America’s latest episode of mass homicide has sparked renewed advocacy for restrictions on gun ownership. Once again, the accompanying debate has many gun control advocates claiming the Second Amendment’s reference to a “well regulated militia” narrows the amendment’s...
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3 Proofs That the Corporate Press is Complete Propaganda
by Keith Knight | Jan 2, 2023 | Don't Tread on Anyone
https://youtu.be/pONdewnuFYs Excerpt from Knowledge, Reality, and Value: A Mostly Common Sense Guide to Philosophy by Michael Huemer, Ph.D. Credulity Humans are born credulous – we instinctively believe what people tell us, even with no corroboration. We are...
The Secret to Seeing Through “News” Propaganda!
by The Libertarian Institute | Dec 13, 2022 | Blog, Libertarian Institute Roundtable
https://youtu.be/dfw0wVP1m_E Excerpt from Knowledge, Reality, and Value: A Mostly Common Sense Guide to Philosophy by Michael Huemer, Ph.D. Credulity Humans are born credulous – we instinctively believe what people tell us, even with no corroboration. We are...
Reason Interview of Maj Toure
by Scott Horton | Nov 9, 2022 | Blog
"Gun Control is Racist" https://youtu.be/QtZmIe91WWk
A Coverup in Uvalde? Cops Refuse to Release Body Cam Footage
by Matt Agorist | Jun 23, 2022 | Criminal Justice, Featured Articles
21 people, including 19 children aged nine to eleven, were murdered by a mentally unstable 18-year-old at the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas on May 24. The brutality of the incident, and conflicting and contradictory reports on the fumbled the police...
The Antiwar Comic: The Second Amendment
by Tony DiGerolamo | May 28, 2022 | Blog
I'm a little nervous posting this. My fellow Libertarians usually know 2A way better than me! For more comics, visit the Webcomic Factory.
Senate Republicans Block Sweeping Domestic Terror Bill
by Will Porter | May 27, 2022 | News Roundup
GOP lawmakers have voted to kill a major anti-domestic terrorism bill which would have created a series of new law enforcement units and a special task force to root out “Nazism” within US security agencies, blocking the legislation in the Senate after it narrowly passed in the lower chamber.
TGIF: Rigged Political Language
by Sheldon Richman | Nov 19, 2021 | Featured Articles, Justice, Libertarianism, Sheldon Richman, TGIF
It's an old trick: gain advantage over others by hiding one's meaning behind euphemisms and other forms of linguistic camouflage and misdirection. People do this in all walks of life, but politicians make careers of it. If they engage in straight talk at all, it is by...
10/18/21 Scott Hechinger on the Murder Rate, Police Reform and Gun Control
by Scott Horton | Oct 24, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott interviews attorney Scott Hechinger about a recent article he wrote for The Nation. They discuss the recent jump in the murder rate, its possible causes and the portrayal of the increase in the media. Hechinger explains that the universal nature of the increase...
The Most Despicable Profession – Michael Huemer, Ph.D.
by Keith Knight | Oct 8, 2021 | Don't Tread on Anyone
https://youtu.be/vrzreDsVgMI Excerpt from Knowledge, Reality, and Value: A Mostly Common Sense Guide to Philosophy by Michael Huemer, Ph.D. Credulity Humans are born credulous – we instinctively believe what people tell us, even with no corroboration. We are...
Episode 640: The Crimes Of The Managerial State w/ Jose Niño
by Peter R. Quiñones | Oct 7, 2021 | Free Man Beyond the Wall
56 Minutes PG-13 Jose is the author of "The 10 Myths of Gun Control" and writes on such diverse topics as the "war on meat" and the history of Venezuela. Pete and Jose discuss many topics including immigration, CV19 tyranny, the World Economic Forum and the ever...
4/12/21 Jacob Sullum: Biden Loves Gun Control by Fiat
by Scott Horton | Apr 12, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show
Jacob Sullum discusses the Biden administration's possible moves on gun control. Thanks to recent mass shootings, says Sullum, gun control is back in the public eye, resulting in some proposed new laws like background checks, increased "red flag" rules, an "assault...
Gun Control and Medical Tyranny w/Collapsitarian
by Tommy Salmons | Apr 12, 2021 | Year Zero
Tommy asked Collapsitarian to join him to discuss the medical tyranny, gun control, and the response from the citizenry. Donate
For a New Libertarian Golden Age ft. What’s HAPAning Ep. 162
by Patrick Macfarlane | Apr 11, 2021 | Libertarianism, Politics, Vital Dissent
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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The Non-Existent Difference Between National Socialism and Democratic Socialism
Summary: National Socialism and Democratic Socialism both advocate institutionalized violence by the state against peaceful people only differing in rhetoric. The most popular self described Democratic Socialists in America today are Senator Bernie Sanders and...
A Response to My Memorial Day Critics
My article against Memorial Day drew a lot of ire and attention. This should not have been surprising; I was making a controversial statement. What did surprise me, however, was that many critics were self-described libertarians or former libertarians. There were many...
Ignoring Political Gossip & Sticking to Principle
https://youtu.be/ZwWHjYVY4tg In the private sector, firms must attract voluntary customers or they fail; and if they fail, investors lose their money, and managers and employees lose their jobs. The possibility of failure, therefore, is a powerful incentive to find...
The Myth of “Hyper-Rugged-Isolationist-Individualism”
Myth #1: Libertarians believe that each individual is an isolated, hermetically sealed atom, acting in a vacuum without influencing each other. This is a common charge, but a highly puzzling one. In a lifetime of reading libertarian and classical-liberal...
The Lesson From Germany and Korea
Institutions are, of course, in some sense the products of culture. But, because they formalize a set of norms, institutions are often the things that keep a culture honest, determining how far it is conducive to good behaviour rather than bad. To illustrate the...
Occupational Licensing Increases Prices and Deprives People of Options
When you shop online, vendors usually give you a bunch of different ways to sort your options. Take Amazon: One popular sorting option – especially for customers with low income – is “Price: Low to High.” You’ve probably used it yourself many times. This...
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