Politics & Rights
Politics & Rights
Afghan Riots Indicate Deadly Consequences of Loving Our Enemies
Ari Armstrong February 26, 2012
“Operation Enduring Freedom.” That’s what the U.S. government called the military action in Afghanistan. In pursuit of that mission, the U.S. government has sacrificed the lives of more than a thousand U.S. troops and spent trillions of dollars (including tens of billions of dollars in aid). The result has been…
Politics & Rights
A Rational U.S. Policy Regarding Iran and Saudi Arabia
Craig Biddle February 23, 2012
Here’s an excerpt from my article “The Iranian and Saudi Regimes Must Go.” This is the kind of speech that a rational, America-loving, rights-respecting candidate for president would deliver, and the kind of policy that Americans should demand from any candidate seeking our votes: . . . Americans (and our…
Economics, Politics & Rights
Moral Justice Requires not Shuffling but Eliminating Corporate Taxes
Ari Armstrong February 23, 2012
“The Obama administration is proposing to cut the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 28 percent,” reports the AP. Unfortunately, the plan would not cut net taxes on corporations, as it also involves eliminating some so-called “tax loopholes” through which the government permits some corporations to pay less than…
Politics & Rights
Government Stimulus: $489,000 to Renovate a Yacht
Joshua Lipana February 20, 2012
CBS LA reports that $489,000 of federal taxpayer stimulus money was used to renovate a yacht that gives people "free" tours of the Port of Los Angeles. Although, in the age of “stimulus” packages and bailouts, this is not a lot of money, it does illustrate the utter disregard the current…
Politics & Rights, Reviews
Review: The 7 Principles of Zionism, by Dan Illouz
Gideon Reich February 20, 2012
Gideon Reich reviews The 7 Principles of Zionism: A Values-Based Approach to Israel Advocacy, by Dan Illouz.
Politics & Rights
Interview with Boaz Arad on the Israeli Freedom Movement
Craig Biddle February 20, 2012
Boaz Arad, a founder of and spokesman for the Israeli Freedom Movement, discusses the inception, activities, allies, and successes of the Israeli equivalent of the Tea Party movement.
Politics & Rights
Letters and Replies: Abortion, Natural Rights, Hayek
Ari Armstrong and Diana Hsieh answer a letter about abortion rights; Craig Biddle answers a letter from Timothy Sandefur about “natural rights”; Richard Salsman answers a letter about Keynes and Hayek; and athlete Donny Shankle praises TOS.
Politics & Rights
Obama Admin Seeking to Reestablish Funding for Evil UNESCO
Joshua Lipana February 18, 2012
The Obama administration wants to reestablish funding for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). American funding for UNESCO was cut upon UNESCO’s admission of the terrorist organization, Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO). U.S. law forbids the funding of the United Nations or any of its specialized agencies “which…
Politics & Rights
A Note from Peter Huessy on Egypt
Joshua Lipana February 17, 2012
I received the following note from Peter Huessy responding to my interview with Cynthia Farahat, in which Mr. Huessy's views on Mubarak was mentioned (click here to read the interview). I’m posting it here with Mr. Huessy’s permission. I am glad to read about Cynthia Farahat and her extraordinary courage. I…
Politics & Rights
The Problem of Gary Johnson’s Libertarian Affiliation
Ari Armstrong February 17, 2012
Why won’t I support Gary Johnson as a Libertarian even though I might have supported him as a Republican? Last month I argued that “it is impossible to support Johnson as a Libertarian candidate without promoting the Libertarian Party itself,” and that the party promotes moral subjectivism and anarchism. Several…