State Land Rights Activist Ammon Bundy previously deactivated his Facebook account following criticism of his dove stance on the border. The Washington Post had called him an unlikely critic of President Trump’s characterization of Migrants. This was despite the fact that any honest reflection or analysis would have found Bundy’s view of the border to…
Last week saw a major victory for property rights and an end to another Endangered Species Act horror story. The saga began in 2012 when the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service determined that 1,544 acres of land in Louisiana was “critical habitat” for an endangered species known as the dusky gopher frog. As a result of this…
Taylor Swift is the latest celebrity to come out publicly against the music industry’s business model, complaining that an Ithaca Holdings deal left her unable to claim any rights over her first six albums. But while the artist’s frustration is warranted, considering that she may have not understood that this could have happened when she signed a…
The liberty to own property is fundamental to freedom. Whether a city government should gamble with property rights is in the hands of the residents.
The idea that there exists some sort of moral authority for the state to provide for the poor is nothing new. FDR declared nearly 90 years ago that True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. In 2019, progressives and democratic socialists have upped the ante, now declaring everything from a job to…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Paul Meekin On Maolis street in West Bridgewater, Massachusetts, there’s a home that houses autistic adults. Unable to provide for themselves, they are housed and provided for by The May Institute, which hires councilors to feed, wash, and care for them. It is hard, noble and ultimately thankless work. Sometimes…
By Blake Neff The Obama administration released a warning Monday telling the nation’s landlords that it may be discriminatory for them to refuse to rent to those with criminal records. The Fair Housing Act doesn’t include criminals as a protected class, but the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) says refusing to rent based…
Why “If you hate the government, please give up X” is a stupid argument [dropcap size=small]T[/dropcap]here probably isn’t a libertarian out there who hasn’t had a leftist ask them, “If you hate the government, why are you using roads, social security, police, etc…”? Granted, there are many more reasons than those listed here demonstrating why this…
Property and Speech Rights Are the Cornerstone of a Free Society by Josh Guckert An Olive Garden in Kansas City is facing major backlash after it ejected a Police Officer from its restaurant on Sunday. According to the Officer, he was asked to leave by the hostess due to his carrying of a gun. Soon…