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My name's Matt and I love Freedom.

No, Libertarians are NOT Compelled to Support Social Media Censorship

The controversy over social media companies allegedly censoring politically incorrect viewpoints doesn’t seem to be going away anytime soon.  It seems that every few weeks, we get a new round of accusations, denials, and think-pieces explaining why this sort of … Continue reading

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How To Talk To Your Friends About Tax Cuts

The following conversation is a rough approximation of one I just recently had with a few of my co-workers: Them: Do we make enough money that we will benefit from these tax cuts? Or are we getting screwed like everyone … Continue reading

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Lower Taxes Are Good – Even If the Deficit Rises

Treasury’s Tax Reform Analysis Confirms Republicans Don’t Give a Damn About the Deficit – Hit & Run : Reason.com The fine folks over at Reason want you to know that they’re super concerned that the GOP tax plan making its … Continue reading

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Because I Got High (Obama Remix)

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This Is Not The “Libertarian Moment” You’re Looking For

You’ve heard it a million times by now… Trump and Hillary have record-breaking negative favorability ratings.  They are both facing significant opposition from forces within their own parties who solemnly vow that they will never support them.  One is facing … Continue reading

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So, Are All Men Naturally Rapists in Waiting, Or Not?

Exhibit 1: Social Club at Harvard Rejects Calls to Admit Women, Citing Risk of Sexual Misconduct – The New York Times A male-only club at Harvard is being pressured to admit female members.  They don’t want to do this.  One … Continue reading

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The Best Book on the Soviet Union I’ve Ever Read

Behind the Urals – John Scott Typically when I read a book that is relevant to the interests of this blog, I simply write a brief mini-review in the “Reading List” section and call it a day.  But this book … Continue reading

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Gun Control As Regulatory Capture

Obama ‘best gun salesman’ on Earth: Stock picker We’ve seen this logic invoked before when Obama has talked about gun control, and as a result, gun sales have risen and the share price of gun maker stocks have gone up.  … Continue reading

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Hillary is a Bigger Islamophobe Than Trump

No evidence for Hillary Clinton’s claim that ISIS is using videos of Donald Trump as recruiting tool | PolitiFact How very odd that, for the second time in the public arena, Hillary Clinton has immediately jumped to the conclusion that … Continue reading

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Six Reasons Jeb Bush Should Be Trump’s Running Mate

My favorite moment of the last GOP debate was when Donald Trump and Jeb Bush, after some good-natured ribbing back and forth, engaged in a low-five near the podium.  It was a really humanizing moment for both of them and … Continue reading

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