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Dr. Charles W. Baird – "The Confusion of Language in American Politics"
By: John Russell

This Thursday, Febraury 19 at 5PM in the William Raggio Building 2009, we are going to be having economist Dr. Charles Baird speak about “The Confusion of Language in American Politics”.  Afterward, there will be a question and answer period.  It is going to be a great presentation, and I sincerely hope everyone can make [...]

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Obama's Latest Bailout Bill
By: John Russell

Obama’s Latest Bailout Bill Here is a copy of the most recent bailout bill, which was approved in less than 24 hours time. I’m sure all of our elected representatives carefully read this 1,100 page document in the time allotted, and deliberated if it was the absolute best for the American people. Every time I [...]

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I am extremely…
By: Barry Belmont

Google can tell us many things: how to spell, what word or phrase we might have meant, etc… One of its newest–and I think best–features is its auto complete feature that completes your thoughts for you. It does this by basically taking what you’ve written and matching it up with what the most people have [...]

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The Free Market and Medicine
By: John Russell

This week will be discussing a very relevant topic of health care and the market. We’ll address such questions as: Should you be allowed to sell your organs (blood?), Should health care be free? Who should own a body once it’s dead? So go ahead and check it out! It is hosted by our very [...]

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Recap: Philosophy of Liberty
By: John Russell

Many times throughout the year and a half this club has been around, we have had some great discussions at great meetings.  In order to fully appreciate and understand everything that was said, I would like to invite members to recap on what transpired in order to allow others who may have missed the meeting [...]

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Caution: Zombies Ahead
By: Barry Belmont

When, in the course of human affairs, it becomes necessary to take action and warn those we love most of an impending threat whose nature we cannot fully comprehend but whose terror shakes us to the very core; when there are no long rules or rulers only survival and survivors; when the fabric of human [...]

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The Philosophy of Liberty
By: John Russell

Come join the Students for Liberty in the first meeting of the year as we get back to the basics and uncover of the principles of liberty and freedom from a Lockean perspective, as well as the perspective of John Stuart Mill. Afterward, we will challenge the status quo ante and test the same basic [...]

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Who Will Lead the Leaders? Or; A Tale of the Blind Leading the Blind
By: Barry Belmont

Today, several students plan to head to Carson City and protest the proposed budget cuts for higher education for the University of Nevada (Reno). This comes on the heels of meetings, hearings, late night talks with friends, and pizza-fueled letter-writing campaigns all in hopes that somehow this behemoth of cuts (effectively destroying UNR) will be [...]

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The Distortion of Facts in Times of Hysteria
By: John Russell

As an active member in the ASUN student government, I have the privilege to receive many emails whenever critical issues afflict our campus. Unfortunately the distortion of facts originating from those who either know the facts and are over-exaggerating them to generate a response, or those that do not know them and pretending to know, [...]

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The Obamamobile
By: John Russell

How much do you think this 2005 Chrysler 300 Series C with 20,801 miles would be worth if you were to sell it to another person? Well, if you looked it up on Kelley Blue Book, its suggested value is approximately $16,835. Unfortunately, there was no ‘Previously Owned by Barack Obama’ check box that I [...]

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