Does Privilege Matter?
Did you know that you are free to find your own happiness in the world, no matter what situation you were born into? Don’t believe me. Listen to this rich, white guy Jean Paul Sartre explain it.
Did you know that you are free to find your own happiness in the world, no matter what situation you were born into? Don’t believe me. Listen to this rich, white guy Jean Paul Sartre explain it.
A “Libertarian Republic” is a concept that attempts to describe an ideal form of governance for a nation devoted to classical liberal ideas. It reflects a desire for the power of governance to be situated as near to the citizens being governed as possible. It is to invoke the ideas of Federalism and to imply…
Pres. Trump has unknowingly revived philosophical debate for pundits, commentators, and everyday people. Let’s hope these profitable conversations continue.
This week, the American Conservative Union blasted out an email warning against the Innovation Act, a much-needed patent reform bill proposed by Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA). Their reasoning wasn’t exactly subtle, as the email screamed: CHINA LOVES IT. INVENTORS FEAR IT. THE FOUNDERS WOULD HAVE HATED IT. Now, I can’t speak for China, and I…
David Sivak After white nationalists protested the City of Charlottesville’s plan to remove a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee, conservative commentator Dinesh D’Souza claimed Sunday that Lee opposed slavery. Verdict: False While Lee disagreed with slavery in an abstract sense, he held views similar to his pro-slavery contemporaries and criticized abolitionists of his day. Fact Check: D’Souza claimed…
The conflict in the Middle East has shined a light on the motives of the belligerents in the battle between Israel and the Palestinians. Americans generally have a woefully inadequate understanding of the basic reasons for why this conflict is so intense, and the hatred so deep seated. Part of that may be our…
Rand Paul’s presidential race has had a dramatic impact already on the liberty movement, with tens of thousands of Google searches bringing people to The Libertarian Republic to learn more about our ideas. We’ve written quite frequently about libertarian issues, and we do it in a way that we think makes them more approachable, and…