LIBERTARIANISM: BASIS
▶ Jon Stewart’s 19 Tough Questions for Libertarians!
§LIBERAL Democracy, *FAQ /Clarify Misinterpretations, #Abuse of power, #Coercion, #Legal Plunder
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Stefan Molyneux, host of Freedomain Radio, responds to 19 tough questions for libertarians. What would be your best response to these questions and statements: 0:06 – Is government the antithesis of liberty? 0:47 – One of the things that enhances freedoms are roads. Infrastructure enhances freedom. A social safety net enhances freedom. 2:02 – What
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The Question Libertarians Just Can’t Answer – Answered!
0:00 – Why are there no libertarian countries? If libertarians are correct in claiming that they understand how best to organize a modern society, how is it that not a single country in the world in the early twenty-first century is organized along libertarian lines? 3:00 – It’s not as though there were a shortage Read More
▶ Exploring Liberty: An Introduction to Libertarian Thought (David Boaz)
In the first lecture in the “Exploring Liberty” series, David Boaz, the author of Libertarianism: A Primer, gives an introduction to the theory and politics of liberty. Libertarianism is the belief that each person has the right to live his life as he chooses so long as he respects the equal rights of others. Libertarians Read More
Law without Government: Principles / Conflict Resolution in a Free Society (3 video)
part 1: Law without Government: Principles Part One of a series of films exploring a society where there is law and order, but no government. This part introduces the definitions of law and government, illustrating the concepts using a simple desert-island scenario. part 2: Law without Government: Conflict Resolution in a Free Society This is Read More
Government Explained 1 & 2
!::SOCIALISM INTRINSIC FAILURE, !Centralism, !Monopoly, !Planned economy, !Subsidies and Fiscal reliefs, #Abuse of power, #Corruption/Nepotism, #Double Truth - Double Moral, #Legal Plunder, #TAXATION, +Rights
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An inquisitive alien visits the planet to check on our progress as a species, and gets into a conversation with the first person he meets. The alien discovers that we live under the rule of a thing called “government”, and wants to understand more about what “government” is, what it does, and why it exists.
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▶ I, Pencil: The Movie
A film from the Competitive Enterprise Institute, adapted from the 1958 essay by Leonard E. Read. For more about I, Pencil, visit http://www.ipencilmovie.org ▶ I, Pencil: The Movie – YouTube. Read More
▶ The Philosophy of Liberty
This classic video was made by Kerry Pearson (aka Lux Lucre), based on the epilogue of The Adventures of Jonathan Gullible, a book by Ken Schoolland. The text and visuals are remarkable for their clarity and simplicity, and the music makes an excellent accompaniment to them. The original video lacked a voiceover, so I have Read More
The Law: by Frederic Bastiat
The Law, first published as a pamphlet in June, 1850, is already more than a hundred years old. And because its truths are eternal, it will still be read when another century has passed. Frederic Bastiat (1801-1850) was a French economist, statesman, and author. He did most of his writing during the years just before— Read More
▶ The History of Classical Liberalism
Historian Stephen Davies describes classical liberalism as a comprehensive philosophy, which has had implications in all the major academic disciplines. At an abstract level, classical liberalism offers three key insights: Stephen Davies via ▶ The History of Classical Liberalism – YouTube. Read More
The Dialectical Impotence of the Non-Aggression Principle, Redux
Free Markets and Social Justice Walter Block* defines the non-aggression axiom (sometimes called the non-aggression principle, or NAP for short) as follows: It states, simply, that it shall be legal for anyone to do anything he wants, provided only that he not initiate (or threaten) violence against the person or legitimately owned property of another. Suppose Read More
Del Libertarismo | Movimento Libertario
§History
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La teoria politica dei libertari La vicenda del libertarianism ha avuto inizio negli Stati Uniti alla fine degli anni Sessanta. È solo nell’epoca tumultuosa della contestazione studentesca, infatti, che si sono pienamente manifestate alcune contraddizioni presenti all’interno dell’Old Rightamericana, che era venuta costituitendosi tra le due guerre per contrastare il New Deal dirigista di Roosvelt e il
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Democracy Is Not Freedom by Rep. Ron Paul
*Natural Rights
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Rep. Ron Paul, MD “…man is not free unless government is limited. There’s a clear cause and effect here that is as neat and predictable as a law of physics: As government expands, liberty contracts.” ~ Ronald Reagan We’ve all heard the words democracy and freedom used countless times, especially in the context of our
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The Political Divide In Health Care: A Liberal Perspective
^HealthCare, §Philosophy
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Red or blue. Republican or Democrat. Conservative or liberal. The media delights in separating the United States into two sharply divided camps. To a considerable extent, these irreconcilable divisions exist, although numerous bridges span the red-blue chasm. In the realm of health policy, a similar division is evident, with a wide gap splitting liberal from
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Alla ricerca di un’etica universale: nuovo sguardo sulla legge naturale, Commissione Teologica Internazionale
*Natural Rights
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COMMISSIONE TEOLOGICA INTERNAZIONALE ALLA RICERCA DI UN’ETICA UNIVERSALE: NUOVO SGUARDO SULLA LEGGE NATURALE * INDICE GENERALE Introduzione CAPITOLO I: CONVERGENZE 1.1. Le sapienze e le religioni del mondo 1.2. Le fonti greco-romane della legge naturale 1.3. L’insegnamento della Sacra Scrittura 1.4. Gli sviluppi della tradizione cristiana 1.5. Evoluzioni ulteriori 1.6. Il magistero della Chiesa
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