SPECIAL SIDEBAR TOPICS THAT AFFECT INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY

(these are related to the footnote files for the two DADT books and the OFR book)

Aphorisms and questions	Some general questions (for fiction writing)
Conservatism and equal rights for gays	Let’s understand the “social conservative” position on family and gays
Sodomy laws and Lawrence v. Texas	Commentary on Santorum’s remarks
Gay Marriage	Does Lawrence v. Texas mean that there will be efforts to provide a constitutional definition (by constitutional amendment) of marriage as applying to man-woman couples only?
State by State	State-by-state list of proposed legislation and litigation with respect to gay adoptions, gay custody, gay marriage and civilian gay employment issues (eff. Early 2005)
Telemarketing and Telefunding	Comment of Nottingham’s decision and Free Speech rights in letter to Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va) and other notes
Spam	An overview of the spam problem and possible downstream liability issues for small businesses
Piracy and copyright infringement	An overview of copyright infringement and piracy, and the measures to combat these: is the cure worse than the disease?
Personal Responsibility and Social Justice	A viewpoint on social programs, the family, personal responsibility, social justice, and individualism
The USA Patriot Act	A summary discussion of the 2001 U.S.A. Patriot Act
E-commerce sales taxes	Will the ban on most Internet sales taxes be extended in 2004?
COPA; Enough is Enough	Legislation and litigation regarding possible censorship of the Internet, especially, the Child Online Protection Act
Circuit9	Military ban against gays
milconst	Is the military "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy regarding gays and lesbians constitutional?
DADT2000	Update on Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell in 2000 (published in Minnesota Libertarian Mar 2000)
Asking	Could the military go back to “Asking” sexual orientation if “conservatives” win in 2000?
Boy Scouts	Boy Scout ban on gays (akin to “don’t ask don’t tell”); letter by Barney Frank on 2005; comments on Supreme Court opinion on the James Dale case
Blood donation issue	The blood donation “ban” – and asking
Recoupment	Letter to Editor (by me) of Twin Cities City Pages on their 1999 story on miltary gay ban recoupments.
Marben	Benefits of marriage
Affirmac	Affirmative action
Moreaids	Additional comments on the political fallout of AIDS
Creativity	Creativity, marriage, personal relationships, and politics: a psychological perspective
Homohatr	An analysis of the psychological roots of homophobia
Abortion	Recent attempts to cause new challenges to Roe v. Wade
Endarev	Employment discrimination (gays), age discrimination , and hate crimes laws
Realesta	Real estate and mortgage interest deduction
Labor	Labor unions
Tort	Tort reform (not just a question of punitive damages and plaintiff’s bars)
Health	Health care, eldercare, and social security
Taxes	Taxes, libertarians, and free expression
Smallbiz	How government hurts small business
Vulnerable	Personal liberty and vulnerable citizens
Town Hall	Proposed national Town Hall speech
Education	Education and the Profiles of Learning
Individualism, Meritocracy, and Communalism	Different ways to look at individualism, meritocracy, socialism, social conservatism
Isolationism?	Foreign Policy, interventionism and isolationism
Campaign	Campaign reform and term limits
Liability Insurance	Some notes about various kinds of liability insurance
White paper on employee intellectual property; blogging	Conflicts of interest possible with employment and writing
Minnesota Twins and Minnesota Vikings	Private and Public Enterprise and sports stadiums