June 3rd election was not a success for the LPSCC.
Except for Prop 98, there were few candidates or measures
of importance, but the party was good...

The Left believes in social, but not economic freedom. We ask, "Why does a person's 'Right to Choose' stop at abortion?" It should encompass all of your life, as long as you don't violate the rights of another. Taxing to re-distribute wealth is not a legitimate government function. Social engineering is evil. 

The Right believes in economic, but not social freedom. We ask, "What makes that different than the crushing theocracies we see in the Middle East, or the communist regimes in Eastern Europe and China?" Freedom means separation of church and state, separation of school and state, indeed separation of everything from state, except legitimate public safety and defense functions. Legislating morality is evil.  

Before the so-called Progressives subverted the term, Liberal used to mean social, and economic, and political, and religious, and educational, and any other kind of freedom. We think a return to this classic liberalism is overdue. 

Come join the new American Revolution.

Remarks before the Santa Clara City Council, 15 January 2008

"There are two types of people in this world..." How many times have you heard that as the opening line of a story, usually a joke? I bring this up for a story that is not a joke. Whether it will be a tragedy is still to be determined by the Council and by the voters of Santa Clara.

In this case there are two types of economist.

Remarks to Santa Clara City Council on the subject of proposed stadium spending.

Brian Darby
11 December 2007

With these hands I make a good living. This muscle and bone, brain and heart produce value that I exchange for food, shelter, and shoes. I exchange that value to secure my present and prepare for my future.

October 23, 2007

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To explain the opening remarks, the first Santa Clara Plays Fair press conference was on the preceding day and the chair of the Chamber of Commerce had just spoken supporting the stadium.