Showing posts with label individual liberty. Show all posts
Showing posts with label individual liberty. Show all posts
Stop Expecting Rand Paul To Be Ron Paul
by Eric July. Libertarian elitism is something that truly annoys me, but it really shows itself when we have these Rand Paul vs. Ron Paul discussions during our current election cycle. Do not get me wrong, it isn’t completely absurd that someone would compare a man to his father. But if one is alluding to an expectation that Rand is supposed to be ... MOREIndividualism Is Battling The Politically Managed Mind
by Richard Ebeling. Eroding the freedom to choose. Wherever we turn we are confronted with politicians, political pundits, television talking heads, and editorial page commentators, all of whom offer an array of plans, programs, and projects that will solve the problems of the world – if only government is given the power and authority to remake ... MOREAmerica's History Of Justice: How Jury Nullification Set Wild Bill Hickok Free Although He Killed A Man Illegally!
Because justice is a result, not simply a process. On July 20 1865, James Butler “Wild Bill” Hickok was playing in a poker game at the Lyon House Hotel in Springfield MO., when a friend of his, Davis Tutt showed up claiming Hickok owed him $45 from an earlier game. Hickok said he only owed $25 since he had paid Tutt $20 some days ... MOREThomas Sowell: 'Messing With The Constitution'
Taking power back from lawyers in robes. In recent years, a small but growing number of people have advocated a convention of states to propose amendments to the Constitution of the United States. The reaction to the proposal has been hostile, out of all proportion to either the originality or the danger of such a convention. The political ... MOREColorado Celebrates Marijuana Legalization Anniversary; Massive Drop In Arrests and Millions In Tax Revenue
by Art Way. More than three years have passed since Colorado residents voted to
legalize marijuana, which immediately allowed adults to possess and
cultivate limited amounts of marijuana. This past New Year’s Day marked
the two year anniversary of adults being able to legally buy marijuana in Colorado. The policy is still in its formative stage, ... MOREJayme Metzgar: Real American Heroes - 5 Notable Americans Who Fought For Their Opponents’ Rights
The difference between disagreement and force. I live within earshot of a Civil War battlefield, where volunteers give frequent artillery demonstrations during tourist season. Throughout this past summer, the familiar blasts rattling the kitchen windows became an odd source of comfort. “I suppose we could be more divided than we are ... MOREJohn W. Whitehead: Playing The Government's Game
When it comes to violence, we all lose. Yes, the government is corrupt. Yes, the system is broken. By broken, I mean it’s “dysfunctional, gridlocked, and, in general, incapable of doing what needs to be done.” Yes, the government is out of control and overreaching on almost every front. Yes, the government’s excesses—pork barrel spending, ... MOREGlenn Greenwald: Those Demanding Free Speech Limits To Fight ISIS Pose A Greater Threat To United States Than ISIS
Because the essence of America is freedom. In 2006 – years before ISIS replaced Al Qaeda as the New and Unprecedentedly Evil Villain – Newt Gingrich gave a speech in New Hampshire in which, as he put it afterward, he “called for a serious debate about the First Amendment and how terrorists are abusing our rights – using them as they once ... MORE
Jacob Sullum: The Puzzling Persistence Of Pee Tests
A favorite tactic of control freaks. Slate columnist Daniel Engber, who was recently "shocked" to discover that workplace drug testing is still a thing, wonders: What's up with that? He finds, as I did back in 2002, that there's little evidence drug testing is a sound investment for employers: As was the case 30 years ago, testing has no solid base of evidence, ... MOREWas 2015 A Bad Year For Campus Free Speech?
by Robby Soave. Are easily-offended students and their allies within the university
bureaucracy ushering in a new era of censorship on American college
campuses? Even President Obama is worried that excessive political correctness is stifling legitimate debate at universities. Still, it’s hard to say whether the situation on campuses is truly ... MOREDavid Harsanyi: Admit It. You Just Want Your Own Dictator
Leaders are unsavory, dangerous, and unAmerican. This incessant clamoring by voters and punditry for better "leaders" and
more "leadership" is one of the most unsavory, dangerous and
un-American tendencies in political discourse. When Donald Trump was asked last week by Joe Scarborough what he made of
an endorsement from ... MORE
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