Natural law, the non-aggression principle, empowering individuals, no taxes at all and world peace. Doesn’t it sound flawless? An ideology, we all should be striving for? Libertarians had been significantly vocal last […]
One of the biggest debates among libertarians revolves around the justification of our ethical views. The two most important strands in it are deontological libertarianism and consequentialism, respectively. The adherents of the […]
In January 2017, the French Parliament passed a bill that effectively banned free soda-refills in restaurants, in an attempt to tackle obesity. Where will its efforts lead us to? Rest assured, if […]
The Earth is flat. NASA is a tax scheme. All you’ve ever heard of satellites, space travel and (of course) the moon landing – is a fraud. Let that sink in for […]
I used to view a military intervention as an isolated event with manageable negative consequences and that any regime change is good when the U.S. installs a leader allied with democracy. I was […]
Being a Brazilian student in Ireland allowed me to extend my disheartening attitude towards the government across the Atlantic, and while in my mind a voice proclaimed “Europe cannot get any worse […]
A Land Without Value? Congress recently handed market-based environmentalists the opportunity of a lifetime. Earlier this year, the House of Representatives passed H. Res. 5, a resolution addressing changes to rules for […]
The following contribution is discussion with two SFL-leaders, Vilena Simonian and Slobodan Franeta, who discuss the implication of libertarian involvement in politics. Slobodan: Libertarianism by its definition is a political philosophy which […]
Since the end of World War II, postwar leaders in Japan have attempted to introduce liberal democratic values into Japanese politics and education. However, in recent years, contentions over immigration, the economy and […]
Emotions run high around the issue of gun control, and with good reason. Gun violence is indeed tragic. Overshadowed by the grim context of mass shootings, or more personal tragedies like suicides […]
Matthew La Corte recently wrote an article titled “The Radical Case for Pragmatic Libertarianism”, which argued that in order for the radical ideas of individual liberty to ever become a reality, we need […]
Most students see summer as a time of rest, all lazy afternoons and a respite from homework. But as Anne Butcher pointed out in a recent post, the student activist knows it’s […]