Don't Hurt People and Don't Take Their Stuff: A Libertarian Manifesto (29 page)

     
as IRS targets, 60, 72

     
and libertarians, 164, 217–18

     
and progressives, 24

     
usage of term, 120

Constitution, U.S., 129, 205

     
and Bill of Rights, 132–36, 196

     
and Congress, 136

     
copyright clause, 202–3

     
and presidential powers, 209–10

     
and property, 196–98

contracts, 11

control, 76, 84

copyright protection, 202–3

Cox, Stephen, 42

creative disruption, 30, 31–32, 125

Cruz, Ted, 148, 171, 178, 211

     
author’s interviews with, 152, 153, 157–58, 164, 165, 169

Cummings, Elijah, 78

Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), 203–4

Daily Kos, 149

Davis, Danielle, 222–23

Davis, Joel, 222–23

Davis, Miles, 30–31, 44, 125

“death panels,” 86

debt ceiling, 176

Debt Commission, 176

Defense Department, U.S., 93

Delta Air Lines, 77

Democratic Party, 121–22, 213

Douglas, Michael, 162

drone strikes, 135, 137–41, 144

due process, right to, 9, 135, 143

Durbin, Dick, 67–68

EBay, 199

education:

     
costs of, 106–7

     
parental control of, 187–89

Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), 201

Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), 126, 146, 204

Ellis, Joseph J., 55

Emanuel, Rahm, 132

eminent domain, 197

Enlightenment, 124

entitlements, 181–83

entrepreneurship, 17–18, 125

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 82

Evans, William, 149

fair use doctrine, 203

faith-based initiative, 22

Fannie Mae, 186–87

Farmer, Robert, 45

Federal Advisory Council, 106

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), 51–53, 65, 100, 226

Federal Data Services Hub, 93–97

Federal Elections Commission (FEC), 67, 68

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP), 70, 71, 88, 183

Federalist, The,
12, 143

Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), 191

Federal Reserve Act, amendment (1977), 191

Federal Reserve System, 190–93

federal sugar program, 81

Feinstein, Dianne, 130

Ferguson, Andrew, 124

Fifth Amendment:

     
due process clause, 135

     
and privacy, 189

     
and self-incrimination, 135

     
takings clause, 196

filibuster:

     
Paul’s use of, 137–40, 143–45, 146, 147

     
Thurmond’s use of, 141–42, 143

First Amendment:

     
freedom of the press, 133

     
free speech, 63, 74, 78, 100, 128, 133, 204

     
on redress of grievances, 17, 52

     
religious freedom, 133

     
right of assembly, 63

flat tax, 178

Forbes, Steve, 173

Ford, Gerald R., 218

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), 9, 135–36, 190, 215

Foundation for Economic Education, 37

Founders, 18, 55, 80, 198, 202

Fourth Amendment:

     
and privacy, 75, 134, 201

     
searches and seizures, 133, 189

Frank, Barney, 16

Franklin, Benjamin, 9, 223–24, 225

Freddie Mac, 186–87

freedom:

     
and community, 148

     
free society, 123

     
of the individual, 55, 128, 129

     
and information, 126, 146, 148

     
and music, 32, 33–35, 38

     
not free, 43, 49

     
power vs., 54

     
principle of, 18

     
protection of, 129

     
responsibility of, 58

     
and social intelligence, 123

FreedomWorks, 38, 149, 157

     
and “Burn Your ObamaCare Card,” 110–12

     
critics of, 46–47, 212

     
and federal budget, 176

     
polling by, 108

     
star tattoo, 223

Free Enterprise Institute, 153

Friedman, Milton, 153

Game of Thrones,
172

Gandhi, Mohandas K. (Mahatma), 26

Garcia, Jerry, 44

Garrow, David J., 52

Geithner, Timothy, 174

General Motors bailout, 185

George Mason University (GMU), 37–38, 148

Gerritson, Becky, 72–73

Getty, J. Paul, 65

Gibb, Andy, 29, 30

Gillespie, Nick, 114

Gingrich, Newt, 100

Golden Rule, 23

gold standard, 192

government:

     
abuse of power in, 53–54, 73, 75–76, 97, 120, 142, 204–5

     
checks and balances in, 23

     
complexity of, 76–78, 92

     
consolidation of power in, 9, 15, 55, 76, 97, 117, 121

     
data collection by, 198

     
debts of, 101–3

     
distrust of, 23, 54, 92, 97, 117, 119, 178

     
employees of, 72;
see also
civil servants

     
empty promises in, 206–11

     
expansion of, 25, 55–56, 77, 105, 129, 137, 213, 215

     
information sharing within, 96–97

     
limits on, 12, 129, 137, 163

     
and marriage, 22–23, 120

     
as opposite of liberty, 75, 76, 199, 204

     
out of control, 97–98, 128

     
and privacy invasion, 95–97, 128–29, 200

     
private contractors used by, 96–97

     
roles of, 2–3, 8, 20

     
skepticism of, 54, 97, 119

     
stealing by, 10–12

     
surveillance authorities of, 9, 74, 117, 119, 126–29, 135–36, 189–90

     
as Them vs. Us, 55, 73, 219, 221

Graham, Lindsey, 75, 129–30, 140

grass roots:

     
civil disobedience, 110

     
critics of government, 83, 149, 160, 194, 212, 213

     
and elections, 157–58

     
libertarians, 56, 219

     
and social media, 147, 203

     
and Tea Party, 56, 62–63, 213

Grateful Dead, 43–44, 110, 126

Great Recession, 105, 106–7, 109

Green Party, 149

Gross, T. Scott, 115

Grove City College, 35–37, 148

GSE Bailout Elimination and Taxpayer Protection Act (2011), 186–87

Guardian,
130, 136, 149

Haidt, Jonathan, 19

Hamilton, Alexander, 196

Harvard University, survey by, 118–19

Hastert, Denny, 211–13

Hayek, Friedrich A., 4, 6, 153, 155

     
on government planning, 92, 123–24

     
on monetary policy, 192

     
on social justice, 15

     
on the “spontaneous order,” 44, 125

     
“Why I Am Not a Conservative,” 23–24

Health and Human Services (HHS), U.S. Department of, 87, 96, 112

health care:

     
accountability in, 84

     
control of, 84–85

     
distance between patient and doctor, 85, 180

     
employer-sponsored insurance, 85, 87

     
government takeover of, 171–72, 213, 215

     
and identity theft, 94

     
Medicare, 89, 103, 181, 183, 215

     
patients in charge of, 179–80

     
portability of, 114

     
and pre-existing conditions, 86, 114

     
privacy of records, 90

     
rationing services (“death panels”), 86

     
and taxes, 85

     
third party payers in, 179

     
see also
ObamaCare

Healthcare.gov, 91, 112, 118

Hensarling, Jeb, 186

Hentoff, Nat, 129

Holder, Eric, 63, 137, 144–45

Holocaust, 39–42

Homeland Security, Department of, 93

Hoover, J. Edgar, 52, 53, 65, 76, 128

Hope and Change Agenda, 109

Huckabee, Mike, 144

Hunt, H. L., 65

IBM, 87

identity theft, 94–95

Identity Theft Resource Center, 94

Ingram, Sarah Hall, 71

insider trading, 174

Institute for Humane Studies, 37

Institute for Justice, 197

insurance companies, and health care, 85, 86, 87, 92

intellectual property, 202–3

Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 58–68

     
abolishment of, 177–78

     
and civil forfeitures, 198–99

     
complex laws of, 78, 81, 177–78

     
and Data Hub, 93–97

     
and discrimination scandal, 90, 95, 99, 116

     
enforcement powers of, 90

     
establishment of, 80

     
expanding power of, 213

     
and identity theft, 94–95

     
income tax, 80, 177

     
misconduct hearing, 91

     
and ObamaCare, 70, 75, 89–91, 94, 109

     
and penalties, 94

     
as political weapon, 59–66, 67, 68, 70–71, 72, 74, 82, 90, 95, 99–100, 226

     
and privacy invasion, 90, 94, 200–201

     
school reports to, 62

     
Search Warrant Handbook, 200–201

     
tax code, 79–83, 177–78

     
and tax-exempt status, 58–61, 67, 78

Internet:

     
access to, 147, 200

     
and censorship, 203–4

     
control of, 200, 202, 203–4

     
government undermined by, 25, 151, 202, 226–27

     
influence of social media, 144, 145–50, 214

     
and intellectual property, 203

     
and right to know, 199–204

     
structures disrupted by, 97–98, 123, 125–26, 143, 146, 150, 199

     
surveillance via, 126–27, 130

Issa, Darrell, 64

jazz, 30–31, 44, 125

Jefferson, Thomas, 54–55, 129, 194, 196, 223

job creation, 105

“Join, Or Die,” 225

justice, 7–8, 14–16, 130

JWeekly,
41

karma, 19

Kelo v. City of New London,
197–98

Kennedy, John F. (JFK), 65, 67

Kennedy, Robert F. (RFK), 52, 65

Kenney, Karen, 61

Kerry, John, 183

Keynes, John Maynard, 84, 101–2, 175

     
General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money,
102

Kibbe, Barbara (mother), 27–28

Kibbe, Matt:

     
Give Us Liberty
(coauthor), 19

     
Hostile Takeover,
6

Kibbe, Sumner (father), 35

Kibbe, Terry (wife), 37

King, Martin Luther Jr. (MLK), 26, 50–55, 141

     
“I Have a Dream,” 50–51, 54, 55

     
IRS audits of, 65, 82, 100

     
and March on Washington, 50, 148

     
targeted by FBI, 51–53, 65, 100

King, Peter, 134

Klausner, Manny, 217

knowledge:

     
decentralization of, 25–26

     
as power, 152

     
right to know, 146, 199–204

Kotlikoff, Laurence, 181

Kutcher, Ashton, 17

Lavoie, Don, 123

law:

     
complexity of, 82–83, 94, 97, 177

     
compliance with, 173–75

     
rule of, 11

     
social processes made into, 21, 199

Leahy, Pat, 201

Led Zeppelin, 35

Lee, Geddy, 34, 38, 40, 42

Lee, Mike, 176, 201, 211

     
author’s interviews with, 152, 154–55, 159, 168–69

Leno, Jay, 131

Lerner, Lois, 58–59, 62, 63, 67–68, 71, 76, 78, 128

liberals, 120

libertarianism, 56, 149, 156

     
and CNN poll, 119

     
and conservatism, 164, 217–18

     
IRS targets of, 72

     
Non-Aggression Principle in, 7–9

     
and Peart, 46

     
and questions asked, 170–73

     
twelve-step agenda of, 173–204, 205

liberty:

     
individual responsibility for, 12–16

     
and opportunity, 19–20

     
protection of, 55, 226

     
and rule of law, 11

     
rules for,
see
Rules for Liberty