Interest Rates What are interest rates? Lenders sell money in the form of loans. When they do this, there is a charge for this money, the cost of it. Interest rates indicate the value of the revenue that is being sold and is heavily influenced by risk and scarcity. We’re going to start with this by looking at it at a...

“The libertarian, who believes in freedom of the will, must insist that while it might be immoral or unfortunate for A to advocate a riot, that this is strictly in the realm of advocacy and should not be subject to legal penalty.” -Murray Rothbard, For a New Liberty Within both the liberty movement and the mainstream political sphere, there has been...

This past June marked pride month for members of the LGBT community and their allies in recognition of the impact gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgendered people have made in not only the United States but the entire world. Many festivities such as parades, concerts, speeches and other activities commence shedding light on how far the LGBT community has come...

I ask you, dear reader, to consider the following hypothetical situation: You are to envision yourself as a high school senior, ready to graduate. You’ve studied and worked for 4 years, stayed focused, and achieved a great GPA. Your attendance record is pristine, and you’ve never missed a single homework assignment. You expect to graduate with full honors. Now, before you...

This week we were treated to a healthy dose of patriotism regarding our military by our illustrious Commander in Chief. “My fellow Americans, this past week we have celebrated, saluted, and honored American Heroes who have devoted their lives to God, Family, and Country.” He graced us with tales of his travels across the great American Landscape in which he saluted...

MADE IN AMERICA AND JOBS   This week, the entire speech is about having pride in products, buying products, that are made in America by american jobs. He boasts the quotes of many from the past who had touted the importance of having products made in America: George Washington encouraged Americans to produce their own goods so that our young nation...

“You’ve gotta find what you love, and let it kill you”-Kinky Friedman Being radical is neither bad nor good in and of itself. To identify as such simply asserts one’s positions thoroughly and fundamentally divert from the mainstream paradigm. So, if on your journey in the liberty movement, you face charges of being too radicalized or not radicalized enough, remind...

“It takes considerable knowledge just to realize the extent of your own ignorance.” -Thomas Sowell Philosophy matters! Shocking, right? So many different ideologies are emerging in today’s political climate. This is due in part to a decaying duopoly unfit to satisfy the minds of those they claim to represent. We are seeing a political shift towards Anarchy, Communism, unfettered capitalism,...

Today the President reminded his fellow Americans that government healthcare is here to stay. In the time honored tradition of blaming the previous administration for the country’s problems, President Trump spent the first half of his address on the “Obamacare. Disaster.” “Obamacare has wreaked havoc on American lives, and if we don’t replace it, the calamity will only get worse.” Replace....

To tackle the topic of property rights, we must get down into the most basic form of ownership, the ownership of one’s self and one’s body. This is what libertarian theorists define as the concept of self-ownership. You own your body and maintain exclusive usage of it. This concept is where we arrive that actions such as assault, rape, murder,...