After Youtuber MrBeast reached 20 million subscribers in June 2019, his fanbase urged him to celebrate his milestone with an impactful commemoration: planting 20 million trees before the end of the year to combat climate change. Enter #TeamTrees. “Today, we will be planting 20 million trees” In a video uploaded on October 25, 2019, MrBeast…
“Each of us has a natural right – from God – to defend his person, his liberty, and his property. These are the three basic requirements of life!” – Frédéric Bastiat, The Law (1850) Today marks the birthday of pamphleteer, economist and journalist Frédéric Bastiat (1801-1850). Even though the Frenchman passed away over a century-and-a-half…
By Dries Van Thielen According to new government statistics, Canadian cannabis consumers would rather turn to their neighborhood dealer than visit the recently legalized marijuana dispensaries. Six months after legalization, The Guardian calls Prime Minister Trudeau’s experiment “struggling to get off the ground”. The solution? Lifting the government’s involvement In the distribution of the cash…
Written by Dries Van Thielen We reported on Thursday that the opposition in the British Parliament declined Theresa May’s Brexit proposal. Time is ticking for the Conservative leader of the UK since the Brits are supposed to leave the EU within 10 weeks. Still, many individuals are keen to leave the European Union. “The EU…
View this post on Instagram The recent government shutdown, a result of the gridlock caused by the two-party system, has had a rippling effect for the areas of the country where staff is being furloughed. However, this does not mean most places, such as our National Parks, are being closed. Great for visitors,…
By Dries Van Thielen During the National Convention, the Libertarian Party elected Alex Merced as the Party’s Vice-Chairman. Merced already has some experience within the Libertarian Party. He ran for Senator of New York in 2016, and he’s currently working on Larry Sharpe’s 2018 campaign for governor of New York. We had the chance to…
By Dries Van Thielen Even though the YouTube ban of Alex Jones took most of the limelight this week, other individuals lost access to their social media accounts as well. Radio host Scott Horton (Fool’s Errand, Libertarian Institute), whistleblower Peter Van Buuren (We Meant Well), and Liberty Report’s host Daniel McAdams were all banned from…
By Dries Van Thielen What a weekend! A bunch of new names crawled out of the woodwork to join the Libertarian Party over the weekend when the Libertarian National Convention hosted an event in New Orleans. First and foremost, former professor of History and host of the influential podcast that bears his name, Tom Woods,…
By Dries Van Thielen On Thursday, a 65-year old man tried to commit suicide amidst the plenary session in The Netherlands. He jumped off the public stand with ‘a certain item’ around his neck. The Dutch Parliament, which was debating on the topic of organized crime, had to cancel its events the remainder of the…