Fact Check: Did the Libertarian Party Ban Ron Paul From Speaking?

The world of the Libertarian Party was again thrown into drama this week, with sensational headlines and blog posts alleging that the party had “banned” or “rejected” the possibility of having former congressman Ron Paul speak at the party's 2018 Continue reading Fact Check: Did the Libertarian Party Ban Ron Paul From Speaking?

Libertarianism, Virtue, and the Government… Inspired by Rand Paul speech from yesterday

I am breaking my posts from @dwinblood into subjects so people who are interested in only certain things I write can follow just my sub-accounts dedicated to the subjects they like. As such, this @becauseisaidso will take on the bulk Continue reading Libertarianism, Virtue, and the Government… Inspired by Rand Paul speech from yesterday

Political-Theological Original Sin & Compensation from a Libertarian Point of View

Lysander Spooner [Recall here, here, here, and here], an American abolitionist is, I think, only remembered by Libertarians. In many ways he is a Lockean and, as the quoted passage reveals, he has a very robust conception of individual property Continue reading Political-Theological Original Sin & Compensation from a Libertarian Point of View

Self-Proclaimed Libertarian Patrick Byrne Gets $100 Million from George Soros

Self-Proclaimed Libertarian Patrick Byrne Gets $100 Million from George Soros. Overstock.com, founded by Patrick Byrne, disclosed in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing this week that the holder of a warrant had exercised its right to buy $100 million worth Continue reading Self-Proclaimed Libertarian Patrick Byrne Gets $100 Million from George Soros

Removing the AltRight Infection from the American Libertarian Movement

“Many thinkers have expressed the need for consistency between means and ends and not all were libertarians. Ironically, many statists have claimed inconsistency between laudable ends and contemptible means; yet when their true ends of greater power and oppression were Continue reading Removing the AltRight Infection from the American Libertarian Movement