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Free Speech, Zappa, and the PMRC
Free Speech Week may have come and gone already, but, really, there should be no end to celebrating that particular right enshrined in the First Amendment. It’s not just protected by the First Amendment, however. Free speech is one of … Continue reading
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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Celebrate Free Speech Week by Remembering the “Singing Revolution”
This week, Students For Liberty is celebrating Free Speech Week as a way for students to both celebrate a freedom that many take for granted and to defend it against those who wish to stifle it. Since the American founding, … Continue reading
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Tagged Estonia, Free Speech Week, glasnost, Nazis, perestroika, Soviet Union, The Singing Revolution
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Slippery Rock University Young Americans for Liberty Protest A Decade of War
The following entry is by guest bloggers Brandon Cestrone and Steve Strausbaugh of Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. Slippery Rock University Young Americans for Liberty wanted to host an event this semester to show our disapproval of the decade-long War on … Continue reading
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Tagged Activism, anti-war, antiwar, brandon cestrone, decade of war, Free resources, libertarian activism, peace, Protest, Protest Grant, Protest Grants, slippery rock university, steve strausbaugh, student activism, student liberty activism, student protest, Student Protests, Students Against War, war protest, Young Americans for Liberty
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Stand Your Ground Against the Government!
The following is guest submission by Matthew La Corte, a student of Hofstra University. “Resistance to illegal and unconstitutional usurpation of our rights is required.” – Ron Paul At the most basic level, libertarianism is defined by property rights. Property … Continue reading
Reflections on James R. Otteson’s “Advanced Academic Webinar”
The following is a guest submission by Steve Pemberton, a law student at the University of Oxford: Jokes have rules. We’re all aware of certain rules about the topic and timing of jokes. If you don’t follow these rules, you’ll … Continue reading
We Need to Stop Playing in the Hunger Games
In a futuristic dystopia, Gale Hawthorne and Katniss Everdeen discuss the upcoming Hunger Games, a fight to the death put on for the pleasure of the ruling class and to discourage rebellion. Gale asks, “What if one year everyone just … Continue reading
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Tagged Dystopia, films, games, gay marriage, Hunger Games, Labyrinth, Literature, Movies, The Hunger Games
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Stop Smoking, or Else
This article was originally published in Arizona State University’s The State Press. Carlos and Scottsdale Community College Students for Liberty have subsequently organized a smoking protest, scheduled for today, to oppose their school’s new ban. Stay tuned for a future … Continue reading
When Compassion Comes at the Barrel of a Gun
Ideas drive actions and form the foundation of societies. A society is not an independent entity, separate from the people who live in it; societies are products of the ideas held by the individuals who make it up. Ayn Rand … Continue reading
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Tagged Ayn Rand, coercion, Compassion, Frederic Bastiat, Lysander Spooner, Morality, Penn Jillette
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“The Hunger Games”: The Role of Dystopian Literature in Libertarianism
The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins is the latest craze in young adult literature. The highly anticipated movie adaptation is being released on March 23 and is expected to be a box office success. Teenagers and adults alike have … Continue reading
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Tagged 1984, afghanistan, Dystopia, Film, Government, Hunger Games, iraq, Katniss, Libertarianism, Literature, Movies, Novels, revolution, Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games
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