For those who are criticizing Ocasio-Cortez’s clothes, knowledge and wealth are really missing an important lesson.

She won because she worked hard and connected with people in a way we often fail too. People saw her as one of them and the very things we criticize are the very things that allowed her to win people over along…

Populism, Personal Responsibility and Politics

Populist is a word people use to describe many of the candidates running for office in recent times. While it’s clear the message of a Donald Trump or Bernie Sanders can be quite different, they are both clearly populist messengers.

A lot of people confuse the views of those who are for a minimal state or those who want no state and are quick to label them naive. (This Post is not about what the right size of a state is just understanding different perspectives)

Those who want a minimal state (minarchist) believe smaller and limited government is…

Libertarians Love Regulations!

I think many people have the wrong idea about libertarians and regulation. The perception of Libertarians is that we think all rules are bad which is far from the case. Rules and Regulations are a service like any other that provides value. Board games would be quite unenjoyable without rules…

Be Libertarian:

Set an example of peace with Non-Intervention

End prohibition of goods and services and the violence it brings

Reduce barriers to individuals cooperating in enterprise, charity and community

Regarding the elections in Brazil

I guess the global trend of nationalist populism is still going. This talk of a strongman leader who is going to tell the rest of the world they can no longer tell their Nation what to do while focusing on national security and economy is a message that plays to the anxieties of a world…

10 Reasons to be Skeptical of Government Growth and Intervention #amliberty

By Alex Merced

1. The cost of living: It costs time and money to pay for taxes and complying with regulation. Many will try to offset these costs by increasing the cost of goods and services making life more expensive making…

Cultural appropriation alarmism is based on the idea we can’t fully appreciate the experience of another so we shouldn’t perform, celebrate or consume it. Problem is, the only experience we can truly appreciate is our own individual experience, why should that preclude me from taking/giving what I can from/to everyone else?

My response to a Republican supporter of Libertarian Larry Sharpe surprised at how harsh party loyalist are being towards the Libertarian candidate.

“This is what happens, people hold true to their tribes but don’t realize how tribal they’ve been till the moment they don’t go along, they see how the tribe responds and see…

Libertarians are not against public goods… they question whether centralized monopolistic government is the best institution to provide it and whether taxation is an ethical or effective way of funding it.

Libertarians are not against regulations… they question whether centralized monopolistic government is the best…