Archive for the ‘Bob Barr’s Writings’ Category
September 2nd, 2010 | 397 Comments »
Bob Barr published the following article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Bob Barr: Brave new world of trash, students and RFID monitoring by Bob Barr, Sept 1., 2010 The nightmare world in which Winston Smith lived in George Orwell’s dystopia, 1984, was furnished with technology based on World War II-era know-how. Yet even with such primitive [...]
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April 2nd, 2009 | 503 Comments »
Bob Barr published the following article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Gun-control crowd pushes radical goal by Bob Barr, April 1, 2009 As the little girl in the 1980s flick, “Poltergeist,” said, “They’re back.” Now, after consciously maintaining a low profile the last two years, even though the Democratic Party maintained a majority in both houses [...]
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March 26th, 2009 | 184 Comments »
Bob Barr published the following article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Let Congress repay taxpayers for bonuses by Bob Barr, March 25, 2009 The latest furor over the AIG bonuses has revealed the 111th Congress for what it is —- the Keystone Kops of the 21st century. Take Sen. Christopher Dodd of Connecticut, chairman of the [...]
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March 18th, 2009 | 164 Comments »
Bob Barr published the following article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Bob Barr: ‘Well-Being Index’ fails to gauge true happiness by Bob Barr, March 18, 2009 President Obama just can’t seem to decide whether he’s an optimist or a pessimist. His public speeches and discussions swing wildly from doom and gloom to hope and light; depending, [...]
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March 6th, 2009 | 168 Comments »
Bob Barr published the following article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Bob Barr: Search for economic fix misses best example by Bob Barr, March 4, 2009 Is all this happening by trial-and-error, as seems often to be the case; or is there really a “plan” according to which administration officials, including Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, are [...]
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February 26th, 2009 | 171 Comments »
Bob Barr published the following article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Bob Barr: Obama’s deficit plans belong in Never-Never Land by Bob Barr, Feb 25, 2009 Barely more than one month into its first term, and the administration of President Barack Obama is entering the rarefied world of Never-Never Land – the mythical world of Peter [...]
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February 18th, 2009 | 171 Comments »
Bob Barr published the following article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Baseball inquiry just a power grab by Bob Barr, Feb 18, 2009 A few years ago, during a summertime business trip to New York City, I was invited to attend a baseball game at the old Yankee Stadium. It was the first time I had [...]
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February 11th, 2009 | 97 Comments »
Bob Barr published the following article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Stimulus bill just pork in new disguise by Bob Barr, February 11, 2009 The venerable Oxford English Dictionary defines “stimulus” as “something that promotes activity, interest, or enthusiasm.” If, as appears almost certain, the federal government enacts legislation appropriating more than $800 billion in a [...]
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January 21st, 2009 | 122 Comments »
Bob Barr published the following article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Constancy of government’s intrusion unlikely to change by Bob Barr, Jan 21, 2009 George W. Bush was president. The federal deficit was under $400 billion; and the national debt was “merely” a little over $9 trillion. Virtually no one outside of Alaska knew who Sarah [...]
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October 9th, 2008 | 81 Comments »
Bob Barr issued the following press release today, calling on the Commission on Presidential Debates to include him in the third Presidential debate scheduled for October 15, 2008. The chance that Bob Barr’s request will be considered is very low because the Commission is run as a two-party system monopoly. It is headed by Frank [...]
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