The Liberty Lamp: Libertarian News & Editorials

It happened a lot faster than I thought it would, but it looks like the cardinals have selected John Paul II's replacement, Joseph Ratzinger (now Pope Benedict XVI). The bad news is that neither the Nicaraguan nor the Nigerian candidate won, but whatever... I'm agnostic and I'm sticking to my story! In related news, China's foreign relations people had the audacity to blackmail the Vatican in a cheap attempt to reclaim Taiwan, which, contrary to the Communist Party's claims, is in fact its own soverign nation.

Dang! At least the US State Department tries to bribe people before giving them ultimatums. Seriously, folks...