Government Is Not Society
If I was going to sum up my political philosophy as succinctly as possible, I think this is how I’d do it.
Perhaps the difference that most fundamentally separates true liberals and libertarians from others is that, to one degree or another, true liberals and libertarians are, unlike non-liberals and non-libertarians, dutiful sons and …
Heinlein Defines Our World
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In the course of defending Robert Heinlein’s position on firearms from David Brin, Eric S. Raymond offers up a view on the staggering impact that RAH has had on the world we live in today.
(When time has given us perspective to write really good cultural histories of the 20th century, Heinlein is going …
A Washington Power Breaker
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CQ has a very nice profile of Randy Barnett, libertarian legal scholar. I’ve been a fan of Randy Barnett ever since I read his 2005 book Restoring The Lost Constitution. (Which, Amazon helpfully reminds me, I purchased on December 26, 2004.)
In less than two years, Barnett, 59, has accomplished what few law professors …
Selfish Individualist Libertarians?
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[T]rue individualism affirms the value of the family and all the common efforts of the small community and group . . . [and] believes in local autonomy and voluntary associations . . [I]ndeed, its case rest largely on the contention that much for which the coercive action of the state is usually invoked can be done better by voluntary collaboration.
A Refreshing Sight in Congress
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I’d like to see more of this in Congress. Senator Rand Paul harangues the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Efficiency about crappy toilets, low-watt CFL light bulbs, and the desire of busybodies to micromanage our lives.
I think there should be some self-examination from the administration on the idea that you favor a woman’s right …
Sarah Palin in Wasilla
I admit. I’m still intrigued by Sarah Palin. I’m not convinced that she’s the blithering idiot that so many of my peers see. Nor am I convinced that she’s the great conservative / libertarian hope that many others see. But I’m definitely intrigued by anyone who can attract as much attention as she has attracted.
That’s …
Re: Fort Hood's Shootings
I believe this post finishes our site’s libertarian conversion. We now occupy the same portion of the libertarian spectrum that LewRockwell.com occupies.
I don’t like America’s wars of aggression. The problem, as I see it, is that it can be hard to tell the difference between a war of aggression and a good preemptive defense. For …
"You benefit from government services, so…"
”I like to pay taxes. With them I buy civilization.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes
The above quote encapsulates the answer with which liberty activists are often met. We are reminded of how much we owe to our various levels of government. Have you been recently accosted? Of course not, because your tax …
Tactics for Liberty: How Libertarians Can Struggle
Liberty activist Sam Dodson’s recent victory over the Cheshire County government in New Hampshire has inspired our own Webmaster Joe – but like many family men, he feels he hasn’t the right to jeopardize his wife and two daughters’ security by committing civil disobedience.
I’m not sure I agree with his description of illegal activism as …
Government Fundamentalists
Economist David Henderson has a great idea.
What do you call people who want government solutions even when those solutions don’t work?
In my latest article in The Freeman, I introduce the term ”government fundamentalists.” Here’s a passage:
What should we call people ...