April 25, 2011 11:03AM # Monday Links By George Scoville --- SHARE - “Sadly, [in Egypt’s case](http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/apr/21/end-us-aid-to-egypt/), a freely elected civilian government may prove powerless in the face of the deeply entrenched and well-organized military.” - “Washington politicians from both parties, and bureaucrats, have for decades [successfully decreased our freedom and liberties](http://dailycaller.com/2011/04/22/ernie-the-electrician-understands-social-security/) as they have regulated more and more of our lives, including our retirement.” - “The Ryan proposal correctly focuses on achieving debt reduction through spending cuts, but this very gradual debt reduction schedule is [a weakness that could lead to its downfall](http://www.realclearmarkets.com/articles/2011/04/22/to_work_ryans_reforms_need_process_constraints_98980.html).” - “Nearly two years ago Sen. McCain, along with Senators Graham and Lieberman, was [supping with Qaddafi in Tripoli](http://spectator.org/blog/2011/04/22/john-mccain-for-tyranny-before), discussing the possibility of Washington providing military aid.” - Cato media fellow Radley Balko joined FOX Business Network’s *Stossel* recently to discuss [your right to make video recordings of police](https://www.cato.org/multimedia/video-highlights/radley-balko-discusses-cops-camera-fbns-stossel), and why exercising that right frequently is vital to liberty: [![Creative Commons License](/build/cato_2020/images/creative-commons.svg)](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) This work is licensed under a [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/).