Self-service often means better service. If you’ve been to the grocery store lately, then you’ve probably had to make this choice: regular cashier or self-checkout? For many shoppers, the choice often depends on which option has a line, how many items they have in their basket, and sometimes they’ll just choose whichever lane is closest….
It is no secret to those of us within the liberty movement that Socialism is both immoral and unsustainable. But there is a growing movement in this country to abandon the eternal laws that govern the free market system in favor of economic ideas based on extortion and control that will never lead to a…
On February 10th, The “Democracy Dies in Darkness” Washington Post ran an abhorrent piece entitled, “Trump’s War on Socialism Will Fail.” The author, E.J. Dionne, Jr., suggests that President Trump’s statement at the latest State of the Union Address that “America will never be a Socialist nation” was not only untrue, but also nothing more…
Have a friend who constantly says, “it’s not socialism, it’s DEMOCRATIC socialism?” The next time you hear that, try this on them, “it’s not Nazism… it’s DEMOCRATIC Nazism.” Ludwig von Mises was an Austrian-American economist whose seminal work Human Action is the backbone for modern libertarian views. As a Jew in Austria, Mises fled Europe…
Joe Simonson on August 23, 2018 Elizabeth Warren is preparing to differentiate herself from other potential candidates in the 2020 Democratic primary. Warren says she’s a believer in “markets” rather than socialism. Supporters fear Bernie Sanders will always appear more authentic. Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren distanced herself from the Sanders wing of the Democratic Party…
by Rob Shimshock A professor blamed capitalism for deaths during slavery, American Indian genocide and both world wars, according to a Wednesday report. Anthony Zenkus, who teaches graduate social work classes at Columbia University, made the remark and claimed that “Hitler was a capitalist,” Campus Reform reported. Odd how you forget the millions who died under…
Peter Schiff: Competition Beats Socialism Last week on the Joe Rogan Experience Episode 1002 Peter Schiff and explained to Rogan and his audience how Capitalism through competition equates to innovation and freedom and Government central planning to less innovation and progress. One of the quotable moments from this show was from Schiff, “I’d rather have no…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jordan LaPorta On Thursday, President Donald Trump honored his campaign pledge and officially announced that the United States will leave the Paris Climate Agreement to cap carbon emissions. Libertarians and true conservatives heralded the move as one of Trump’s best to date, but liberals and big business leaders have…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By: Elias Atienza The Venezuelan President, Nicholas Maduro, has criticized eleven other countries for “rude meddling” ahead of planned protests against his government. Eleven countries -Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay- released a joint statement condemning violence and asking the government to “guarantee the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: by Micah J. Fleck A history professor at a major university has gone after the jobs and campus leadership positions of students she disagreed with during as Facebook argument. The professor who pulled this stunt is reportedly being considered for a dean’s position at her employer, Texas State University. One…