Ulbricht Wasn’t Convicted On Murder-For-Hire by Avens O’Brien On Friday, 31-year-old Ross Ulbricht was sentenced to life in prison without parole following his February conviction of the following seven counts: Distributing OR aiding and abetting the distribution of narcotics. (Aiding and abetting means knowingly assisting in the commission of a crime, even if he didn’t…
You Should Check Out Voice & Exit Conference in Austin: Here’s 7 Reasons Why By Avens O’Brien This June 20th & 21st, a large community of innovative, creative individuals will be gathering in Austin, Texas to attend the Voice & Exit festival. Here’s seven reasons you should get your ticket, book your flight and “Exit”…
Night gathers, and now my watch begins. It shall not end until my death. I shall take no wife, hold no lands, father no children. I shall wear no crowns and win no glory. I shall live and die at my post. I am the sword in the darkness. I am the watcher on the…
Rand Paul is the Hispanic Community’s Best Choice by Jose Nino [dropcap size=small]T[/dropcap]oday, Hispanics make up roughly 17% of the U.S. population. These numbers will only grow in the following decades, with a Brookings Institution report projecting Hispanics to make up 25% of the U.S. populace by 2044. Naturally, this makes for a voting bloc…
Gender Identity, Transgender and Bruce Jenner Explained by Avens O’Brien [dropcap size=small]I[/dropcap]f you’ve been paying any attention lately, you’d know that Bruce Jenner, former Olympic gold medalist, came out on ABC’s 20/20 as a transgender woman this week. We discovered that a lot of people didn’t exactly understand what that meant, so we figured we’d…
Libertarian And Objectivist Debate Problems With Radical Islam Dr. Edward Hudgins of the Atlas Society joins the Freedom Report podcast to discuss libertarians and the problem of Iran. Is Iran an existential threat to the United States? And what about ISIS? How can we defend ourselves without creating even more problems for ourselves in the…
Hillary Clinton Isn’t Making History, She’s Just the Same Old Story by Avens O’Brien [dropcap size=small]T[/dropcap]he completely unsurprising news broke on Sunday: Hillary Clinton is running for president. As we prepare for the inevitable narrative of the mainstream media’s portrayal of Hillary as a trailblazer and a female icon, this author would like to step back…
If Everybody Hates Chris, it might be because Chris Rock is Libertarian and doesn’t know it yet! By Lina Bryce Chris Rock is known to be politically cynical and may even be heard praising Democrats and ripping into Republicans. Rock may have even been a little too complimentary of socialist liberals at times, favoring President Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and Al…
This Liberty Lady Tells You Why You Can’t Get A Date by Avens O’Brien Last week we published a popular list of 7 Reasons Libertarian Women Make Amazing Girlfriends. The reactions were strong – lots of positive feedback, some negative. We were called misogynistic, unrealistic, and told that libertarian women are “unicorns” who simply don’t exist….
1. The Galactic Empire Star wars is basically a story about a slick politician (Senator/Emperor Palpatine) who promises to make things better and all he needs is a little more power. Senator Palpatine: “I love democracy, I love the republic. The power you give me I will lay down when this crisis has abated” [Palpatine…