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Choose You This Day: Liberty & Justice Or a King?0
- Free Style, Front Page, Opinions
- January 10, 2020
Of all the arguments against a strong autocratic ruling system Thomas Paine makes in his seminal pamphlet “Common Sense”, none have resonated more with me than his appeal to the Old Testament. In the work, Paine references both Gideon, one of the judges of Israel, and Samuel, a prophet for the Israelites. Gideon was a
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The Libertarian Party’s Attack on Austin Petersen Shows Why They Lose 0
- Free Style, Front Page, Opinions
- January 6, 2020
The Libertarian Party fired shots at former 2016 LP Presidential candidate Austin Petersen on Twitter on Friday, accusing him of abandoning the principles of liberty. The insults came as a response to Austin posting on Twitter about how he wished President Trump would keep his campaign promise of bringing U.S. troops home from the Middle
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16 Children’s Books You Didn’t Know Were Anti-Authoritarian 0
- Action for Liberty, Education, Free Style, Front Page
- December 23, 2019
Kids solving problems and getting out of predicaments on their own without the help of adults (indeed, often with their hindrance) is a common theme in children’s literature. But some books go even farther, diving straight into outright anti-authoritarianism. Good for them—if you’re going to impart moral lessons in children’s literature (not always a good
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Diversity in Liberty: What Makes Us Different Unites Us 0
- Front Page, Opinions, Philosophy
- December 13, 2019
It was night just outside of Washington DC. The crowd of 20-somethings packed the hotel’s ballroom and the energy was high. College kids had come from across the country to learn more about and celebrate what set their soul on fire – liberty. It was the 2018 national conference of Young Americans for Liberty. Matt
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The Conservative War on Liberty: A Libertarian Christian Takes on Porn & Theocrats 0
- Front Page, Opinions, Religious Fanaticism, Sex hysterics
- December 9, 2019
Conservative Christians on Twitter have flown the coop, displaying a rather disturbing side of themselves with outcries of support for strict regulation of the porn industry by the Trump administration. As previously reported by The Libertarian Republic, Matt Walsh of The Daily Wire wrote an op-ed defending why the federal government should regulate pornography. I
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Cicero: Enemy of the State, Friend of Liberty 0
- Free Style, Front Page, Philosophy
- December 7, 2019
Question: If you could go back in time and spend one hour in conversation with 10 people—each one separately and privately—whom would you choose? My list isn’t exactly the same from one day to the next, but at least a couple of the same names are always on it, without fail. One of them is
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