Humans are speakers. When we go to work, buy paintings, send birthday presents to friends, vote, and choose TV shows to watch at night, we don’t merely “do”—we say. We say what our preferences, ideals, and distastes are in the realms of commerce, art, love, and...
Justice
The ACB Hearings & The Problem with SCOTUS Ep. 134
by Patrick Macfarlane | Oct 12, 2020 | Justice, Libertarianism, Politics, Vital Dissent
https://youtu.be/tbCPPihKBuU Keith Knight and I unpack the ACB hearings from this morning. We discuss separation of powers, conservative vs. progressive vs. libertarian judicial philosophy, and objective morality. Subscribe to Keith Knight's "Don't Tread on Anyone" on...
Against the Unconstitutional Suspension of Jury Trials Ep. 133
by Patrick Macfarlane | Oct 11, 2020 | Justice, Libertarianism, Politics, Vital Dissent
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZuA3V2qV3s&feature=youtu.be In an unprecedented abridgment of the most basic rights of an ostensibly free society, American citizens are being wholly deprived of their right to Due Process in the name of an amorphous "public health...
US Tensions Post-RBG Ep. 130
by Patrick Macfarlane | Sep 18, 2020 | Justice, Libertarianism, Politics, Vital Dissent
Oh boy, are we in for a rough six weeks. In this episode I discuss the effect of Ruth Bader-Ginsburg's death on the upcoming election in light of growing political division. Episode 130 of the Liberty Weekly Podcast is Brought to you by: The Liberty Weekly Podcast is...
Trump and Netanyahu’s Plan B
by Sheldon Richman | Sep 14, 2020 | Blog, Justice
Trump and Netanyahu first tried to bribe the Palestinians into capitulating to the Israeli imposition. But the two men failed. So now they are executing Plan B: bribing the Arab states' rulers to give up even the pretense of championing the Palestinians in their...
Who Becomes a Cop?
by Sheldon Richman | Aug 4, 2020 | Blog, Justice
If a major police mission is to catch us in forbidden consensual transactions, you may not like the kind of people who become cops.
Regarding Seth Rogen: Some Feelings Ought to Be Hurt
by Sheldon Richman | Aug 3, 2020 | Justice, Sheldon Richman
When actor Seth Rogen, an atheist of Jewish heritage, announced that he no longer supports Israel -- "I was fed a huge amount of lies about Israel my entire life" -- he was criticized for his apostasy. (Being an atheist does not constitute Jewish heresy, but breaking...
Oh, the Irony!
by Sheldon Richman | Aug 3, 2020 | Blog, Justice
People on the big-government left who are distraught over the condition of black lives in America are logically committed to opposing the police and teachers unions -- whether or not they realize it. That is because the first indispensable steps in the direction of...