This last Friday, I joined Shaine Scalph of What's HAPAning for a marathon livestream. We discuss several topics, such as Biden's gun control measures, my recent feature article at the Libertarian Institute regarding the Chinese Uyghurs, the problem with civil...
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TGIF: The Fraught World of Second-Bests
by Sheldon Richman | Apr 9, 2021 | Economics, Libertarianism, Sheldon Richman, TGIF
When discussion turns to how to make government "better," however any particular person would conceive that condition, libertarians understand that we are in the fraught world of second-bests. In other words, because of the nature of the state, no solution that merely...
Are Vaccine Mandates Constitutional? ft. Blackbird w/ James Jenneman Ep. 161
by Patrick Macfarlane | Apr 4, 2021 | Libertarianism, Politics, Vital Dissent
https://youtu.be/0TRTwK7Top8 In February, I joined James Jenneman of Blackbird to discuss a ton of topics: the future impacts of covid, masks, the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions, conspiracies, crypto, the Gestapo, and my Grandpa, the John Bircher. In this episode...
TGIF: Targeted Advertising Violates No Liberty
by Sheldon Richman | Apr 2, 2021 | Economics, Libertarianism, Sheldon Richman, TGIF
Last week I modestly attempted to show that no injustice takes place when A sells B the opportunity to pitch its product to C. This is the principle behind print, television, and radio advertising, and it is no different in the era of social networks like Facebook. In...
‘Private Companies’ Will Do The States Bidding – ‘Vaccine Passports’ Edition
by Peter R. Quiñones | Mar 31, 2021 | Libertarianism, Peter Quinones, Politics
I’ve pretty much resigned myself to the fact that until the day I shuffle off this mortal coil I’m going to be subjected to the “it’s a private company” argument from “libertarians.” They’ve spread this asinine slogan so far and wide that they have progressives and...
Lew Rockwell’s The United Front Against Liberty Ep. 160
by Patrick Macfarlane | Mar 29, 2021 | Libertarianism, Politics, Vital Dissent
https://youtu.be/bIQmAOWHeDQ Too often are liberty folks made to apologize for their beliefs or to default to the defensive. We should never be ashamed to advocate for the cause of liberty. Conversely, the burden of proof is not on us to justify a free society. Lew...
Understanding the Bend of History (Or Lack Thereof)
by Jim Bovard | Mar 23, 2021 | Featured Articles, Libertarianism
The notion that Americans will always be free is part of the catechism that is force-fed to public school students. For hundreds of years, philosophers, politicians, and reformers have touted a law of history that assures the ultimate triumph of freedom. “Oppressed...
My Appearance with Nate the Voluntaryist
by Sheldon Richman | Mar 22, 2021 | Blog, Economics, Libertarianism
Nate the Voluntaryist and I talked about free markets and capitalism on his podcast. Listen here.