Socialism/Communism has largely caused the collapse of any nation that’s truly tried it. Russia is the biggest example; China has seen the writing on the wall and has allowed economic modernization and liberalism to creep into their country to keep the system moving. Even most of Europe, who we libertarians would consider democratic socialists, understand [...]
Continue reading Socialist Death Throes in ZimbabweJohn Hasnas of Georgetown University wrote What It Feels Like To Be A Libertarian: …almost no one ever discusses what it feels like to be a libertarian. How does it actually feel to be someone who holds the principles described in Murray’s book? I’ll tell you. It feels bad. Being a libertarian means living with [...]
Continue reading What It Feels Like To Be a LibertarianCobb Island, MD, sounds like quite a diverse town: Cobb Island has always attracted a variety of people, from government workers to politicians Reminds me of The Blues Brothers: Elwood: What kind of music do you usually have here? Claire: Oh, we got both kinds. We got country *and* western. Hat Tip: David Boaz
Continue reading Quote Of The DayOver at TheNextRight, GOP online consulting guru Patrick Ruffini calls for Rush Limbaugh to replace Bill Kristol as the token “conservative” regularly gracing the op-ed page of The New York Times. It seems pretty clear that a good deal of the mainstream media also wish for Limbaugh to be the new voice of the right: [...]
Continue reading A Libertarian for the New York Times Op-ed Page?The first bill that Obama signed into law is the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009. The bill is designed to plug “holes” in the Civil Rights Act, Age Discrimination in Employment Act and the American’s with Disabilities Act, namely in the requirement that people sue within 180 days of the unlawful discrimination occurring. [...]
Continue reading The Absurdity of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay ActCoyote Blog has an excellent post up about a moving business at the whim of Oregon law: Cato has a video of some folks in Oregon who started a moving business, only to find that sate law effectively requires them to get permission of current moving companies before they can operate (apparently, someone in Oregon [...]
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