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What is Libertarianism?
The Classic Liberal Blog | December 19th 2009 by theCL
In continuing What is Conservatism?, let’s stop and take a closer look at libertarianism. I think you’ll find more often than not, libertarians and conservatives generally agree. We’ll look at excerpts from 2 essays on libertarianis read more
John Stossel's show on Healthcare
The Whited Sepulchre | December 19th 2009 by allen in fort worth
There are very few diamonds in the television dungheap.John Stossel's new show, Stossel, is one of them. Thursday's show featured John Mackey, the founder of Whole Foods, and it was excellent. It will probably repeat on FoxBusiness a couple of more t read more
Selectively Small-Government
Cato @ Liberty | December 18th 2009
By Neal McCluskeyYesterday, David Boaz riffed off of Michael Petrilli’s recent Wall Street Journal piece on the need for Republicans to stop denigrating well-educated, social-progressive types and make them feel welcome in the party. That is, read more
Adam Kokesh profiled by Washington Independent
United Liberty | December 18th 2009 by Austin
Over at the Washington Independent, Dave Weigel has put up a great profile of Adam Kokesh, who is running for Congress in New Mexico’s Third Congressional District:“The ground has really shifted away from the neocon agenda,” Kokesh told TWI read more
Is libertarianism compatible with Christianity?
eChurchWebsites Blog | December 16th 2009
Cross post by Young Mr. Brown, from the excellent Marmalade Sandwich Blog:- Is libertarianism compatible with Christianity? Not my question, but that of Mr. Stewart Cowan of Real Street, asked in a comment on a post on this blog. It is a question tha read more
An Olive Branch
The Classic Liberal Blog | December 14th 2009 by theCL
Back to What is Conservatism? War Edition. I wanted to get into libertarianism because libertarianism is the root of conservatism. There was a time during the life of someone you know (or have known) when what we call libertarianism today was called read more
More holiday gift suggestions
Knappster | December 13th 2009
First suggestion:If it's a book or video, and if it's libertarian or related to libertarianism, check Laissez Faire Books before buying it elsewhere. Not only will you be supporting a movement institution, but there's a pretty good chance you'll save read more
Understanding Libertarianism
Seeing the Forest | December 12th 2009 by Dave Johnson
Anyone who wants to understand Libertarianism should read Romancing the Stone-Cold Killer. You'll be shocked. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit Seeing the Forest at http://seeingtheforest.com for full links, other content, and more! ]] read more
Hi There After All This Time
Libertarianism And Things | December 12th 2009
I'll bet I lost all of my readers during my long layoff from blogging. I apologize to everyone.I was watching tv at the gas station across the street from my apartment (the guys there are really nice, not Jewish though) and lost track of all time. Th read more
The Debate Continues
Truth.SC | December 11th 2009 by Skyler J. Collins
I've been involved in a small debate over at LDSFreemen.com. The introduction to my latest contribution: Gabriel Fink, Chris Brown and I have been involved in a debate of sorts regarding what the Book of Mormon says regarding tax and limited governme read more
The Virtual Galt Bakers Dozen
Observations from Virtual Galt | December 11th 2009 by James Oaksun
Part of the Virtual Galt philosophy — the practical libertarianism that will help you find freedom — is suggesting ways to reduce your expense run rate. The single largest expense most people have is their home. If you’re living read more
Revolution 21 -- Part VII
Bonzai | December 10th 2009 by Mike Farmer
It's time to stop and assess the men and women in government who have taken it upon themselves to make grand changes to our lives, and, possibly, changes which could affect the lives of generations to come. This is nothing to let slide by l read more
Palmer and Cowen on the Nature of Liberty
Cato @ Liberty | December 8th 2009
By David BoazTwo leading libertarian thinkers, Tom Palmer and Tyler Cowen, discussed Palmer’s new book, Realizing Freedom: Libertarian Theory, History, and Practice, at a recent Cato Book Forum. You can see the video or download a podcast here. T read more
The Leadership of King Ahab
On The Rim of Insanity | December 7th 2009 by Benjamin Oravetz
I’ve been reading the Bible in one year, again, and this time doing it chronologically. I’ve just finished the reign of King Ahab, possibly the worst king of Israel (there was one who was worse in Judah, I think). King Ahab represents read more
Revolution 21 -- Part V
Bonzai | December 5th 2009 by Mike Farmer
This Revolution 21 series is an outline of a book I'm writing -- it's about a revolution of individuals whose only purpose is liberty -- to live without fear of coercion and without the ability to coerce others. It's about the death of Statism and th read more
Rand Redivivus?
Acton Institute PowerBlog | December 4th 2009
Heather Wilhelm of the Illinois Policy Institute examines the usefulness of Ayn Rand for political engagement by friends of the market economy in a WSJ op-ed, “Is Ayn Rand Bad for the Market?” She concludes, Rand held some insight on the read more
Palmer and Cowen on Libertarianism
Cato @ Liberty | December 3rd 2009
On Tuesday I hosted a Book Forum for Tom Palmer’s new book, Realizing Freedom: Libertarian Theory, History, and Practice. You can see the video here. I thought Tyler Cowen’s comments were very astute, so I reproduce an abridged version he read more
Guest Post: What it Means to be a Christian Libertarian
The Holy Cause | December 2nd 2009 by Greg
The following is a guest post. The views expressed are those of the author. If you look deeply into the phrase Christian Libertarian, you would see that it is a sort of oxymoron. The word Christian associates itself with a group that is read more
Morning Links - 12/2/2009
Truth.SC | December 2nd 2009 by Skyler J. Collins
Morning Links for December 12th, 2009: Mark Thornton reviews, "In the forward to the book, the former Chief of the Seattle Police Department makes the important observation that police officers experience criminals and victims of alcohol-related crim read more
Is libertarianism the ideology of the future?
Militant Libertarian | November 30th 2009 by Aaron
by Garry Reed, Libertarian News Examiner Is libertarianism growing around the world in spite of the political dominance of its antithesis, big government socialistic type regimes everywhere? A blog in the UK publication New Statesman titled “T read more
Welfarism, it's consequences and an interim solution
Boatang and Demetriou | November 30th 2009 by Kevin Boatang and John Demetriou
Libertarianism is obviously the purpose of individual responsibility and contribution for the benefit of the individual and society as a whole, among other things, and that is why is it so opposed to the concept of the welfare state. Although I have read more
Moby – Wait for me
Muzica Nu Ucide | November 30th 2009 by gholemzerounu
Deseori, de pe geamul de la serviciu, se intampla sa vad acelasi tip chelios cu alura de Moby. Putin mai inalt decat adevaratul Moby si mai putin anxios. Imi imaginez ca e fascinat de David Bowie si ca ii place sa petreaca dupa-amiezile plimbandu-s read more
Does a return to socialism suggest the return of Big Brother?
U.S.W.G.O. Alternative Hybrid Press | November 29th 2009 by Brian Hill
Author: Latin America Socialism a la XXI century group Source: Wall Street Journal Date: est. 1 hour ago Does a return to socialism suggest the return of Big Brother? One of the things that most annoys me when discussing socialism or capitalism or read more
Calling all laissez-faire sovereign individual Libertarians
from Reason to Freedom | November 28th 2009
The satirically titled article Calling all Stalinist-Jeffersonian-Bozoian Libertarians published on Wednesday immediately attracted the ire of contemporary socialism's apologists who stormed the "add a Comment" box on the article's page like they wer read more
Liberty in the Blogs: November 27, 2009
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness | November 28th 2009
ClarkKent writing over at Redstate.com - 'Conscience of a Libertarian'We libertarians are often seen as out of the mainstream, pot smokers and isolationists. Well, as a libertarian I can firmly speak for those of us who believe in a strong national d read more
Glenn Beck has lost it.
Jumping in Pools | November 27th 2009 by Matt
I have been for years and will continue to be a Glenn Beck fan, the host of one of the most popular Conservative talk shows on the radio, a rising star on Fox News, and the author of five books. His television program has helped to expose the ACORN s read more
Happy Thanksgiving, Immigrants Solve Their Own Problem
Notes From a Grumpy Old Man | November 26th 2009 by Christopher Williams
E J Dionne JrLeslie GelbJoe Conason"It's now official: So in vogue are attacks on President Obama that even his proclamation calling the nation to a day of Thanksgiving has become the focus of criticism." - E J dionne Jr"I believe that the Obama app read more
Sean Hannity Should Not Throw Stones About Plagiarism
Edgycater | November 25th 2009 by Edgycater
Conservative talk radio is at its best when it is clever, smart, informative and dressed with zesty helping of satire. That is why Rush Limbaugh is Public Enemy #1 to Statist-Marxist-Democrats. No one does it better. Mark Levin is a great legal mind read more
Mutualism: An Interview With Kevin Carson
Little Alex in Wonderland | November 24th 2009 by Little Alex
The Isocracy Network interviews Mr. Carson on the theory and practice of mutualism, worker self-management, anarchist thinkers and his critics. 3 Nov 09 | The Isocracy Network Kevin Carson, an American political theorist and a contemporary leader in read more
Libertarianism -- Going Old School
Bonzai | November 23rd 2009 by Mike Farmer
I rarely run across a thinker with whom I can agree on every point of their thought, but, so far, everything I've read from Frank Chodorov's work rings true. Since politics covers so many areas of life, it's almost impossible to h read more
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