I care for kids, families, the sick and the elderly, working class, middle class, and every American. To end poverty and advance the American Dream, I am Libertarian Girl.
I usually don’t get as involved in a sensational news story as I did this week following the murders of Eve Carson, the UNC-Chapel Hill student body president, and Lauren Burk, an Auburn freshman. Both girls seem to be similar to me and my friends in so many ways, Eve lived in my town, and [...]
Environmentalists consistently lobby for more ways in which America’s largest polluter can regulate all other polluters while giving themselves all immunity from their very own laws. How is that? Well, the government causes more damage to the environment than any corporation, group, or entity in America, yet this same government regulates all others on how [...]
The UNC School of Journalism reports statistics from a study that examined how the media handles stories related to prescription drugs. From 132 newscasts aired on ABC, NBC, and CBS, the Business & Media Institute found that 80% of the stories excluded the industry perspective altogether, not even asking the company for a statement on [...]
Would the poor prosper better in a libertarian society than they do now? I believe so. Here’s why: The current system often benefits the rich and special interests, not the poor. The “War on Drugs” disproportionately places poor people in prison for non-violent crimes, separating families and ruining lives. The inflation tax is a tax [...]
Sean Gabb of the UK’s Libertarian Alliance writes: “There are those who think libertarianism involves a defence of riches and of the rich. Some libertarians seem to agree. I do not. A libertarian is someone who wants to be left alone, and who wants to leave others alone, and who wants others to be left [...]