Libertarians are often attacked for their laissez-faire posture concerning real and perceived human problems. Many people–whether left, right, or libertarian–falsely equate laissez-faire with not caring; with a sense of moral apathy and blindness. The right tends to see libertarians as morally bereft libertines whereas the left brands libertarians as selfish and antisocial kooks. And unfortunately, some…
“It was more like [she was] not human. She was deranged, like she was lost. You know, when someone has a look in their eyes like they don’t know where they are?” Those are the words of Kevin Bolton, age 29, who witnessed an unimaginable tragedy when Jennifer Berry, 33, hurdled her newborn baby girl…
Jonah Bennett on October 1, 2015 Lawmakers agreed Tuesday in the annual defense bill to preserve another year of funding for the A-10 and called the Air Force’s attempt to sideline the aircraft “misguided.” A document from the House Armed Services Committee argues the A-10 is invaluable, evidenced even more so by its recent deployment against…
Anyone who regularly shares their opinion about anything on social media knows how childish and immature full grown adults can act when challenged on their views. It doesn’t really matter if it’s politics, movies, sports, or what constitutes a real deep-dish pizza, someone is going to be offended or angered over your opinions online. For the chronically…
Josh Fatzick on September 30, 2015 A federal officer who, earlier this month, pleaded guilty to manufacturing methamphetamine in a government laboratory also allegedly had sex with a fellow employee while on duty and took credit for overtime hours he didn’t actually work. Christopher Bartley, a senior officer with the National Institute of Standards and…
By R. Brownell I’ve seen a lot of trippy stuff in my life, I’ve seen a man walk around my college campus dressed as a wizard, casting spells on people who walked by. I also saw a man once snort cocaine off a filthy Metro seat in DC and then ask me and everyone in…
1. Because There Is No Hiding We’re Libertarians Forget the whole “he’s a liberty Republican” or the old “he’s libertarian leaning!” With the Libertarian Party (LP) you know what you’re getting: 100% libertarianism, all the time. No more asking yourself whether you have to compromise social liberty with economic liberty or vice versa, because the Libertarian Party is fighting for your economic…
Steve Ambrose on September 30, 2015 French architect Jacques Rougerie has created the design for an actual floating city … a futuristic Atlantis that he envisions as some kind of libertarian utopian dream. Named the “City of Mériens,” it would hold roughly 7,000 individuals. City of Mériens would extend to almost 3,000 feet in length and…
Michael Bastasch on September 30, 2015 A federal district court judge has sided with the petroleum industry and granted an injunction against enforcing the Obama administration regulations for hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, on federal lands. “At this point, the Court does not believe Congress has granted or delegated to the [Bureau of Land Management] authority…
Guy Bentley on September 29, 2015 Uber’s largest operation in Europe is under threat from a new regulatory consultation that completely changes the way the company operates. Transport for London (TfL) is planning to consult on a swathe of new regulations for the taxi market that would make the Uber experience almost unrecognisable and could…