Remind me to stay far away from this guy’s house. The sad/funny part of this: If his house is burning down, the government fire department will be there as soon as humanly possible to extinguish the blaze.
Tag: libertarian
Conservative “Kid Rock” Owns the Libs
A reader notes: Kid Rock owned the libs earlier this month by playing a concert at the annual motorcycle rally in Sturgis. He made sure they knew they were owned by posting a picture and taunting them because they hate …
Announcing a Third-Party Candidate in November’s Election
Regarding the meme here, reader Tom Ujszaszy says, “And that is one way to get Trump another four years.” It’s true that third party candidates have crippled the Democrats in the past, though a Libertarian is going to take far …
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Ultra-Libertarianism
A reader offers this piece on an advanced form of libertarianism called “anarcho-capitalism” which views government as parasitic. We don’t really need infrastructure, police, fire fighting, criminal justice, national defense, public education, labor laws, auto and food safety standards, emergency …
Politics and Environmentalism
An old friend writes: Craig: I filled out my mail-in ballot yesterday, and saw Jill Stein, the Green Party candidate’s name for the first time. Unfortunately, I hadn’t heard anything about her until I saw her on the ballot. Why …
Tagged with: fossil fuels, Green Party, Jill Stein, libertarian, politics and environmentalism, Ralph Nader
Does Ayn Rand's Philosophy Make Sense In Our World Today?
I urge readers to join in the discussion in response to my piece on Sylvia Earle: “Humankind’s Plight at a Macro Level.” In particular, frequent commenter Cameron Atwood discusses the role that the ultra-libertarian philosophy of Ayn Rand has in our …
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Tagged with: Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand, Cameron Atwood, deregulated environment, exploitation of resources, global climate change, global warming, Humankind’s Plight at a Macro Level, libertarian, Libertarianism, objectivism, private sector, robber barons, Ronald Reagan, Sylvia Earle, The Fountainhead
We All Want Small Government, But…
I feel hypocritical about my stance about big government. In a way, I think most of us should. Generally, when we say we’re for small government, what we mean is that we’re for the elimination of all those wasteful programs …
