Libertarians believe that liberty is the most important political value. Everyone wants freedom for themselves, but libertarians protect the freedom of others.
"A lot of what you see on TV is theater. In other words, you could see two members of Congress who are so hostile to each other, but actually they're friends. But on TV they're enemies, on Twitter they're enemies." -
@justinamash
When you ask libertarians where they first encountered libertarian ideas, a surprising amount will say that they happened to come across Milton Friedman's 1979 appearances on the show Donahue. It's not hard to see why.
(full episode: )
"The point of a basic income isn’t to give everyone the same amount of wealth. It is to ensure that everyone has enough access to material wealth to render them immune to the coercive power of others."
In a letter written on March 19, 1944, Ayn Rand remarked: “Fascism, Nazism, Communism and Socialism are only superficial variations of the same monstrous theme—collectivism.”
"Intellectually, communism also captured many of the hearts and minds of intellectuals worldwide. In human terms, more than 100 million people died as a result of communism."
"The point of a basic income isn’t to give everyone the same amount of wealth. It is to ensure that everyone has enough access to material wealth to render them immune to the coercive power of others."
In a letter written on March 19, 1944, Ayn Rand remarked: “Fascism, Nazism, Communism and Socialism are only superficial variations of the same monstrous theme—collectivism.”
"The point of a basic income isn’t to give everyone the same amount of wealth. It is to ensure that everyone has enough access to material wealth to render them immune to the coercive power of others."
"[T]here is no such thing as ‘the public interest’ except as the sum of the interests of individual men. And the basic, common interest of all men...is freedom. Freedom is the first requirement of “'the public interest.'" - Ayn Rand
"The point of a basic income isn’t to give everyone the same amount of wealth. It is to ensure that everyone has enough access to material wealth to render them immune to the coercive power of others."
"When I was on the left I wanted to make the world a better place...and it was only through studying economics that I realized government is a catastrophically bad mechanism for making the world a better place. Entrepreneurship is a much better one."
A libertarian is committed to the principle that liberty is the most important political value. Liberty means being free to make your own choices about your own life, that what you do with your body and your property ought to be up to you.
"When I was on the left I wanted to make the world a better place...and it was only through studying economics that I realized government is a catastrophically bad mechanism for making the world a better place. Entrepreneurship is a much better one."
Javier Milei's victory could be a milestone for libertarianism in global politics. What could his promise for limited government, free markets, peace, and trade mean for the future of Argentina?
In a letter written on March 19, 1944, Ayn Rand remarked: “Fascism, Nazism, Communism and Socialism are only superficial variations of the same monstrous theme—collectivism.”
"When I was on the left I wanted to make the world a better place...and it was only through studying economics that I realized government is a catastrophically bad mechanism for making the world a better place. Entrepreneurship is a much better one."
In a letter written on March 19, 1944, Ayn Rand remarked: “Fascism, Nazism, Communism and Socialism are only superficial variations of the same monstrous theme—collectivism.”
Libertarians believe that, in politics, liberty is the most important value. Almost everyone wants freedom for themselves, but a libertarian also seeks to protect and expand the freedom of others.
In a letter written on March 19, 1944, Ayn Rand remarked: “Fascism, Nazism, Communism and Socialism are only superficial variations of the same monstrous theme—collectivism.”
Across the years and around the world, no single issue unites libertarians more than war, and no other issue is more important. A libertarian despises war.
Despite being responsible for one of the largest philanthropic acts we have seen this year,
@MrBeast
has faced a lot of criticism for building wells in Africa. Is any of this criticism valid? Our new video explores that question.
#SeasonOfGiving
"Intellectually, communism also captured many of the hearts and minds of intellectuals worldwide. In human terms, more than 100 million people died as a result of communism."
Denmark's PM: "I know that some people in the US associate the Nordic model with some sort of socialism. Therefore I would like to make 1 thing clear. Denmark is far from a socialist planned economy. Denmark is a market economy”.
#demdebate
#Cato2020
"When I was on the left I wanted to make the world a better place...and it was only through studying economics that I realized government is a catastrophically bad mechanism for making the world a better place. Entrepreneurship is a much better one."
We’ve all heard of Sojourner Truth and Harriet Tubman, but there were thousands of other black women who fought against slavery. Here are some of their stories:
"The point of a basic income isn’t to give everyone the same amount of wealth. It is to ensure that everyone has enough access to material wealth to render them immune to the coercive power of others."
"When you walked into Congress in January of 2011, what surprised you the most in those first months after getting into Congress?"
@TCBurrus
asks Rep.
@justinamash
in our latest
@FreeThoughtsPod
episode out NOW
"The point of a basic income isn’t to give everyone the same amount of wealth. It is to ensure that everyone has enough access to material wealth to render them immune to the coercive power of others."
A libertarian is committed to the principle that liberty is the most important political value. Liberty means being free to make your own choices about your own life, that what you do with your body and your property ought to be up to you.
Today, on his birthday, we celebrate Frederick Douglass, a prominent abolitionist and advocate of women’s rights who put a human face on the horrors of American slavery & helped convince millions that it must be abolished.
#BlackHistoryMonth
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"Japan is a scale model of what the U.S. should expect from population decline and restrictive immigration policies. Let’s not learn that lesson the hard way." -
@PMatzko
"What America needs now, I think, is a boring President who will starve the media machine, strip the glamour right out of the Presidency, and get politics off the Fashion and Lifestyle pages."
"The human cost of the great socialist experiment... did not come cheap. Historians of the communist experience around the world have estimated that as many as 200 million people...may have been killed in the socialist meat grinders."
"Switzerland is therefore considered one of the most decentralized countries in the world. The crucial question is: What has been its recipe for success?"
In 1945, only 25% finished high school. You could use the high school degree to do what you now use the college degree to do. Does it make sense for govt to pour money into the system if the main effect is just increasing the degrees you need?
#edchat
.
@AlexNowrasteh
: "...patriotism is love of country while nationalism is love of country combined with dislike of other countries, their peoples, or their cultures."
In 1945, only 25% finished high school. You could use the high school degree to do what you now use the college degree to do. Does it make sense for govt to pour money into the system if the main effect is just increasing the degrees you need?
#libertarian
"Intellectually, communism also captured many of the hearts and minds of intellectuals worldwide. In human terms, more than 100 million people died as a result of communism."
"The human cost of the great socialist experiment... did not come cheap. Historians of the communist experience around the world have estimated that as many as 200 million people...may have been killed in the socialist meat grinders."
With deep sadness, we say goodbye to a champion of liberty, David Boaz. David played a major role in illuminating libertarianism for others. We will make sure that the light he cast will never go out.
"When I was on the left I wanted to make the world a better place...and it was only through studying economics that I realized government is a catastrophically bad mechanism for making the world a better place. Entrepreneurship is a much better one."
"The point of a basic income isn’t to give everyone the same amount of wealth. It is to ensure that everyone has enough access to material wealth to render them immune to the coercive power of others."
"Progressivism, Fascism, and Nazism all embodied the twentieth century’s post-liberal tendencies toward centralization and the “scientific” rule of the expert bureaucrat." -
@dsdamato