ReasonTV: Invented in its modern form by Thomas Edison in 1879, the light bulb became synonymous with a brilliant idea. Now, it seems, it's just one more symbol of a nanny state that increasingly dictates more choices in our public and private liv
The substance of the lecture is that even if the "public option" is formally killed, the total of the regulations will effectively eliminate of all private health insurance plans within just a few years, causing people to turn to the federal gov.
This is free market anarchism. This is left libertarianism. This is complete liberty…plus love, Gandhi, Martin Luther King and so much more. Voluntaryism is the essence of liberty with the widest possible range of ideas and influences.
Don't look now, but Ron Paul — Texas congressperson, former presidential candidate, libertarian about town — will be sitting down with Jon Stewart on The Daily Show next Tuesday, September 29th to discuss his new book End the Fed.
Mommy didn't always love the state. First she had to learn about what it was and what it could do for her. Read all about Mommy's fun adventures with government and how, no matter how bad it gets, Mommy never gives up on the power of the state to fix
Liberty was in full retreat in the early 1940s. Tyrants oppressed or threatened people on every continent. Western intellectuals whitewashed mass murderers like Joseph Stalin, and Western governments expanded their power with Soviet-style central pla
Even as we defend them against the State, and call for their release if
and when they are imprisoned, we have a responsibility to separate
ourselves from their adventuristic and even self-destructive tactics,
which are a danger to the entire movement, and, indeed, to everyone who
loves liberty.
Notice a propensity of newly minted Libertarians showing up lately?
Perhaps it's just coincidence their ranks swelled in inverse proportion
to George Bush's approval rating, ditto that so many are mouthing
traditional conservative talking points. But what about the everyday
gun toting townhall screamers and taxcutters and deficit hawks we see
on cable news: are they really libertarian as so many claim, or just
conservatives in glibertarian clothes? Here's a few warning signs.
There is this paralyzing fear that the next Great Depression is knocking at the door. For politicians to open the door to free-market anarchism is just as bad as a foot inside the door for Obama’s ideological economics.
Allison Gibbs is the Director of outreach for the Campaign for Liberty and is the executive director for the emerging women organization for the movement: "Ladies of Liberty Alliance.
Angela Keaton is the development director for Antiwar.com and the producer of Antiwar Radio.
It's a curious phenomenon. Every once in a while, maybe every six
months or so, some event in the media reminds Whole Foods (WFMI)
shoppers that the company's (in)famous CEO John Mackey most likely
doesn't share their political beliefs. Mackey is an anti-union
libertarian. Most of his shoppers aren't.
The idea of a Labour Party shaped by liberal republicans sets itself
deliberately against the Big State politics espoused by Mr Brown and
his preferred successor, Ed Balls, let alone the civil
liberties-destroying authoritarian streak championed by Mr Blair and
core supporters such as John Reid and Hazel Blears. It favours
individual budgets for health care, backs Tory reforms on education,
prefers tax on unearned income, and believes in civil liberties – all
ground championed by David Cameron.
It has attracted the
attention of James Purnell, who is being talked about as the liberal
alternative to Mr Balls or even David Miliband, another possible
contender who is identified as an heir to the more authoritarian wing
of the party. Mr Purnell in turn has excited the curiosity of Jon
Cruddas, the leadership wild card, who sees in the idea of liberal
republicans the outline of a grand alliance between ''early Blairite''
liberals and the radical Lef
Since the Grand Canyon state is also the Goldwater state, it’s no wonder that one of the co-founders of the Libertarian Party decided to live in the hot desert of Tucson, Arizona.
Since the Grand Canyon state is also the Goldwater state, it’s no wonder that one of the co-founders of the Libertarian Party decided to live in the hot desert of Tucson, Arizona.
“When the government tries to make people more equal, it
makes them more unequal.” James Cook
“The first lesson which we meet again and again in history,
is that once the dole or similar relief program are introduced, they seem
almost inevitably – unless surrounded by rigid restrictions – to get out of
hand. The second lesson is that one this
happens the poor become more numerous and worse off then they were before, not only
because the have lost self reliance, but because the sources of wealth and
production on which they depend for either their doles or jobs are diminished
or destroyed.” Henry Hazlitt
Arizona Libertarian Party Chairman files Amicus Brief in Arizona's Supreme Court.... because the government (and the real power that controls their ability to steal from us) is being very BAD!
In a free market, demand is always a function of price: the higher the
price, the lower the demand. What may surprise most politicians is that
these rules apply equally to both prices and wages. When employers
evaluate their labor and capital needs, cost is a primary factor. When
the cost of hiring low-skilled workers moves higher, jobs are lost.
Despite this, minimum wage hikes, like the one set to take effect later
this month, are always seen as an act of governmental benevolence.
Nothing could be further from the truth.
When confronted with a clogged drain, most of us will call several
plumbers and hire the one who quotes us the lowest price. If all the
quotes are too high, most of us will grab some Drano and a wrench, and
have at it. Labor markets work the same way. Before bringing on another
worker, an employer must be convinced that the added productivity will
exceed the added cost (this includes not just wages, but all payroll
taxes and other benefits.)
Almost
no one ever discusses what it feels liketo be a libertarian. How does it actually feel to be
someone who holds the principles described in Murray’s book?
Tyrants know that a disarmed
citizenry has but two options: obey the tyrants by submitting to their
tyranny or die at the hands of loyal and obedient (and armed) military
and police forces.
Republicans are never more dangerous to the cause of liberty than when
they are out of power. It is when they are out of power that they might
actually attract the support of libertarians, even those who do not
have a short attention span.
You are invited to listen to Christine's commentary on the Freedom Works! radio show, which was broadcast on AM station WTAN, covering “more than 3,000,000 people in and around” Tampa Bay, Florida. (17 minutes in length.)