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.)
Today is Internet Blackout Day
January 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment
If you tried to visit Wikipedia today, you probably were quite disappointed since you saw a page much like this:
Libertarian Longhorn member published in the Washington Post
December 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment
A few weeks ago, the Washington Post’s highly-trafficked blog “On Faith” asked me to write an article about Christianity, libertarianism, and Ron Paul. The article was published today and is currently featured on the site in the “Guest Voices” section. Check it out! A quick excerpt: “Through libertarianism, many Christians have found a way to [...]
Top 10 Libertarian Books for Christmas 2011
December 7, 2011 By 1 Comment
Every year, I like to construct a list of some of the best books released in the past year and a few a others that are worth recommending at any time. Of course, this is my opinion, but if you’re looking for a gift for your libertarian loved one this Christmas season then perhaps you’ll [...]
What you can do to promote liberty
December 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment
In mid-October, the Libertarian Longhorns hosted the third annual Students for Liberty Austin Conference. I had the opportunity to speak at the conference in the student panel about activism, involvement, and my experiences in the liberty movement. While I felt I rambled a bit at times, I’ve been told by a number of people that [...]
Ron Paul’s Plan to Restore America
October 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Monday afternoon marked the release of Ron Paul’s “Restore America Now” economic plan and federal budget, and it is impressive. Forget this “9-9-9” garbage put forward by campaigns that prefer catchy numerical alliterative nonsense to substance, Ron Paul’s plan is the only plan that immediately eliminates five cabinet departments and craters the military-industrial complex in [...]
The “Extensive Failure” of Full Body Scanners and the Politics Behind It
October 12, 2011 By 1 Comment
I posted this article at another website that I help manage, StopAustinScanners.org. I should note that LL member Taylor Metting and I both spoke at the AAAC meeting mentioned below as well. The recent meeting of the Austin Airport Advisory Commission to discuss the upcoming installation of “Advanced Imaging Technology” (AIT) at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport [...]
Vikings and Legalized Plunder, oh my!
June 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The final push against the TSA in Texas
May 25, 2011 By Leave a Comment
I have been at the forefront of fighting the TSA’s “enhanced security” theater in Texas for some time. We have gained so much momentum in the last month that now even the Feds are taking notice. Yesterday, the US Department of Justice waltzed into the Texas Capitol with a letter to the Lt. Governor, saying [...]
