Socialism Falls Short in Europe Dutch King pronounces end of welfare state Keith Farrell Dutch King Willem-Alexander did his best to garner support for the country’s new austerity measures yesterday in a speech that proclaimed the end of the Welfare State and welcomed the beginning of a “participation society.” Speaking in defense of spending…
New Chinese Exchange-Traded Products Poised to Further Boost Gold Demand By Hard Assets Alliance Team By Justin Spittler, Hard Assets Alliance Analyst After speculation that the US Federal Reserve would rein in its asset-purchasing program earlier than anticipated, Western investors began exiting gold-back exchanged-traded funds (ETFs) in record numbers, highlighted by $8.7 billion in…
Increasingly embattled Speaker may face primary challenge Keith Farrell From debt ceiling limits, to gun control, to Syria and now Affordable Care Act funding, Speaker of the House John Boehner has continually found himself at odds with a large base of his party’s constituents. Trying to work with leadership in DC, Boehner has repeatedly come…
The City of Leander, Texas is refusing to pay the medical bills for a German Shepherd dog that was shot when police served a warrant at the wrong address. An officer shot “Vinny” in June, putting the dog in the hospital with $1,500 in medical bills. Luckily he survived and is recovering, but the city…
The family of a 12-year-old boy is suing police and the American School for the Deaf, alleging that the officer tasered a boy, while the school abused him and denied him food. The student ran away from school to escape staffers who had beaten and choked him when he was caught by a police officer…
Life is beautiful! We at The Libertarian Republic love a story with a happy ending. That’s why we are so pleased to be able to bring you a followup to our story from the other day where a homeless man returned a satchel containing $2,300 in cash and $40k in travelers checks. Read: Homeless man…
Thank you, Captain Obvious! A superintendent of the Little Rock, Arkansas public schools has written a memo to teachers and staff advising them to wear underwear. No one knows where the policy is coming from and if there were any specific incidents that have occurred. The admin just decided to write-up a dress code, including…
Witch hunts always find witches. LearnLiberty is out with a new video that explains why the NSA’s warrantless wiretapping is a violation of citizen’s natural rights. Professor James Otteson of Yeshiva University explains how the 4th amendment originated out of the tyranny of the British King George III allowing his soldiers to write their own…
Hello to the readers of The Libertarian Republic, My good friend Austin Petersen, the editor of The Libertarian Republic asked me to write to you and introduce myself. Austin wanted me to let everyone know why I decided to advertise on his new web page and what I am all about. Simply stated I believe in…
At a campaign rally in Dresden for German Chancellor Angela Merkel, a mischievous member of the Pirate Party flew and crash landed a drone at the Chancellor’s feet. The Pirate took pictures and surveillance video of Merkel, hovering the robot just feet from her as she smiled. Her defense minister seemed not quite so pleased….