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The Queer Community: Why not Libertarianism?0
- Front Page, Political Opinion
- December 3, 2019
Perhaps the most libertarian value is the belief that the government cannot (and should not) be involved with people’s emotions. Discourse in modern media tends to focus on this belief when it comes to the right to hate. Debates over what should constitute a “hate crime” still occur. Where I don’t see many libertarians intervening
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How to Avoid the Dead-Weight Loss of Christmas 0
- Economics of Liberty, Free Style, Front Page, Political Opinion
- November 30, 2019
With the Christmas season again upon us, recall the old adage that holds that it is better to give than to receive. The problem, though, is that humans are such inveterate traders that we often feel compelled to reciprocate. But that often just turns into half-assed trading instead of true giving — the unilateral transfer
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Libertarian Gatekeepers, It’s Time to Stop the Purity Tests 0
- Front Page, Political Opinion
- November 27, 2019
It doesn’t take long browsing libertarian-leaning social media accounts to see the words, “you’re not really a libertarian.” I always imagine a pompous little kid who thinks they’re special just because they got 100% on some online quiz that told them they were a libertarian whenever I read those words. Gatekeepers can be a real issue in many
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Strong, Black, and Independent: The Libertarian Themes in “Harriet” Biopic 0
- Free Style, Front Page, Political Opinion, Pop Culture
- November 15, 2019
Warning: This article does contain some spoilers There may be few things in the world as libertarian as a strong, independent, pistol-packing black woman, but that is exactly what you will see in “Harriet,” the new biographical film about abolitionist Harriet Tubman. As usual, I was very skeptical about Hollywood’s ability to tell a historical
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The State Is a Greasy-Hand Tourist 0
- Economics of Liberty, Front Page, Political Opinion
- October 16, 2019
No matter your race, color, creed, gender, sexual orientation, or favorite football team, there has never been a better time to be alive, broadly speaking, than right now — and it’s getting better all the time. Sadly, a lot of people don’t know it, know it and don’t care, or know it and hate it.
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Reasons for Hope 0
- Front Page, Political Opinion
- September 30, 2019
For us true liberals and libertarians, these days are among the darkest we’ve encountered in a couple of generations. “Conservative nationalism” is fast rising on the political right, “democratic socialism” is increasingly popular on the political left, and the only attraction of policy positions in the middle is that these aren’t at one or the
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