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Libertarianism

Cato Mobile: Commentary on your handheld computer
Source: The Cato Institute
Country: United States
"Now you can read the Cato Institute's Daily Commentary and Daily Dispatch while you're on the go" using your Palm Computing and Windows CE devices.

Who owns you flag
Source: Bureaucrash
Country: United States
A terrific anti-state flag graphic that asks the pointed question, "Who owns you?" Ready for printing and plastering.

Liberty quiz
Source: Institute for Justice
Country: United States
What's the status of civil and economic liberty in America today? Take this quiz and find out!

Help FEE improve its web site
Source: FEE
Country: United States
The Foundation for Economic Education is looking for feedback on its web site to help improve its usability. Questions are short and simple, and do not invade one's privacy.

I am IJ screensavers
Source: Institute for Justice
Country: United States
"The IJ screensaver consists of several photos of our clients ranging from each of our case areas including economic liberty, private property rights, school choice and first amendment." Versions available for PC and Macs.

Posters from Homeland Security site
Source: Homeland Security
Author: Kent van Cleve
Country: United States
Posters, designed to resemble Nazi propaganda posters of the 1930s and 1940s and the American WWII propeganda posters, with current themes such as Homeland Security, the War on Terrorism. Download free and post in your community to wake up your neighbors to the reality of the war on freedom.

Consumer freedom games
Source: CCF
Country: United States
Page containing all the games and nifty tools the food-police-fighters at the Center for Consumer Freedom have created. Many are downloadable in PC or Mac compatible formats.

'End it' poster
Source: WHS
Country: United States
Great new poster, an update on a WW II poster, that asks, "Can't we just have freedom back?" A great one for posting far and wide.

The freedom quiz
Source: Russell Madden
Country: United States
"Given that quizzes are popular fodder in mainstream publishing, I thought I would offer one of my own for Atlas readers. It's easy! It's fun! It's nonfattening! Simple 'yes' or 'no' answers. Uncomplicated scoring. Rewarding insights and possibilities for personal growth. What more could one desire?"



Free-Market Conservatism

2002 American Agenda Survey
Source: Citizens for a Sound Economy
Author: staff
Country: United States
"CSE would like you to take the 2002 American Agenda Survey to show elected officials and the national media what issues are important to grassroots taxpayers. CSE uses these results to help shape CSE's agenda for lower taxes, less government, more freedom!"

Comprehensive survey of market-oriented U.S. state think tanks
Source: State Policy Network
Country: United States
E-mail: feedback@spn.org
This survey is for state-based free-market organizations to fill out. "By completing this survey," the site says, "you provide essential benchmarks to advance the movement further toward 'free minds, free markets.' Your full participation is vital." Available in Adobe and Word formats, to be printed out and mailed.

2002 American Agenda Survey
Source: Citizens for a Sound Economy
Author: staff
Country: United States
"The results are in! CSE distributed the 2002 American Agenda Survey to show elected officials and the national media what issues are important to grassroots taxpayers. CSE uses these results to help shape CSE's agenda for lower taxes, less government, more freedom!" (03/22/02)

A comprehensive survey of market-oriented state think tanks
Source: State Policy Network
Country: United States
"Our goal is to present the state think tanks with the most accurate, consistent and actionable data available to create and implement improved programs and standards. Developing strategic intelligence will help identify new opportunities and emerging problems within the industry." (05/02)



American Founding Fathers and Freedom in History

A political correctness quiz
Source: Russmo.com
Country: United States
E-mail: jac@russmo.com
"Pictured below is a scene of American pioneers. Please review it carefully and see how many politically incorrect activities you can identify, then scroll to the bottom of the page for the answers." Funny stuff.

Virtual postcards from FoundingFathers.info
Source: FoundingFathers.info
Country: United States
Send a "virtual postcard," bearing one of several early American images, to a friend.

The Declaration of Independence by email
Source: pocketdeclaration.com
Country: United States
E-mail: freedeclaration@pocketdeclaration.com
The full text of the Declaration of Independence, sent to your email address when you send a blank email to the autoresponder address.

The U.S. Constitution by email
Source: pocketdeclaration.com
Country: United States
E-mail: freeconstitution@pocketdeclaration.com
The full text of the U.S. Constitution, sent to your email address when you send a blank email to the autoresponder address.

History and civics quiz
Source: CFIF
Country: United States
Thirteen questions about America's founding and history that ought to be easily answered by anyone who's gone through high school civics ... but may not be. Test yourself to see how you fare.

Constitution Day activities
Source: National Archives
Country: United States
Lesson plans, etc., for celebrating Constitution Day in the classroom.



Politics and Political Parties

Freedom's Voice -- The Nation's Choice, Inc.
Source: Freedom's Voice-The Nations Choice, Inc.
Country: United States
"Our system actualizes the democratic process by potentially collecting and communicating viewpoints from individuals 18 years of age and older from all walks of life and locations in a politically neutral fashion."

Judicial scorecard on 108th Congress judicial nominations
Source: CFIF
Country: United States
"The scorecard rates the votes of all 100 Senators on the 13 cloture motions introduced this year that would have allowed simple up or down votes on President Bush's filibustered judicial nominees." Will be updated as proceedings continue.

Libertarian Party candidates opposing war
Source: Vote Libertarian.US
Country: United States
E-mail: webmaster@votelibertarian.us
Listing of anti-war Libertarian Party candidates for public office, with links to their web sites and other related resources.

Ratings for the 1st session of the 108th Congress
Source: National Taxpayers Union
Country: United States
Statewide and individual Congresscritter grades on their "friendliness" to the U.S. taxpayer. North Dakota scored worst, at 14%, while the Free State of New Hampshire topped all states with an 83% score. (PDF file)



Activism

SpeakOut.Com
Source: SpeakOut.Com, Inc.
Country: United States
E-mail: info@speakout.com
Possibly the ultimate tool for contributing "your $.02." Polls, focus groups, online petitions, issues summaries. The electronic soapbox writ large, with utilities for reaching policymakers, too.

RIAA radar
Source: RIAARadar.com
Country: United States
"Bookmarklet" tool that checks whether a CD was released by an RIAA member, based on Amazon.com information. Not entirely foolproof, but a handy and fairly easy solution for those who want to boycott RIAA's products. Site also has other good information and links.

FSP activist activator
Source: FSP
Country: United States
Nifty tool that matches volunteers to available opportunities.

Why settle for the lesser of two evils?
Source: Simon Jester
Country: United States
Posters and flyers for the principled anti-politician -- "Elect Cthulhu!"

Organize a Bill of Rights defense committee
Source: BORDC
Country: United States
Tips and tools for organizing resolutions in defense of the Bill of Rights. The tools include a petition, press release, draft resolution, preprinted postcards to legislators, and more. Some are PDF files.

FSP Posters
Source: Free State Project
Country: United States
A selection of downloadable posters in pdf format, designed for college campuses, but suitable for posting anywhere.

Freedom Agenda candidate survey
Source: CSE
Country: United States
CSE's "Freedom Agenda" candidate surveys available for download (in PDF or DOC formats). Print them and get your candidates to respond, then send the results to CSE for posting.



Political Scandals, Injustice, and Outrage

Forget milk: Got rights?
Source: North American Samizdat
Country: United States
E-mail: bussjaeger@free-market.net
Great series of images designed to help remind individuals that freedom is in serious jeopardy in the U.S.



Police Conduct

Punishing government agents
Source: JPFO
Country: United States
"What Punishment Should There Be for Government Agents Who Commit Crimes Against Citizens?" That's the question asked in the latest poll from Concerned Citizens Opposed to Police States. Sign on and voice your opinion.



The State vs. Families

Protect marriage flyer
Source: Bureaucrash
Country: United States
A great black-and-white flyer on the state's current role in marriage, ready for printing and plastering courtesy of the Bureaucrash activists. (PDF file)



Health and Welfare

1999 Medicare Survey
Source: Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, Inc.
Country: United States
See how Medicare rates in this latest survey of over 300 physicians. (9/24/99)

MSA survey: do you have an MSA?
Source: Cato Institute
Country: United States
E-mail: jchan@cato.org
Cato has commissioned a paper on the experiences of patients who have a medical savings account. If you have one, fill out the survey to help give them a better sense of individuals' experiences with MSAs. Privacy policy is on the home page.

Do you have an Medical Savings Account?
Source: The Cato Institute
Country: United States
E-mail: tmiller@cato.org
"The Cato Institute has commissioned a paper that will examine health care consumers' experiences with medical savings accounts...We seek data on the experiences of insured employees, self-employed workers, and other individuals with MSAs, for any and all years, beginning with calendar year 1997." (8/00)

LifeSharers brochure
Source: LifeSharers
Country: United States
Downloadable brochure to help spread the word about LifeSharers, a voluntary network of organ donors, to download and distribute. Brochure is in PDF format.

Trial lawyers' next cash cow
Source: CCF
Country: United States
Advertisement on the coming wave of restaurant lawsuits. Downloadable as PDF file.



Social Security

NCPA's Social Security benefits calculator
Source: NCPA
Country: United States
Get the lowdown on the Social Security system and its alternatives, and calculate your personal investment in the growing debate over Social Security reform.

Were you counting on Social Security? Heritage calculator
Source: Heritage Foundation
Country: United States
Calculate what an American worker of your same age and gender could expect to receive from Social Security.

Declaration of financial freedom
Source: FoG
Country: United States
A declaration of financial freedom from Social Security that individuals are encouraged to sign to show support for Social Security reform.

The Social Security game
Source: AAA
Country: United States
A game that lets you decide the trade-offs on Social Security and construct a solution that "rings the solvency bell."

Social Security Choice pledge
Source: Social Security Choice.org
Country: United States
Pledge for current and candidate legislators to sign indicating their support of Social Security choices for younger Americans, and to oppose tax increases. Read the text, see if your politicians have signed, and if not, encourage them to do so.



Junk Food, Obesity, and Food Police

Thanksgiving guest liability and indemnification agreement
Source: CCF
Country: United States
This document is designed to protect you and your family from any lawsuit-happy friends or relatives who might carp about the nutritional content of the traditional Thanksgiving meal. The use of a notary public is recommended, especially if John "Sue the Bastards" Banzhaf is one of your invited dinner guests. [SATIRE]



Regulation and Deregulation

Minimum wage cost calculator
Source: Employment Policies Institute
Country: United States
"To see how small increases in the minimum wage can add up to huge increases in payroll expenses, enter the amount of the increase, the number of full-time employees, the number of part-time employees, and your company's combined WC, FICA, FUTA, and SUTA percentage."

Attack of the nanny (culture) game
Source: The Guest Choice Network
Country: United States
E-mail: gcn@guestchoice.com
"You are Nan E. Culture, self-appointed lieutenant of the lifestyle police, and you've had enough of adults eating fatty foods, drinking alcohol and coffee, smoking and just plain old enjoying themselves ... So what do you do? Whack 'em! You have one minute to put this restaurant 'Out of Business.'"

Warning label for bureaucrats cartoon
Source: CCF/Detroit News
Author: Larry Wright
Country: United States
Terrific cartoon lampooning the FDA. (6/04)

Chart of states by wine-shipping regulations
Source: Institute for Justice
Country: United States
Nice colorful map showing each state's 2004 status in regulating wine shipment to and from it. [PDF file]



Gun Rights

John Kerry photo album
Source: Keep and Bear Arms
Country: United States
Series of great photos, showing Kerry to be no friend of the Second Amendment. (Warning: extreme closeup of Kerry and Sarah Brady -- not for the faint of heart!)

World's Smallest Self-Defense Quiz
Source: KeepAndBearArms.com
Country: United States
E-mail: info@keepandbeararms.com
This quiz lays out a series of scenarios which might call for self-defense with a gun and asks whether s/he would use a gun for self-defense. The quiz is scored from zero percent for self-defense rights to 100 percent.

KeepAndBearArms.com auto-mailers
Source: Keep and Bear Arms
Country: United States
E-mail: info@keepandbeararms.com
This tool allows you to choose your Congressman or state representative and send them a pre-written letter or write one of your own. It makes voicing your objections or approval all that much easier.

Skeeting for gun-grabbers
Source: KeepAndBearArms.com
Country: United States
E-mail: info@keepandbeararms.com
A hilarious skeet-shooting game in which you get to take aim at all of the most hated gun-grabbers: the Clintons, Janet Reno, Rosie O'Donnell, etc. For beginners, we suggest Rosie. She's a hard target to miss.

KeepAndBearArms.com auto-mailers
Source: KeepAndBearArms.com
Country: United States
E-mail: kba@free-market.net
Want to tell your representatives to uphold the Constitution and protect gun rights? This auto-mailer program allows you to easily e-mail your reps a form letter, or write one of your own. You can also mail America's "anti-self-defense mayors."

JPFO user survey
Source: JPFO
City: Hartford, State: WI, Country: United States
Jews for Preservation of Firearms Ownership has initiated a User Survey, seeking to find out how people are finding their web site. Let them know how you got there. (02/28/02)

DLC's seven-step strategy for Dems to 'take back the 2nd Amendment'
Source: KABA.com/DLC
Country: United States
The seven-step plan created by the Democratic Leadership Council to "promote responsibility and win the gun vote". Very interesting document; please help Keep and Bear Arms circulate it. (PDF file)

AFA Texas discussion forum
Source: AFA-TX
Country: United States
Discussion forum for anyone interested in firearms-oriented discussion. Anyone may view the discussion, but posting requires free registration. One need not be an AFA member to join.

Ammo Day bumper sticker
Source: Ammo Day
Country: United States
The Ammo Day bumper sticker -- print it at home or custom order it.



Women, Minorities, and Guns

Shopper cards for gun rights
Source: Second Amendment Sisters
Country: United States
SAS says, "Let Kmart know you spent the money elsewhere, and let Wal-Mart know that you appreciate them respecting your buying power!" Print out the online cards to express your pro-gun ownership message.

Take the Self-Defense Quiz
Source: Women's Self Defense Information
Country: United States
Take the quiz and find out how prepared you are to defend yourself. Then click on the button at the end of the page to access one of the best women's self-defense link-pages on the Net.

A psychiatrist examines the anti-gun mentality
Source: JPFO
Author: Sarah Thompson
Country: United States
Psychiatrist Sarah Thompson explains the hatred and/or fear of guns that permeates our culture. She offers practical advice on how to overcome that prejudice in people.

So you have bought a gun
Source: Sierra Times
Author: Sunni Maravillosa
Country: United States
Ifeminist Maravillosa guides you through the early steps in owning your first gun -- one of the essential elements of a woman's self-defense. (11/28/01)



Environment

Environmental quiz
Source: CEI
Country: United States
Quick ten-question quiz designed to measure your knowledge across several environmental issues. Each correct answer has a good overview of the issue, along with links to relevant research.



Urban Sprawl

Urban sprawl quiz
Source: Urban Futures
Country: United States
Fifteen-item interactive quiz on urban sprawl. Very informative, as correct answers and sources are given after each item.



Junk Science and Technophobia

Food cops ad
Source: CCF
Country: United States
Text ad the Center for Consumer Freedom is running about the "food cops". (PDF file)

Play the Nanny Game
Source: GCN
Country: United States
To get a 'taste' of what the food fascists and other minions of Big Brother societal control are really about, play the Guest Choice Network's game, "Atack of the Nanny."

Find out if the government thinks you're fat
Source: Center for Consumer Freedom
Country: United States
Think you're fat? Readjusted government fat calculations say handsome "Beautiful Mind" and "Gladiator" star Russell Crowe is obese, and busty "Baywatch" babe Pamela Anderson is too thin. Crazy? You bet, says Mike Burita of the Center for Consumer Freedom, which offers a "Fat Scale" game on its site. Compare yourself to the Hollywood stars.



Civil Liberties

ACLU 'bust card'
Source: ACLU
Country: United States
This indispensable card contains concise instructions on how to handle yourself in any encounter with law enforcement.

Roadblock education flyer
Source: Flex Your Rights
Country: United States
A printable (PDF) flyer to educate fellow motorists on how to deal with roadblock situations.

Poll: is the Bush Administration really working For homeland security?
Source: JPFO/CCOPS
Country: United States
Poll on the effectiveness -- and intent -- of the Bush administration's security policies since 9/11.

New poll asks: when will Americans wake up?
Source: JPFO/CCOPS
Author: The Liberty Crew
Country: United States
In a poll designed to elicit citizen activism, Concerned Citizens Opposed to Police States, sister organization to Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership, asks the question: "How long do you think it will be before Americans wake up and put a stop to this assault on the Bill of Rights and on their own long-term security?" (12/22/01)



Political Correctness and Sexual Harassment

Unofficial dictionary of political terms
Source: ProbePhage
Author: Phanixis
Country: United States
With elections approaching, the political jargon will flow freely. Use this dictionary to find out what is really meant by the terms you will be hearing.



Freedom in Schools

Practical advice for fraternities caught in free speech battles on campus
Source: FIRE/Fraternal Law
Country: United States
Short, clear, and unfortunately much-needed advice for how to handle university thought police who try to muzzle free speech.



Drug Prohibition and Regulation

Free Tommy Chong poster
Source: Bureaucrash
Country: United States
Tommy Chong was imprisoned for selling bongs -- no illegal substances, just a politically incorrect smoking device. Download this poster and plaster it around town to remind others of the cost -- in lives, freedom, and dollars -- of the futile War on Some Drugs. (PDF file)

NORML's 2004 Presidential candidate report card
Source: NORML
Country: United States
Easy to read report card showing each candidate's position on three marijuana-related issues. Page also has numerous links for more information.

Surrender the Drug War -- free Rush
Source: Bureaucrash
Country: United States
New flyer with two quotes from Rush Limbaugh on drugs. A great tool for persuading conservatives that the war on drugs has failed. (PDF file)

Prohibition -- it still doesn't work
Source: Common Sense for Drug Policy
Country: United States
Powerful advertisement that ran in several major publications in the spring of 2002.

Is truth a casualty of the Drug War?
Source: Common Sense for Drug Policy
Country: United States
These Public Service Advertisements ran in 2000, 2001 and 2002, focusing on misinformation in the drug war. These ads may be reproduced in whole or in part without permission and with or without attribution provided the meaning is faithfully maintained.

Urine drug testing fails at school and work
Source: Common Sense for Drug Policy
Country: United States
This advertisement appeared in the National Review, the The New Republic, the Weekly Standard, The Nation, Reason Magazine, the the American Prospect, and The Progressive in summer/fall of 2002, and is available for download to use as a poster or PSA in your community.

'DARE to think for yourself' flyer
Source: Bureaucrash
Country: United States
Cool red and black flyer (on white background) urging students to resist government schools' drug propaganda (flyer download is a PDF file).

Anti-drug-war ads
Source: Common Sense for Drug Policy
Country: United States
Archive of CSDP ads opposing the drug war.

Who Says We're Winning the Drug War?
Source: Common Sense for Drug Policy
Country: United States
CSDP drug war ad copy.

Isn't rewarding achievement the American way?
Source: Common Sense for Drug Policy
Country: United States
CSDP drug war ad copy.



Porn, Prostitution, and Sexual Freedom

Poll: Should prostitution be decriminalized?
Source: United States Citizens United For Freedom
Country: United States
Voice your opinion in this poll that asks whether sex for hire should be decriminalized. Follow the links on the page to Sexwork Cyber Resource Center.



Law, Courts, and Constitutions

Jury power poster
Source: FIJA
Country: United States
Terrific post highlighting the importance of fully informed juries. Download and print it out, then post it far and wide! (PDF file)



Intellectual Property

File-sharing ad
Source: EFF
Country: United States
Clever ad announcing EFF's support of file-sharing.



Education

Find your school
Source: National Center for Education Statistics
Country: United States
This site provides information on the 92,000 public schools in the U.S. Department of Education's 1999-2000 school year database. Gets a school's address, student attendance, and other characteristics.



Homeschooling

Aristoplay
Source: Aristoplay
Country: United States
Online catalog of "games that make learning fun." Includes game-playing tips for parents and teachers. The games can be played by children of varying ability.



War, Peace, and International Affairs

Know your place! Shut your face!
Source: Micah Wright Posters
Country: United States
E-mail: micah@micahwright.com
Posters for "Bush's America" by Micah Wright. Includes "Patriotism means No Questions", "Be a good American. Don't try to think", "Be On The Lookout for Terrorists in the Denny's" and many, many more. Great stuff!



Terrorism

Homeland insecurity game
Source: Metro Times Detroit
Country: United States
Satire of a board game. Simultaneously clever and depressing.



Taxes and Taxation

Flat Tax Calculator
Source: Americans for Hope, Growth & Opportunity
Country: United States
Calculate your income under the Forbes flat tax plan. Find out how much time and money you could have saved, if only Washington had sense.

Common Sense Taxpayer Scorecard
Source: Taxpayers for Common Sense Action
Country: United States
A great Web-based utility to monitor Congressional voting on key taxpayer issues. View the full stats or find out how your "representative" voted.

The Right To Know Payroll Form Kit
Source: Mackinac Center
Country: United States
The Right To Know Payroll Form is a way for employers to show their workers the true cost of government with every paycheck.

State and local tax burdens, 2002
Source: Buckeye Institute
Country: United States
Ranking of state and local tax burdens by state, for year 2002. Total tax burden also included.

Tax relief calculator now online
Source: Quicken
City: Washington, State: DC, Country: United States
Taxpayers (those who haven't already dealt with this by changing their W-2s?) can use this tool to calculate how many weevily peanuts the Bush tax rebate program will offer out of the Federal banquet.

What's your marriage tax?
Source: Heritage Foundation
Country: United States
To estimate what the Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Act would mean to your family income use this easy "Marriage Tax Relief Calculator." (9/00)

Take this survey on Bush's proposed tax program
Source: ATR
Country: United States
Americans for Tax Reform offers a taxpayer survey to sample opinion on taxation and the upcoming tax debates. (They ask a few too many personal data questions at the end, though. Be forewarned.) (02/22/01)

Tax relief estimator
Source: ATR/TurboTax
Country: United States
Calculator for estimating changes to your tax bill as a result of new laws. Site estimates the process will take about ten minutes.

Tools for obtaining and understanding your IRS file
Source: Family Guardian
Country: United States
A free, specialized Microsoft Access database intended to "automate the decoding and analysis of your IRS electronic records." Has the forms needed, instructions, and more.

Tax trivia quiz now online
Source: ATR
City: Washington, State: DC, Country: United States
If you think you know a lot about taxation, try this tax trivia quiz, from Americans for Tax Reform. (03/19/02)

Tax dividend calculator
Source: Heritage Foundation
Country: United States
Easy to use calculator that allows individuals to calculate their personal savings with the elimination of double taxation of dividends. Requires Macromedia Flash player version 6.



Debts, Deficits, Spending

Federal spending per dollar of taxes
Source: Heartland Institute/Tax Foundation
Country: United States
Handy table listing each state's expenditure per dollar of federal taxes from fiscal years 1992 and 2002, with comparative rankings and other information included as well. A very informative chart.



Free Trade

How will TPA affect your life?
Source: ATR
Country: United States
What effect will the Trade Promotion Authority have on your life? Americans for Tax Reform has collected information on how TPA affects all fifty states. By clicking on a map of where you live in the United States, you can read about the benefits of TPA in your area. (08/08/01)



Individualist Feminism

The Family Values Flow Chart
Source: Women Leaders Online
Author: Ariel Gore
Country: United States
A biting survey that begins with "You Are Pregnant ... Do You Want to Keep the Baby? Yes. No." and branches on from there. Calls itself "a hypertext demonstration that women understand the Republicans all too well."

Feminist census form
Source: Feminist Majority
Country: United States
Fill in the feminist census form and let people know that ifeminism is a growing voice. There is a box to check beside the affiliation "libertarian."



Abortion, Women's Health

Scorecard for House members on abortion
Source: CapWiz
Country: United States
Scorecard of voting record for 107th Congress U.S. House of Representatives on various bills having to do with abortion.



Children and Family

Data on current birth trends
Source: Storydata
Country: United States
An easy-to-use and comprehensive data tool for surveying the current trend toward motherhood.

Eight steps toward solving child custody problems
Source: MissingSomething.com
Country: United States
For example, "Start by making child custody a 'revenue neutral' privilege....Determine the pure extra cost to raise the child(ren), split it equitably between the parties and get rid of those ridiculous state 'guidelines!'"

Get divorced online
Source: Complete Case
Country: United States
With only a few strings attached, some couples who agree on custody and the distribution of assets can now divorce online without having to consult lawyers or walk into court.

A checklist for nonviolent action
Source: A Kid's Right
Country: United States
John Murtari, a father's rights activist separated from his child whose photograph he carries into each protest, has provided a valuable list of items to consider for all who plan nonviolent protest.



Men's Movement

Women contributors to the Men's Movement
Source: Glenn Sacks
Country: United States
"Women Who Have Helped the Men's and Fathers' Movement and Who Deserve Recognition" is Sack's antidote to the women-bashing that sometimes occurs on the extreme fringe of the men's rights movement.

Dilbert's man-hating boss cartoons
Source: Dilbert
Country: United States
The Dilbert cartoon has recently been featuring the character the"Man Hating Boss." The series started on January 29, and by clicking the following days on the calendar you follow the development. (01/29/02)



Self-Reliance, Self-Help, and Psychology

Libertarian and Objectivist Matchmaker
Source: Jerry Brito
Country: United States
E-mail: roarkmatch@aol.com
Meet other libertarians and objectivists for romance or friendship -- a singles connection page for the freedom-oriented.

SelectSmart.com
Source: SelectSmart.com
Country: United States
E-mail: sidepanel@selectsmart.com
If you love filling out questionnaires and having a computer tell you what to think, this is the site for you! Seriously, though, this is a fun Web destination which is geared toward ranking people's tastes and suggesting everything from belief systems and political affiliations (including libertarianism, of course) to food, hobbies and metaphysics.



Arts, Humor, and Entertainment

The Hillary Waco Project
Source: PJ's Comix
Country: United States
A humorous look at the rather serious government bumbling at Waco through a series of cartoons wherein "Hillary orders the end to the siege of Waco."

Artifact: quick change
Source: Reason
Author: Charles Paul Freund
Country: United States
"This 12-inch doll of a bearded Saddam Hussein was being marketed by an outfit called Herobuilders.com within 24 hours of Saddam's emergence from his spider hole. While it wasn't the first capture-related 'product' ... it does represent another stage in the rapid and ever more curious development of the action figure." (4/1/04)

Census: Extra long, dumb, paranoid form
Source: Reason
Country: United States
The census form as it would be in an honest world. (4/28/00)

Lawsuit fabricator
Source: CCF
Country: United States
Want to sue someone, but don't know who to target? Use CCF's lawsuit fabricator to help you find a target! Shockwave Flash player required for online playing.

SlapHillary.com
Source: FrontPageMag.com
Country: United States
An interactive Flash animation where you can slap Hillary Clinton. "A public service for the terminally frustrated; the truly outraged; American women who are sick of betrayal; and for the just plain mean-spirited. Have a nice day."

Criminal code database search utility
Source: Lost Horizons
Country: United States
Now that the federal and state governments have made their various criminal codes, statutes, and regulations available on the net, it is possible to discover whether any given act, or omission, that you propose to engage in is illegal, even before you step out of bounds.

Self-arrest form
Source: East Point Police
Country: United States
"If you witness a crime, it is your civic duty to report the crime to the police. When a crime is committed, you have the right to make a 'Citizen's Arrest'. Thus, if YOU commit a crime, it would be extremely helpful for you to perform a Citizen's Self-Arrest. Fill out the form, to complete your Citizen's Self-Arrest." Offered in jest by a Georgia police department.



For Students

Free anti-curfew stickers
Source: Libertarian Rock
Country: United States
Libertarian Rock has put together an anti-curfew sticker campaign to get more younger students informed about freedom and active in defending it. They will send free stickers to anyone who sends a self-addressed, stamped envelope. See site for details.



Culture and Media Criticism

Yale University survey on social issues
Source: Yale University
Country: United States
E-mail: jgastil@u.washington.edu
Results from this study will be used to develop a national survey, so having a libertarian perspective well-represented would be good. A number of social issues are addressed, including a large section on RKBA issues. The survey is confidential.



Privacy and Security

The John Poindexter Awareness Office
Source: Break your Chains
Country: United States
The JPAO seeks to turn the tables and "seek total information awareness about the personal lives, purchases, relationships, entertainment interests, reading habits, and travels of each and every employee of DARPA."

Anti-telemarketing script
Source: Junkbusters
Country: United States
What to say when telemarketers call and you don't want junk calls. Also lots of links to legal resources.

Sample ISP 'notify me' letter
Source: CyberSLAPP
Country: United States
A sample letter used to request that ISPs notify individuals whose records are subpoenaed.

What every American needs to know about medical privacy
Source: Institute for Health Freedom
Country: United States
Brochure clearly answers crucial questions on the new federal medical privacy rules. Print some out and share the info! (PDF file) (2/2/03)

Google phonebook
Source: Google
Country: United States
"Google has added the convenience of US street address and phone number lookup to the information we provide through our search box." If you value your privacy, you'll want to check to see if you're listed and remove yourself.



Discrimination and Equality

Pervasive preferences: interactive 'predictors'
Source: Center for Equal Opportunity
Country: United States
By typing in your SAT scores, GPA, and race, you can find out your chances would have been of getting into three different public universities in recent years -- and what a big difference the right skin color can make. (02/01)



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