A community portal about Libertarianism with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: In the United States, the term libertarian is usually associated with the free market philosophy of libertarianism. The first person to...
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A community portal about Libertarianism with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: In the United States, the term libertarian is usually associated with the free market philosophy of libertarianism. The first person to describe himself as a libertarian, however, was Joseph Dejacque, an early French anarchist communist. The word stems from the French word libertaire, and was used in order to evade the ban on anarchist publications, which were banned by law in France. In the context of the European socialist movement, libertarian has conventionally been used to describe those like Mikhail Bakunin who opposed state socialism.
Following on from my recent piece about arrogant left wingers who don't know how to debate properly... I must, er, how do you call it?...'hat tip' a blogger called ' An Englishman's Castle ' for bringing this piece from a vehemently anti-Libertarian blogger to our attention. I've never heard of ' Taw's Blog ' before. I won't be rude and presumptuous by suggesting reasons as to why I haven't heard of him before. Maybe he's new, or special interest, I don't know. But he sure seems to have us... Read Full Story
Peter Thiel , the Silicon Valley entrepreneur and libertarian , wrote an obtuse essay for CATO , that normally would have gone unnoticed, except in libertarian circles which, being more like an all night dormitory BS session than a political movement, like nothing better than arguing philosophical nuance. But, Mr. Thiel pulled an Ann Coulter , and it stuck in the craw of the ladies of the blogosphere: “The 1920s were the last decade in American history during which one could be genuinely... Read Full Story
As a way of making my contribution to Women's History Month , I have been highlighting the Libertarian Chick Triumvirate of Isabel Paterson , Rose Wilder Lane and Ayn Rand . But there is a fourth libertarian chick , who was a contemporary of the Triumvirate which gave birth to modern libertarianism , who is often forgotten—perhaps because feminists and leftists also consider her a hero. That would be Zora Neale Hurston . Leftist academians ask "Why does she seem so sensibly left-wing on some... Read Full Story
Yesterday I was pleased, and more than a bit embarrassed, to get a comment from Dave Nalle of the Republican Liberty Caucus . I was embarrassed because, even though having spent a good amount of time over the past few years hanging with libertarians and other similar ne'er do wells—this was a group I had never heard of. They claim to be the only Republican group completely dedicated to the principles of libertarianism . As far as I know that is correct. Even though, as Ronald Reagan said... Read Full Story
Yesterday I was pleased, and more than a bit embarrassed, to get a comment from Dave Nalle of the Republican Liberty Caucus . I was embarrassed because, even though having spent a good amount of time over the past few years hanging with libertarians and other similar ne'er do wells—this was a group I had never heard of. They claim to be the only Republican group completely dedicated to the principles of libertarianism . As far as I know that is correct. Even though, as Ronald Reagan said... Read Full Story
The second personage of the Libertarian Chick Triumvirate is the grand duchess of liberty herself, Ayn Rand —who was a contemporary of fellow founder of modern libertarianism Rose Wilder Lane , whom I featured a couple days ago. The downside of Ayn Rand is the debating society, known as libertarianism , wastes unbelievable hours dissecting her novels , the nuances of objectivism , and the meaning and metaphysics of freedom —all of which distressingly obscures the clarity of Rand' s concept... Read Full Story
Happy Mother's Day!! Besides pausing to recognize the one whose uterus we sprung from, it is a good day to remember the women who are sometimes called the Mothers of Modern Libertarianism : Isabel Paterson Rose Wilder Lane Zora Neale Hurston and, of course, Ayn Rand Libertarian Moms come in all shapes, sizes, colors, creeds and orientations. The common characteristic is intelligence . And there are two or three issues which are usually of particular concern to libertarian moms... Read Full Story
I don't really care that libertarian blogger , and Lolita Bar gadfly, Todd Seavey has characterized my discussion of his absurd proposition that libertarianism and feminism are mutually exclusive in all aspects, as being “Without question the stupidest 'contribution' to the discussion so far...” After all who is Todd Seavey , but a former John Stossel gofer, who now makes his living promoting the health benefits of transfats, contributes an occasional article to Reason Magazine and the... Read Full Story
Peter Thiel , the Silicon Valley entrepreneur and libertarian , wrote an obtuse essay for CATO , that normally would have gone unnoticed, except in libertarian circles which, being more like an all night dormitory BS session than a political movement, like nothing better than arguing philosophical nuance. But, Mr. Thiel pulled an Ann Coulter , and it stuck in the craw of the ladies of the blogosphere: “The 1920s were the last decade in American history during which one could be genuinely... Read Full Story
The setup: New York's 23rd US House District has a special election coming up next month, due to the appointment of US Representative John McHugh as Secretary of the Army. The Republican nominee for the seat is state legislator Dierdre "Dede" Scozzafava (campaign site here ). The Democrats have nominated Plattsburgh attorney Bill Owens (campaign site here ). The 23rd being a Republican-leaning district, that would seem to be that -- Scozzofava in a walk. But it's not quite that simple. In New... Read Full Story
From Spain's Princess Letizia to Italy's Mara Carfagna, the game of politics is no stranger to beautiful, powerful women. Following is a list of women whose influence is matched only by their sheer hotness.
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