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Author Archives: Alex McHugh
I’m Offended with Political Correctness
Political correctness is an issue that college students like to gripe about (at least when it affects them) but doesn’t seem to actually harm anyone. So, what’s the trouble in being considerate of others? Better to be safe than sorry. … Continue reading
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Tagged First amendment, Free Speech, Free Speech Week, freedom of expression, Offended, Offendedness, Political Correctness
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Rock On, Liberty!: How to Change Culture Toward Freedom
What gets you riled up? Judging by the way most libertarians advocate, you’d think its reading political theory, listening to lectures, and roundtable discussions. While I certainly find these things to be exciting, and there is no question that these … Continue reading
A Lesson from a “Liberaltarian”
I arrived at the 2012 International Students For Liberty Conference with a host of expectations. There is a great deal of variety in a movement so diverse, but on some level all the big pro-liberty events always seem to leave … Continue reading
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Tagged critique, gay marriage, liberaltarian, Market Failure, social theory, Zach Wahls
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Thoughts on Chris Preble’s “A Libertarian Foreign Policy”
Last Wednesday night, Cato Institute scholar and VP of Foreign Policy Studies Chris Preble delivered a lecture to the Hoyas for Liberty at Georgetown University. His talk, which was streamed live online as part of the Students For Liberty Webinar Series, … Continue reading
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Tagged Cato Institute, chris preble, Foreign Policy, Free Trade, military, State of the Union, war
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Sorry to Cramp Your Stimulus, But…
When I read Paul Krugman’s latest defense of Keynesian economics a few days ago, I was shocked and amazed that even Krugman fans and devout Keynesians would swallow his latest strange and rambling defense of stimulus. It doesn’t take an economist to … Continue reading
Ready, Set, Wait!
On my way back to D.C. after Thanksgiving weekend, I found myself thinking a good deal about the coming weeks. Slowly returning to reality from a week of good food, solid sleep, and utter procrastination felt a little strange. In … Continue reading
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Tagged burnout, fall semseter, Finals, student activism, Winter Break
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Crony Capitalism = Phony Capitalism!
“I feel like if people don’t know that condoms have expiration dates, they probably don’t know that crony capitalism is bad!” This somewhat pessimistic picture of the average American University student was offered up during a tabling event this past … Continue reading
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Tagged crony capitalsim, cronyism, Morality of Capitalism
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Get It Out in the Open: Why Libertarians Should Embrace Civil Disobedience
One of my goals going into this semester was to engage in a good deal more civil disobedience. Now, I certainly don’t think that any activism of this sort is good for its own sake. Like carrots and exercise, I … Continue reading
Injured Economic Patriotism
It’s official: America has taken a nose dive in the economic freedom index. The Fraser Institute recently released their annual Economic Freedom of the World report, and the US dropped from 6th to 10th. When I saw the news start popping … Continue reading
