The Violation of Rights

In a previous post, I have said that the progress of rights is constrained by two principles, that of homesteading and consensual exchange. The first says that property may not be acquired from nature without demonstrating ownership in some way. Originally this must require altering it some obvious way, but as a society develops a [...]

Libertarian Movie Night: Barry Cooper’s Never Get Raided

This coming Monday, April 27th at 8pm in ETC 2.114 we’ll be having a libertarian movie night.  Join us as we watch Barry Cooper’s “Never Get Raided” DVD, the second installment of the “Never Get Busted” series. In it we’ll learn how to protect our homes and marijuana plants from law enforcement, and how to [...]

Finding Amusement in a Liberal’s Rationale

Browsing through Facebook the other day, I found the following status posted on a liberal associate’s page: “Regarding these Tax Tea Parties i thinks its interesting people are willing to use public roads, send there children to college using fed. assistance, drink clean tap water, use public parks, and sleep well knowing they have fire [...]

Statism and the State of Nature

  In this post I discuss some differences between libertarian theory and theories of the state, particularly concerning ideas about the state of nature. The state of nature is a standard thought experiment for political philosophers in which we try to imagine a time before people had organized themselves and try to imagine how a [...]

Robert Butler to speak at next meeting

Monday 4/20 – Robert Butler speaks at Libertarian Longhorns / YAL Meeting Originally we were scheduled to have author Tom Mullen speak at LL/YAL, but we unfortunately had to cancel this event. Instead, we will have Robert Butler from the Texas LP speak on Outreach and Volunteer Management for campaigns. This is a unique opportunity [...]

Daily Texan rally call for the SGFS protest at the Capitol

A rally cry to protest against campus carry has been made in the Daily Texan.

Austin Reggae Fest

Emily from the Travis County Libertarian Party is requesting some help for the TCLP booth at the Austin Reggae Fest on April 18. Here is her email: *** Hey Guys, Time to plead for volunteers from the LLs for our annual table at Austin Reggae Fest. We always have a great time reaching out to [...]

10 Things I Hate About Taxes

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At LibertarianChristians.com, I am currently working on a series of 10 articles called “10 Things I Hate About Taxes.” It will all lead up to the dreaded April 15th. I just finished up part 2. Check it out if you get a moment, and feel free to comment. #1: Lost Productivity #2: Newspeak

The Cost of Interventionism

I recently posted an article at my website, LibertarianChristians.com, that might interest folks here. It is about the history of American foreign policy in the Middle East. I hope you’ll consider checking it out: The Deadly Cost of Interventionism

Free Markets are the Only Solution

The UT Ayn Rand Club is sponsoring an interesting talk tonight and asked if we would help them promote it a little. The title of the talk is “The Financial Crisis: Free Markets as the Only Moral and Practical Solution,” and the speaker Yaron Brook. Facebook Event Link with Time and Location Details. Event Description: [...]