Rod MacIver received a faulty ticket in December which lead him to suing the small Vermont town of Shelburne. He arrived at court to fight the complaint but the judge in small claims court had to postpone the hearing. The police officers who were defending themselves were advised by their attorney to skip the court…
St. Homeless Guy of Bostonia! A homeless man in Boston returned a backpack he found containing $2,400, $39,500 in travelers checks and a passport. The man found police and notified them in front of a TJ Maxx store. He reported his find and officers took the backpack and reported it to the news. It was…
They didn’t adhere to objective morality! The AP is reporting that a Russian man was shot when a philosophical debate over Kant’s “Critique of Pure Reason” devolved into violence. Police in Rostov-on Don said two young men were discussing Kant’s ethics when they decided to throw both ethics AND reason out the window and go…
Welcome to the Police State! GRAY, LOUISIANA – A 15-year old boy was arrested for posting a Youtube video he made with the “Real Strike” app from his phone. The application take a video from your mobile device and superimposes a picture of a gun over it. The student allegedly recorded his classmates with the…
Penn Jillette took a bite out of his friend Greg Gutfeld for sitting and watching his colleagues on Fox’s The Five suggest that atheists should just leave the country. A controversy has exploded after anchor Dana Perino suggested that atheists should leave because they are upset that the United States government is unconstitutionally promoting…
They refused to be victims! Liveleak.com has a beautiful new video mashup available today that features some of the best clips of citizens fighting back against criminal gangsterism. We at The Libertarian Republic believe that a strong nation is one where individuals have the right to protect themselves from unlawful aggression using lethal force if…
Will the Tea Party go to Washington? The Washington Post declared Kentucky Senator Rand Paul to be the clear frontrunner for the Republican Party nomination to be President in 2016. The ranking places him just above New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and Florida Senator Marco Rubio. Could he possibly be the next President of the…
It’s libertarian Christmas all year! FreedomWorks’ CEO Matt Kibbe sat down with Matt Welch from Reason magazine to discuss whether there was a “libertarian moment” happening in American politics. Discussing issues such as the IRS targeting of conservative groups, the NSA domestic spying programs and Obamacare, Kibbe argues that the time has come for libertarians…
California’s dreamin’ if they think a $10 minimum wage is a good idea The state of California has increased their minimum wage to $10 per hour, raising it from $8. Washington state had previously been the highest with $9.19 an hour. The bill was passed on a straight party-line vote. Governor Jerry Brown has stated that he…
Common sense is not all that common. NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly reported that his police officers shot two innocent bystanders when they were in pursuit of a deranged suspect that pointed their finger at officers. The officers opened fire after the lunatic suspect pretended to point a gun at them in the middle of Times…