What is freedom? How do we protect it? As a libertarian, anarchist, agorist, minarchist, collapsatarian, or whatever liberty-minded label your strut from this radical spectrum, it's easy to get bogged down by the difference between human rights (civil rights/personal...
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Weapons of War On Our Streets: A Guide to the Militarization of America’s Police
by Sam Jacobs | Jul 15, 2019 | Featured Articles, Justice, Politics
The claim often heard from those attempting to pass more gun control legislation is that all they’re trying to do is get the “weapons of war off our streets,” but it’s simply untrue that “weapons of war” are available to the general public. You’d last about three...
Independence Day: The Forgotten History of America’s 4th of July and What It Commemorates
by Sam Jacobs | Jul 4, 2019 | Featured Articles, Justice, Libertarianism
Every American knows what Independence Day is. Alongside Christmas and Thanksgiving, it’s one of the few holidays that hasn’t fallen prey to having to be celebrated on the closest Monday, rather than the actual day it falls on. However, less known is the history of...
When Cultures Clash! Star Trek: TNG with Actual Anarchy Ep. 118
by Patrick Macfarlane | Jun 2, 2019 | Justice, Politics, Vital Dissent
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMoGB2pzzdg In today's episode, Pat appears on the Actual Anarchy Podcast (http://tinyurl.com/y2wkx7dv) with old friends Dan and Rob. It was astounding how many references were made to various legal and philosophical writings and...
Waco Survivor Speaks Out. David Thibodeau and Keith Knight Ep. 117
by Patrick Macfarlane | May 25, 2019 | Justice, Libertarianism, Politics, Vital Dissent
https://youtu.be/RSJByyHMWD8 Keith Knight interviews Waco survivor David Thibodeau. Buy David's Book "A Place Called Waco: A Survivor's Story" Episode 117 of the Liberty Weekly Podcast is Brought to you by: The Liberty Weekly Podcast is now on Bitbacker.io Support...
The FDA’s Continuing Assault on the Principles of Justice
by Sheldon Richman | May 21, 2019 | Blog, Justice, Libertarianism
Eddie Gray, the owner of the online pipe-smokers’ boutique The Pipe Nook, reports in his latest YouTube video that the FDA has accused him of selling to a minor but refuses to provide the evidence. This is nothing less than a direct assault on a basic principle of...
Applying Liberty to Law on Culture of Peace Ep. 116
by Patrick Macfarlane | May 18, 2019 | Justice, Libertarianism, Vital Dissent
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZayVo_6RjZc I joined Luke Tatum on the "Culture of Peace" Podcast for an interview about being a libertarian attorney. We talk about my path to liberty, why I created the Liberty Weekly Podcast, and we talk about my experience so far in...
Anti-BDS Laws vs the First Amendment
by Steven Woskow | Apr 29, 2019 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, Justice
Senator Marco Rubio made the common argument for the Combating BDS Act in an opinion piece in the New York Times. He argued that the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement is an international campaign that embraces discriminatory economic warfare against...