http://www.examiner.com/x-1449-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner?cid=exrss-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner en-us Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:16:02 -0700 Sat, 26 Dec 2009 08:48:58 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-1449-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m12d26-Oath-Keepers-vs-oath-breakers?cid=exrss-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner Will Oath Keepers weaken America's defenses?That's what fellow Examiner and libertarian Karl Dickey suggests in his recent article, "Oath keepers and libertarians." Dickey expressed concern that, even as libertarians welcomed Oath Keepers a... freedom individual rights Sat, 26 Dec 2009 08:48:58 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1449-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m12d26-Oath-Keepers-vs-oath-breakers?cid=exrss-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1449-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m12d23-The-Nolan-Chart-vs-The-Political-Compass?cid=exrss-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner Most modern American individualist laissez-faire free market libertarians are familiar with the Nolan chart, which asks a few simple questions about your political proclivities and then plots your answers on a two-axis grid rather than the traditiona... politics philosophy libertarianism Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:04:20 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1449-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m12d23-The-Nolan-Chart-vs-The-Political-Compass?cid=exrss-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1449-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m12d18-Confessions-of-a-Bozo-Libertarian?cid=exrss-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner NOTE: This article departs from the usual fare found here in its longer length, in its use of the first person singular narrative, and in its content. At some point you just gotta define your positions, so here goes. Note that subtitle: "A Free... libertarianism Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:23:46 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1449-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m12d18-Confessions-of-a-Bozo-Libertarian?cid=exrss-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1449-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m12d14-Motley-Fool-fool-misfires-at-faux-libertarians?cid=exrss-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner A blog on the Motley Fool website proclaimed ETFsRule's December Walk of Shame: Libertarians!Unsurprisingly, it's a tirade written by someone who neither knows who "libertarians" are nor distinguishes them from "Republicans." A M... libertarianism Mon, 14 Dec 2009 07:50:30 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1449-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m12d14-Motley-Fool-fool-misfires-at-faux-libertarians?cid=exrss-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1449-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m12d12-Underground-Economy-the-creature-of-corrupt-government?cid=exrss-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner Black market kidney - This unemployed Israeli sold his kidney in the US for $20,000 in 2005. The more governments destroy freedom the more people discover it underground. (AP Photo) Richard W. Rahn, writing in a recent Cato Institute article titled ... freedom individual rights Sat, 12 Dec 2009 11:42:51 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1449-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m12d12-Underground-Economy-the-creature-of-corrupt-government?cid=exrss-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1449-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m12d11-Debra-medina-LibertarianRepublican-or-RepublicanLibertarian?cid=exrss-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner Debra medina launches her TV ad in 5 Texas cities in her bid for the Lone Star Governor's office. (screenprint from YouTube video) The Dallas Morning News reported today that Debra Medina is launching her TV ad campaign for Texas governor in five c... politics philosophy Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:43:52 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1449-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m12d11-Debra-medina-LibertarianRepublican-or-RepublicanLibertarian?cid=exrss-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1449-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m12d9-Obligatory-global-warming-article?cid=exrss-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner While ruling class warm-mongers like Denmark's PM Loekke Rasmussen strut on the world stage in Copenhagen (above) people from California to the East Coast are left to cope with one to two feet of cold, blowing global warming (below). Global war... politics philosophy Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:57:27 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1449-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m12d9-Obligatory-global-warming-article?cid=exrss-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1449-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m12d7-A-lefteyeview-of-Tea-Party-parentage?cid=exrss-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner (AP photo/John Bazemore)   Related articles Reagan flunks GOP purity test?  Calling all laissez-faire sovereign individual Libertarians  Calling all Stalinist-Jeffersonian-Bo... libertarianism Mon, 07 Dec 2009 10:48:09 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1449-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m12d7-A-lefteyeview-of-Tea-Party-parentage?cid=exrss-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1449-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m12d4-Reagan-flunks-GOP-purity-test?cid=exrss-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner According to a YouTube video, the great conservative Republican President Ronald Reagan wouldn't pass the conservative GOP's proposed litmus test. But then, President Kennedy wouldn't pass any liberal litmus test today either. (screenshot from You... politics philosophy libertarianism Fri, 04 Dec 2009 10:09:57 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1449-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m12d4-Reagan-flunks-GOP-purity-test?cid=exrss-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1449-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m12d2-Dallas-LP-candidate-spreads-fun-while-spreading-liberty?cid=exrss-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner John Jay Myers regales the gathering of libertarians at Government Sucks Day in Hillsboro, Texas. (photo by Dallas Libertarian Examiner) Don't look now, but John Jay Myers is running for the US Congressional seat in Texas District 30. The "d... libertarianism Wed, 02 Dec 2009 11:31:11 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1449-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m12d2-Dallas-LP-candidate-spreads-fun-while-spreading-liberty?cid=exrss-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1449-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m11d30-What-if-Tiger-lived-in-Libertarian-Land?cid=exrss-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner Tiger Woods (AP Photo/Rob Carr)The Tiger Woods auto accident story serves as an excellent example of the difference between today's nosy, intrusive, celebrity-worshipping, gossip-obsessed society and tomorrow's libertarian society.The story, for tho... libertarianism Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:16:42 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1449-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m11d30-What-if-Tiger-lived-in-Libertarian-Land?cid=exrss-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1449-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m11d28-Calling-all-laissezfaire-sovereign-individual-Libertarians?cid=exrss-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner Adam Smith, author of The Wealth of Nations with its famous "invisiblehand" of capitalism that "naturallyguides a society through self-interest,"often considered the Father of Modern Economics. (Wikimedia Commons) The satirically... libertarianism Sat, 28 Nov 2009 12:00:24 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1449-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m11d28-Calling-all-laissezfaire-sovereign-individual-Libertarians?cid=exrss-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1449-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m11d25-Calling-all-StalinistJeffersonianBozoian-Libertarians?cid=exrss-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner Apparently it's becoming ever more popular to create crossbred mutant coercive philosophies and then attempt to smuggle them into unsuspecting minds by incorporating the "libertarian" label.A recent article, "Politics not as usual &nda... libertarianism Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:28:22 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1449-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m11d25-Calling-all-StalinistJeffersonianBozoian-Libertarians?cid=exrss-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1449-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m11d21-Cory-Maye-gets-second-chance-in-the-justice-bullring?cid=exrss-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner Cory Maye and daughter Ta'Corriana (screenshot from reason.tv video, "Mississippi Drug War Blues") At some point the American justice system quit being about justice and morphed into a cynical blood sport for the lawyering classes who on... politics individual rights Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:50:54 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1449-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m11d21-Cory-Maye-gets-second-chance-in-the-justice-bullring?cid=exrss-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1449-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m11d18-PASS-ID-just-REAL-ID-pig-in-lipstick?cid=exrss-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner REAL ID: stricken but still kickin' (art by author)Few people seem to be aware that PASS ID is a near-clone of REAL ID just waiting to be sprung on us. Some background:REAL ID, the federal government's attempt to turn every state's drivers license i... freedom individual rights Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:15:46 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1449-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m11d18-PASS-ID-just-REAL-ID-pig-in-lipstick?cid=exrss-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1449-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m11d16-Government-the-magical-jobcreator?cid=exrss-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner Thomson Correctional Center in Illinois; a giant job-generating jail on the prairie? (AP Photo/The Dispatch, Dan Videtich) President Obama wants to move alleged terrorists out of the Guantanamo Bay detention center in Cuba so he can keep a campaign... politics philosophy Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:45:11 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1449-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m11d16-Government-the-magical-jobcreator?cid=exrss-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1449-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Politics-not-as-usual--second-look?cid=exrss-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner Self-made Energy Czar and capitalist/philanthropist John D. Rockefeller during the Progressive Era. (1901 Puck cartoon/Wikimedia Commons)A recent article, Politics not as usual, cheered on Iowa Libertarian Party candidate for governor Eric Cooper wh... politics philosophy libertarianism Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:35:20 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1449-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Politics-not-as-usual--second-look?cid=exrss-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1449-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m11d11-Politics-not-as-usual?cid=exrss-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner It's an argument as old as the Libertarian Party itself; is the primary purpose of running for office to get elected or to educate people?When LP candidates concentrate on vote-getting rather than pushing principles they all too often end up sounding... politics philosophy Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:42:08 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1449-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m11d11-Politics-not-as-usual?cid=exrss-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1449-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m11d7-Climate-change-is-all-about-power?cid=exrss-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner "Everybody talks about the weather but nobody does anything about it." – Mark Twain"No man's life, liberty, or property is safe while Congress is in session" – Mark Twain Argentina's Perito Moreno glacier advances desp... Culture war politics Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:06:00 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1449-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m11d7-Climate-change-is-all-about-power?cid=exrss-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1449-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m11d5-The-lone-wolf-in-libertarian-clothing?cid=exrss-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner Jim Lark, writing in the November issue of Libertarian Strategy Monthly, tells about running into "lone wolf libertarians," whom he defines as people who "live in an area that they believe is devoid of fellow Libertarians."He then... philosophy libertarianism Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:50:17 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1449-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m11d5-The-lone-wolf-in-libertarian-clothing?cid=exrss-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner