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Libertarians for Donald Trump?

Libertarians for Donald Trump? What a contradiction in terms!

A group of eminent libertarians are urging libertarians to support Donald Trump.

Why?

Because, writes the initiator of the group, Walter Block, of all the Republican candidates,

“he was the most libertarian on foreign policy. He was the least likely to get us into World War III. And, thanks to the tutelage I had received over the years from the likes of Murray Rothbard, Ralph Raico and Bob Higgs, I knew that imperialism, foreig...

Does Your Vote Ever Count?

Does your vote ever count? Even if your vote is the decisive one,
it still won’t count!

It’s election day. You head to the polls to vote for your preferred candidate, Ms. Always Right.

You certainly don’t want that bastard Mr. Gets It All Wrong to win.

When the votes are tallied your candidate gets 60,001 votes, decisively beating Mr. Gets It All Wrong with only 40,000 votes.

If you’d stayed at home the result would have been the same.

But what if the result was 50,001 votes for your cand...

Is Richard Dawkins—Scientist, Biologist, and Atheist—Also a Man of Faith?

Is Richard Dawkins — Scientist, Biologist, and Atheist — Also a Man of Faith? When a firmly-held belief lies unexamined, the surprising answer can only be “Yes!”

Richard Dawkins was the final speaker at the Rise of Atheism conference in Melbourne, Australia, in March 2010.

There were two questions I wanted to ask him. One was his take on the idea of a “God gene.” He implied his answer in his talk (negative).

Later that evening I had the pleasure of meeting him and so I asked my second ques...

Is Diplomatic Immunity a Violation of Individual Rights?

Is Diplomatic Immunity a Violation of Individual Rights? Diplomatic immunity is a government-granted licence to initiate the use of force and fraud with impunity

“The purpose of law and of government is the protection of individual rights.”

“The Constitution is . . . not a charter for government power, but a charter of the citizens’ protection against the government.”

— Ayn Rand, “The Nature of Government” in The Virtue of Selfishness

Diplomatic immunity originated on an ad hoc basis,...

Can a Man Write a Convincing Rape Scene—from the Female Point of View?

Can a Man Write a Convincing Rape Scene—from the Female Point of View? The short answer is “Yes!”—says a female reader

I received this email from a lady friend who’s reading my novel, Trust Your Enemies:

From the beginning I was intrigued by one of major female characters—but confused at the same time. Until I came to the chapter where she was raped as a teenager.

I thought it was outstanding! I’m amazed at how well you are able to describe these feelings and reactions from a female persp...