Libertarianism

Sorry Rick, libertarians don't believe in "no government" Excerpt, Neal's Nuze , "Rick Santorum ... just go away": There has always been something about Rick Santorum that put me off a bit … scared me. I’ve referred to him here and on the air many times as a theocrat, and there has always been something a little creepy with the intensity of his desire to control the reproductive processes of women. Well it seems that someone has come up with a little video of Santorum addressing some...Read Full Story

His neo-isolationism "wrong path" for the movement Excerpt from Cathy Young, contributing editor at Reason magazine, from TheDaily.com , "Ron Paul’s foreign policy should worry true libertarians": Ron Paul’s campaign for the Republican presidential nomination has gained broad support among libertarians and libertarian-leaning conservatives. But would a Paul presidency — regardless of its chances of happening — be good for liberty? He advocates not only a drastic downsizing of the regulatory...Read Full Story

Barack Obama is a man of economic “fairness,” and a passionate believer in “equality.” Like so many that have gone before him, the president would like the government to help redistribute wealth so that things are a little more fair, and we are all a little more equal. He has little use for the naysayers who complain he is taking away individual freedom and liberty—in his mind these Scrooge McDucks have more rights than they should anyway. But, I honestly don't think Obama (like most sincere...Read Full Story

His Peace and Free Trade agenda the right way; but it requires a Military force that is feared by all by Clifford F. Thies Dr. Azeem Ibrahim, an adjunct professor at the U.S. Army War College makes the argument that American Muslims should support Ron Paul. He also makes the point that some Repubicans don't do enough to reach out to Muslim Americans. From the Huffington Post : Ron Paul is the one Republican candidate who may get support from Muslims who see his libertarian philosophy as...Read Full Story

Oh, no! We've been discovered by Eric Dondero A paragraph from an editorial in South Carolina's Statesman-Journal , by former Senior Editor at Tim Amy Sullivan, "Is compassionate conservatism dead?" Jan. 31: the Tea Party movement has embraced what political writer Jill Lawrence calls "Darwinian conservatism." You could also call it "Ayn Rand conservatism," after the libertarian philosopher whose work many congressional Republicans praise. In 2010, Republican Senate candidates attacked...Read Full Story

by Clifford F. Thies The Washington Post is running a piece (admittedly, in the "religion" section of the paper) on libertarian Muslims supporting Ron Paul. Among the individuals identified is our long-time friend Dean Ahmad of Maryland, with whom both Eric and I worked with way back in 1988, when Ron Paul was the Libertarian Party standard bearer. The obvious attraction of Dr. Paul to Muslims is his foreign policy of non-interventionism. But, this is also important, these Muslims are also...Read Full Story

http://attackthesystem.com/should-libertarianism-be-cultural-leftism-without-the-state/ Should Libertarianism be Cultural Leftism without the State? By Keith Preston In recent years, an idea commonly described as thick libertarianism has emerged among some libertarians. This perspective holds that libertarianism requires a commitment to a broader set of values beyond that of mere individual liberty, or the “non-aggression principle,” in order to be substantive or sustainable. The “left...Read Full Story

http://attackthesystem.com/should-libertarianism-be-cultural-leftism-without-the-state/ Should Libertarianism be Cultural Leftism without the State? By Keith Preston In recent years, an idea commonly described as thick libertarianism has emerged among some libertarians. This perspective holds that libertarianism requires a commitment to a broader set of values beyond that of mere individual liberty, or the “non-aggression principle,” in order to be substantive or sustainable. The “left...Read Full Story

Recently, Liberator Online editor James W. Harris was trying to think of a way to explain libertarianism to a child. The child, though smart, was ignorant of most political concepts. He thought over his usual stock of answers, and found them lacking in this situation. Finally he came up with something like this: "Liberals and conservatives both believe the government should force peaceful people, at gunpoint if necessary, to live the way they think they should. Libertarians are against this...Read Full Story

"There are no truly free places left in our world, I suspect that the mode of escape must involve some sort of new and hitherto untried process that leads us to some undiscovered country.” -- Peter Thiel, Founder/CEO of PayPaul From Eric Dondero: Libertarians have for years been working on various schemes to establish a "libert-topia" somewheres on the globe, with definite mixed results. The Vanatu project in the early 1970s failed after a neighboring country came in and took over the two...Read Full Story