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.
MSNBC has cancelled Tucker Carlson’s show. Reaction has ranged from “Tucker Who?” to “Hallelujah!” to a sense of sadness to see a non-typical right-winger get kicked off a channel (from a liberal) to “Now he can be McCain’s vice presidential nominee.” Many people describe Tucker Carlson as a libertarian or a conservative-libertarian, so it’s important [...]
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 [...]
“The prospect of domination of the nation’s scholars by federal government project allocation, and the power of money, is ever present, and is gravely to be regarded.” — President Dwight D. Eisenhower The government should stay out of science completely. Science, scientists, taxpayers, and the world would be better off for it. Research scientists are [...]
I woke up at 6am Saturday morning to serve as a patient for a graduating dental school student as she tried to pass her board exams. As I was waiting, I noticed that the testers and graders were not affiliated with her dental school, and the exam was a state exam. It turns out that [...]
It was expected for awhile, but this week, Toshiba finally abandoned HD-DVD, meaning that Blu-ray will be the next-generation DVD format of choice for those wishing to upgrade on the current style of DVDs. Why did Blu-Ray win out? It’s a better product, with a better name, bought by more customers. It’s as simple as [...]
I’ve previously said that anti-discrimination laws are not necessary, for a few reasons. Without government sanction of discrimination, it becomes much harder to perpetuate the idea that discrimination is OK or good. In the time period up to the 1950s and 1960s and the enactment of civil rights laws, government itself not only allowed discrimination, [...]
When I tell people about libertarian ideas, they agree with me that government is bad and can’t be trusted. It’s really, really bad and can’t be trusted. However, they ask, why should we trust corporations more than we trust the government? If the government is prone to mess up, aren’t corporations, too? These are very [...]
It’s certainly true that people shouldn’t discriminate. Should we make laws so that they can’t? Do the laws actually make discrimination worse than it would be otherwise? Most people would jump at the chance to say that laws should exist to prevent discrimination on the basis of race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation, for private [...]
I just received an email from Amazon.com with the subject line, “What Type of Taxpayer Are You?” It reads: “Click on The Office characters above to determine what kind of taxpayer you are and match you personality to the right software product.” Apparently the options are: EZ Breezy Filer Fancy Filer Procrastinator Extender Typical Taxpayer [...]