Should America embrace libertarianism? Many would regard such a prospect as recklessly experimental. This is partly because they regard libertarianism as some crackpot scheme cooked up in the last few decades. But they are wrong. In truth, libertarianism is a time-tested and massively successful set of ideas that is older than America itself. Indeed, an … Continue reading The Libertarian (and Whig) Heritage of America
Category: Liberty
In 1946, a Russian immigrant to America tried to remind her fellow citizens what America was all about. A publication called The Vigil printed an article that was meant to be the first in a series called Textbook of Americanism. (No further installments were ever published.) The author was Ayn Rand. As a young girl … Continue reading What Ayn Rand Meant by “Americanism”
Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning today issued the following statement urging opposition to “American Innovation and Choice Online Act”: “I have a great deal of respect for Representative Ken Buck, (R-Colo.), but I cannot understand why he would be pushing a Democrat anti-trust bill which does not include prohibitions on social media censorship … Continue reading Some Republicans backing Democrat bill giving feds power to censor conservatives on social media
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is leading an amicus brief alongside Senator Mike Lee in support of free speech and religious liberty rights in the case of 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis - a follow-up to the highly publicized Masterpiece Cakeshop case. The lower court in Colorado decided that the government can force Ms. … Continue reading Cruz, Lee Lead Amicus Brief in 303 Creative Case for Religious Freedom
Wednesday morning, Rep. Chip Roy (TX-21) released the following statement regarding the Helsinki District Court’s unanimous “not guilty” verdict in the prosecution of Finnish M.P. Päivi Räsänen and Bishop Juhana Pohjola for sharing their Christian faith. “Today, I join with thousands of Americans and people around the world united in our joy and thankfulness that … Continue reading Chip Roy statement on verdict in ‘Bible trial’ against Finnish Christians
South Dakota is taking a major step forward for food entrepreneurs. Friday afternoon, Gov. Kristi Noem signed HB 1322 into law, greatly expanding the homemade or “cottage” foods that producers can sell to include all shelf-stable foods and some foods requiring refrigeration, provided that producers complete a short food safety training. The law will also lift a … Continue reading Major South Dakota Food Freedom Bill Becomes Law
Until this month, anyone whose constitutional rights were violated by federal police officers faced an uphill battle to hold those officers to account in a court of law. But an argument held earlier this month before the U.S. Supreme Court might signal a shift among not only the Justices but the federal government itself when … Continue reading Could a Recent Supreme Court Argument Signal a New Willingness to Hold Federal Police Accountable?
On Friday twenty senators sent a letter directly to Attorney General Merrick Garland and the Acting Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) Marvin Richardson demanding accountability for its “incredibly troubling […] pattern of secret regulation” and for making “blanket threats” for “possessing various firearms accessories, none of which are illegal based on … Continue reading 20 Senators Demand Accountability from ATF on Solvent Traps, FRTs Referencing GOA Leaks
On Wednesday, March 9th, at approximately 2pm MST, Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon signed four bills into law, including HB 81, the state’s first ever tri-partisan piece of legislation. Libertarian Representative Marshall Burt authored the Operation of Motorcycles – Disabled Persons bill which received the maximum number of co-sponsors from Republicans and Democrats and passed every reading in … Continue reading Wyoming governor signs bill authored by Libertarian legislator
Can the government force you to spend $20,000 on 1,600 hours of irrelevant training just so you can do your job? That is what Idaho requires African style hair braiders to do before they can work. But a new lawsuit filed today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho by the Institute … Continue reading Three Idaho Women File Lawsuit to Untangle State’s Unnecessary Braiding License
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