The Habits of Liberty

SteynonLine ^ | April 9, 2024 | Mark Steyn

[Twotone]

The "last copier in the woods" scenario is showing up somewhat sooner than scheduled. In Scotland, Ireland, Canada and elsewhere, the micro-regulation of speech - even in your own home - is being imposed without much in the way of coherent political pushback. Likewise in the land of the First Amendment, my misplaced faith in which has cost me twelve years of my life and millions of dollars in the choked septic tank of DC "justice".

It is, however, even worse for others: at least I was "sued"; there was a "case", a "controversry" to be "litigated" and "adjudicated". By contrast, VDare.com, a rare source for honest discussion of demographic transformation and its consequences, has not been convicted of any crime or even charged with one. Nevertheless, the State of New York, via a malign alliance between a hyper-politicized Attorney-General and an indulgent if not corrupt judge, has targeted VDare for destruction - and seems likely to succeed.

Conservative Inc has, as is their wont, remained largely silent. If VDare can be taken out merely for choosing to focus on immigration, what is the likelihood of the butch boys with the butch bumper music seriously addressing this subject in the years ahead?

~We hope our listeners in the Zone of Totality had a good eclipse. Since my health woes a year or so back, I've not given many interviews. But I made an exception for Frank Haviland. Part One of Mr Haviland's conversation with yours truly was published last week. Part Two can be found here.

[Twotone]

Part one of the interview was posted here:

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4229285/posts

Direct link to part two is here:

https://thenewconservative.co.uk/an-interview-with-mark-steyn-part-ii/#google_vignette

[nwrep]

The time for clever written satire lampooning the miseries of American misrule are over. It is not 2005 any more, Mr. Steyn, so you don’t create as much of a splash here as you did a decade or two ago.

[Bob Wills is still the king]

But MS is certainly brilliant and witty, much in the same vein as PJ O’Rourke.

[Nateman]

I saw another Article about VDare.com being harassed by the NY AG. Definitely one of those politicians who need to be tarred and feathered, if not worse.