Hi, I’m Bonnie.My site is bonniekristian.com, which Google determined was a good result for searches of “hipster libertarian.” Thus this tumblr. If you have a question, please check over my FAQ page first. That’s also where you’ll submit your query. My other tumblr is [ˈkɾeːdoː].Tumblr (3.0; @hipsterlibertarian)http://hipsterlibertarian.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzkb7vUUw31qeq0iuo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://jesusfkennedy.tumblr.com/post/17791785521/the-news">jesusfkennedy</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>The News</p> </blockquote> <p>Ha!  This is great.</p>http://hipsterlibertarian.com/post/18138327585http://hipsterlibertarian.com/post/18138327585Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:33:50 -0500libertarianpolitics<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lztxx3cxya1qcf9ito1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://fuckyeahweddingideas.tumblr.com/post/18133628345/a-colorful-umbrella-arch">fuckyeahweddingideas</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>A colorful umbrella arch!</p> </blockquote> <p>0_0</p>http://hipsterlibertarian.com/post/18134274891http://hipsterlibertarian.com/post/18134274891Thu, 23 Feb 2012 11:54:33 -0500hipsterWell, I argue that for the Christian libertarian, wanting the government to stop legislating against...http://hipsterlibertarian.com/post/18133513110http://hipsterlibertarian.com/post/18133513110Thu, 23 Feb 2012 11:35:00 -0500libertarianpoliticstheology<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz9hcnRdEY1qzis54o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://guineapiggies.tumblr.com/post/17829943758/home-sweet-home-by-maxi-line">guineapiggies</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Home, sweet home!.. (by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/49517733@N07/6829014755/">maxi-line</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://hipsterlibertarian.com/post/18132003494http://hipsterlibertarian.com/post/18132003494Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:54:51 -0500hipster<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lymtihrxhm1qhxsz4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>GPOYyesterday — I was home sick :(</p>http://hipsterlibertarian.com/post/18131926013http://hipsterlibertarian.com/post/18131926013Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:52:40 -0500hipster libertarian<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzty3aFVxI1qb7hj2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Nice.</p>http://hipsterlibertarian.com/post/18131728541http://hipsterlibertarian.com/post/18131728541Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:47:06 -0500libertarianpolitics“I can think of few things as pernicious as nationalism (disguised as patriotism), because it...http://hipsterlibertarian.com/post/18131126613http://hipsterlibertarian.com/post/18131126613Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:29:47 -0500libertarianpoliticsIranWarantiwarThank you!  Hopefully I can live up to those expectations :)http://hipsterlibertarian.com/post/17933009200http://hipsterlibertarian.com/post/17933009200Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:52:00 -0500hipster libertarian<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzofx06kR31r5bkr3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://sogeefly.tumblr.com/post/17932607615/kyut">sogeefly</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>kyut..</p> </blockquote>http://hipsterlibertarian.com/post/17932951122http://hipsterlibertarian.com/post/17932951122Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:50:56 -0500hipster<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzog01pM7i1qf247qo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://goodnumberone.tumblr.com/post/17932696517/when-the-days-are-grey-by-virginhoney-on-flickr">goodnumberone</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25179368@N06/6425022561/" title="when the days are grey...">when the days are grey…</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/25179368@N06/">virginhoney</a> on Flickr.</p> </blockquote>http://hipsterlibertarian.com/post/17932946009http://hipsterlibertarian.com/post/17932946009Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:50:50 -0500hipstermermaidlostatsea answered your question: Help me out, tumblr libertarians? Is it bad that i’m not...http://hipsterlibertarian.com/post/17932755608http://hipsterlibertarian.com/post/17932755608Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:46:53 -0500hipster libertarianpoliticslibertarian…aaaaand yes, I did actually just write “tumblr-tastic.” I was speaking at/helping...http://hipsterlibertarian.com/post/17932444124http://hipsterlibertarian.com/post/17932444124Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:40:00 -0500libertarianpoliticshipster libertarianI’m looking to make two comprehensive lists, and I need your assistance. Can you tell me what...http://hipsterlibertarian.com/post/17931834954http://hipsterlibertarian.com/post/17931834954Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:28:29 -0500libertarianpolitics“Contrary to popular belief, the data show that democracies don’t go to war any less...http://hipsterlibertarian.com/post/17671363116http://hipsterlibertarian.com/post/17671363116Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:10:24 -0500libertarianpoliticsantiwariran<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzg9ragSVC1qbtjzeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://hipsterlibertarian.com/post/17670004537http://hipsterlibertarian.com/post/17670004537Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:45:05 -0500hipster<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/TypWtZYLCF8?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Keynesian economics:  ”Shit happens because of animal spirits.”</p>http://hipsterlibertarian.com/post/17669377026http://hipsterlibertarian.com/post/17669377026Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:32:52 -0500libertarianpoliticsWill Iran be attacked?: Sure as Hell looking that way.  When will this empire end?  Washington ...http://hipsterlibertarian.com/post/17392297059http://hipsterlibertarian.com/post/17392297059Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:17:33 -0500libertarianpolitics<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz6v8vmkZL1qcfvc7o3_400.jpg"/><br/> Unite or die?<br/><br/> <img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz6v8vmkZL1qcfvc7o1_500.jpg"/><br/> The crowd on its feet for demagoguery.<br/><br/> <img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz6v8vmkZL1qcfvc7o2_500.jpg"/><br/> Rand Paul spoke on economic policy.<br/><br/> <p>So I stopped by CPAC last night, picked up my blogger pass, roamed the exhibit hall where I got some sweet mock Ray-Bans from Google, and had to sit through some ranting by Herman Cain to see the one remotely attractive speaker of the weekend:  Rand Paul.</p> <p>Here are some crappy cell phone pictures I took which, when put together, kind of struck me as representative of the event.  On the top, a button for sale in the exhibit hall:  The Republican Party must unite or die.  At this point it’s a weird coalition which is held together only by opposition to the slightly bigger domestic government advocated by Democrats/Obama’s desire to wage wars of aggression <em>with</em> our buddies in NATO rather than by ourselves.</p> <p>But if a uniting occurs, what will the rallying cry be?  Thus the other two pictures.  On the one hand, the audience of the main ballroom can be seen leaping out of their chairs one of many times during Herman Cain’s 15-minute, catch phrase heavy speech.  Cain was introduced with a repeated emphasis on the fact that he doesn’t use teleprompters.  Once he started speaking, it became instantly apparent why he didn’t need them:  His speech was largely content-free, and what little content he had sounded like he’d been scribbling notes during Ron Paul YouTube videos.  He also spoke at a rate of about 10 words per minute, and made sure to always pause for applause.</p> <p>Rand Paul spoke next, giving a talk tailored to the CPAC audience and focused on economic issues.  I have to admit I was hoping he’d take the conservative movement to task on its decidedly un-fiscally conservative and un-pro-life love of war, but that’s really more Ron’s style.  Rand votes and campaigns against stuff like SOPA, the PATRIOT Act, and unconstitutional wars in the Senate (he’s been <a href="http://bonniekristian.com/justin-raimondo-rand-paul-proved-me-wrong/">accepted into the antiwar fold by even the initially very suspicious Justin Raimondo</a>), but he is much more the politician than his father, in that he knows how to play to an audience without compromising.  Both tactics have their advantages — but I begin to digress.</p> <p>All that to say, CPAC is interesting as always, if much less liberty-friendly this year.  And the direction of the GOP in the next decade too will be interesting indeed.</p>http://hipsterlibertarian.com/post/17378072473http://hipsterlibertarian.com/post/17378072473Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:58:00 -0500libertarianpoliticsCPAC<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz6ny5Mz3l1qbnkivo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://jennlove.tumblr.com/post/17372922035/jaakko-mattila-i-love-having-free-time-this">jennlove</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Jaakko Mattila.</p> <p>i love having free time this morning. xo</p> </blockquote>http://hipsterlibertarian.com/post/17373976543http://hipsterlibertarian.com/post/17373976543Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:56:06 -0500hipster<a href="http://bonniekristian.com/media/">In a moment of self-promotion vanity which is still happening right now, I updated the media page on my website to include speaking engagements.</a>http://hipsterlibertarian.com/post/17324857986http://hipsterlibertarian.com/post/17324857986Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:07:09 -0500hipster libertarian