Author Archives: Jose Nino

Austin Rallies for Peace

The city of Austin has a illustrious history of peace activism, most notably during the Vietnam War in the 1960s. Unfortunately, Austin has fallen into the same troubling trend that the national peace movement has fallen victim to ever since Barack … Continue reading

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The Private vs. Public Sector False Dichotomy

During debates concerning the role of government in the economy, it is customary for the terms “private sector” and “public sector” to be tossed around lightly. As libertarians, we all know that the voluntary nature of the private sector is … Continue reading

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Globalizing Liberty

Over the past few years, SFL has experienced tremendous growth across campuses nationwide. At virtually every major American college campus you are bound to find at least one liberty group that is part of the SFL network. This should leave … Continue reading

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Libertarian Occupy Wall Street Demands

Over the past the month, the Occupy movement has taken to the streets across cities nationwide to protest economic inequality as well as corporate greed and control of government. These grievances are legitimate and well intentioned, but at the same time the top-down … Continue reading

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The Power of Parallel Institutions

With the state growing larger and larger by the day, the conventional methods of combating this problem such as political campaigning, protests, and petitioning for redress of grievances have not proven to be very effective. Fortunately, with cutting edge technology … Continue reading

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Only the Free Market Can Make Education Truly “Public”

A recent cheating scandal in the Atlanta Public School (APS) system reveals the typical characteristics of government schooling– institutional graft, inefficiency, and unaccountability. This widespread cheating scandal was initially reported on by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution over two years ago and … Continue reading

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