Yeah, I know. He’s the most libertarian-minded candidate out there. Unfortunately, as much as I like his stands on so many other issues, he’s one of those libertarians: The sort who believe the Confederate States of America was right, that Abraham Lincoln was some sort of monster and tyrant. This [...]

“The need for Government is the need for force; where force is unnecessary, there is no need for Government.”
– Rose Wilder Lane

Heh.
Tucker Carlson called the the campaign “formerly quixotic.” I suppose that when you raise $4.2 million in nearly 24 hours in an Internet-only campaign, they media has to pretend, at least for a little bit, that it takes your campaign seriously. But they are only hedging their bets. None of [...]

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According to Political Wire, people like me are the new swing voters:
A new Cato Institute report says libertarians — people who historically tend to agree with Republicans on fiscal issues and Democrats on personal freedom — are the new swing voters. The authors estimate approximately 13% of voters fall into this category.
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Here’s another Green Dart from the Whitey for Governor campaign, blasting both gubernatorial candidates Judy Baar Topinka and incumbent Rod Blagojevich for their stances favoring expanding gambling to boost revenue.
Feh.
As a libertarian I believe gambling should be legalized, and subjected to taxation no higher than any other legal business. Hell, put a casino on [...]

Aesthetics. That’s a one-word way to say that some things just don’t look good. Trouble is, each person has their own standards.
My mother, for example, gets all bent out of shape when she sees people cooking on a BBQ on their front lawn or even on their front porch. She decided a looooong time ago [...]

Keep it up, Jeff! I always enjoy your posts, even when they make me want to throttle you.
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This is how Peoria’s capital “L” libertarian blogger described
the vote to not seek purchase of the system that distributes Peoria’s water:

Ever wonder the Libertarian Party is making such great progress with the voters?
GREAT FALLS, Mont. — Montana’s Libertarian candidate for Senate has turned blue from drinking a silver solution that he believed would protect him from disease.
If the media doesn’t quit focusing on silly little incidents like this that make the LP look like a [...]

The feisty alternative weekly will be shut down due to an agreement between two alternative newspaper companies. This is the memo Village Voice Media CEO David Schneiderman sent to employees:
We have just completed a very significant transaction with New Times. As a result, New Times is ceasing publication of New Times [...]

In “Whose Side Is Bush On?“, Jonathan Alter makes a lucid point about the greed of the ’90s. Now, as a capitalist and lower-case “L” libertarian, I believe greed is good. But honesty is important too. Alter writes: “This corporate greed thing is big. How big? Well, did you know that roughly one third of [...]