
and the corruption of money, 166–67, 213
and empty promises, 206–11
as end in itself, 214
and power, 126, 128–29, 132, 137, 214–16
power:
absolute, 11, 23, 53
and control, 204–5
expansion of, 97–98
fighting, 25–26
knowledge and, 152
and politics, 126, 128–29, 132, 137, 214–16
see also government
presidential elections:
and broken promises, 210, 220
day after, 221
establishment candidates in, 116
and government debt, 102
and Internet, 144
and IRS actions, 59, 62–64, 66, 100
presidential power, abuse of, 99, 137–41, 145, 210, 213
privacy:
Fourth Amendment protection of, 75, 134, 201
invasion of, 74–75, 90, 95–97, 126, 129, 131, 134, 200
online, 201
right to, 9, 97, 133, 189–90
Private Property Rights Protection Act, 198
progressives, 24, 54, 56, 60, 100–101, 104, 120
promises, empty, 206–11, 215, 220
property:
civil forfeitures of, 198–99
eminent domain abuse of, 197
intellectual, 202–3
property rights, 10–12, 196–99
Protect Intellectual Property Act (PIPA), 202
Proust, Marcel, 79
racial integration, 141–42
Rand, Ayn, 4, 35, 46
Anthem, 32–34, 38, 42, 45, 147
Atlas Shrugged, 43
Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal, 35
early years of, 42
The Fountainhead, 33–34, 39
on individual responsibility, 13–14, 40
outgrowing the influence of, 47–48
Paul influenced by, 44–45
Rush influenced by, 28, 32, 33–34, 38, 43, 45
We the Living, 154
rattlesnake tattoo, 223–25
Rawls, John, A Theory of Justice, 15
Reagan, Ronald, 217–18
Reid, Harry, 171, 174, 176, 208
Republican Party, 107–9, 121–22, 144, 163, 164, 209, 213, 214–15
responsibility, 12–16, 26, 58, 84
Reuther, Victor, 65
Revenue Act (1861), 80
Richelieu, Cardinal, 74
right to know, 146, 199–204
Rogge, Ben, 21
Rolling Stones, 35, 43
Romney, Mitt, 62, 100, 107, 116, 220
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano, 15
wage and price controls, 84–85, 86, 179
Roosevelt, Theodore, 120
Rothbard, Murray, 7
Rove, Karl, 209, 220
Rubenstein, Manya, 41–42
Rubin, Jerry, 110<
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Rules for Liberty, 5–6
Don’t hurt people, 7–9
Don’t take people’s stuff, 10–12
Fight the power, 23–26
Mind your own business, 20–23
Take responsibility, 12–16
Work for it, 16–20
Rush, 46, 125
All the World’s a Stage, 29, 30
and Ayn Rand, 28, 32, 33–34, 38, 43, 45
Caress of Steel, 34
Clockwork Angels, 45
and critics, 39–40, 42, 45
“Something for Nothing,” 49
“Spirit of Radio,” 44, 45
2112, 27–30, 34, 38, 43, 45, 49, 147, 148, 218
“Tom Sawyer,” 45
Rustin, Bayard, 52
Ryan, Paul, 144
Salvi, Al, 67–68
Sanger, David E., 116
Scarboro, Jonathan, 112
Schumer, Chuck, 176
Schweikert, David, 211
author’s interviews with, 152, 154, 158, 160, 161–62, 165–66, 169
Schweizer, Peter, 212
Scottish Enlightenment, 124
search warrants, 136, 200, 201
Sebelius, Kathleen, 112
self-determination, 55
Senate Intelligence Committee, 130–31
Sennholz, Hans, 36, 37, 192
Sensenbrenner, Jim, 134
September 11 attacks, 132, 167–68
Shulman, Douglas, 79
Sixteenth Amendment, and income tax, 80, 177
Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP), 88
Smith, Adam, 4, 36, 124
on justice, 7–8
The Theory of Moral Sentiments, 6, 10
The Wealth of Nations, 101, 102
Smith, Vernon, 6
Snowden, Edward, 130
social class distinctions, 19
social intelligence, 123
socialism, 24, 120–21
social justice, 15–16
social media:
control of, 200, 203
influence of, 144, 145–50, 214
knowledge disseminated by, 25–26
structures disrupted by, 97–98, 151
Social Security, 103, 181–83
Social Security Administration, 93, 94–95
Social Security Trust Fund, 182
society, and civilization, 21
Solidarity movement, 148
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), 51, 52, 65
special interests, 69–71
Specter, Arlen, 209
Spirit of ’76, 55
“spontaneous order,” 44, 125
#StandWithRand, 143–44
states’ rights, 142
status quo, challenging, 43
stealing, 10–12
STOCK Act, 174
Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), 202
Stop Watching Us, 149–50
Streisand, Barbra, 29, 30
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), 52
Sullivan, William, 51
Sunlight Foundation, 174
Supreme Court, U.S.:
Brown v. Board of Education, 141
Kelo v. City of New London, 197–98
surveillance:
and FISA, 9, 135–36, 190, 215
via Internet, 126–27, 130
and NSA, 74, 117, 119, 127, 130–31, 136, 161, 189–90
