February 2012
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chris-baylor-ucla asked: How do we unify christian and atheist libertarians? Many of my libertarian friends support things like gay marriage but I don't think the government should sanction homosexuality. It's a real sticking point for uniting the movement.
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“I can think of few things as pernicious as nationalism (disguised as...”
– Ricardo Perez
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thingsfrewyou asked: Hey, My name is michael! I just followed you cuz I'm really interested in the libertarian views and shrinking government and social constructions to make people more free and capable. I hope to learn a lot about libertarianism from yo blog!
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Anecdote: One time I was so uninformed I thought...
mermaidlostatsea answered your question: Help me out, tumblr libertarians?
Is it bad that i’m not familiar with a lot of those phrases?
Not at all! Just keep reading — you’ll get there. In the meantime, it doesn’t make you less principled, just probably a little newer to the game.
Fun story: My freshman year of college, I basically thought all the same things I think now,...
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So I had a tumblr-tastic weekend.
…aaaaand yes, I did actually just write “tumblr-tastic.”
I was speaking at/helping run the Young Americans for Liberty booth at the 2012 International Students for Liberty Conference here in Washington, DC. My presentation was 45 minutes of a fast but thorough (probably too thorough, knowing me XD) discussion of the finer details of mass emailing, earning media attention,...
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Help me out, tumblr libertarians?
I’m looking to make two comprehensive lists, and I need your assistance.
Can you tell me what kind of libertarian you are (minarchist, an-cap, classical liberal, etc.)?
Can you tell me some of your philosophical bases for your libertarianism (natural rights theory, utilitarianism, etc.)?
This is for a (pretty awesome, if I do say so myself) new project I’m working on right now. I...
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“Contrary to popular belief, the data show that democracies don’t go to war any...”
– Ivan Eland, “Provocations against Iran Follow a Rich Tradition”
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Will Iran be attacked? →
Sure as Hell looking that way. When will this empire end?
Washington has made tremendous preparations for a military assault on Iran. There is speculation that Washington has called off its two longest running wars – Iraq and Afghanistan – in order to deploy forces against Iran. Two of Washington’s fleets have been assigned ...
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In a moment of self-promotion vanity which is... →
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dereksinsanelyirrationaluniverse asked: Just curious if you've checked out the Mises institute.... I found your bog and instantly fell in love with it. Keep spreading the real facts :)
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“While Brazil and European countries are much freer than the US concerning...”
– Fernando Chiocca
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So who here's going to be at the ISFLC next week?
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conza replied to your photo: GPOYW. In other me-related news, I’m training for…
Treadmill. Laptop. Tumblr. Problem solved.
Come on, now, treadmill running doesn’t count. Inside air = sucky and the machine’s doing half the work for you! The ground isn’t going to conveniently move underneath me when I’m running that half marathon XD
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“I think we all understand that these values cannot truly find voice in our...”
– Barack Obama, 2012 National Prayer Breakfast
As you have probably figured out if you’ve been reading this blog for long or have checked out my other tumblr, I’m a Christian. Perhaps it’s for that reason that I find this excerpt in particular and the President’s whole prayer...
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What Thrives and What Dies During War? →
From the article comes this outline:
Main Street Economy: Land, Labor, and Capital Harmed By War
Retail business
Real estate and Insurance
Art and Entertainment
Airlines and capital intensive industries
Manufacturing and Non-defense capital goods
The Unregulated Economy: Technology and Entrepreneurship Harmed By War
Technology
Internet
Banking privacy
Small businesses
New businesses
...
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Sure, you can buy a cigar in Boston...if you're... →
The city of Boston has quietly banned all cigars which cost less than $2.50.
Translation: Blunts, no. Fancy Habanos, yes.
Second translation: Poor people smoking, no. Rich people smoking, yes:
The ban is effective February 1, 2012.
But for those upper class cigar aficionados, the elite few who are still allowed to smoke indoors at their pricey cigar bars, will still be able to purchase...
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12 Progressive Contradictions in Neoconservatism →
From the piece:
[W]hile neoconservatives are extremely vocal in their opposition to progressive domestic policies, they advocate a paternalistic approach to foreign policy.
[…]
One must rabidly advocate “small government,” but blindly embrace a huge military as a part of the same government.
On a similar note, one must lionize the Founding Fathers’ vision of a decentralized federal...
January 2012
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Mitt Romney and Ron Paul: A Tale of Two Very... →
From the (very thoughtful) article — emphasis added:
The biggest divide, however, may be their supporters. Paul’s people, who dutifully showed up to hold signs bearing his name at some of Romney’s Florida events, are dedicated to Paul’s policies. Asking them the reasons for their support can easily lead to a 10-minute conversation about the advantages of non-interventionism or the gold...
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Hey, remember after we invaded Iraq and we found...
stfuconservatives:
Y’know the ones that the president, pretty much every other politician, every military general, and every intelligence analyst was CERTAIN were there? Yeahhh… Now tell me again about the imminent threat of a nuclear Iran. -Joe
Exactly.
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So I actually caught part of the GOP debate last...
This is unusual for me, because:
I don’t have a TV.
If I did, it wouldn’t have cable.
I’m sure it’s on the internet somewhere but don’t feel like finding it.
I already pretty much know what everyone is going to say.
That said, I must say that there were some…amusing, I guess you could say? — moments which I much enjoyed.
Topping the list is when...
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Why the Government Must Control the Internet →
n-morgan:
It wasn’t too long ago that that we had three sources of national news: ABC, CBS, and NBC. Print media were limited to the daily newspaper and national news magazines like Time, Newsweek, and U.S. News & World Report. No more.
The media gatekeepers are few and far between today. The last gate – the biggest gate – is the internet. If it can’t be controlled, the people can’t be...
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The TSA has detained Sen. Rand Paul for refusing a... →