A space for political libertarians
This is our space to share our policy ideas and act to change the political landscape for the better.
Conceptual accuracy will not persuade ostriches
Open mic review
A new libertarian party must hit the ground running
Video: Intellectual Property: a dilemma for Libertarians
Libertarianism is a set of accurate political ideas, and objectivism a set of compatible...
Thank you to everyone who attended last nights “open mic” event and helped make...
Enthusiasm abounds for Gavin Webb’s initiative to start a new libertarian party here in...
Tom Burroughes walks us through the libertarian, and some wider, arguments for and against...
The ASI’s Ayn Rand Lecture will be presented by John Allison and will examine the “Long-term Consequences of the Financial Crisis”: John Allison held during the height of the financial crisis and his banking principles are largely seen as the reason behind his bank’s relative success during the financial crisis....
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Libertarianism is a set of accurate political ideas, and objectivism a set of compatible accurate philosophical ones. Like many I was drawn to both by the fact that they made sense and were consistent. Arguments for libertarianism, and austrian economics in particular, would use day to day examples of individual human decisions that I...
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As far as I know, there have been two explicitly Libertarian parties formed in the UK in recent history. The first one was the Independent Libertarian Party, formed by Antoine Clarke and Paul Marks in 1998, and since disbanded. I know very little about the history of this organisation, and nothing about why it...
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At the beginning of this week a spectacle of simply stunning hypocrisy took place on Bloomberg television. In a segment titled ‘Paul v. Paul’, 2012 GOP candidate Ron Paul was matched against Keynesian economist Paul Krugman. If you have not seen this exchange, you should immediately do so now. Whilst this was most certainly...
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Thank you to everyone who attended last nights “open mic” event and helped make it a fun evening for everybody. I’d especially like to thank Michael Rudd, Rob Waller, Gavin Webb and Chris Mounsey for each of their talks. Michael Rudd had the challenging task of opening the night on the back of my...
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David McDonagh, of the Libertarian Alliance (this one) will be joining us at the Rose and Crown this 7th June to speak on the topic of Reason as a...
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A bunch of activists* are putting together the UK leg of what is said to be a global day of protest against ACTA, DEA, CDP/CISPA… basically the whole group...
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If you haven’t seen this yet it is quite brilliant…
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Stuart Heal has caused a stir with his debut contribution concerning the design of a potential new party. Lucian writes: Why start with a national party? I’m not...
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The TFA are promoting three events this week, though two seem to be suitable only for students and professional politicians as they are on during the day. Tonight (Tuesday...
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“Our campaign will continue to work in the state convention process. We will continue to take leadership positions, win delegates, and carry a strong message to the Republican National...
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Victims of Section 5 – Reform Section 5
Cannabis laws need to be changed – Newsbeat
Give BB&T Liberty, but Not a Bailout – New York Times
Stop Government Snooping – The normally awful 38 Degrees
The ASI’s Ayn Rand Lecture will be presented by John Allison and will examine...
The TFA are promoting three events this week, though two seem to be suitable...
I remember the intense date caused by the mere annnouncement of this talk. So...
Author and consultant economist Mark Skousen will be giving a talk on Austrian Economics...
