People often express consternation over how something as awful as the Holocaust could ever have transpired. It seems utterly incomprehensible, until one reflects upon the acquiescence to government authorities of individuals, most of whom served as unwitting cogs in a...
Libertarianism
Liberty Needs You!
by Sheldon Richman | Feb 18, 2021 | Blog, Libertarianism
In these bleak times, the cause of liberty needs you more than ever. A key way to help is to make a tax-deductible contribution to the Libertarian Institute, which for years has published important online articles about all aspects freedom and oppression on a daily...
Anti-Lockdown Protests Sweep the Netherlands Ep. 153 Ft. Thijs van der Linde
by Patrick Macfarlane | Feb 14, 2021 | Libertarianism, Vital Dissent
https://youtu.be/hKHZH3W5KOA Dutch libertarian, law student, and longtime friend and supporter of the show, Thijs van der Linde joins me to discuss the recent anti-lockdown protests and rioting in the Netherlands. We also discuss his undergraduate law school thesis...
TGIF: What Now, Libertarians?
by Sheldon Richman | Feb 12, 2021 | Libertarianism, Sheldon Richman, TGIF
The prospects for individual liberty and the required rollback of the government seem as bleak as ever, but we can't let appearances, no matter how pervasive, be decisive. The spark within most people--the longing to chart one's course in life--never really dies....
Michael Boldin: Fighting Federal Tyranny in the Coming Dark Age Ep. 152
by Patrick Macfarlane | Feb 8, 2021 | Libertarianism, Politics, Vital Dissent
https://youtu.be/BCg98f1pypY Michael Boldin, director of the Tenth Amendment Center and the host of the Path to Liberty Podcast joined me to discuss methods the Founding Fathers prescribed for combating both poor constitutional and blatantly unconstitutional policy....
‘Incitement’ Is A Fake Crime
by Ryan McMaken | Feb 5, 2021 | Featured Articles, Libertarianism
Former president Donald Trump has been impeached for “incitement to insurrection.” The House Democrats’ claim is that Trump made an inflammatory speech which—a week later—led to the Capitol riot of January 6. The Senate is now considering whether or not to convict...
2020 – The Longest Year of My Life In Review
by Peter R. Quiñones | Feb 3, 2021 | Libertarianism, Op Eds, Peter Quinones, Politics
A Requiem on Facts If you’ve ever heard me share my “origin story” you know that it’s a pretty common story for many. I was watching a 2007 presidential debate and this guy I had never heard of before, in the middle of the “War on Terror,” states plainly that the...
‘Libertarian Terrorists’
by Ron Paul | Feb 2, 2021 | Featured Articles, Libertarianism
The Department of Homeland Security issued on Wednesday a nationwide terror alert lasting until April 30. The alert warns of potential terrorist attacks from Americans who are “ideologically motivated” and have “objections to the exercise of government authority and...