While in the Senate and on the campaign trail during the 2008 presidential election, Barack Obama spoke eloquently about the need to restore due process and constitutional procedure for people targeted and captured by the U.S. government. He repeatedly called for the closure of Guantanamo Bay, and on his first day of office as President […]
[youtube]http://youtu.be/vgMkAVhMG4s[/youtube] Adam Kokesh beautifully discerns and dismantles the numerous flaws surrounding intellectual property, as interpreted and enforced by the government, and the very negative role intellectual property has in limiting market competition and societal advancement. As Adam explains, intellectual property indeed does not help the “little guy,” it actually puts precisely the “little guy” at […]
[youtube]http://youtu.be/-9UPHdsYTYE[/youtube] From the International Association of Chiefs of Police and DEA’s 2010 report: And from the 2011 paper I wrote on prohibition: As we have explored, marijuana is proven to be a less dangerous substance than tobacco and alcohol. Not only is it less dangerous in terms of its addictive properties and physical harm to people, […]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBqJK6Jl3Yo[/youtube] The police state is upon us. Drones now fly over our skies, U.S. citizens can be indefinitely detained without a trial, and police forces are increasingly militarized for duty. Wake up, education yourself and your friends and neighbors, because without an informed populace things will only get uglier. Times are rapidly changing, be ready. […]
Tom Woods, one of the leading independent voices in the libertarian and Austrian Economics movement today, is both entertaining and uncanny in his ability to convey knowledge. Watch this fantastic talk Woods gave in 2009 that explains why you’ve never heard of the Great Depression of 1921, and how central bank and governmental intervention in […]
Many of the Founders carried strong antiwar sentiments, particularly after enduring the long and brutal Revolutionary War. This is not to say that Washington, Adams, or Jefferson had perfect presidencies that avoided war; far from it. However, principle is something that goes beyond humanity. Every human is fallible, but principle is something to uphold and […]
Jesse Ventura vehemently pushes people in the U.S. to stand up for the Bill of Rights. Thomas Paine, one of my favorite scholars and revolutionaries from the American Revolution era, steadfastly builds upon Jesse’s urging to the American people and the world as a whole. Jesse Ventura recently endorsed Gary Johnson (Libertarian Party candidate) for […]
Ron Paul understands that America was founded on the pretense of individual liberty, not an all-powerful national government authority. The purpose of the Constitution is to protect the privacy and secrecy of citizens, not the privacy and secrecy of government.