(From the Ask Dr. Ruwart section in Volume 19, No. 13 of the Liberator Online. Subscribe here!) QUESTION: It seems to me that spanking your child is a form of aggression. Would libertarians agree? …
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National Service: Should Young Americans Be Forced To Serve the Government?
(From the Ask Dr. Ruwart section in Volume 19, No. 12 of the Liberator Online. Subscribe here!) QUESTION: I believe we shouldn’t be forced to participate in some kind of national service. However, some …
Ayn Rand and American Indians
(From the Ask Dr. Ruwart section in Volume 19, No. 11 of the Liberator Online. Subscribe here!) QUESTION: How do libertarians feel about this Ayn Rand statement: “[The Native Americans] didn’t have any rights …
Who’s to Blame for Dangerous Prescription Drugs: The FDA or Big Pharma?
(From the Ask Dr. Ruwart section in Volume 19, No. 10 of the Liberator Online. Subscribe here!) QUESTION: The pharmaceutical company is sometimes caught pressuring the FDA to approve drugs with side effects and the …
Who would make health decisions about children in a libertarian society: parents or medical professionals?
(From the Ask Dr. Ruwart section in Volume 19, No. 9 of the Liberator Online. Subscribe here!) QUESTION: I just read about Boston Children’s Hospital taking children away from their parents if they don’t agree to treat …
Should Anarcho-Capitalists Abandon Political Activism?
(From the Ask Dr. Ruwart section in Volume 19, No. 8 of the Liberator Online. Subscribe here!) QUESTION: I now identify more with anarcho-capitalism and I want to disengage from political action. I further …
Do Libertarians Support a National Sales Tax?
(From the Ask Dr. Ruwart section in Volume 19, No. 7 of the Liberator Online. Subscribe here!) Question: I have read about proposals to eliminate the income tax and replace it with a consumption tax …
Would Religious References Be Removed from Money, Courts and Schools in a Libertarian Society?
(From the Ask Dr. Ruwart section in Volume 19, No. 6 of the Liberator Online. Subscribe here!) QUESTION: I want to see the removal of all references to a god from money, courts, and …
Will Libertarianism Only Work if People are Rational and Reasonable?
(From the Ask Dr. Ruwart section in Volume 19, No. 5 of the Liberator Online. Subscribe here!) QUESTION: I’m not sure libertarianism can work unless people are rational and reasonable. And I’ve encountered at least …
The FDA Vs. the Health and Safety of Americans
QUESTION: Which problem is the greatest: the FDA’s approving unsafe drugs, or the FDA’s delaying the approval of life-saving ones? MY SHORT ANSWER: In 1992, Congress passed the Prescription Drug User Fee Act …