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The Orphan Of The American Political Spectrum

Patrick Maines | Posted 11.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Free Market Capitalism, Liberals, Neoconservatives, Free Market, Libertarian, Social Issues, Libertarian Party, Free Markets, Free Market Ideology, Politics News
Patrick Maines

Were one to design a political philosophy calculated to appeal to large numbers of "conservatives" and "liberals," it might look very much like contemporary libertarianism.

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Glenn Beck As Political Organizer: Fox News Host Sponsoring 7 Conventions

New York Times | BRIAN STELTER | Posted 11.21.2009 | Media

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Glenn Beck, the popular and outspoken Fox News host, says he wants to go beyond broadcasting his opinions and start rallying his political base -- for...

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Gay Marriage Loss in Maine Is a Straight Loser

Michael B. Laskoff | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: California Gay Marriage, Proposition 8, Maine Gay Marriage, Racism, Libertarian, Separation of Church and State, Gay Marriage, Civil Rights, Church and State, Maine, John Baldacci, Same-Sex Marriage, Politics News
Michael B. Laskoff

Gay marriage is a civil rights issue; it will take a Supreme Court decision or an amendment to the US Constitution to make this right. That's almost inconceivably hard work, but ending slavery was no picnic either.

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Lieberman Twists the Knife

Robert Scheer | Posted 10.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Robert Scheer, Olympia Snowe, Senate, Public Option, Ron Paul, Health Care Reform, Filibuster, Medicare, Joe Lieberman, Libertarian, Health Care, Politics News
Robert Scheer

Is there a more hypocritical figure in American politics than Joe Lieberman? His threat to thwart a vote on health care legislation should be the last straw that ends his Democratic caucus connection.

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Obama's Nobel Honors His Dignitarian Politics

Robert Fuller | Posted 10.09.2009 | World

Read More: Politics of Dignity, Dignitarian, Dignity, Nobel, Nobel Committee, Egalitarian, President Obama, Nobel Peace Prize, Power, Libertarian, Rankism, Obama Nobel Peace Prize, Obama Nobel, World News
Robert Fuller

Obama got the prize not for doing, but for being. Not for making peace, but for exemplifying something new on the world stage -- the politics of dignity.

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The Revolution Will Be Tweeted

Michael Shermer | Posted 10.06.2009 | World

Read More: Twitter, Libertarian, Capitalism, Trade, Peace, Internet, War, World News
Michael Shermer

Trade--the free exchange of products, services, and ideas between people--will not prevent war, but it attenuates its likelihood.

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For Liberty Examines the Kingmakers

J. Bradley Jansen | Posted 11.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: David Boaz, War on Terror, Rasmussen Poll, Antiwar Movement, Grassroots, Markos Moulitsas, Ron Paul, George W. Bush, David Kirby, Thomas Jefferson, Libertarian, Campaign for Liberty, Republican Convention, 2008 Election, CNN Poll, Arianna Huffington, Afghanistan War, Daily Kos, Iraq War, Nicholas Sanchez, Joe Scarborough, Tax Day Tea Parties, For Liberty, David Brooks, Alternative Media, Grover Norquist, Tea Party, Republican Party, Swing Voters, Republicans, 2010 Elections, 2012 Election, Politics News
J. Bradley Jansen

The documentary For Liberty beautifully shows us what Markos Mousitlas called the only true people-powered campaign in 2008: Ron Paul's campaign.

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Introducing Your Token Republicans

Jessica Corry | Posted 11.15.2009 | Denver

Read More: Homeschooling, Cato Institute, Small Government, Rush Limbaugh, Libertarian, Colorado, Denver, Denver News
Jessica Corry

There will inevitably be moments when this site's readers will want to kick us straight to mandatory diversity training -- maybe you'll even post a little nasty gram of a comment. We welcome the dialogue.

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Obama as the Joker? Holy Dumbass, Batman!

Aemilia Scott | Posted 09.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Town Hall, Protest, Conservative, Socialism, Libertarian, Obama Joker, Batman, Health Care, Barack Obama, Politics News
Aemilia Scott

In the films, Batman is all about doing the dirty work that the public needs, but doesn't necessarily want. Sound familiar?

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Obama Protester With Semi-Automatic Rifle Part Of 'Publicity Stunt'

HuffPost's Eyes & Ears | Matthew Palevsky | Posted 09.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Ar-15, Semi-Automatic Rifle, Rife, Town Hall Health Care, Phoenix, President Barack Obama, Obama Rally, Libertarian, Ernest Hancock, Ar-15 Obama, Obama Assault Weapons Ban, Obama Ar-15, Gun Arizona, Ar-15 Semi-Automatic Rifle, Politics News

A number of YouTube videos have shown a man carrying an AR-15 rifle to a pro-Obama health care reform rally outside the president's speech in Phoenix ...

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Why I Ain't About to Boycott Whole Foods

Waylon Lewis | Posted 09.15.2009 | Green

Read More: Elephant, Obamacare, Wild Oats, John Mackey, Obama, Whole Foods, Libertarian, elephantjournal.com, Waylon Lewis, Elephant Journal, Organic, Health Care, Healthcare, Wall Street Journal, Green News
Waylon Lewis

I, for one, am not going to boycott Whole Foods. I'm not throwing the baby out with the bathwater.

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Shopping for a (Political) Label

Craig Newmark | Posted 09.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Middle Political Spectrum, Libertarian, Luber, Civic Libertarian, Pragmatic Libertarian, Politics News
Craig Newmark

I believe both in limiting government, and the need to work together to solve big problems. The current health care situation perfectly illustrates the failure of the market to solve a problem.

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The Case for Libertarianism

Michael Shermer | Posted 09.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Politics, Left-Right Politics, Conservatives, Libertarian, Jonathan Haidt, Liberals, Liberal Stereotypes, Conservative Stereotypes, A Few Good Men, Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Politics News
Michael Shermer

Anyone who follows politics knows the standard stereotype of what liberals think of conservatives, and what conservatives think of liberals. They both have an element of truth.

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Ron Paul: Obama "Deserves An F" (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Susan Crile | Posted 09.06.2009 | Politics

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Congressman Ron Paul offered a harsh appraisal of Obama's presidency on Thursday during an appearance on CNN's "American Morning." "I'd probably gi...

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Health Care Debate Loses Coherence

Tom Sullivan | Posted 09.03.2009 | Politics

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Tom Sullivan

One suspects, however, that behind much of the "Don't Tread On Me" rhetoric directed at Obama is a spluttering "... but, but, but, you're black!"

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Sir Knavely and the Great Stimulus Package

Steven Denlinger | Posted 08.24.2009 | Politics

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Steven Denlinger

"I'm bitter," Sir Knavely told me. He raised his glass and drank. His furry chin went deep into his Tiger's Milk. Then he set it down. "Why are ...

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Ron Paul Is Sole "No" Vote On Iran Resolution

Talking Points Memo | Posted 07.20.2009 | Politics

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The House voted 405-1 today for a resolution in support of the Iranian dissidents and condemning the ruling government. And the one man who opposed it...

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Somalia: Libertarian Paradise (VIDEO)

Posted 06.06.2009 | Comedy

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The inimitable Andy Cobb is at it again, taking libertarians to task for their hatred of all things government. You know what has no government? Somal...

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Dog the Pirate Hunter???

Warren Holstein | Posted 05.17.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Politics, Dog the Bounty Hunter, Maersk Alabama, Mercenaries, Somalia Government, Somali Pirates Ransom, Africa, Capt. Richard Phillips, Somali Pirates, Ron Paul, Pirates, Libertarian, Blackwater Investigation, South Africa, Somalia, Comedy News
Warren Holstein

Avast, ye picaroons! If landlubber Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) has his way, good ole American privateers will be set loose on ye wily pillaging Somalian buccaneers and get all War of 1812 on yer booties.

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Libertarian Madness

Ben Cohen | Posted 04.24.2009 | Politics

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Ben Cohen

As a free market ideologue, Matt Ridley should embrace the death of a bad idea -- it is natures way of saying "sorry buddy, you're wrong."

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An Insider's Look At How Ayn Rand Destroyed The World

Lee Stranahan | Posted 04.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Phil Gramm, Michelle Malkin, Rush Limbaugh, Libertarian, Ayn Rand, Ron Paul, Politics News
Lee Stranahan

I know my Ayn Rand. In fact, when it comes to Rand and her philosophy of Objectivism I'll put put my Ayn Cred up against almost anyone. I attended he...

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Put a Libertarian on the New York Times' Op-Ed Page

Andrew Sargus Klein | Posted 03.04.2009 | Media

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Andrew Sargus Klein

Where's the tipping point between civil liberties and, to put it glibly, the government looking out for you?

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On Atlas Shrugged as a Guide to Our Times

Ellis Weiner | Posted 02.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Ayn Rand, Stephen Moore, Libertarian, Atlas Shrugged, Capitalism, John Galt, Dagny Taggart, Going John Galt, Politics News
Ellis Weiner

She made it all up. The bad guys are straw men, serving a straw government, empowered by a straw civilization. The whole thing is a self-subverting and ultimately ludicrous grand opera of bad faith.

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Repealing DOMA Will Ease the Warren Sting

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 02.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Defense of Marriage Act Barr, Doma, Tammy Baldwin, Obama Inauguration, Bob Barr, Immigration, Gay, Libertarian, Libertarian Party, Civil Rights, Defense of Marriage Act, Marriage Equality, Gays in the Military, Gay Rights, Ban on Gay Marriages, Rick Warren, Bob Barr Libertarian, Gay Marriage, Politics News
Emma Ruby-Sachs

Repealing Don't Ask Don't Tell has been floated as one opportunity for Obama, but I encourage the new President to try frying a bigger fish -- the Defense of Marriage Act.

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Hey, Ron Paul Republicans!?! It's Time For A GOP Palace Coup!

Lee Stranahan | Posted 12.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Republican Presidential Candidate, Karl Rove, Ron Paul Supporters, Election Reaction, Mike Huckabee, Ayn Rand, Sarah Palin, Ron Paul, Libertarian, Jack Nicholson, Republicans, Politics News
Lee Stranahan

It's time for someone to grab Ron Paul's ideas, grab the organizational skill of herding a bunch of individualists and grab control of the damn Republican party right now.

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