Freedom lives at UT Austin
The New My Little Pony Show I recently watched an episode of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic that, I thought, sheds a lot of light on the mentality of the statist upper class. For those of you who inexplicably have not been watching this new show, let me explain the premise. The show takes [...]
Wants and Needs A typical characteristic of libertarians that is rarely found among other people is an assumption that it is desirable, possible, and practical to bring universal theorizing into politics. Libertarians desire a theory of politics that can be applied everywhere, to all societies, to all people, no matter how differently they should feel [...]
For over a decade, the manga series One Piece has delighted Japanese readers young and old, as well as the Americans fortunate enough to be clued into it. It is the best-selling manga series of all time, with over 185.6 million copies sold. Its author, Eichiro Oda, is the best-selling author in Japanese history, and [...]
Last week, an AK-47-wielding student caused a major scare on the UT campus. He ultimately killed himself in the library. Fortunately, no one else was hurt. That same day, the Libertarian Longhorns and UT Students for Concealed Carry on Campus were scheduled to host John Lott, famed author of More Guns, Less Crime, to speak [...]
On the morning of Tuesday, September 28, the University of Texas community was alerted to the terrifying situation of a gunman on campus. Students, staff, and faculty were told via text messages, emails, sirens, and various forms of social media to shelter in place and await evacuation.
Meet Gustave. Gustave is the world’s largest Nile crocodile. Over 20 feet long and around 2600 pounds, Gustave is believed to be between 60 and 70 years old, and during that time has developed one of the most impressive resumés of badassery ever. He has personally killed more than 300 people, which makes him one [...]
In April, Wikileaks.org released a suppressed video of US soldiers killing civilians in Baghdad, and the world was shocked at what it saw. The boldness of Wikileaks to expose this evil was commendable, and their mission to tell the truth about the war continues. Early last week, Wikileaks revealed 91,371 classified military records about American [...]
This classic essay was originally written by Oscar Cooley and Paul Poirot, and is excerpted from a pamphlet originally published by FEE in 1951. Can we hope to explain the blessings of freedom to foreign people while we deny them the freedom to cross our boundaries? Freedom of movement underlies the concept of private property [...]
