Tag: "Libertarians"
The Right-Wing “Rift” and the Wormtongues Who Want It
Dana Loesch has an excellent post at Big Journalism today about the war the left really wants to see between Christian conservatives and libertarians (via Instapundit) Coalitions between different groups who have various beliefs in common are instrumental to success. We can’t disrespect, by way of discounting or misunderstanding our different sticking points, the beliefs [...]
I Wonder If There’s a Call For A WWAYD Bracelet?
Ed Driscoll tipped me to his newest episode of Silicon Graffiti, and I’m glad he did. It’s a good one. His guest is the author of a book on Ayn Rand, her various tiffs with the political right, and what she might make of what’s been going on in Washington lately. The interview is nice [...]
Ron Paul is Not the Answer, Unless the Question is “Who Can Destroy the Republican Party for the Rest of My Lifetime?”
You know things are getting just a little crazy in Conservative Land when the name Ron Paul pops up as a possible savior for the Republican Party. Jayson Taylor (no, not waste of $8 million dollars who plays for the Redskins) suggests that Ron Paul can still ride to the rescue of the GOP if [...]
Curmudgeons No More
Do you have to throw away your Good Samaritan duties when you become a Libertarian? Ron Coleman, busting out some of his Greatest Hits of 2008, says that the libertarian perception of selfishness is what keeps him away. There is something worse than your own wasted potential which, after all, can take tremendous efforts to [...]
Who Wants Markets to Be Free, Really?
The term “free markets” is, I believe, perhaps the most misunderstood and misused term in all of politics. The problem is that each “side” in the economic argument – left, right, and libertarian – has grabbed a chunk of the meaning for themselves and has slathered on a good helping of additional meaning that suits [...]
Why I Don’t Love Libertarians
I understand that these guys are supposed to be the best and brightest that Libertarianism has to offer, but please. If you want to know why I don’t give Libertarians much love despite being one myself, that article goes a very long way toward answering that question. Especially most of the answers to Question 5. [...]
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