The View from Abroad

Hard hitting commentary from an American living overseas

Kenn Jacobine

Kenn Jacobine
Birthday
June 03
Bio
Kenn Jacobine is an international educator currently teaching History for the American School of Doha, Qatar. He has also taught at international schools in Ecuador, Mali, and Zambia. His political transformation took place over the course of many years. Starting out naively as a big state liberal, he became a Reagan Republican in 1982. Disillusionment set in with the realization that small government rhetoric rarely translated into limited government actions. On Christmas day 1992, he became a libertarian. In 1994, Kenn ran for the State Senate in Pennsylvania on the Libertarian Party ticket garnering 5 percent of the vote. He has been active in freedom causes ever since.

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Salon.com
April 29, 2013 11:33PM
“I haven't heard Obama, Biden, or any other leader in Washington come out and admit what the suspect said, that they were motivated by American war crim…”
About: When Will Americans Learn that Blowback is Real?
April 07, 2013 10:18AM
“Here is a site which explains the Austrian Business Cycle Theory. http://wiki. mises.org/wiki/Austrian_Busine ss_Cycle_Theory”
About: Anti-Free Market Economics based on Emotion not Reality
April 07, 2013 10:08AM
“Sean, I agree with you in terms of 1970. Back then we had sound money. We were on a gold exchange system whereby foreign countries and banks could red…”
About: Anti-Free Market Economics based on Emotion not Reality
April 06, 2013 05:52AM
“Well, tell me. If you love the working class so much more than I do apparently, and if the minimum wage is not a jobs killer, then why not raise it to…”
About: Anti-Free Market Economics based on Emotion not Reality
March 10, 2013 01:28PM
“So when the next crisis hits you will blame it on the free market and libertarianism again? In a free market and libertarian world a central bank woul…”
About: My Cousin the Keynesian
March 09, 2013 05:01AM
“Paul, for you to say there is no inflation is wrong. All those dollars Bernanke has pumped into the economy to stimulate it have gone into the stock m…”
About: My Cousin the Keynesian
March 09, 2013 04:56AM
“Sean, I teach internationally at American schools. I have taught ambassador's kids and the children of other high officials. Currently, I teach the P…”
About: My Cousin the Keynesian
March 07, 2013 05:14AM
“Besides Don, are the rest of you just good at logical fallacies? I mean do you have anything intellegent to contribute or do you just resort to person…”
About: My Cousin the Keynesian
February 10, 2013 01:03PM
“Frank, almost everyone thought SCOTUS would throw out Obamacare. I take nothing for granted when it comes to the federal government.”
About: Disingenuous Reporting on the Gun Issue
February 04, 2013 11:54AM
“Seems to me that post roads would be for the purpose of postal affairs not normal transportation. This would account for the huge private road system…”
About: Highways and Roads in a Free Society
January 27, 2013 11:14AM
“Jeana, We come back to the U.S. in the summer and at Christmas. I tell you that it seemed to us like in just 3 1/2 months our town looked worse off.…”
About: Gap Between Rich and Poor Rooted in Government Policy
January 18, 2013 12:35PM
“Gary, What difference does it make if rifles can kill more people at once? Overall, hammers still kill larger numbers of people. The MSM just doesn't…”
About: A Different Perspective on Guns
November 01, 2012 07:43AM
“Tom, A bunch of economic liberals left the Democratic Party and became neo-conservative warmonger Republicans under Reagan. They took over the GOP and…”
About: The Military Budget is Another Bubble
October 15, 2012 09:56AM
“Sometimes you can't have your cake and eat it too. There is no question that always ignored by statists is the fact that overregulation and high costs…”
About: It’s Not Nice to Fool the Free Market
October 14, 2012 12:30PM
“But unfortunately, in a place like Doha where I live, gasoline is about 90 cents a gallon. However, there is no place to go - I fill-up each month for…”
About: It’s Not Nice to Fool the Free Market
August 02, 2012 09:01AM
“It's all over but for the cryin. Your comment is rated.”
About: Thought Nazis
July 01, 2012 08:52PM
“Yes, like the current occupant of the Oval Office, your ability to analyze an issue incorrectly is exceeded only by your pomposity.”
About: How the Supreme Court Should Have Ruled
July 01, 2012 07:41AM
“Paul, you sound like a constitutional professor in the mold of uh, Barack Obama.”
About: How the Supreme Court Should Have Ruled
June 30, 2012 08:19AM
“As Peter Schiff has pointed out, Roberts ruled the penalty for not buying insurance is a tax. Since the Constitution allows Congress to impose direct…”
About: How the Supreme Court Should Have Ruled
May 31, 2012 10:22AM
“If you are really interested in my perspective look up Austrian Business Cycle Theory or go to mises.org.”
About: Obama has been on a Spending Binge
May 31, 2012 10:19AM
“Bill, the 2008 crisis was caused by the easy credit policies of the Greenspan Fed. He kept rates too low for too long and many consumers got into loan…”
About: Obama has been on a Spending Binge
May 31, 2012 05:34AM
“You are right that the elite give the orders and Obama and every other president jump to make them happy.”
About: Obama has been on a Spending Binge
March 25, 2012 02:15PM
“Oscar, Thanks for reading and your comments. I think only time will tell how wrong Krugman is and how correct Austrians are. You can't say you haven't…”
About: Keynesians are Clueless
March 02, 2012 08:35AM
“Baltimore here is the thing: if the rest of their military is antiquated and broken down what makes you think they have the ability to build nuclear de…”
About: Just Who is a Threat to Whom?
February 10, 2012 02:02PM
“Bob, The inflationary policies of the Federal Reserve is what devastates the working poor. Since 1914 the dollar has lost over 95 percent of its value.…”
About: Romney Does Dislike the Working Poor
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