All Posts Tagged With: "libertarian"
Anti-Force Is the Common Denominator
Allow me to alter something the great humorist Will Rogers said: “I’m not a member of any organized group. I’m a libertarian.” I wince a bit as I say that, though. Let me explain. Labels such as “libertarian” aren’t always illuminating. Sometimes they serve as expedient substitutes for thought—as in, “Oh, he’s one of those!” [...]
24Mar2010 | Lawrence W. Reed | 14 comments | ContinuedThere's a Totalitarian in All of Us
These are moments of clarity. I woke up this morning and went bleary-eyed into the kitchen to discover I was out of coffee. Truth is, I knew I was running out and had just forgotten to go to the store. I live next to a middle school. At 7:30 in the morning, the crossing guard [...]
9Sep2009 | Mike Van Winkle | 5 comments | ContinuedHarry Reid – “Taxation Is Not Coercive”
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid confirms in this interview what some of us have long suspected–namely that politicians are mostly those individuals too out of touch with reality to be capable of finding employment anywhere else!
11Dec2008 | Mason Drake | 0 comments | ContinuedTime to Revive Individualism?
One problem facing people who broadly favor smaller, limited government; private property; and free exchange is what to call themselves. Historically the word “liberal” was the answer and still is in many parts of continental Europe. However, in the Anglophone world, particularly the United States, the word has now come to refer to those who [...]
1Sep2007 | Stephen Davies | 2 comments | ContinuedLibertarians and the Constitution
Mr. Wolfe is a member of the staff of the Foundation for Economic Education. Constituion Day September 17 1787-1956 For over a century after its signing in September 1787, the United States Constitution was upheld by a citizenry which, by and large, appreciated it both in letter and spirit, and sought to live according to [...]
1Sep1956 | Charles Hull Wolfe | 4 comments | ContinuedTown Meetings1956 Style
Mr. Wolfe is a member of the staff of the Foundation for Economic Education. Study and discussion groups, conducted by libertarians, provide a vital way to aid the cause of freedom. This spring, libertarians across the country can obtain the practical aids and counsel that will enable them to set up, in their own communities, [...]
1Mar1956 | Charles Hull Wolfe | 0 comments | ContinuedLetters
Concerning Water Dear Mr. Read: Congratulations on publishing the stimulating and challenging article on “Ownership and Control of Water” in the November issue of Ideas On Liberty. It is highly important that we think more about such fine points of complexity in our societal system. I offer these further thoughts on water rights, not as [...]
1Mar1956 | Murray N. Rothbard | 0 comments | ContinuedHow To Get Action
Leonard E. Read is president of the Foundation for Economic Education. “I want less talk and more action.” Thus speak Americans when they suddenly awaken to the fact that their liberties are endangered. Talk, they say, is useless; only action counts. But perhaps talk and action aren’t necessarily opposites. What if studying, talking, writing, and [...]
1May1955 | Leonard E. Read | 0 comments | ContinuedIn An Ideal America
Every Person Should Be Free . . . to pursue his ambition to the full extent of his abilities, regardless of race or creed or family background. . . . to associate with whom he pleases for any reason he pleases, even if someone else thinks it’s a stupid reason. . . . to worship [...]
1May1955 | Leonard E. Read | 0 comments | ContinuedWho Is A Libertarian?
Those of us who favor individual freedom with personal responsibility have been unable to agree upon a generally acceptable name for ourselves and our philosophy of liberty. This would be relatively unimportant except for the fact that the opposition will call us by some name, even though we might not desire to be identified by [...]
1May1955 | Dean Russell | 1 comment | Continued-
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