Posts dedicated to philosophy of society, civic governance and general ideas.
The Freedom Report podcast today asks the question of whether there has ever been a historic example of a libertarian society. In his final appearance as associate editor of TLR, Ian Huyett dissects a column that he wrote where he analyzes the multiple historic examples of decentralized societies that one might call libertarian. Have you…
By Blake Neff A club dedicated to the philosophical musings of Friedrich Nietzsche has been barred from recognition at one of the United Kingdom’s top universities. The University College London Union (UCLU), the student union of University College London, has approved a motion prohibiting the school’s “Nietzsche Club” from being recognized as an official student organization, advertising…
One day in the hall at Fox News, Judge Andrew Napolitano chased me down and said, “Austin, you’ll never believe what just happened.” “John Bolton just stopped me and said he wants to be on Freedom Watch. He wants to talk about how libertarian he is.” My eyes shot wide open, “Huh? Arch-neocon Ambassador bomb-Iran-into-oblivion…
A Feminist Libertarian? Duke freshman and pornstar Belle Knox appeared on the Fox Business show The Independents to discuss her views as a feminist and a libertarian. Knox answered questions about the harassment she’s faced, as well as why she thought pornography was the best option to be able to pay for college. Knox admits…
Pro-Life Humanists Speak Out Secular humanist Kristine Kruszelnicki wrote a very controversial article recently titled “Yes, there are pro-life atheists out there. Here’s why.” In it, she argues that human rights belong to all human beings, including those who have yet to be born. She believes that being pro-life isn’t just the territory of the…
Austin Petersen and David Silverman, president of the American Atheists, sit down to discuss atheism and conservatism at CPAC 2014. Petersen and Silverman, who are both secular, discuss the very different strategies they use in interacting with theists. The American Atheists are known for their confrontational style; Andrew Stuttaford, a writer for Secular Right, has…
Now Comes A New Era For Liberty By Alexander McCobin (This speech was delivered at the 2014 International Students For Liberty Conference on Saturday, February 15, 2014.) I want to talk about a change that is taking place across the world. A new generation of libertarians is developing, forming our own identity and crafting a…
Best & Worst Presidents The Libertarian Republic has produced two short videos detailing the best and worst videos from a perspective of economic freedom and personal liberty. The research was derived from a book by Ivan Eland titled “Recarving Rushmore” and is an attempt to objectively analyze the performance of our presidents on a scale…
“Question Boldly…” Professor at the University of Virginia Dr. Jim Lark joined the Freedom Report to discuss his recent speech “Challenges For Libertarians” at the International Students for Liberty conference in Washington D.C. Follow TLR on Google+ What’s wrong with the non-aggression principle? Is it possible that it doesn’t answer every question about problems in human society?…
Conservatism And Liberalism Both Lead To Totalitarianism One of my intellectual inspirations Nobel Laureate Friedrich Hayek wrote an essay once titled: “Why I Am Not A Conservative.” In it, he describes the reasoning for his rejecting of the label of a conservative. Hayek saw conservatism as a necessary rejection of modern liberalism at the time…