Archive for the ‘Liberty’ Category
Thinking For Oneself
From The Mises Institute
[Chapter 2 of Accent on the Right]
During the discussion following one of my recent lectures, it occurred to me that the questions fell into a pattern, and that this pattern was the same — whether in Manila, or Boise, or wherever. Each question was based on something the inquirer had heard or ...Read more.
We Are On Hiatus
Reboot The Republic will be on hiatus while we focus on another project. We hope to return shortly! We will post stories every so often but won’t have the time to post the 5-10 stories we were doing daily.
Legislation and Law in a Free Society
[An earlier version of this article was published in the Freeman, September 1995. It was adapted from a longer essay in the Journal of Libertarian Studies.]
From The Mises Institute
Libertarians and classical liberals have long sought to explain what sorts of laws we should have in a free society. But we have often neglected the study ...Read more.
Remembering The Alamo
From News With Views
By Pastor Chuck Baldwin
February 23 marks the anniversary of the beginning of the battle of the Alamo back in 1836. For more than 13 days, 186 brave and determined patriots withstood Santa Anna’s seasoned army of over 4,000 troops. To a man, the defenders of that mission fort knew they would never ...Read more.
Video: Ron Paul Wipes the Floor With a CNBC Drone
Wow! Libertarians at CPAC!
by Jacob G. Hornberger
What a great time we had at the CPAC conference! Yes, I know what you might be asking yourself: What in the world was FFF doing at CPAC? After all, it is a conference for conservatives, right? And we are about as pure libertarians as you’d ever find. And you’d be ...Read more.
Ron Paul wins CPAC Presidential Straw Poll
From USA Today
Talk about your political upsets.
Rep. Ron Paul, hero of a fervant band of libertarians, unexpectedly won the presidential straw poll at the Conservative Political Action Conference today, claiming 31% of the votes cast.
Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, who has carried the survey for the past three years, was second at 22%.
The straw poll ...Read more.
Education: Too Important for a Government Monopoly
By John Stossel via The Washington Examiner
The government-school establishment has said the same thing for decades: Education is too important to leave to the competitive market. If we really want to help our kids, we must focus more resources on the government schools.
But despite this mantra, the focus is on something other than the kids. ...Read more.
Ron Paul’s Agenda Better for Progressives than Obama’s?
Perhaps the Progressives/Liberals/Socialists are coming around…
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From FireDogLake
The following comparisons between Obama and Paul on the issues of import; civil liberty(s), war/defense, health care reform, financial reform, monetary policy/jobs, makes a strong case that Paul is the better choice for progressives.
I will start with the the easy one, Civil Liberty. Paul vehemently opposes the Patriot Act, ...Read more.
