LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: by 1776 Having served as an infantry Marine under General Mattis’s command, I was pleasantly surprised to hear of his nomination. I even got to meet and briefly speak to Mattis during a training exercise once. The experience left me with the impression of a down-to-earth commander with a real…
By Kody Fairfield Earlier today, The Libertarian Republic published an article that libertarian-leaning Republican Sen. Rand Paul, and progressive Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders came together to vote on an amendment which would open the prescription drug market in the US to Canadian drugs. The two staunchly opposed Senators proved that libertarians and progressives can indeed find common ground…
By Russ Read President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination for secretary of state said U.S. leaders must think about the future before engaging in regime change in foreign countries. In an exchange with Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky during his confirmation hearing, former Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson noted that leadership change in places like Iraq and…
By Blake Neff and Michael Bastasch Over the last few days, the CIA has aggressively pushed the claim that Russia actively meddled in the U.S. presidential election, though that claim has encountered substantial resistance from other intelligence figures. On an unrelated note, here are some of the CIA’s biggest mistakes and misjudgments in its 69-year history….
By Ryan Pickrell President-elect Donald Trump’s repeated questioning of the “one China” policy has stirred “serious concerns” in China. China’s foreign ministry warned that cooperation “is out of the question” if the U.S. refuses to accept the “one China” policy and respect China’s core interests. The U.S. has embraced the one China Policy since 1972,…
by Kody Fairfield During his campaign, President-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly talked with a more dovish tone about the United States’ seemingly constant involvement in world affairs, and more specifically intervention in foreign nation’s governments, such as in Iraq in 2004 or Libya in 2011. This is a stance which has been one of his strongest…
Liberals Can Only Blame Themselves for Potential Trump Abuses by Brett Linley For better or for worse, this election serves as a big “we told you so” to the liberal elites. For eight long years, conservatives and libertarians railed against the executive abuses of President Obama. Now, for at least four years, liberals must reap…
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:…
by Micah J. Fleck According to Reuters, the Clinton Foundation now admits to receiving a million dollar “gift” from Qatar while Hillary Clinton was still serving as secretary of state. The article states: Qatari officials pledged the money in 2011 to mark the 65th birthday of Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton’s husband, and sought to meet…
by Josh Guckert In his newest online advertisement, Gary Johnson makes the case for a more prudent foreign policy which takes into account the same strategies as one uses in chess. The Libertarian nominee states that few understand what American goals are abroad. Johnson asserts this is because when not elaborately thinking out future moves,…