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Category Archives: Libertarianism
Uncommon insight
The Saddest Lede on the Internet Today. Says Ric Locke on his new blog. And what was the lede? “Americans believe that the normal state of things is not-violence.” Do you suppose that’s true? That that’s why we … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, Domestic Politics, Economics, Libertarianism, social science, Synova's Page
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New GOP 2012 Challenger: Gary Johnson?
2012 could be an interesting year for GOP presidential candidates if it features both Mark Sanford and Gary Johnson. This, along with the tea party movements, seems to be an outgrowth of the Ron Paul candidacy, perhaps similar to what … Continue reading
Posted in Chris' Page, Domestic Politics, Libertarianism
Tagged 2012, gary johnson, GOP, Mark Sanford, president, Ron Paul
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Houston Tea Party
I didn’t get to make it out, as I work almost 30 miles away, but here’s the video:
Posted in Chris' Page, Domestic Politics, Economics, Libertarianism
Tagged liberty, protests, tea party
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Texas Bill Introduced to Reassert 10th Amendment Rights
H.C.R. 50 has been introduced to the Texas House. Authored by Texas State Representatives Brandon Creighton, Bryan Hughes, and Leo Berman, it reasserts Texas’s rights of sovereignty under the 10th Amendment of the US Constitution. RESOLVED, That the 81st Legislature … Continue reading
Posted in Chris' Page, Domestic Politics, Law, Libertarianism
Tagged 10th amendment, bill of rights, sovereinty, states rights, Texas
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A Rose By Any Other Name
Sounds like they want the Fairness Doctrine to me. If they want this fight, then broadcast TV ought be included. More over at QandO. http://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=43414 “If markets cannot produce what society really cares about, like a media that reflects the … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Keith's Page, Libertarianism, Media
Tagged fairness doctrine
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What Does It Take for a Police Officer To Get Fired?
Radley Balko compares two police officer firings and finds that it’s pretty hard for an officer to get fired, unless they go easy on marijuana users.The first officer kind of reminds me of Alaskan State Trooper Mike Wooten from Sarah … Continue reading
Huckabee: Enemy of Libertarian Republicans Everywhere
Mike Huckabee’s new book is coming out, and in it he takes some pretty heavy shots at libertarian and economic conservatives who don’t share his populist big government views. The real threat to the Republican Party is something we saw … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Chris' Page, Domestic Politics, Libertarianism
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Is it the Means or the End that Matters?
Michele Catalano writing at Pajamas Media yesterday, defending Obama’s call for (at one point) mandatory community service, gets it completely wrong. To backtrack a little bit for those who haven’t been paying attention the last week or so, at President … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, Chris' Page, Domestic Politics, Libertarianism
Tagged community service, controversy, draft, Michele Catalano, Obama, pajamas media, slavery
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Against Galt
Synova wrote a little post that gets halfway to where I would come down on this perennial parlor game of the John Galt general strike. Sy recognized that to be successful, such a revolt would realistically be a miserable experience … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Culture, Lee's Page, Libertarianism
Tagged America, Aristotle, Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand, Carl Schmitt, collectivism, Conservatism, constitutional order, Culture, democracy, epiphany, Eric Hoffer, fascism, futurism, Galt's Gulch, general will, government, group identity, guardians, ideology, individualism, John Galt, justice, liberal democracy, liberalism, Libertarianism, literary style, literature, materialism, Objectivism, Plato, popular democracy, radicalism, Randianism, revolt, revolution, Rousseau, salvation, sectionalism, seperatism, skepticism, socia, social justice, strike, war, William F Buckley
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Going John Galt… quietly.
The idea of “Going John Galt” makes me a little bit uncomfortable, to tell the truth. John Galt essentially said screw them all, and shut down knowing that a whole lot of people would be hurt. It was about the … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Economics, Hugo Chavez, Libertarianism, Synova's Page
Tagged Ayn Rand, economy, Hugo Chavez, John Galt, Robert Mugabe, social justice, strike, taxation
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FDR Prolonged the Great Depression
New Deal policies signed into law 71 years ago thwarted economic recovery for seven long years. Continue reading
A Western Vibe Ticket
Todd Zywicki, of the Volokh Conspiracy, takes a look at libertarianism in the McCain/Palin ticket and notes a distinct western vibe to the first all-western ticket in our history. He had an interesting observation that I think captures a lot … Continue reading
Posted in Chris' Page, Domestic Politics, Election 2008, Libertarianism
Tagged cinc, Libertarianism, McCain, military, Palin, Sarah Palin, statism, Todd Zywicki, volokh, Volokh Conspiracy, western, westernism, worldview
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Legislating Morality
Newmark’s DoorWe can’t enact or enforce enough laws to manage ethical behavior. “Goo-goos”–good government advocates–have been fighting corruption in government through endlessly tweaking campaign financing reform laws and ethics laws for at least 40 years. Senator Stevens is the latest … Continue reading
Posted in Libertarianism, MikeR's Page
Tagged earmarks, ethics, goo goos, Libertarianism, pork, small government, Ted Stevens, Trent Lott
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Medifraud
Michael F. Cannon at Cato blogs about a NYTimes article on the rife fraud found and covered up at Medicare. A confidential draft of a federal inspector general’s report claimed that the behavior they found at the Medicare Administration was … Continue reading
Posted in Chris' Page, Health Care, Libertarianism
Tagged administration, AdvanceMed, California, Cato Institute, confidential, congress, crime, Democrat, federal spending, fraud, inspector general, Law, medicare, medifraud, Michael F. Cannon, New York Times, pete stark, road map, Ways and Means Committee
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Black Market Bacon Dogs
L.A. Police have started cracking down on hotdog carts selling grilled bacon wrapped hotdogs. Confiscating all equipment and trashing all food on site. As always, nanny knows best.
Posted in Chris' Page, Domestic Politics, Libertarianism
Tagged bacon dogs, crackdown, hotdogs, Los Angeles
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Risk and Reward
Many of us, when we hear the phrase “risk and reward” think of Wall Street. Or business in general. But in reality, “risk and reward” affect us throughout our lives. Our parents take a risk when they conceive us. They … Continue reading
Posted in Law, Libertarianism, Media, Peg's Page, Philosophy, regulation, Society
Tagged Center of the American Experiment, parenting, Phillip Howard, reward, risk, Safety, Society
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When Families Fail
Because of my background in working with emotionally disturbed, learning disabled, and generally abused kids, I am often to drawn to stories about the results of extreme neglect of children. I saw some awfully hard cases with some of the … Continue reading
A New Libertarianism of Paranoid Revolt
Jordan Page (who is a kind of Ronpaulist Joan Baez) reflects on the “Revolution March,” a July 12th Ron Paul protest rally in Washington DC, in part organized by Adam Kokesh (who of late believes the Washington police are involved … Continue reading
Posted in Lee's Page, Libertarianism
Tagged Austrian Schoo, Chicago, Congo, conspiracy, corporate, Czeslaw Milosz, Dissent, fascism, huffington post, imperialism, Joan Baez, Jordan Page, Libertarianism, Marxist, Milton Friedman, Mises, Naomi Wolf, rights, Ronpaulism, Trotsky, United States, war
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Landham Returns
Taking fecklessness to new levels of embarrassment, the Libertarian Party of Kentucky is now considering rescinding its unanimous de-endorsement of genocidal fantasist Sonny Landham, and formally renominating him as its candidate for US Senate. “We’re really stuck,” said Libertarian Party … Continue reading
Posted in Election 2008, Lee's Page, Libertarianism, Uncategorized
Tagged Ken Moellman, kentucky, Libertarian Party, libertarians
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Harry Reid, Idiot
While my opposition to modern liberal left politics is pretty clear, I generally feel that name calling is rarely needed, or warranted. I certainly do not believe that any particular ideology is more or less likely to have virtuous people, … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Interviews, Lance's Page, Law, Libertarianism
Tagged Domestic Politics, Harry Reid, liberals, taxation
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Boundary Issues
Peg pointed me this way, and I really enjoyed nodding in agreement. Of course, I have long nodded in agreement with Megan. Especially on these: 2) Gay marriage. I’m basically pro, but I take the Burkean arguments seriously. 3) Immigration. … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Health Care, Lance's Page, Libertarianism, Society
Tagged darfur, gay marriage, Health Care, immigration, Libertarianism, statism
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Hippocrates Unbound
The idea of state funded and administered universal health care is a bugbear of libertarians everywhere, and especially those who are subjected to such a system as a matter of course. Routinely held up as one of the worst of … Continue reading
Posted in Health Care, Libertarianism, MichaelW's Page
Tagged Dr. Helen Evans, leviathan, Libertarianism, NHS, political power, reform, universal health care
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Potent Quotables
I’ve always loved that quote from Charles Austin Beard about earning a reputation as a “dangerous citizen” by quoting the founding fathers. This quote is from the man who made the “dangerous citizen” a cinematic icon, including in one of … Continue reading
Political Coup in Nevada GOP Convention
Some political chaos going on in the Nevada Republican Convention. Ron Paul supporters amassed at the convention in hopes of taking it over and electing their own people as delegates. Outmaneuvered by raucous Ron Paul supporters, Nevada Republican Party leaders … Continue reading
Posted in Chris' Page, Election 2008, Libertarianism
Tagged Nevada, republican convention, Republican primary, Ron Paul
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Jefferson Memorial Follow Up
Following up on Jon’s post a few weeks ago on the group dancing at the Jefferson memorial, we have some more information. A group of friends and other people at the incident have set up a web page. Free the … Continue reading
Hoist by His Own Petard
John McCain was one politician I admired greatly. While I still believe that the man is a true hero, and while I still do applaud some of what he does, the veil has been lifted from my eyes for one … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Election 2008, Law, Libertarianism, Media
Tagged campaign finance, Domestic Politics, Election 2008, John McCain
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Patriots Day!
Dale Franks honors the story of how the fight for our Independence began on April 19th, 1775. McQ ponders how we got to where we are today, drawing from the great T Harry Williams, and Jules Crittenden has a roundup … Continue reading
Posted in History, Lance's Page, Libertarianism
Tagged American Revolution, Lexington and Concord, Patriots Day
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What Is ASHC?
There seems to be some confusion on the part of some as to exactly what sort of place ASHC is: I was rather surprised to read this dubious and scornful appraisal of Michael Yon’s Wallstreet Journal editorial at A Second … Continue reading
giving it away
As much as I tend these days toward international interventionism, I see a real danger in the simple acceptance of the idea of international law. That, itself, is more of a threat to sovereignty than armies could ever be. It … Continue reading
Posted in Libertarianism, Synova's Page
Tagged freedom, international law, sovereinty, United Nations
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Where Charlton Heston Stood
Over at Where the Buffalo Roam Peter gives us Charlton Heston’s 1999 NRA Convention Keynote Speech in Denver, which was scheduled shortly after the Columbine shootings in Colorado. A perfect reminder of what he stood for, and against. Update: Here … Continue reading
Posted in Firearms, Lance's Page, Law, Libertarianism
Tagged Charlton Heston, NRA, Second Amendment
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Tragic News for Leftists
Due to free markets, capitalism and freedom in general, the world is getting wealthier. The last quarter century has witnessed remarkable progress of mankind. The world’s per capita inflation-adjusted income rose from $5400 in 1980 to $8500 in 2005.Schooling and … Continue reading
Fed Games
For a couple of years now, Porkbusters has been on the warpath against wasteful spending in Congress, and although it has had some notable successes (e.g. the “Bridge to Nowhere”), it’s mostly been treading water. The latest battle, dubbed a … Continue reading
Freedom can’t exist without trusting the untrustworthy
This is an extension of the commentary from this post from MichaelW. Have you heard the truism that a person is smart, but people are dumb? On the one hand it’s profoundly true. On the other hand we fail to … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Libertarianism, Society, Synova's Page
Tagged Education, free markets, futuristic, individual freedom, liberty
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An Argument Against Public Education
Via Glenn Reynolds, Wired posts an article describing the fight to include evolution in the science curriculum for students in Florida and Texas: Charles Darwin was born 199 years ago Tuesday, but the debate he ignited about the origins of … Continue reading
“You grew up in freedom, and you can spit on freedom, because you don’t know what it is not to have it.”
For your viewing pleasure, watch Ayaan Hirsi Ali effortlessly dismantle the typical leftist tropes thrown at her in an interview with Avi Lewis (Naomi Klein’s husband). The quote serving as the title comes across as venomously pointed when read, but … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign affairs, Libertarianism, MichaelW's Page, Philosophy, social science
Tagged America, Avi Lewis, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, democracy, Domestic Politics, freedom, islam, Netherlands, On The Map, Somalia
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I Approve This Message
(Originally posted at What if?) From the moment I purchased “Managing Your Money” software many years ago, I realized that Andrew Tobias is a very smart and very amusing fellow. Later, I discovered that Andy is also warm, friendly and … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Libertarianism, Peg's Page, Society
Tagged Andrew Tobias, DNC, gay rights
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His Own Petard?
(Cross Posted at Whatif?) When John McCain and George W. Bush were vying for their party’s nomination, I was a McCain fan. How could a person not be impressed by the man who refused to leave Vietnam’s prison camp to … Continue reading
Harming Poor Kids
(Cross Posted at Whatif?) The next time one of your liberal associates begins to rail about how conservatives are selfish and don’t care about the less fortunate among us – you show them this. Chicago is gearing up for … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Education, Libertarianism, Peg's Page
Tagged Education, Pell Grants for Kids, poor, urban schools, vouchers
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“We are tired of leaders who rather than asking what we can do for our country, ask nothing of us at all.”
That’s part of Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius’ response to the SOTU last night. Jim Hoft’s reaction: “Huh?” and drawing the obvious comparison to another famous redistributionist. My first thought was: “Ask? Well I’d be much happier if they’d ‘ask’; that … Continue reading