The unabridged audio version of my 1983 novel The Nagasaki Vector,
brilliantly read by the great libertarian radio host Brian Wilson, is finally
available for purchase.
Many feel that this is the funniest book I've written so far—at least
intentionally—and features our old friend Win Bear, G. Howell Nahuatl, a
sapient coyote, time traveler Bernie Gruenblum, and Georgie, the time machine
who loves him.
I don't know about where you live, but where I live the wind is blowing
like something out of a
J.G.
Ballard disaster story. Well, okay maybe not that bad, but blowing enough to annoy.
It turns out that most people think taxation is theft:
Sociologists' Research Study Finds Everyday Tax Talk Is 'Morally Charged'
ScienceDaily (May 23, 2012) — As U.S. presidential election campaigns heat
up, candidates can expect an earful of complaints over taxes. Now a new
study led by a Northern Illinois University sociologist argues that
American middle-class hostilities toward the federal income tax follow a
common discourse rooted in moral beliefs.
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Letters to the Editor from Richard Bartucci, Jonathan David Morris, Bill St. Clair,
"Bill Sawyer", Sean Gabb, Pam Maltzman, and A.X. Perez
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Ares: A Synopsis by L. Neil Smith
This is the story that will be told at much greater
length in the novel I am working on right now, Ares. It is a part of
the "Ngu Family Saga" which presently consists of Pallas and
Ceres. This novel, named for the Greek equivalent of Mars, fits
chronologically between the two other books.
WARNING: there are spoilers in this treatment, so if you want to be
surprised when the book comes out, you might want to give this
synopsis a miss. I find it interesting and enjoyed writing it, years
ago. It is an example of an artform in and of itself, in the words of
a former agent of mine, that the public generally doesn't know about.
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Reading Room: Vampire Planet? by Ken Holder
Book review.
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Who Will Build the Syntax? by Jim Davidson
Who is in charge of the English language? There is an academy of the
Arabic language. There is a state language and letters committee for the Mandarin Chinese
language in the People's Republic of China; Taiwan,Singapore, and Malaysia each has its
own language academy. There is aDanish language board. The French Academy is in charge
of the Frenchlanguage. There is a council for German orthography. Portuguese, Spanish,
and about ninety other languages have language regulators. Russian had an academy until
1841, which went away, presumably in some austerity measure, but was resurrected in 1944.
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Reading Room: Bargaining Position by Ken Holder
Another book review
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Article 2 of the Bill of Rights Series. "The First Amendment" by Neale Osborn
The following is the third article co-written by Myself (Neale
Osborn) and Lee Norton. Remember, neither of us claim to be Constitutional scholars
or lawyers. As promised: First, we present the 1st Amendment, then we shall disect it.
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To Kill an American
An Australian View of the United States Written by an Australian Dentist
Oops, apparently this was first posted not by an Australian
Dentist but by Peter Ferrara, an associate professor of law at the George Mason University School of Law,
on September 25, 2001 9:20 a.m. at National
Review Online These things frequently get forwarded and reforwarded and proper attribution gets lost. Looks like that
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No Tape by Jim Davidson
So, at last, you seem to say,
The system unbroken was designed this way.
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Atlantea The Beautiful No. 178 by L. Neil Smith and Rex May
Number 178 of a weekly cartoon series.
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The unabridged audio version of my 1983 novel The Nagasaki Vector,
brilliantly read by the great libertarian radio host Brian Wilson, is finally
available for purchase.
Many feel that this is the funniest book I've written so far—at least
intentionally—and features our old friend Win Bear, G. Howell Nahuatl, a
sapient coyote, time traveler Bernie Gruenblum, and Georgie, the time machine
who loves him.
Many of these books are available for Kindle or Nook or other e-readers. Soon all will be Don't have a Nook? Click:
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The American Zone by L. Neil Smith Click cover to buy from Amazon.com
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Ceres by L. Neil Smith Click cover to buy from Amazon.com
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Pallas by L. Neil Smith Phoenix Pick Edition
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The Venus Belt by L. Neil Smith Phoenix Pick Edition
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The Crystal Empire by L. Neil Smith Phoenix Pick Edition
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Tom Paine Maru by L. Neil Smith Phoenix Pick Edition
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Hope by Aaron Zelman and L. Neil Smith Phoenix Pick Edition
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Roswell, Texas by L. Neil Smith and Rex F. May
Illustrated by Scott Bieser
Colored by Jen Zach Published by Bighead Press, 2008
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The Probability Broach: The Graphic Novel by L. Neil Smith
Illustrated by Scott Bieser Published by Bighead Press, 2004
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