I was just looking at who is running for Congress in my district. One candidate is a Libertarian but a tea party activist. Now to me that makes no freaking sense. Or am I so tired I'm hallucinating.
I found this article wholly disgusting. I think Liberty/Libertarianism stands tall on its own merits. How many things did that article advocate banning? Obscenity, pornography, bedroom activities, hate speech... And the author actually thinks he is criticizing "the Nanny State...," when he...
Not so long ago there was a similar comic that was made to mock libertarians, (by a statist). The von Mises blog has decided to put out their own version. I like theirs a lot better. :D
via the von Mises Blog
YouTube - The Philosophy of Liberty
I really love this little animation. It's so simple that it could be shown to children, and the writing portion of it just strikes me as top notch.
Finding the (secular) origins of our liberty isn't exactly an easy process. This little video does a great...
Why I Am Not a Conservative
Why I Am Not a Conservative
By Nobel laureate F. A. Hayek
In het Nederlands
In The Constitution of Liberty (Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1960)
"At all times sincere friends of freedom have been rare, and its triumphs have been due to minorities...
YouTube - Milton Friedman on Libertarianism (Part 1 of 4)
YouTube - Milton Friedman on Libertarianism (Part 2 of 4)
YouTube - Milton Friedman on Libertarianism (Part 3 of 4)
YouTube - Milton Friedman on Libertarianism (Part 4 of 4)
This message makes sense for Libertarians and libertarians alike.
YouTube - Michael Badnarik Libertarian Party Convention 2010 Speech Part 1
YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.
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Thank God There Weren’t Libertarians & Paulers During WWI Kevin Tracy
Well, some people have never heard of him. Libertarians have known of him for many years and have, by and large, liked what they've seen. He did an admirable job as governor of New Mexico and stands on his principles. Of course, rank and file republicrats and single issue voters are never going...
Ever heard of "Seasteads"? Kind of like "homesteads" at sea?
I guess the basic idea is that all the nations of earth have oppressive Governments. Rich folks seeking liberty are discussing creating floating cities with only a loose, libertarian government. Pretty interesting concept.
I...
From my Livejournal page.
A lot of people are dissatisfied with the Republican Party and are thus inclined to vote for a third party, be in Libertarian, Conservative, Constitutionalist, or what have you. I presume (since I don’t really hang out much with folk at that end of the political...
In the spirit of debate, I wanted to bring this question up to the INGO crowd. I respect the opinions of many of our regular posters and wanted to know how you felt about this. I currently consider myself a mix of conservative and libertarian beliefs. This is one period that I am curious...
Someone recently called themselves a 'Voluntaryist' and I have never heard the term before. Anybody have a clear definition of this?
I think it has something to do with Austrian capitalism.
Corrupted spellings: Voluntariest, Voluntaryest, Voluntaryest
via Facebook comes this new piece by the Southern Avenger at the American Conservative. He takes a look at the origins of conservatism and who gave birth to whom. Conservatism arose from libertarianism, not vice versa. And the modern usurpation of the movement by the neo conservative movement...
Just do as you're told and support the status quo. As I have suspected for some time now, the GOP sees the tea party movement as nothing more than a tool for their election purposes and part of the GOP hive mind. You're not anti-GOP, you're only anti-Dem, (despite the fact that the GOP has...
Am I the only one?
"Liberal" is of course a horrible oversimplification of my political views. But when presented with the gray-less black and white choice of Conservative or Liberal I usually choose Liberal. Maybe "Liberal-ish" would be a better term.
I often read some of the articles in the...
I saw a little discussion about this and realized that not everyone is that familiar with the differences between these two brands of political thinking. I thought this would be a worthwhile discussion to have here.
This group contains a wide variety of people, both Conservatives and...