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Science & The Bible: Are They Compatible? Bill Nye the Science Guy debated creationist Ken Ham on Tuesday night over the issues of science, biology and biblical creation. The three-hour debate consisted of Nye defending evolutionary theory in the face of Ham’s belief in biblical literalism and whether or not the Genesis tale is fundamentally…
Learn Liberty has a new video out that details the extent of ancient legends used in the popular Hunger Games series. The three minute long video compares Katniss to Spartacus, who both are heroes fighting for freedom from oppression and for self-determination. From the video: “Literature and legend often reflect their culture. Some themes, like…
Americans Warm To The Message Of Economic Freedom, Personal Liberty Fox Business anchor John Stossel produced a show documenting the rise of libertarianism recently. He opens the show with a montage featuring the attack by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie‘s attack on Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) and the “dangerous” strand of libertarianism in the Republican…
Editor of The Libertarian Republic Austin Petersen joined host Peter Lavelle on Crosstalk for a spirited debate over the respective presidencies of George W. Bush and Barack Obama. The show compared and contrasted their policies, asking whether there was really a difference between the two. Kimberly Amadeo and Daniel Faraci joined in to debate the question of…
The Libertarian Republic has a produced a video for our audience that ranks the top five most libertarian presidents. These five weren’t always considered “great” presidents by some historians. They weren’t in favor of big government spending or for starting wars. But why is is that only our wartime presidents are considered “great” anyway? These…
“I came in like a wrecking ball…” HONOLULU, HI – One Hawaii State lawmaker Tom Brower is taking a sledgehammer to his home state’s homeless problem. Brower scours streets and parks in his district looking for carts that are out in the open to smash with his hammer. “I find abandoned junk, specifically shopping carts and…
A video is circulating that purports to be the reason that Judge Andrew Napolitano was fired from Fox. The truth is more interesting than most people might believe. How do you get fired from Fox? I wouldn’t know. For one because I worked for Fox Business, not Fox News. My buddy Joe Muto the “Fox…
Former Congressman Ron Paul appeared on Charlie Rose to discuss what it means to be a libertarian. Described as the “Intellectual Godfather” of the Tea Party movement, Paul breaks down what it means to believe in economic freedom and personal liberty. Paul describes it as non-intervention, meaning less government involvement in the affairs of individuals….
Hello to the readers of The Libertarian Republic, My good friend Austin Petersen, the editor of The Libertarian Republic asked me to write to you and introduce myself. Austin wanted me to let everyone know why I decided to advertise on his new web page and what I am all about. Simply stated I believe in…
It’s the second anniversary since the Occupy Wall Street movement began. CNN Money held a panel featuring Mark Bray, author of the book Translating Anarchy who estimated that around 72% of the people he spoke to at OWS were anarchists. His definition of anarchist was that they rejected compromise with capitalism. While that may…