Posts dedicated to philosophy of society, civic governance and general ideas.
A federal judge has ruled Pastafarianism is not a religion protected by the U.S. Constitution. But what makes one religion legitimate and another mere fantasy? by Joey Clark As debates regarding “religious freedom” rage across the country, it is best to keep in mind that belief systems do not have rights, only individual persons…
Earlier this week in Poland, dozens of pro-choice women protested the Catholic Church’s stance on abortion by doing exactly what any person remaining in the church who refuses to become pro-life should do — they got up and left. This currently marks the most honest pro-choice protest in recent history. As can be seen…
By Julie Borowski Cosmopolitan has released a cringeworthy video of four women confronting their boyfriends about their guns: “It’s this extremely powerful death machine,” one girlfriend says. I know, I know. Some readers are rolling their eyes and saying, “Who cares what Cosmo thinks about guns?!” Yeah, but, it’s one of the most read magazines…
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have both claimed they will unite the American state. So who’s the real uniter? The man calling for unified strength or the woman calling for compulsory group love? by Joey Clark I was sitting on the balcony of my father’s fifth floor beach condominium, recovering from the preceding day’s adventure…
by Alexander R. Cohen In a Ted Cruz ad, Amy Lindsay says voters should look for “more than just a pretty face.” But the Cruz campaign isn’t using the ad: Lindsay turned out to have been in adult movies, so the campaign decided to drop her. But Lindsay is more than just a porn actress….
Has anybody actually researched how many women identify as libertarian or why so few do? by Avens O’Brien There are two questions I find most often asked pertaining to libertarianism. The first is, “who will build the roads?” The second is, “why aren’t there more libertarian women?” The question of women in the liberty movement feels like an…
by Micah J. Fleck [dropcap size=small]I[/dropcap] came across an interesting video recently, produced by the website The Book of Life, titled “Misemployment.” In the video, a lot of postulations are made about the state of things, what priorities we should put within the job market, and what constitutes being truly for the good of…
A Liberal Would’ve Done Some Good In 8 Years by Avens O’Brien I have a confession to make. Though I’ve been a libertarian my entire life, a child of Libertarian activists and a state party leader in my own right — I voted for Barack Obama in 2008. Hear me out. I was born in…
“The proper groundwork for analysis of abortion is in every man’s absolute right of self-ownership. This implies immediately that every woman has the absolute right to her own body, that she has absolute dominion over her body and everything within it. This includes the fetus. Most fetuses are in the mother’s womb because the mother…
But Apparently When People Don’t Want To Donate It’s Called Censorship by Avens O’Brien Have you heard about this movie “feminists don’t want you to see”? It’s called The Red Pill. If you’ve paid attention to Breitbart, you’ve probably seen the headlines and the content: a feminist set out to make a documentary about Men’s…