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It's just sad to see well-intentioned people falling for more "New Conservative" BS. Here's a recent propaganda piece (and my commentary) they sent out to their dim-witted collectivist minions.
Leftist criticisms of libertarianism have surged lately, a phenomenon warranting explanation. We libertarians could justifiably find it all quite confusing.
Walter Block leaned on 82 of the world's most prominent libertarian thinkers and asked them to tell their life stories with an eye to intellectual development.
I am pleased to repost a missive from Sean Gabb in which he not only spells out recent accomplishments of the Libertarian Alliance but also a brief listing of what the Libertarian Alliance has done or made available in the past few weeks:
A brief photostory with music comparing a characteristic of two political figures, one historic and one contemporary.
Readers of Freedom's Phoenix, Agorists, Voluntaryists and libertarian activists of all sorts should read closely research in economic history and comparative political economy.
June 17, 2011 is the 40th anniversary of America's War on Drugs. Libertarian Party Chair Mark Hinkle issued the following statement today.
Our goal is to free as many minds as we can.
If we just finally get the bamboo control tower and the bamboo radio shack and the bamboo wind sock PRECISELY right, the silver birds won't have any CHOICE but to return. We just have to keep trying till we get all the ritual geometry PRECISELY RIGHT
"If mankind minus one were of one opinion, then mankind is no more justified in silencing the one than the one - if he had the power - would be justified in silencing mankind." - John Stuart Mill
The libertarian Republican warns of impending disaster, reaches out to the left, and prepares for a presidential campaign. - Brian Doherty from the July 2011 issue of Reason Magazine
Now that I have reached old coot-hood (I was born in 1941 and will soon reach three score and ten years of age), perhaps it is not inappropriate that I share some of my thoughts with the next generation of libertarians.
All of us have been born and raised within a statist box, one in which the federal government’s primary roles are to take care of people, regulate their economic activities, and maintain an overseas military empire that intervenes in the affairs of o
In January 2007, after a decade of experience working in the Internet industry, I happened upon a podcast in which the then not-quite-yet-running-for-president Ron Paul talked about the potential impact this new medium would have on politics:
In January 2007, after a decade of experience working in the Internet industry, I happened upon a podcast in which the then not-quite-yet-running-for-president Ron Paul talked about the potential impact this new medium would have on politics:
I received an e-mail message today (May 25th) about a proposed Constitutional amendment that would compel our elected representatives to be fully subject to the same laws citizens and taxpayers are all expected to obey.
I know you say you love freedom. Virtually everyone says they love and value freedom. Even such murderous villains as Adolf Hitler and Saddam Hussein claimed to love or advocate freedom.
For my own peace of mind, I've come to view a certain percentage of non-liberty (coercion) to be a sociological constant. (Perhaps even a spiritual one, but sociological will do here for sake of explanation.)
It didn’t take long for the shift to transpire. The conservatives, after eight years defending the obscenely criminal and authoritarian Bush regime to the most degenerate depths...
A tiresome plea I have heard throughout my adult life is that urged by most political conservatives: “we need to get back to the Constitution.”
I have written before about the impossibility of limited government. Let us make sure our terms are correct. Government is any entity that attempts to monopolize the use of force and reserves first use of same to itself.
I have often been asked why I don't join the Libertarian Party, since (1) my criticism of fellow Republicans is as fierce as that directed at Democrats and (2) I possess strong libertarian instincts.
Statist or libertarian causes: Fair/flat tax, medical marijuana, immigration control, federal budget? In the long run, do they increase or decrease liberty? Focus on reforming or on abolishing tyranny? Incremental steps lead to liberty or backfire?
All of us have been born and raised within a statist box, one in which the federal government’s primary roles are to take care of people, regulate their economic activities, and maintain an overseas military empire that intervenes in the affairs of o
Stephan Kinsella: The Intellectual Property Racket
Michael Gerson's attempt to taint the untaint-able philosophy, along with his complete misunderstanding and miss-characterization of the implications of Republican Presidential Front-runner, Dr. Ron Paul, M.D.'s, positions, gave rise to this letter.
The killing of Osama bin Laden has emboldened advocates of torture as an anti-terrorism technique because the operation was supposedly facilitated by intelligence gathered from “enhanced interrogation.” From this, some advocates conclude that the
I’m sick of the free pass given the libertarian blather, “The state is the only source of coercive power.” I doubt that many non-libertarians buy that assetion, but they too often remain silent because most libertarians are rabid on that issue...
I’m sick of the free pass given the libertarian blather, “The state is the only source of coercive power.” I doubt that many non-libertarians buy that assetion, but they too often remain silent because most libertarians are rabid on that issue...