April 2011
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Christian Followers:
libertarians:
To me, the statement, “Do not have any other gods before me,” means that you shouldn’t allow others to rule your life. It may be people forcing you into doing something with which you disagree and/or find undesirable, and it may be people prohibiting you from taking part in an action that doesn’t hurt others. They are one in the same.
If you respond that you obediently pay taxes...
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In a town not too far from where I live, part of a... →
Eminent domain is unjust, plain and simple. These people should not be forced to give up their successful family orchard because the government’s got a construction itch.
UPDATE: Wanna tell the town what you think about their road plan? Here’s their contact info — emails and all. I’d go for the administration, community development, public works, and finance people. ...
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Evil Plan
aslongasitsconsensual:
I’d really like to make a pamphlet outlining some of the ways in which Obama is similar to Bush and how ridiculous partisan politics are in general. I’d make a bunch of copies and carry them around with me to put on the windshields of cars with Obama bumper stickers (especially those who are all ready with their Obama 2012 stickers) whenever I came across them in parking...
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President Obama Picks New National Security Team,... →
President Obama formally introduced his new four national security appointments, saying that all have his complete confidence and are critical for the US to “stay focused on our missions, maintain our momentum and keep our nation secure.” ….
The announcements were interesting because three of the four men on stage – Petraeus and Allen in the military, Crocker as part of the ...
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Why people who identify as progressive, liberal... →
An excerpt:
[A]sk a good movement liberal or progressive about the two and you’ll quickly be informed that, yeah, Ron Paul’s good on the war stuff — yawn — but otherwise he’s a no-good right-wing reactionary of the worst order, a guy who’d kick your Aunt Beth off Medicare and force her to turn tricks for blood-pressure meds. By contrast, Obama, war crimes and all, provokes no such visceral...
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Why I'll support Ron Paul over Gary Johnson in the... →
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“But it’s long been clear that this is Obama’s understanding of “a nation of...”
– Glenn Greenwald (via azspot)
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Ron Paul is running for president in 2012. →
I’m always skeptical of these “inside scoops” about Dr. Paul’s candidacy, since there have been many (false) ones already this year, but this seems to be legit.
Well, I guess we’ll see.
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Early evening snack of lemon dill hummus and...
Maybe this will wake me up. Because right now I do not want to write and edit YAL emails; I want to sleep.
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Ron Paul in Esquire →
This is a good article. Here’s an excerpt:
Paul chose to use the new Congress’s ceremonial reading of the Constitution — a tribute to him — to chastise his colleagues for the hollowness of the stunt. “Will there be no more wars without an actual congressional declaration?” he asked. “Will the Federal Reserve Act be repealed? Will only gold and silver be called...
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DEA head: A thousand dead children means we're...
dagseoul:
hipsterlibertarian:
DEA head: A thousand dead children means we’re winning war on drugs.
How are we still doing this inane drug war thing? When will we learn to persuade people not to do drugs with friendship and reason instead of laws and dead children?
Inane? That’s a smart person’s synonym for stupid with a little patronizing attitude thrown in because inane...
I'm in Colorado for a few days.
So uh…we’ll see how much internetting happens, I guess XD
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DEA head: A thousand dead children means we're... →
How are we still doing this inane drug war thing? When will we learn to persuade people not to do drugs with friendship and reason instead of laws and dead children?
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citizenalien asked: What sorts of solutions might free market libertarians have for problems facing endangered species? More specifically, how might free market/capitalist libertarians suggest animals facing extinction or endangerment in less economically powerful parts of the world be protected in the face of large economic demand, often from economically powerful individuals? (I suppose this is to tease out what...
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Civil Rights, the Solid South, and the GOP’s Big... →
Here’s a new question I’ve answered on my blog in response to a query about the history of voter realignment in America the philosophical — or at least rhetorical — evolution of our two major parties.
Fair warning: It’s long. There’s no simple answer to a question about 150+ years of partisan history XD
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If you complain about the TSA, you will be singled... →
(via lepus)
Sadly, I do not find this surprising.
More sadly, I have to take two plane trips in the next month.
This article makes me doubt the wisdom of the bikini protest thing I’d slightly considered.
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The Libertarian Alternative to Universal Health...
statehate:
alexanderclarence:
dagseoul:
hipsterlibertarian:
Ok, so this is my promised response to Greenstate’s question. That full question will appear below in bolded block quotes.…
A key weapon in a Libertarian’s arsenal is to be open to critical inquiry, to invite debate, to sound reasonable, to talk smart, to name drop, and to illustrate an educational background based in sound...
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My Problem with Libertarians
jessreneecooper:
The basic ideals of Libertarians as I understand it are:
Liberty for all
Smaller government
Less spending which means less taxes
Feel free to correct me if I’m wrong, but I’m sure I am a bit right if not totally.
That’s not a bad generalization, though when I want to boil it down to that brevity, I find it more effective to say “fiscally conservative, socially...
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I just made mashed potatoes. They are the...
For serious. So tasty. Seasoned with:
sea salt
black pepper
red pepper
coriander
dill seed
Irish butter
You should made some now.
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Rebecca Black's "Friday": A Libertarian Allegory →
From today’s Mises Daily:
Arriving before the school bus is a car with “my friends.” They are smiling and inviting her to join them on the ride. And it is in this context that she confronts that glorious institution that is otherwise denied to her and every student in government school: human choice.
It might as first seem like a trivial choice: whether to sit in the front...
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I'm in the Daily Beast! →
Well, a quote from me is, in an article about Ron Paul. Here’s what I said:
“We’ve grown up with nothing but war and debt and abuse of our civil liberties. It’s not very hard for me and others in my generation to figure out that the two major parties don’t have our best interests in mind. Ron Paul’s message is different.”