Recent protests in Hong Kong, along with the resulting fall out from international corporations questioned for their relationships with mainland China, has placed a renewed focus on the authoritarianism of the Chinese Communist Party. This has led to several articles...
Libertarianism
Warning: Actual Costs of Government Programs Higher Than Advertised
by Bradley Thomas | Nov 18, 2019 | Economics, Featured Articles, Libertarianism, Politics
As outrageous as the price tag promised to us for initiatives like Elizabeth Warren’s healthcare plan, Bernie’s ‘Medicare for All’ plan, or AOC’s ‘Green New Deal,’ history tells us the actual cost to taxpayers would be far higher. In its first year, Medicare cost $3...
The ‘Landlord’ is MY Employee
by Peter R. Quiñones | Nov 18, 2019 | Economics, Featured Articles, Libertarianism, Peter Quinones, Politics
Imagine having an employee whose job was to make sure you are safe from the elements and if anything stopped working in your dwelling, they had to fix it on what YOU paid them. What if you had a contract that stated if they didn’t provide these services in a set...
Cop Caught on Horrifying Video Attacking a Child With No Arms or Legs
by Jack Burns | Nov 15, 2019 | Featured Articles, Libertarianism
Tucson, AZ — In a state-run boys home in Tucson, a teenager who was also a quadruple amputee, was roughed up and cussed at by a Pima County deputy. Most of the incident was caught on film and both the teen, as well as his friend who was filming the police contact,...
Oklahoma Frees Some of Its Political Prisoners
by Laurence Vance | Nov 15, 2019 | Featured Articles, Justice, Libertarianism
Communist and other authoritarian and totalitarian governments around the world have always, throughout history and at this very time, arrested (or sometimes just simply seized) and jailed (or sometimes just killed) political dissidents and other nonconformists whom...
Yes, Taxation Is Theft
by David Gordon | Nov 15, 2019 | Economics, Featured Articles, Justice, Libertarianism
Libertarians think that taxation is theft. The government takes away part of your income and property by force. Your payments aren’t voluntary. If you think they are, try to withhold payment and see what happens. An influential book by Liam Murphy and Thomas...

The “Officer Friendly” Police Fantasy
by Jim Bovard | Nov 14, 2019 | Featured Articles, Justice, Libertarianism
Police in Tempe, Arizona, announced plans in July for a “positive ticketing” campaign to pull over drivers who had violated no traffic laws. A Phoenix TV station reported that the police would give the people they targeted free soft-drink coupons for Circle K as a...

Only Freedom Will Save the Auto Industry
by Chloe Anagnos | Nov 13, 2019 | Economics, Featured Articles, Libertarianism
Nearly 900,000 of the auto accidents that happen yearly on U.S. roadways start with a blind spot. But because most vehicles have a blind spot due to their frame design, there’s little a driver can do that completely eliminates this problem. And while technology has...