Have you ever thought you might be a libertarian? Maybe you think you are but you’ve been confused by apparently conflicting views of some libertarians. It’s true that there are different types of libertarians. Here’s a video that can explain some of the differences between them. Broadly speaking, libertarians are individuals who advocate for a…
Donald Trump is winning big time. Unless something totally unexpected happens, I think it’s safe to say that he’s going to be the GOP nominee. How did this happen? I blame social justice warriors. Of course, there are a number of reasons why Donald Trump’s campaign has been successful. Trump has a trustworthy brand; he…
5. Has Raised the Profile of the Libertarian Party Much more important than communicating libertarian ideas and expanding the brand is staying philosophically pure while keeping the ideology as fringe as possible. That way, libertarians can always complain when they don’t win elections, and nothing changes. By having a presidential ticket of former two-term governors, the…
“Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.” -H.L. Mencken Late night comedian Jimmy Kimmel pulled a President’s Day prank on Monday telling people that Franklin Delano Roosevelt died in order to get their reactions. “There are a lot of presidents who we…
“A person who won’t read has no advantage over one who can’t read.” -Mark Twain (apocryphal) I’m not saying that I’m a voracious reader, but when I was a child, I set a goal to read every book at the local public library. I think I had read about a fictional character doing such a…
When we experience a strange event in life, we tritely dismiss it saying “Truth is stranger than fiction.” It is easy for us to laugh at the delightful movie, Brewster’s Millions, which is based on a 1902 novel, about how hard it is to spend a lot of money quickly. But what about when the…
