Recent Posts Tagged With 'libertarianism'

• Au Revoir

  Posted on Tuesday July 21st, 2009 at 02:51 in lesbian, internet, blog, gay, blogging, libertarianism, freedom, censorship, free speech, cyberspace, libertarians, edmund burke

  Hey kids...The time has come to say good-bye to the blog—and au revoir to my readers—I'll be back somewhere, sometime, somehow.The blog was started about three years, and 1,146 posts, ago when my sister thought it would be a good outlet...

• Property Rights Kiss Off

  Posted on Monday July 13th, 2009 at 03:58 in libertarian, liberty, libertarianism, freedom, contracts, mormons, property rights, private property, clotheslines, right to dry, kiss in

  This newspaper dude in South Carolina, Brad Warthen, admits he doesn't have much use for libertarian ideas, except when it comes to the right of property owners to hang their undies out on a clothesline.Yesterday hundreds of straight and gay couples...

• Recession is the Mother of Invention

  Posted on Sunday May 31st, 2009 at 04:08 in depression, libertarian, capitalism, business, Barack Obama, libertarianism, Economy, economics, inventions, small businesses, recession, statism

  Proctor & Gamble, Hewlett-Packard, Burger King, General Electric, Walt Disney Corporation, Microsoft along with electric razors, tampax, car radios, Chocolate Chip cookies, and Xerox machines have two things in common.They were all crea...

• The Libertarian Dominatrix

  Posted on Friday May 29th, 2009 at 11:50 in libertarian, Republicans, capitalism, liberty, socialism, america, libertarianism, free market, Economy, freedom, ronald reagan, margaret thatcher

  When the day arrives that America is in the depths of an economic and social malaise—consisting of ineffective and expensive government sponsored safety nets, a stagnant nonproductive economy, riskless non-innovation, government funded zombie...

• Sotomayor Will Eviscerate Second Amendment

  Posted on Wednesday May 27th, 2009 at 03:26 in libertarian, Barack Obama, supreme court, libertarianism, firearms, bill of rights, guns, gun rights, second amendment, fourteenth amendment, sonia sotomayor

  Unless it turns out that Sonia Sotomayer took tax advise from Turbotax Timothy Geithner, and did something like not pay taxes on a nanny, she will be a shoo in. Nonetheless, advocates of the Second Amendment should be very concerned—and do whateve...

• Dambisa Moyo is the Anti-Bono

  Posted on Friday May 22nd, 2009 at 03:02 in african, capitalism, microfinance, libertarianism, bono, welfare, foreign aid, microloans, free markets, dambisa moyo, dead aid

  It's too bad Dambisa Moyo didn't burst upon the scene a few years ago, before the “capitalism is dead” crowd took center stage—someone who matters might have paid attention.Ms. Moyo is a beautiful, Zambian-born, Harvard educated economist who ...

• Moms For Liberty

  Posted on Sunday May 10th, 2009 at 05:26 in libertarian, children, women, moms, liberty, libertarianism, homeschooling, freedom, peace, mother's day, mothers, second amendment

  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 PatersonRose Wilder Lane Zora Neale Hurstonand, of c...

• Media Ignores Christian Kid Patriot Act Victim

  Posted on Thursday May 7th, 2009 at 03:20 in libertarian, liberty, Barack Obama, libertarianism, Civil Liberties, homeschool, freedom, congress, constitution, mainstream media, patriot act, msm

  In the federal criminal justice system there is no such thing as juvenile court. So what do you do with a sixteen year old homeschooled kid whom you think might have called in a prank bomb threat? Why invoke the Patriot Act of course—especially s...

• White America Fears Lil' Kim's Dancing

  Posted on Wednesday May 6th, 2009 at 04:43 in libertarian, liberty, libertarianism, freedom, racism, dancing with the stars, prejudice, african-americans, lil kim, andrew napolitano, dwts, freedom watch

  Tuesday night I was reminded of something I am sure all African-Americans are more than aware of--just because we got a black president doesn't mean that prejudice has disappeared---at least when it comes to one of THOSE types. A well spoken, intel...

• A Libertarian Guide to Souter Replacement

  Posted on Monday May 4th, 2009 at 04:56 in libertarian, Barack Obama, supreme court, libertarianism, conservatives, constitution, al franken, scotus, clarence thomas, originalist, janet napolitano, david souter

  The chances of Barack Obama appointing a replacement for Justice Souter, that excites libertarians are, as they are fond of saying at the Bar, de minimus. Besides—who cares. With Minnesota's most recent gift to the nation seated in the Senate, any...

• Libertarian Wench Bitch Slaps Peter Thiel

  Posted on Wednesday April 29th, 2009 at 04:48 in lesbian, libertarian, gay, feminism, liberty, libertarianism, freedom, feminists, zora neale hurston, womens suffrage, peter thiel, rose wilder lane

  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...

• Unusual SCOTUS Libertarian Conjunction

  Posted on Monday April 27th, 2009 at 02:22 in libertarian, liberty, Barack Obama, supreme court, libertarianism, freedom, constitution, patriot act, search and seizure, fourth amendment, search warrants, arizona v. gant

  Last week there was a spectacularly unusual judicial conjunction, showing that there is still life in the constitution. Justices Scalia and Thomas joined with Stevens, J., Ginsberg, J., and Souter, J., in Arizona v. Gant. It was the same type of i...

• Republican Liberty Caucus--GOP libertarian flickers

  Posted on Friday April 24th, 2009 at 04:35 in libertarian, Republicans, liberty, libertarianism, freedom, conservatives, republican party, ron paul, republican liberty caucus, old right, goproud

  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...

• The Essential Republican Gay Strategy

  Posted on Thursday April 23rd, 2009 at 05:11 in politics, lesbian, libertarian, gay, Republicans, libertarianism, conservatives, gay marriage, civil unions, republican libertarians, gay rights

  Although the Republican Party is in the process of rediscovering some of the joys and ideals of libertarianism, they are still mighty fearful of the gays. It is kind of pathetic, when the most prominent Republican gay rights spokesperson is John M...

• The Invisible Hook and Libertarian Pirates

  Posted on Monday April 20th, 2009 at 02:40 in lesbian, libertarian, gay, capitalism, liberty, libertarianism, Pirates, economics, freedom, free markets, rational choice, peter leeson

  Aaarg Hearties, and congratulations for being so daring you chose to go beyond the Offensive Content Splash Page, erected by Google Blogger at the request of “some people” who were offended by what the libertarian wench had to say, an...

• A Gay and Libertarian Republican Restoration

  Posted on Saturday April 18th, 2009 at 05:27 in lesbian, libertarian, gay, Republicans, libertarianism, conservatives, lgbt, gay marriage, gay rights, meghan mccain, godlwater republicans, steve schmidt

  If only the Republicans could act more like Barry Goldwater, Ronald Reagan, and Ron Paul—they could take back the country---and let's add to that GOP baldy Steve Schmidt, and up and coming lesbian icon Meghan McCain. Last week Schmidt, a former B...

• The Third Law of Liberty

  Posted on Friday April 17th, 2009 at 04:21 in libertarian, liberty, Mexico, Barack Obama, drugs, libertarianism, firearms, freedom, guns, war on drugs, second amendment

  For the first time in the history of the United States, citizens leaving the country are going to be searched by law enforcement officers, and in a few months, if all goes well, a quick copy of the hard drive on your laptop will be taken.It is ano...

• Michelle Muccio the Rebel Economist

  Posted on Thursday April 16th, 2009 at 04:43 in libertarian, women, Sexy, liberty, libertarianism, Economy, freedom, george mason, free markets, small government, lord acton, rebel economist

  Why is it that all the hot female economists are the ones that are getting it right? There is Diane Garnick.... and Meredith Whitney, the girl who saw through the Emperor's clothes at Citigroup. And today allow me introduce Michelle Muccio—self...

• Marilyn Chambers---Champion of Liberty

  Posted on Tuesday April 14th, 2009 at 05:04 in lesbian, libertarian, sex, Sexy, feminism, liberty, porn, libertarianism, freedom, pornography, american women, behind the green door

  Marilyn Chambers, age 56, was found dead yesterday in her Canyon Country home. Miss Chambers is mostly known for ushering in the era of porno chic with Behind the Green Door, in which the "99 and 44/100% pure" Ivory Girl did all kinds of h...

• Barack Obama's Chain of Fools

  Posted on Friday March 27th, 2009 at 04:26 in libertarian, liberty, Barack Obama, libertarianism, freedom, conservatives, gay rights, gays, lesbians, don't ask don't tell, doma, defense of marriage act

  Say a prayer tonight for Andrew Sullivan. If there are two groups who should be in the dumps over Barack Obama's presidency it is gays and libertarians—especially gay libertarian-leaning conservative Obama enthusiasts-- like Sully—w...

• Drug War Threatens Second Amendment

  Posted on Wednesday March 25th, 2009 at 05:22 in Marijuana, Mexico, Barack Obama, drugs, libertarianism, firearms, conservatives, gun control, war on drugs, second amendment, drug war, mexican drug cartels

  I hope my conservative friends, who are so enamored of the War on Drugs, take notice that the next casualty is going to be the Second Amendment.Everyone has finally noticed something that has long been apparent to those of us who live near the bord...

• Pubic Guardians and the Nanny State Itch

  Posted on Monday March 23rd, 2009 at 00:49 in women, Canada, liberty, socialism, libertarianism, freedom, nanny state, vanessa redgrave, socialized medicine, natasha richardson, brazilian wax, bikini wax

  By the hair of their coochie coo coos, Jersey Girls will be able to continue getting Brazilian waxes in the Salons of the Garden State—though I personally recommend just going the laser route—even if it means you can no longer have a pornographi...

• Zora Hurston—the Fourth Libertarian Chick

  Posted on Friday March 20th, 2009 at 13:35 in lesbian, women, feminism, liberty, libertarianism, freedom, civil rights, african americans, feminist, blacks, zora neale hurston, women's movement

  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...

• Isabel Paterson and the Age of Obama

  Posted on Sunday March 15th, 2009 at 12:24 in libertarian, conservative, women, liberty, socialism, Barack Obama, libertarianism, freedom, communism, statism, economic freedom, old right

  In 1943 liberty and freedom were in full retreat throughout the planet. The tyrannies of fascism and communism controlled vast areas of the world—and communism was on the march. In the West, intellectuals, enamored of Marx's theories of dialect...

• John Stossel's Bailouts and Bull

  Posted on Saturday March 14th, 2009 at 02:33 in libertarian, libertarianism, television, border security, medicinal marijuana, john stossel, government waste, 20 20, free markets, drew carey, universal preschool, bailouts

  I hope some of you tuned into John Stossel's Friday night 20/20 report on Bailouts and Bull. I haven't enjoyed anything on Network TV so much since the lesbian wedding on Friends-- even though on that one I was left with the distinct impression t...

• Stem Cell Research in the Collectivist State

  Posted on Monday March 9th, 2009 at 12:06 in libertarian, women, liberty, Barack Obama, prolife, libertarianism, stem cells, freedom, Liberals, Genocide, stem cell research, feminists

  George Bush was not exactly a philosopher-king. But one thing he reportedly did honestly struggle with was the executive order dealing with stem cell research.Not so Barack Obama.Today he was “excited” to sign the executive order which will rever...

• Ayn Rand Shrugs Obamaland

  Posted on Saturday March 7th, 2009 at 11:53 in libertarian, Ayn Rand, atlas shrugged, stock market, socialism, Barack Obama, libertarianism, Economy, conservatives, statism, free markets, tax protest

  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...

• Libertarian Chick Rose Wilder Lane

  Posted on Wednesday March 4th, 2009 at 01:51 in women, liberty, libertarianism, freedom, individualism, laura ingalls wilder, libertarians, rose wilder lane, old right, libertarian movement, little house on prairie

  March is Women's History Month, and a good time to recognize the libertarian chick triumvirate of Isabel Patterson, Ayn Rand and Rose Wilder Lane. Yes, that Rose Wilder Lane, daughter of the author of the Little House on the Prairie series...

• Freedom Strikes FOX News

  Posted on Tuesday February 24th, 2009 at 03:34 in politics, libertarian, conservative, news, liberty, libertarianism, Economy, television, freedom, fox news, ron paul, conservatism

  When Roger Ailes formed FOX News I am sure he was aware of the same phenomena which John Stuart Mill described when he made his famous observation that not all conservatives are stupid, but a whole lot of stupid people are conservative. And FOX News...

• Beating the Recession Blues

  Posted on Thursday February 5th, 2009 at 03:02 in libertarian, libertarianism, Economy, economics, vegetarianism, federal government, daisy dukes, economic stimulus, recesssion, recession chic, recession blues

  It's one thing to tell someone all they have to fear is fear itself—but generally that chipper ass has not seen half of their life savings dissipate in six months, nor are they ever found in the unemployment line.We are all in grieving mode, and a...