Shelby is a writer and reporter for The Libertarian Republic. She is a recent graduate of Missouri Southern State University where she studied political science and international politics. She was an intern for Austin Petersen’s Senate campaign and president of the Young Americans for Liberty chapter at MSSU. Email: ironladywright@gmail.com
While marijuana plants grow to be sold in many states legally, offenders that were found to be growing it a bit too soon are wasting away in prison. One of those is a 79-year-old farmer who is currently serving time in federal prison for growing pot. In March of 2012, law enforcement came to Charles White’s
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Missouri legalized medicinal marijuana in 2019 and laws regarding marijuana are liberalizing nationwide. However, many people are still struggling under laws that seek to oppress the very behavior our society, state, and country have recently moved to legalize: marijuana use and possession. One of those victims is an elderly, sick Missouri man recently imprisoned and
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Venezuela is crumbling under socialist control and struggling with hyper-inflation, lack of food, and declining medical services. Many Venezuelan citizens are fleeing to nearby Colombia, where the locals have been concerned that their economy and justice system would not be able to sustain the flow of refugees. However, recently, Columbia did provide legal status to
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Amid rousing heckling and sneering in the boisterous UK Parliament, Boris Johnson became strikingly weak as a Prime Minister. On September 3rd, Phillip Lee, a Conservative Tory MP but strident supporter of remaining in the EU, joined the Liberal coalition. This means that Johnson officially lost his voting majority in parliament. Lee’s defection comes amidst growing
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