
The Case for Optimism
• http://www.lewrockwell.com, By Jeff DeistI promised you some optimism today. Perhaps one of the most optimistic libertarians ever was Murray Rothbard, a happy intellectual warrior if ever there was one.
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I promised you some optimism today. Perhaps one of the most optimistic libertarians ever was Murray Rothbard, a happy intellectual warrior if ever there was one.
Turns out the censorship wasn't a joke by the studio...
When I finally logged in, it was like witnessing a miracle. The variety! The selection! "Crack?" I said to myself. "I can buy crack here? I've never even seen crack in real life!" I was awestruck. For a few hundred dollars, I could have reams of
What really matters with respect to a free society is not a new set of statists to replace an old set of statists. Libertarians understand the problem in the US is a structural one, not one involving getting "better" people into public office.
October 20, 2014 - Vote 2014: Congressional District Nine Debate - Kyrsten Sinema - Democratic Candidate / Powell Gammill - Libertarian Candidate, Arizona's Congressional District Nine
Well my "interview" with the ASU "State Press" was published for the Congressional District 9 race. You can read that and my actual responses in their entirety.
Libertarian Amanda Swafford agrees with her traditional party opponents, but with a twist – she wants to eliminate the corporate tax altogether. Oh, and go ahead and throw out income, sales and estate taxes as well.
Many people, despite our evolved state and position as the dominant species on our little spaceship Earth, live their lives like animals. We have given a myriad of opportunities made available by the "evolutionary brain explosion" and still,
You may have heard libertarians talk about lower taxes, less regulations and more freedom. I'm not with those guys!
When I attack the state, most people will respond as though I've just kicked their inner child in the balls. To most, the state takes on the role of a father figure, a stern institution that is fundamentally looking after their best interests.
Running for office allows exposing people to my ideas. From time to time something occurs that makes it so worth the effort. I received a delightful email from someone who caught me in a hypocrisy, and my reply to them.
Left-libertarians profess to apply libertarian principles more consistently than other libertarians.
The event is "A forum examining possible conflicts arising from the influence of money and powerful special interests over our politics and public affairs." It will be broadcast live on RadioPhoenix.Org
Yesterday, October 13, 2014, the Institute for Justice (IJ) announced the establishment of the Bill & Rebecca Dunn Liberty Defense Fund.
The McLaughlin Group discusses Libertarianism in a typical way that can only amuse someone familiar with the topic.
The following aphorisms are the work of libertarian novelist L. Neil Smith. They have been the bedrock for libertarian activism in Arizona for the last 10 years (since 1994 - now going on 20 years, this was written a while ago) and are the best expla
Anti-interventionist liberals don't get it – but libertarians do.
Kevin Vallier has an essay posted at Cato Unbound, entitled "A Genuinely Liberal Approach to Religion in Politics."
Kevin Vallier has an essay posted at Cato Unbound, entitled "A Genuinely Liberal Approach to Religion in Politics."
With regard to elections long ago the national Libertarian Party gave up its legitimate function of using the tools of the state against the state instead in the pursuit of gathering warm bodies, their money and their votes.
It was a good idea, in theory anyway. The plan was to form a sustainable community made up of people who believed in capitalism, limited government, and self-reliance.
"Libertarianism is logically consistent with almost any attitude toward culture, society, religion, or moral principle.
FFF president Jacob Hornberger and FFF vice president Sheldon Richman discuss the hot topics of the day. This week: a recent debate with Dinesh D'Souza.
It is voting season and a fever of straw hats is falling. Hundreds of 'libertarians' have jumped out of the crazy closet in their candidate costumes that are emblazoned with "this time for sure!" Hundreds of thousands more will tick a box
TV Debates between Libertarian Barry Hess & Democrat Fred Duval & Republican Doug Ducey
The following aphorisms are the work of libertarian novelist L. Neil Smith. They have been the bedrock for libertarian activism in Arizona for the last 10 years (since 1994 - now going on 20 years, this was written a while ago) and are the best expla
There are several aspects of this Ray Rice story that are worthy of comment; for example, the power of a video in the outrage toward Rice as opposed to the lack of power in the written word in the lack of outrage toward Floyd Mayweather, ....
The late Nobel Laureate James Buchanan argued that individuals will continue to advocate for policies that reduce prosperity, cripple civil liberties, and grow the size of government. The reason—people are afraid to be free.
Here's the moral dilemma of the day: