Libertarian candidate claims county is trying to block him from ballot

Carbon County commissioners on Thursday tried to calm a man who is seeking election as a Libertarian to the Penn Forest board of supervisors and who claims commissioners and the county solicitor were trying to block him from the ballot. Continue reading

US panel: Afghans need more religious freedom

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) Despite significant improvements since the hard-line Taliban ruled Afghanistan, religious freedom remains poor, especially for minorities, and Afghans still can’t debate religion or question prevailing Islamic orthodoxies without fear of being punished, a U.S. commission said in a new report on Tuesday. As the country braces for next year’s presidential election and the planned withdrawal of most foreign combat troops by the end of 2014, the panel urges the U.S. Continue reading

Goodlatte: Private Property Ownership is Vital to Freedom




Goodlatte: Private Property Ownership is Vital to Freedom Prosperity Bob Goodlatte, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, spoke at a House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice hearing about the imp… By: RepBobGoodlatte Continue reading

Jonah Goldberg The right’s libertarian -conservative fusion is nothing new

“At CPAC, the Future Looks Libertarian,” read a dispatch on Time magazine’s website. “CPAC: Rand Paul’s Big Moment,” proclaimed The Week magazine. Meanwhile, the New York Times headlined its story about the annual conservative political action conference “GOP divisions fester at conservative retreat.” George Will, a man who actually knows a thing or two about conservatism, responded to the NYT’s use of the word “fester” on ABC News’ “This Week.” “Festering: an infected wound, it’s awful Continue reading

PBS – Liberty! The American Revolution (1997) [intro] – Video




PBS – Liberty! The American Revolution (1997) [intro] Six-hour documentary on the American Revolution, from the passage of the Stamp Act (1765) through the ratification of the United States Constitution and Bill of Rights (1789). By: Steve Rogers Continue reading

Bolton Confronts Stossel on Obama Drones, Accuses Libertarians of Defending The Confederacy – Video




Bolton Confronts Stossel on Obama Drones, Accuses Libertarians of Defending The Confederacy 2/21/13 – John Stossel's annual show from the International Students for Liberty Conference features not only the usual friendly libertarians, but a handful of liberals and conservatives who willfully engage a potentially hostile crowd of 1000+ libertarian students. As our readers are likely aware by now, Ann Coulter happened to be one of the two conservatives brought on to debate the students. And it was, shall we say, tense Continue reading

Obama Tries to Shake GOP Stranglehold on 'Freedom'

President Barack Obama speaks on proposals to reduce gun violence at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington. President Barack Obama sought to engender popular support for his gun reform proposals announced Wednesday by fighting critics on their own linguistic turfframing them in terms of freedom. Many of the president’s detractors have long felt his domestic agenda includes tearing apart individual freedoms, particularly the Second Amendment right to bear arms Continue reading

Inside Story – Will a new constitution divide or unite Egypt? – Video




Inside Story – Will a new constitution divide or unite Egypt? www.facebook.com www.youtube.com Latest News Platform Please Subscribe LatestNewsPlatform As Egypt votes on a new constitution, we ask if the referendum will help resolve the country's political crisis. Inside Story with presenter Ghida Fakhry speaks to guests: Sondos Asem of the Freedom and Justice party. Continue reading

Cayman Islands governor appoints new premier

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (Reuters) – The Cayman Islands’ governor appointed Deputy Premier Julianna O’Connor-Connolly as premier of the British Caribbean territory on Wednesday, refusing a request by the ousted premier to dissolve parliament and call early elections. O’Connor-Connolly, 51, succeeds McKeeva Bush, who was ousted in a no-confidence vote of the legislature on Tuesday, a week after his arrest on suspicion of corruption. British-appointed Governor Duncan Taylor said he appointed O’Connor-Connolly on the advice of a majority of lawmakers from the ruling United Democratic Party, which holds nine seats in the 15-member Legislative Assembly. Continue reading

Antiwar Radio 08/28/2009: Scott Horton Interviews James Ostrowski – Video




Antiwar Radio 08/28/2009: Scott Horton Interviews James Ostrowski Buffalo attorney and libertarian activist James Ostrowski discusses his strategy to try to keep the tea parties a libertarian movement, prevent astro-turfing by the war party and find common cause with conservatives out of power, plans for antiwar protests on September 5, how the GI bill increased college enrollment, lowered standards and is used to lure young people into the Army. James Ostrowski is a trial and appellate lawyer and libertarian author from Buffalo, New York. He graduated from St. Continue reading

Hearing on federal health care law turns raucous

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The first meeting of a Senate select committee on the federal Affordable Care Act turned raucous Monday, with a group of speakers saying the state should not carry out the law — and jeering Senate Minority Leader Chris Smith after he defended the role of the federal government. Continue reading

Ron Paul Supporter yells White Power at CPAC 2010 – Video




Ron Paul Supporter yells White Power at CPAC 2010 In WWII guys like this were deported to Germany by the House Committee for Un-American Activities. The Nazi's have been hiding behind the Constitution for decades. Continue reading

Murray Rothbard – Identity Of The State – Video




Murray Rothbard – Identity Of The State Professor Rothbard identifies the fixed nature of the state and points out the problem with a Constitution that cannot enforce itself. www.LibertyPen.com Source Murray Rothbard, “For A New Liberty, The Libertarian Manifesto.” Read by Jeff Riggenbaum. Buy It: mises.orgFrom:LibertyPenViews:1303 133ratingsTime:09:14More inNews Politics Continue reading