Brian’s Column: Societism

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Brian Wright

A constructive worldview whose time has come?
by Brian Wright

Not long ago, someone who had been put on the mailing list for the Coffee Coaster newsletters commented that it would be better not to have them so looonnnnggggg:

Hey Brian, I wish your newsletters were brief. I never know where to start and because of that I don’t. Realistically, if you actually clicked on each part and read that part then the other part and links… I would take a solid day. Then again, If I just wanted to know when your next meeting was being held…. good grief! Try it yourself and see what I mean. It may be better to format the material more. No offense, it’s difficult being an entrepreneur! — Steve Zimberg Continue reading →

Human Interest: Especially for Garlic Lovers

Posted on September 17, 2010 by Brian Wright

James Ricci’s incredelicious pasta sauce recipe
by Maria (Hercher) Struck

Newspaper columnist James Ricci, who is/was to The Detroit Free Press what John Schneider is to the Lansing State Journal, was a daily “must-read” for me when we first moved to Lansing from Detroit in the early 80’s. In fact, we could ill afford it, but I insisted on subscribing to two daily newspapers because I needed to stay in touch with my familiar and beloved columnists from the Freep: Ricci, McWhirter, Talbert and Harris. Being an at-home mom at the time, I was thus better able to keep my fingers on the pulse of the world. Continue reading →

Guest Column: Pirates on the Veranda

Posted on September 6, 2010 by Brian Wright

Feds announce plans to nationalize IRAs/401Ks
by Brian Wright (with ref. to Patrick Heller)

When Pat’s column in CoinUpdate came over the email, I glanced quickly then did a double take. What? You can’t be serious? We all know the federal government has conducted a sustained campaign of indiscriminate plunder (and murder) over the years—from the Indian Wars, to the “income” tax, to the Federal Reserve, to the 9/11 attacks[1], to the invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan—and you can make a case that leading Wall Street investment firms have built their fortunes substantially on the blood money derived from such organized aggression. Continue reading →

Brian’s Column: The Good Ol’ Bars

Posted on August 22, 2010 by Brian Wright

Whither gentlemen’s pubs in Motor City ‘burbs?
by Brian Wright and John Worster

Hey John Boy,

I thought of you last night as I was heading home from golf. The gang had holed up briefly at Baker’s on Milford Road, a decent venue, but I wasn’t done. Had this urge to find a decent martini bar, one without valet parking and charging $10 for the privilege of pouring you a special one. (There’s one in Novi, I think. But, nah, no way I can afford that, besides I didn’t feel presentable in the Hawaiian shirt.) Continue reading →

Brian’s Column: Something Old, Something New

Posted on August 15, 2010 by Brian Wright

Human rejuvenation technology on the doorstep
by Brian Wright

Strange (but completely understandable) that the mainstream media (MSM) has not drawn more attention to a recent development in life extension science and tech. In the June 2010 issue of Life Extension Magazine, under a modest title: “Immortal Stem Cells for Anti-Aging Therapies,” Dr. Gregory Fahy and Saul Kent interview Dr. Michael West about a stunning breakthrough in regenerative medicine: Continue reading →

Brian’s Column: Ending the Great Recession

Posted on August 8, 2010 by Brian Wright

… in five easy pieces
by Brian Wright

Well, okay, they won’t be so easy to get going,
but once the first step is made, the rest should follow in quick succession. Note, I’m leaving up the image and link to Pete’s revolutionary book on restoring freedom from the federal state. It serves as a reminder that freeing all political prisoners is Job One in any restoration of economic health.

In a previous column contemporaneous with the 2008 election and ascendancy of the Big O—when politicians were talking about bailing out this auto company and that investment bank—I … Continue reading →

Brian’s Column: Free Pete Hendrickson

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Brian Wright

Correct ‘corrections,’ send the innocent home[1]
by Brian Wright

All right, so nobody’s organized a protest yet, at least to my knowledge. With respect to Pete and a vigorous federal-state jail-system release program, let me suggest something concrete
—no pun intended. First some background:

Pete Hendrickson, author of Cracking the Code: The fascinating truth about taxation in America, having been convicted of obeying the law, has reported to Milan federal prison in Michigan, where he is to begin a 33-month stay. He was not allowed to remain free while on appeal, even though grounds for the appeal are a slam dunk on the level of human reason, decency, and justice: Continue reading →