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Category Archives: Politics
SFL’s Own Pericles Niarchos Speaks to MTV News
Students For Liberty Executive Board member Pericles Niarchos has spent the past week traveling across New Hampshire in support of Dr. Ron Paul. In between street outreach, attending pro-liberty rallies, and trying to get even the tiniest bit of sleep, Pericles … Continue reading
Voting Only Encourages Them
The following is the first of two posts in a debate series about voting. Click here to read Campus Coordinator Christine-Marie Dixon’s rebuttal. What does it mean to be a good citizen, and why should we strive to be one? … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Politics
Tagged Civil Disobedience, debate, Emma Goldman, Malcolm X, Seth Green, T.I., Voting, voting debate
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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
Posted in Blog, On The Ground, Politics
Tagged crony capitalsim, cronyism, Morality of Capitalism
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Spreading Liberty at Occupy Phoenix
For the past few weeks, the Occupy Wall Street movement has been hotly debated among libertarians. Should we participate? Are the protesters against a free market? What is the purpose of the movement? Does it even have one? This debate … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, On The Ground, Politics
Tagged Arizona State University, Occupy Phoenix, Occupy Wall Street
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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
Libertarians You’ve Never Heard Of: José Rizal
When discovering libertarianism, there are certain names that jump out. It’s easy to become engrossed by bigwigs like Ayn Rand and Murray Rothbard while ignoring the movement’s many unsung heroes. One such person is José Rizal, a national hero of the … Continue reading
The Freedom to Choose and the Responsibility to Choose Wisely: A Rejoinder to Dr. Ben Powell Regarding Sweatshops
On September 27th Dr. Ben Powell of Suffolk University graciously presented a webinar to Students For Liberty regarding his research on sweatshops. I have heard his lecture before, but decided to revisit it because I had some qualms about SFL … Continue reading
Don’t Just Bake, Strike the Root!
Today the College Republicans of the University of California, Berkeley are hosting an affirmative action bake sale to highlight the problem of inequality under the law and race-based college admissions criteria. Unsurprisingly, it has kicked off a firestorm of controversy … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, News, Politics
Tagged Affirmative Action, anarchism, equality, Hayek, history, Rule of Law, slavery, spontaneous order, statism
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Abolishing FEMA Will Provide Actual Disaster Relief
Ever since Hurricane Katrina, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has been criticized for its ineffectiveness in providing disaster relief. Many have questioned if it should even continue to be funded. This concern increased after Hurricane Irene left many in … Continue reading
