What is a moderate in today’s political environment? When someone describes themselves as “fiscally conservative and socially liberal,” they are often seen as just being moderates. However, this conclusion couldn’t …
Are Libertarians Just Moderates?
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How Would You Fight an Alien Invasion as President?
Libertarian foreign policy is simple, though critics make it out to be something more complicated than it really is. As Frederich Bastiat said in his treatise “The Law,” he stated, …
Are libertarians aware of safety concerns regarding legal marijuana?
Question: I think libertarians are wrong to support legal marijuana. Do you really think it wise to smoke pot and work with machinery, cars, trains, planes, or motorcycles, or weapons? …
How will libertarians help those who are disadvantaged?
Question In every human endeavor that has been measured, humanity shows a distribution of talent, ability, error, height, weight, intellectual capacity, etc. that follows the traditional bell-shaped curve. That is, …
‘War Machine:’ A Lesson In Intervention All Libertarians Must Cherish
United States Army General Stanley McChrystal became infamous for resigning in shame after a report on Rolling Stone depicted him and his staff as highly critical of President Barack Obama. In the …
What attracted you to the liberty movement?
This is a question I enjoy asking people, for several reasons. One, it’s an ice breaker when meeting new folks at libertarian events, and people usually like to tell their …
Iowa Has Just Become More Gun-Friendly — Here’s Why It Matters
As libertarians, it’s often difficult to find reasons to be hopeful when looking at the political process and how state and federal governments often ignore the classical liberal cry for …
Snowden’s Non-Profit Releases Tools To Protect Journalists, Whistleblowers
Edward Snowden is the gift that keeps on giving. At least for us, libertarians. Not only did he blow the whistle on the federal government’s lack of care for Americans’ …
Hyperbole Is NOT Your Friend
How many times have you been listening to a policy discussion or debate and you hear a stat, fact, figure, or talking point that just seems completely unbelievable? You go …
Do libertarians favor gun control?
QUESTION: I am unclear on the libertarian stand on gun control and crime. Should there be gun control in a libertarian society? And if so, how much? MY SHORT ANSWER: Firearms, like …