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Of Norquist and Newspeak by Samuel Clemens Anti-tax patriot Grover Norquist has found himself in the media spotlight again this week, after an uproar earlier in the 112th Congress over his Taxpayer Protection Pledge. And per usual, the government media continues to paint this issue in a negative light. But what is unusual (at least…
The Editor in Chief of The Libertarian Republic Austin Petersen stopped by Thom Hartmann’s show Tuesday to discuss whether spending money on infrastructure is a boost to the economy. Does building roads really stimulate growth? Petersen argued that although infrastructure spending sounds like a good idea, countries like Japan have made great strides privatizing their…
Is Secession Racist? by: Austin Petersen Almost one million American citizens have petitioned the White House in recent weeks to secede from the Union. That is more than the amount of people who died in the War Between The States. Anti-government sentiment in the United States is at an all time high and job performance…
Libertarian Republic Guest Column by “Samuel Clemens” “Samuel Clemens” is a prominent “true-north” libertarian activist and patriot. In his first column exclusive to the Libertarian Republic he asks ten questions to the American people about Libya, Iraq, Egypt, Palestine and our foreign policy. 10 Questions for the American People Before I begin rapid-firing the questions,…
Is America a nation of sheep? That’s what my former boss Judge Andrew Napolitano at Fox News thinks. He wrote a book about the concept that America is now a country full of people who blindly follow the status quo. But is that true? And if it is, then why? “So this is how liberty…
Is Wal-Mart an evil corporation? People often vilify the store saying they wreck communities by underpaying their workers and not providing enough health benefits. Socialists generally will pick on large corporations assuming that just because they are large, they must be doing something wrong. But in this video, John Stossel goes out of his way…
My former debate opponent, Ana Kasparian called libertarians “wolves in sheep’s clothing” on her top rated web show “The Young Turks” this week. She was describing those who believe in social tolerance and free market economics as people who Republicans could sell to attract younger voters. Jacobin leftists made the same argument in a debate…
As Israel delivers punishing retaliatory attacks from Hamas rocket fire, the world has become engulfed in debate of the underlying issues regarding the causes of violence in the West Bank. Although unbiased information is difficult to come by regarding both sides, it appears that Israel is specifically targeting rocket sites used by Hamas for the…
Fresh on the heels of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict comes waves and waves of propaganda from both sides on the Internet. People using social media often share photos and videos that they haven’t even watched thoroughly. Most people only read a shocking headline and then instantly forward it to all of their lists. I’m reminded of…
When in the course of human events… Citizens from thirty out of fifty states in America have filed for secession from the Union. President Barack Obama‘s petition website ranks Texas alone as having over 80,000 signatures. Petitions receiving more than 25,000 signatures qualify for an official response from the White House. The President is honor…