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America’s Political System Leaves Libertarians Homeless
America’s Political System Leaves Libertarians Homeless Sadly, in America’s two-party political system Libertarians are left Homeless. The libertarian philosophy or ideology has many facets. Running through all of them is the idea that less government is generally a good thing. This reminds me of what President Ronald Reagan, famously said: The nine most terrifying words […]
Interview: The Lew Rockwell Show – The Coming Disintegration
Interview: The Lew Rockwell Show – The Coming Disintegration I got to chat with one of my all-time heroes the other day while taking in the sights of gorgeous Northern New Mexico, Lew Rockwell. Lew is a legend in the libertarian community and the father, in my opinion, of the modern libertarian movement. Lew was […]
A Libertarian’s Lament On The Government Behemoth
A Libertarian’s Lament On The Government Behemoth As it turns out, we don’t really need the government to take care of us. If it were not for the government, who would build the roads? Who would educate the children? Who would keep the parks clean? These questions usually are posed by progressives who think they […]
Liberal Capitalism as the Ideology of Freedom and Moderation
LIBERAL CAPITALISM AS THE IDEOLOGY OF FREEDOM AND MODERATION Nowadays, many along the political spectrum seem to agree that America increasingly has become a polarized society. Ideological and public policy discourse has been gravitating more toward the extremes: progressives and the Democratic Party with a more explicitly socialist rhetoric and proposed government agenda, and conservatives […]
The Difference Between Climate Change Caused By Humans and Those of Milankovitch Cycles
The Difference Between Climate Change Caused By Humans and Those of Milankovitch Cycles As I knew would happen, my review of the very serious and heavily documented book, Unprecedented Crime (https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2018/10/26/global-warming-is-real-the-threat-is-real-ecocide-is-on-the-horizon/ ) resulted in condemnations from the fossil fuel industry’s trolls and from libertarians who think that global warming is a scheme for government to […]
Apocalypse, Or Not?
Apocalypse, Or Not? Members of the American libertarian movement, particularly extremist preppers, are often associated with a belief that a complete breakdown in society is the only outcome from government economic policies and will lead to complete social disintegration. At the centre of their concerns is monetary destruction, with other issues, such as the erosion […]
The Crackdown Continues: Twitter Suspends Libertarian Accounts, Including Ron Paul Institute Director
The Crackdown Continues: Twitter Suspends Libertarian Accounts, Including Ron Paul Institute Director One day after what appeared to be a coordinated attack by media giants Facebook, Apple, Spotify and Google on Alex Jones, whose various social media accounts were banned or suspended in a matter of hours, the crackdown against alternative media figures continued as […]
Is Libertarianism Utopian?
Is Libertarianism Utopian? Libertarianism – and any political position that leans towards a greater degree of freedom from the state – is opposed both ethically and economically on a number of substantive grounds. The proposition that without the state we would have inequality, destitution for the masses, rampant greed, and so on is a familiar […]
How I Became a Libertarian and an Austrian Economist
HOW I BECAME A LIBERTARIAN AND AN AUSTRIAN ECONOMIST I suppose I can date my interest in both libertarianism and Austrian Economics from the day I was born. The doctor grabbed me by my little feet, turned me upside down and spanked my tiny bottom. I began to cry out. That is when I realized […]
NATO: Worse Than ‘Obsolete’
NATO: Worse Than ‘Obsolete’ It’s a tripwire that could lead to World War III Unlike many libertarians, I love presidential election season, because that’s when generally ignored foreign policy issues are discussed beyond the small circle of Washington wonks. And that’s why I’m having such fun with Donald Trump – much to the annoyance of […]
Mid-Sized Meditations #11: Thoughts on Localism and Resilience
Mid-Sized Meditations #11: Thoughts on Localism and Resilience [Cross-posted to Front Porch Republic] Yesterday, I had the opportunity to speak to the “Resilience Group,” an informal gathering of environmentalists, activists, and interested others that meet regularly at the home of Wes Jackson, in Salina, KS. My short remarks–which were mostly inspired by the material in this post–gave […]
The Tools Collectivists Use To Gain Power
The Tools Collectivists Use To Gain Power While many divisions within our society are arbitrary or engineered, there is one division that represents perhaps the most pervasive and important conflict of our time; the division between collectivists and individualists. Now, people who do not understand the nature of collectivism will often argue that individualism and […]
The Social Cost of Capitalism
The Social Cost of Capitalism Few, if any, corporations absorb the full cost of their operations. Corporations shove many of their costs onto the environment, the public sector, and distant third parties. For example, currently 3 million gallons of toxic waste water from a Colorado mine has escaped and is working its way down two […]
Libertarian? You Belong on the Left
Libertarian? You Belong on the Left Watch out, freedom lovers! Conservatives will build the biggest police state they can. A few dozen freedom-loving libertarians expressed their ”principled” opposition to Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Anti-Terrorism Act this week. As the Senate’s final vote on Bill C-51 is delayed to Tuesday, many are sounding off on Harper’s fractured right-wing […]
