Let’s get one thing straight! People have the right to record the actions of their government in public. The first amendment guarantees it and you should absolutely record any encounter you have with authorities for your own protection. From the citizen who recorded the video of the cop: The Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) is illegally…
You may take our lives. But you’ll never take… OUR FOOD TRUCKS! Imagine spending your life savings to open your dream business, only to have the government shut you down––just to protect industry insiders. It’s happening right now in Washington D.C. The Institute for Justice is fighting for the rights of small business owners and…
Do you even liberty bro? The Huffington Post held a hangout with college kids where they stated they were socially liberal but fiscally conservative. Basically libertarians! Kids these days don’t care what you do with your personal life. They also don’t want to be saddled with student loans for the rest of their lives, especially…
Senator Rand Paul made waves for recent comments he made regarding the use of drones on an episode of Cavuto the other day. Paul: “I’ve never argued against any technology being used when you have an imminent threat, an active crime going on,” Paul said. “If someone comes out of a liquor store with a…
Ron Paul appeared on Bloomberg to defend his investment portfolio, which has lost a tremendous amount of value in the past few months coinciding with the steep drop in gold prices. The anchors pressed Paul on how he can reconcile his losses of over 40% of his value but he countered by challenging the long…
Silver: Little Brother, Big Potential Three Reasons Silver Could Outperform Gold By Jason Sampognaro By Jason Sampognaro, Hard Assets Alliance Analyst, TLR Contributor When we think of gold, we think of the solid, safe-haven, value-holding, inflation-hedging, shiny, yellow metal that lets us sleep at night knowing the governments of the world cannot print it out…
Does the Boston Bomber deserve a Miranda warning? by Guest Columnist: Henry Graebe There is a national debate occurring at the moment that has enormous implications for the future of civil liberties in our country. At the center of the debate is the issue of whether or not the Boston bomber, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, should…
Bill Maher invited Brian Levin, director of the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism to discuss the Boston bombers psychology behind the attacks. Levin started out by claiming that all faiths are equally bad but Maher countered immediately saying: “I mean, there’s only one faith, for example, that kills you or wants to kill…
(Washington, DC) Secretary of State John Kerry is pledging $123 million dollars in non-lethal aid to Syrian rebels attempting to overthrow the government of Bashar al-Assad. The governments of France and Britain have urged for the provision of armed support to insurgents that have possible ties to al-Qaeda forces in the region. A recent meeting of…
There goes the neighborhood! (The Editor of the Libertarian Republic’s brother, Justin Petersen, lives in the area of Watertown where police have been on a manhunt for suspected terrorists connected to the recent bombings in Boston. Petersen lives in ground zero where the search has brought out police and paramilitary forces to sweep areas where…