On November 29, 2021, I published an article on School Choice in the online publication Medium. Its focus was how the United States (local, state, and federal governments) spends more money on K-12 public school education than it would cost to give a full scholarship to every K-12 student in the nation—public and private. The…
“Do you remember the internet in ’96?” a silent television display asks in Facebook’s quintessential Klavika font during an ad break. The sound of a dial-tone connection shrieks out of the television and captures the attention of the casual viewers who have turned elsewhere or to social media during the intermission. At a blistering 2021…
In the frenzied days after Democrats won control of Congress, the presidency, and rioters invaded the Capitol, Big Tech, relying on section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, for immunity from civil suit, launched a surprise attack on web content they deemed objectionable. Twitter permanently banned President Trump’s account, wiping out his contact with 88…
In 2020, many of us have become accustomed to terms and concepts we never thought we’d be discussing: “social distancing,” mask requirements, and Zoom parties all come to mind. We can add Section 230 to that list, an obscure provision of the Communications and Decency Act (1996) that was previously unknown to most. Section 230…
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By Anthony Rogers How, in a country that has a Bill of Rights claiming we have Free Speech and Freedom of Press in the First Amendment, are speech and press so controlled? The goal isn’t to tell the truth or make sure everyone on the internet is honest. The goal is to manipulate people into…
Some know him for his memes, others for his trolling skills—but Squiggly Line Guy is now using his platform and following to purge pedophiles from social media. He’s showing the world that pedo hunters are ‘better in Japanese’ with a big roundhouse kick to the face. Shumate: For our readers at The Libertarian Republic who…
Every few years, it seems this topic is in dire need of redressing. A contemporary issue plaguing the internet, doxxing is the practice of retrieving someone’s personal information (address, phone number, school, etc.) and posting it either publicly or privately to the web with the intent of harming or scaring the victim. It is a…
As the new age of media continues to chug along in an uncaring ever uphill fashion toward the world of a Ridley Scott film, parody becomes reality as we once again find new, unqualified famous people to give us their opinions. I’m not one to knock an expert when they are right or someone who…
Many conservatives are upset. They are upset that they cannot post their opinions, as they see fit, on various media outlets. President Trump just chimed in, using Twitter to denounce Twitter and other social media platforms by saying, “Republicans feel that Social Media Platforms totally silence conservatives (sic) voices. We will strongly regulate, or close them…
America woke up on Sunday morning of Memorial Day Weekend to find an old hashtag had been resurrected. #ImWithHer was trending on Twitter. Had Biden selected a woman as his running mate? Nope—or not yet at least. The Libertarian Party, after a long and contentious online convention lasting 4 rounds of ballots, nominated Jo Jorgensen…