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A while back, the town of Brunswick, Maine, which I visit monthly, enacted a ban on plastic bags in most retailers. The town next door, Topsham, enacted a five cent fee for the purchase of any “non-reusable” bag. I personally do not find this to be a huge hardship. I started making my own bags…

Open Letter (libertarian version)

An open letter to friends and family who are certainly not shocked to discover I’m a libertarian, which used to be called classically liberal. That doesn’t mean what a lot of you apparently think it does.Let’s break it down, shall we? Because quite frankly, I’m getting a little tired of being told what I believe…

The Greater Good

A hand over my nose and mouth pressing down.I can’t move because he is stronger than me.I can’t breathe.I can’t get away.My heart is racing. The tiny sips of air that I can pull in are not enoughAm I going to die at the hands of this man who thinks I’m trying to control him?…