Paul Destroys Paul

Ron Paul taunts Paul Krugman

Yesterday, the world was given a treat. Bloomberg TV pit the Nobel-prize winning establishment shill Paul Krugman against the intellectual heavyweight and presidential candidate Ron Paul. Half of the debate was painful to watch; I assume I don’t need to say which half. Highlights included: Paul Krugman being completely unable to understand that while he [...]

Ron Paul Inspires Thousands of Austinites

Ron Paul brings his message to the University of Texas

With the 2012 election around the corner, Ron Paul and his supporters won’t go down without a fight no matter how much the mainstream media attempts to black them out from the news. If you had been at the LBJ Lawn at 7PM you would have witnessed that his campaign has a youthful following. The [...]

All Your Bags Are Belong To Us

Philoso-Norm Ponders the TSA

Just when you thought you could not feel any safer, the Houston METRO system has teamed up with the TSA. Under the program launched last week, passengers on busses run by the Houston METRO system will be subjected to random questioning and searches from “counter-terrorism experts” hired by the Transportation Security Administration. Yes, the very [...]

Liberty Memes, Vol. I

GodfatherMises

Over the past couple months on the Libertarian Longhorns Facebook group, I have had the pleasure of creating liberty-themed “memes” that have generally proven to be popular. The Internet is by far one of the greatest examples of spontaneous order I can think of, and the culture it has created is incredibly unique. Through internet [...]

Austin Alliance For Peace: Peace Begins In The Capitol City

AA4P Rally, April 14th

There is a great misconception in our society concerning what the current government, like the past administration, is doing in the Middle East. The majority of Americans have been deceived into believing that our military campaigns overseas involve combating terrorism, but once the conduct of the operations and the details of the fighting are examined, [...]

The Private vs. Public Sector False Dichotomy

Handshake

During debates concerning the role of government in the economy, it is customary for the terms “private sector” and “public sector” to be tossed around lightly. As libertarians, we all know that the voluntary nature of the private sector is what enables for all sorts of innovation and economic prosperity. But, is the free market [...]

The TSA is Wasteful, Unhealthy, and Unnecessary

The Transportation Security Administration has demonstrated over and over again that they cannot be trusted with neither your personal liberty nor with your health. This infographic gives an excellent description of why and how they fail. (Cross-posted at StopAustinScanners.org.)

First Meetings

Mises Meme

Remember to mark your calendars for 1/26 for the first Libertarian Longhorns meeting of the semester, featuring a presentation by our own Andy called “Libertarianism is Beautiful.” For more information, check out the Facebook event page. Also, we have been able to reserve a room for the UT Mises Circle. Meetings will be held on [...]

Today is Internet Blackout Day

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If you tried to visit Wikipedia today, you probably were quite disappointed since you saw a page much like this:

Spring 2012 Semester Updates

Paulin' Out

An incredible semester is about to begin this month. Between Libertarian Longhorns, Young Americans for Liberty, and two new groups, Youth for Ron Paul and UT Mises Circle, you will never have to worry about getting your next fix of liberty. The weekly meetings for Libertarian Longhorns will be held on Thursday evenings from 7 [...]