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Author Archives: James Padilioni, Jr.
Are You an Abolitionist?
On Tuesday, May 1st, members of West Chester University Students For Liberty and Students for Sensible Drug Policy organized and participated in a panel discussion called “Perspectives of the American Drug War.” Joining the students, we had Dr. Brian O’Neill … Continue reading
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Tagged Daniel Chong, DEA, Drug Enforcement Agency, Drug War, Drugs, Prohibition, UCSD, War on Drugs
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Libertarians You’ve Never Heard Of: Anthony Benezet
Recently some SFL leaders discussed if perhaps we were overreaching with this series, assigning the label “libertarian” too freely. To be fair, many of the “libertarians you’ve never heard of” would be more-accurately described as proto-libertarians or classical liberals generally. … Continue reading
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Tagged abolitionism, American Revolution, Anthony Benezet, antiwar, Pacifism, Philadelphia, Quaker War Tax Resistance, Quakers, slavery
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Jefferson Goes to College: How Free Academies Birth Free Societies
Since the dawning of the Age of Enlightenment during the eighteenth century, western political institutions, and certainly American ones, have trended towards liberalism. Writing about the specific American tradition of liberty, Ludwig von Mises observed: “It is doubtful whether the … Continue reading
Students For Liberty at Clinton Global Initiative University
Students For Liberty is pleased to announce our presence at the Clinton Global Initiative University being held at George Washington University March 30-April 1. Formed in 2007, CGI U describes itself as “a meeting where students, national youth organizations, topic … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Clinton, CGI U, Clinton Global Initiative University, Freedom, Globalization, GWU, Hayek, Jon Stewart, Mises, Progressives, Social Change
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Yes, We Absolutely Should Remember the Maine: an ISFLC12 Reflection on War and Liberty
One highlight of the Fifth Annual Students For Liberty Conference was the Liberty Fund session “Liberty, War, and the Challenge of Foreign Policy” led by Dr. Peter Mentzel. This session focused on what a true libertarian foreign policy should entail, … Continue reading
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Tagged anti-imperialism, anti-war, antiwar, International conference, International SFL Conference, International Students For Liberty Conference, Liberty Fund, peace, SFL & Liberty Fund Symposia, Spanish-American War, Students Against War, Theodore Roosevelt, U.S.S. Maine, war protest, William Jennings Bryan
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The Law Perverted: A Libertarian Approach to Black History Month
The law perverted! And the police powers of the state perverted along with it! The law, I say, not only turned from its proper purpose but made to follow an entirely contrary purpose! The law become the weapon of every … Continue reading
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Tagged African Americans, Black History Month, Civil Rights Act, Frederic Bastiat, Jim Crow, PLessy v. Fergusson, W.E.B. Du Bois
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The Internet: This Way to a Free Society
Led by internet giants Wikipedia and Google, nearly 7,000 websites joined the historic SOPA/PIPA protest of Wednesday, January 18th. Social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Reddit were all abuzz as millions of Americans vocalized their opposition to government interference … Continue reading
Tidings of Force and Aggression
But no honest and serious-minded man of our day can help seeing the incompatibility of true Christianity—the doctrine of meekness, forgiveness of injuries, and love—with government, with its pomp, acts of violence, executions, and wars. The profession of true Christianity … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, Christmas, Leo Tolstoy, libertarian Christianity, secularism, separation of church and state
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The Philadelphia Forum for Freedom: Building a Community of Liberty
With the month of November almost over, many students are beginning to feel the cold breath of term papers and projects breathing down the backs of their necks. But on Saturday, November 19th, twenty-three students (and a few alumni) took … Continue reading
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Tagged Forum for Freedom, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Forum for Freedom, student activism
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Be Thankful for Property Rights
On the fourth Thursday of November, families gather all across America to celebrate a feast of thanksgiving. This is to honor the memory of the thanksgiving meal celebrated by the Pilgrims in 1621. Myth and nationalistic lore now shrouds this meal. … Continue reading
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Tagged capitalism, Communalism, history, Incentives, Pilgrims, profit motive, Property Rights, Thanksgiving, Tragedy of the Commons
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