LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Women’s March: What Does It Accomplish? by Avens O’Brien On Saturday, in my city of Los Angeles, approximately 750,000 people gathered in the “Women’s March” rally in solidarity with other marches across the country and world, including cities like Boston, Washington DC, Chicago, Seattle, Portland, Houston, Detroit, NYC, and Philadelphia,…
Trying To Make Sense Of This Election Requires Listening by Avens O’Brien On Tuesday, 59 million people voted for Donald Trump and made him our President-elect. Did they do it because they’re racist? They hate women? Immigrants? Free trade? Taxes? The Hollywood elite? The establishment? Maybe. Maybe to all of that, or some of it….
Considering My Options for POTUS as a Female Millennial By Avens O’Brien Election Day is tomorrow and I’ll be heading to my polling place to vote on ballot issues and candidates for local, state and federal offices. As a libertarian I tend to be a bit split on the issue of voting to begin with:…
Judd Weiss Releases Final Video Commentary on Political Process by Avens O’Brien Judd Weiss was John McAfee’s choice for Vice President when they headed to the Libertarian convention in Orlando back in May of this year. The party delegates chose Governor Johnson and Governor Weld instead, but that didn’t stop Weiss from continuing his commentary…
The Concept of Self-Ownership Begins At Home by Avens O’Brien Is there a Libertarian parenting style? Does non-aggression begin in the home? People ask me all the time, as a second generation libertarian, what that must be like. People who are raising their own second generation libertarians ask me how my parents dealt with certain…
In a Surprise Move, Feminists Defending the Rights of the Convicted in California By Avens O’Brien In August, the state legislature of California passed a bill to approve imposing mandatory minimums in sexual assault cases. This bill came about after the surprisingly short six-month sentence of Brock Turner for three counts of felony sexual assault…
by Avens O’Brien Today is September 11, 2016. Fifteen years ago today, nineteen terrorists hijacked four commercial airline jets, two of which forever changed the skyline of one of America’s most beloved cities. I could use this anniversary to talk about how our country came together in the months following the attacks. I could tell…
Welcome Letter To Students Warns Them Of Disagreement, Discomfort, and a Lack of “Safe Spaces” or “Trigger Warnings” By Avens O’Brien Trigger Warning: This piece includes mention of free speech, disagreement, controversy and common sense. Forgive the snarky opening complete with a trigger warning, but this week, the University of Chicago said something that…
Unpacking the details of the SCOTUS decision: Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt By Avens O’Brien The Supreme Court issued their ruling on Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt yesterday, a 5-3 decision striking down excessive regulations on abortion clinics in Texas. The case challenged two provisions in Texas’ HB 2: Requiring doctors to obtain admitting privileges…
Gay Men Turned Away By FDA Regulations By Avens O’Brien In the wake of the terrible tragedy on Saturday night in Orlando, Florida, there is a lot of opportunity to politicize the events. The left is talking about guns, the right is talking about Islam, and some of us just hold our gay loved ones…