By Tag "the Liberty Movement"
The state of the liberty movement in the Trump era
My friend Jack Hunter, Editor of RARE Liberty, recently wrote a piece asking (and answering) an important question: Who are We? The Liberty Movement in the Trump Era. In the article, Jack recounts the history of the modern libertarian -- or [...]
Classic Ron Paul: Burt Blumert - A Hero of Liberty
"I told everyone what to do, they didn’t listen, so to heck with them!” That quote is from my last conversation with Burt Blumert, who would have turned 88 this week. Burt is one of the unsung heroes of the liberty movement. In fact, it's [...]
Happy Birthday Ralph Raico
Sunday was the 80th birthday of one of the "founding fathers" of the modern Libertarian movement, and a major influence on my own intellectual development, Ralph Racio. Ralph attended Mises' seminars in the late 40's and did graduate work [...]
Ron Paul statement on Reed Larson
Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul issued the following statement on the passing of Reed Larson, former President of the National Right to Work Committee: "All Americans who value liberty owe a debt to Reed Larson. In his almost [...]
Libertarians know helping others is individual responsibility
Of all the lies and smears hurled at those of us in the liberty movement perhaps the most absurd is that we do not care about improving our community or helping the less well-off. In my experience, people in the liberty movement are amongst the [...]
Steve Bannon and Norm Singleton on The Future of Conservatism
Those looking for insights into Chief White House Strategist Steve Bannon's philosophy and outlook may be interested in his remarks on "The Future of Conservationism," a panel discussion Mr. Bannon participated in back in September, [...]
Election aftermath: Don't get mad or sad. Get to work!
Whatever your thoughts on the results of yesterday's election, and the challenges and opportunities it presents us, there are good reasons to be optimistic. Having been involved with the liberty movement since the early nineties, and having [...]
More on Reed Larson
As Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul was gracious enough to mention in his tribute to Reed Larson, I was one of the many liberty activists who got their start working for Mr. Larson at the National Right to Work Committee. I would like to [...]
Stan Evans: RIP
When our friends get elected, they cease to be our friends." “The trouble with conservatives,” he once observed, “is that too many of them come to Washington thinking they are going to drain the swamp, only to discover that Washington [...]
Victory for Privacy
In addition to passing the Massie Hemp Amendment last night, the House of Representatives also passed Congressman Ted Poe's amendment ending funding for the American Community Survey. The Poe amendment passed by voice vote. The passage of these [...]