By Andrew Follett Scientists from the University of East Anglia found wind and solar power can’t compete with conventional electricity without economical energy storage systems that don’t exist. The research published Friday concludes without economical energy storage systems, wind and solar power simply aren’t that useful due to their unreliability and intermittent nature. The study argues…
Over the weekend the Libertarian Party came together and nominated Gary Johnson and William Weld for president and vice president. After the business was settled, TLR founder Austin Petersen gave his concession speech in which he declared that he would like to unify the Libertarian Party behind Governor Johnson. During that speech, Petersen gave to Johnson…
Live From The LP National Convention: The Presidential Nominations by Avens O’Brien I’m sitting in the main hall of the Libertarian Party National Convention right now, writing this just before the debate starts between five of the LP’s candidates for president. Yesterday I landed in Orlando, Florida, where over the course of this weekend, I…
By Guy Bentley Amnesty International (AI) released its long-awaited policy on prostitution Friday urging governments around the world to decriminalize the sex trade and protect the human rights of prostitutes. AI calls on world leaders to decriminalize consensual prostitution, “including those laws that prohibit associated activities—such as bans on buying, solicitation and general organization of…
Bernie Sanders may be feelin’ the burn today after Disney CEO Bob Iger shredded him on Facebook. The post came after Sanders had disparaged Disney at a recent rally in Anaheim, California. “Anybody make a living wage working for Disney?” Sanders asked the crowd eager to blame their woes on successful businesses. “It’s an example…
The economic crisis in Venezuela continues to worsen as hyperinflation and confiscatory tax policies push the population to desperation. Below, video obtained by Fox Business shows just how bleak conditions are getting, with everyday people forced to find their food in the trash. Fox Business reports: Shortages of food and basic goods have worsened in…
Get to Know Alicia Dearn, A Vice Presidential Candidate for the Libertarian Party By Avens O’Brien I had an opportunity this month to talk to Alicia Dearn about her candidacy to be the Vice Presidential nominee for the Libertarian Party. She is one of several candidates running for the spot on the LP ticket, and one…
The Libertarian Republic is a unique endeavor in many ways which are often overlooked. The end of this summer will mark the end of my first year as Editor-in-Chief, a job I took when TLR’s founder Austin Petersen stepped down to run for the Libertarian Party’s presidential nomination. In that time I have received more…
By Guy Bentley A GOP congressman admitted to using medical marijuana to ease his arthritis pain while speaking at a marijuana conference in Washington, D.C. Tuesday. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher said he previously attended a “hempfest” in San Bernardino, and was urged to try the drug after years of suffering and sleep deprivation from arthritis. “I haven’t been…
“Every man thus lives by exchanging, or becomes in some measure a merchant, and the society itself grows to be what is properly a commercial society.” -Adam Smith in The Wealth of Nations Adam Smith, the father of modern economics has made it clear: like it or not the world as we know it from our…