Governor Johnson’s “Carbon Fee” Proposal Had Some Merit, After All by Brett Linley Nothing will burn through your libertarian street-cred faster than proposing taxes. In reality, it doesn’t matter what kind of tax it is. The tax’s purpose doesn’t really matter, either. All that matters, when rubber hits the road, is that you want more…
Eric July’s New Song is Now Available for All to Listen by I, AnCap After weeks of anticipation, iconic Libertarian street metal band BackWordz has delivered exclusively through Metal Injection. Perhaps their most controversial piece yet, the track focuses on their frontman’s past, from his early rap career at age 10 to his departure from his…
by Josh Guckert In a new ad, the website Balanced Rebellion uses “Dead Abe Lincoln” to appeal to the frustration of American voters while informing about Gary Johnson. It also lays out the site’s objective: matching Democratic voters with Republican voters so as to avoid “indirectly” voting for the other candidate. The faux Lincoln then goes…
Stossel: “We Just Don’t Want To Try To Control The World” By: Elias J. Atienza The Libertarian Republic had the pleasure of interviewing Fox Business Network’s John Stossel, the host of Stossel. Tonight, John Stossel is hosting a Libertarian Town Hall with Governors Gary Johnson and Bill Weld at 9pm EST on Fox Business. Note that this…
by Josh Guckert On Thursday, progressive YouTube channel The Young Turks released a video entitled “Libertarianism Debunked.” In the five and a half minute speech, Hasan Piker, the host of “Pop Crunch,” explains what libertarianism is before rebuking it. Though Piker praises libertarians’ “progressive” values on individual liberty issues, he has a problem with their economic…
By: Kody Fairfield The unprecedented run that has been the Donald Trump for President campaign continues to be entertaining to say the least. Trump has gone from an essential laughing stock of a candidate, to a polarizing nominee, even within his own party. He has been plagued by abrasive comments to women, minorities, his political…
By: Jenna Ranger The birth of the “Cocks, not Glocks” movement: While Jessica Jin was sitting in traffic listening to the radio, she heard some men talking about how stripping people’s rights after a shooting is not the answer to the problem. This made her think: “what a bunch of dildos.” And so, “cocks, not…
Welcome Letter To Students Warns Them Of Disagreement, Discomfort, and a Lack of “Safe Spaces” or “Trigger Warnings” By Avens O’Brien Trigger Warning: This piece includes mention of free speech, disagreement, controversy and common sense. Forgive the snarky opening complete with a trigger warning, but this week, the University of Chicago said something that…
Gary Johnson and Nicholas Sarwark clarify previous statements By: Darrell England Gary Johnson, Libertarian Party Presidential Nominee, made some recent statements that made many libertarians nervous concerning a carbon tax and mandatory vaccinations. Nicholas Sarwark, Chairman of the Libertarian Party, called Johnson yesterday morning to discuss these two issues. The Libertarian nominee later closed his speech at…
Social Network Aims to End Online Censorship By Brett Chandrasekhar Social media platform Gab.ai is the free speech alternative to Facebook and Twitter. Launched last Monday, Gab appears in the aftermath of controversial censorship by other platforms. For example, Gizmodo revealed in May that Facebook routinely suppressed conservative news. Both networks have also banned conservatives and libertarians. Gab…