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Fight For Your Rights
Over at LearnLiberty, Prof. James Otteson discusses our fragile gift of liberty and if it’s worth fighting for:
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Government Spending Cuts Accelerate Economic Growth
Who needs school when you can just LearnLiberty?
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Introduction to Libertarianism.org
Brought to you by Julian Sanchez: As readers of the Cato-at-Liberty blog will know, my research for the Cato Institute focuses primarily on more concrete policy issues at the busy intersection of...
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Limits of Democracy
Another great video from Learn Liberty: People often associate freedom with electoral democracy. According to Prof. Pavel Yakovlev, the freedom to vote is an inherently limited tool for fostering a...
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Happy One-Year Anniversary to the Bleeding Heart Libertarians!
I’ve been reading this blog since the day it launched [h/t Will Wilkinson], and it’s the subject of my latest piece at the Examiner. To commemorate the one-year anniversary of one of the best, if not...
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Progressive Hostility Towards Libertarianism
Over at Bleeding Heart Libertarians, Jessica Flanigan captures my sentiments perfectly as she makes the case for why progressives tend to get so rankled by mainstream libertarianism: I think one reason...
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Remembering Hayek
Over at Bleeding Heart Libertarians, Steve Horwitz takes a moment to remember F.A. Hayek and the significance of his ideas: Today we pause to note the 20th anniversary of the death of F. A. Hayek,...
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Classic Rock for Classical Liberals: Freewill
Here is a great live performance of one of my favorite Rush songs, “Freewill”: Classic Rock for Classical Liberals archive
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Judge Napolitano: Where is the Outrage Over the Domestic Use of Drones
Over at Reason, The Napster wonders, “…where have all the Jeffersonians gone?” I once asked on air what Thomas Jefferson would have done if–had drones existed at the time–King George III had sent...
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Contracts and Public Unions
Andrew Cohen at Bleeding Heart Libertarians: From the NY Times today: “Residents of San Diego and San Jose voted overwhelmingly to cut the pension benefits they give city workers. And they did so in a...
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Rush Drummer Neil Peart: I’m a bleeding heart libertarian
My favorite band’s drummer/lyricist recently opened up to Rolling Stone: For me, [Rand's writing] was an affirmation that it’s alright to totally believe in something and live for it and not...
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Will Wilkinson on Gary Johnson
YouTube user karekenj put together a Gary Johnson web ad that I randomly came across, and any video featuring a Will Wilkinson quote on the first screen deserves a share in this space. For context,...
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Matt Zwolinski Is Wasting His Vote On Gary Johnson
Matt Zwolinski, philosopher at the University of San Diego and founder of the Bleeding Heart Libertarians, has a great piece up at The Daily Caller endorsing Gary Johnson: Even though I’m paid to be a...
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Jason Brennan on How To Vote Well
The Bleeding Heart Libertarian and Georgetown philosopher breaks it down in this new LearnLiberty video: To vote well, we need more than just information. We also need to process information in an...
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Sheldon Richman on Opting Out of the State
From the market anarchists‘ home base, Center for a Stateless Society: If you think the freedom to speak out is important, you should give some thought to the freedom to opt out. Now there is a...
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Gary Chartier Helps Place Libertarianism In Its Proper Context
Over at C4SS, Gary Chartier dispels the “understandable, unfortunate misconceptions” of libertarians being unconcerned about the poor and favoring corporate power. Chartier argues that libertarians are...
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Erik Loomis: Controversial Leftist, Highly Confused, or Just Plain Ignorant?
Over at Lawyers, Guns & Money, Erik Loomis identifies ten positions that he feels are “controversial and pretty ‘left’.” Drink it up, but be sure to have a barf bag handy: 1. Make recognition of...
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Matt Zwolinski on Social Justice
University of San Diego Philosopher and Bleeding Heart Libertarians founder Matt Zwolinski has a great two-part video series up at LearnLiberty on social justice. According to his colleague Jason...
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Perceptions of Libertarian Thought Cabals
In case you aren’t yet aware of the happenstance, Julie Borowski (otherwise known as Token Libertarian Girl on YouTube) posted a misguided video pertaining to the relatively low female libertarian...
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Matt Zwolinski on Rape and the Minimum Wage
Check out Matt Z’s latest essay at libertarianism.org. It’s part of his ongoing attempt to ask the hard questions and challenge the orthodoxy of the non-aggression principle. Here’s an excerpt: Of...
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You Had One Job To Do
After three months, we’re long overdue for a post in this space. Here goes… Kevin Carson has a great piece up at C4SS on the United Nations: The UN’s stated mission is to prevent aggression; yet it...
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Matt Zwolinski on Poverty for LearnLiberty
University of San Diego philosopher, Bleeding Heart Libertarians founder, and friend of this space Matt Zwolinski has a series on poverty up at LearnLiberty that’s well worth checking out.
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Rad Geek on The Self-Confidence Argument for Philosophical Anarchism
Charles W. Johnson via Rad Geek I’m usually stoked when I see Rad Geek in my reader. Charles W. Johnson does’t blog too often, but he’s one of my favorite anarchist intellectuals around. You might...
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