Politics Archive

  • What makes the recent events in Egypt and Tunisia unique? A new attachment to liberties and ire directed not at foreign occupiers or religious infidels, but at those who believe might makes right.

    New Freedom in North Africa

    Posted on February 7, 2011 | 3 Comments
    What makes the recent events in Egypt and Tunisia unique? A new attachment to liberties and ire directed not at foreign occupiers or religious infidels, but at those who believe might makes right.

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  • On this day 91 years ago, millions of Americans were suddenly and arbitrarily prohibited from engaging in an activity that had been perfectly legal and respectable just the day before....

    The Specter of Prohibition

    Posted on January 16, 2011 | No Comments
    On this day 91 years ago, millions of Americans were suddenly and arbitrarily prohibited from engaging in an activity that had been perfectly legal and respectable just the day before....

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  • John Brandli argues Objectivist self-isolation is both unwarranted and unhelpful.

    Objectivism’s Backward Self-Isolation

    Posted on January 11, 2011 | No Comments
    John Brandli argues Objectivist self-isolation is both unwarranted and unhelpful.

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  • Some allege Jesus was actually a libertarian, but was he? No way.

    Sorry, Jesus wasn’t a libertarian

    Posted on January 9, 2011 | 4 Comments
    Some allege Jesus was actually a libertarian, but was he? No way.

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  • Obscure government documents suggest that local, state and federal coffers have massive investments of public money in the private sector that the public doesn't know about.

    Exposing hidden treasure

    Posted on December 29, 2010 | 1 Comment
    Obscure government documents suggest that local, state and federal coffers have massive investments of public money in the private sector that the public doesn't know about.

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  • By William Tew Medieval Iceland is often cited by anarcho-capitalists as an example of working anarchy.  Encouraging as such a pronouncement sounds, it is unfortunately undermined by even a cursory...

    Anarcho-Vikings of Iceland?

    Posted on December 24, 2010 | No Comments
    By William Tew Medieval Iceland is often cited by anarcho-capitalists as an example of working anarchy.  Encouraging as such a pronouncement sounds, it is unfortunately undermined by even a cursory...

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  • War has been declared on American intellectual property, and I believe that I have the proper strategy to defeat America’s foes. The measures may sound drastic, but are undoubtedly necessary if we are to defend American artists, American values, and American children. I propose a War on Copyright Infringement.

    A Series of Tubes

    Posted on December 21, 2010 | No Comments
    War has been declared on American intellectual property, and I believe that I have the proper strategy to defeat America’s foes. The measures may sound drastic, but are undoubtedly necessary if we are to defend American artists, American values, and American children. I propose a War on Copyright Infringement.

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  • They are all there to protect your rights according to the Constitution. Except they aren’t. They are there to get reelected. There is a reason for all the jokes about lying politicians and inefficient government, they’re true.

    Political Apathy FTW

    Posted on November 5, 2010 | No Comments
    They are all there to protect your rights according to the Constitution. Except they aren’t. They are there to get reelected. There is a reason for all the jokes about lying politicians and inefficient government, they’re true.

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