Tag Archives: Libertarian

The Republican Hydra

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Jim

Last year’s Republican presidential nomination process was interesting, because the candidates who contested through the process represented distinct ideological perspectives. Thus, they are proxies for the relative strength of contesting ideas within the Republican Party. The ability of candidates with … Continue reading →

Posted in Congress, Election | Tagged election, Libertarian, Mitt Romney, neoconfederate, neoconservative, Newt Gingrich, Pragmatism, Republican, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, RINOs, Ron Paul | 2 Comments

Question #5: Are compulsory juries moral?

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Jim

I have encountered the following questions many times; writing about it is an old old old to do task on my correct-the-naughty list. As it has come up again recently, from yet another otherwise reasonable person, let me bang this … Continue reading →

Posted in The Courts | Tagged complusion, jury duty, jury service, Libertarian, Supreme Court | Leave a comment

Top Three Reasons to Vote Johnson for President

Posted on November 1, 2012 by Jim

Following the past two day’s consideration of President Obama’s candidacy, and that of Gov. Romney, today I will consider the reasonable case for voting Gary Johnson. As only the most stoned of Gov. Johnson’s supporters thinks that he will win, … Continue reading →

Posted in Election | Tagged Barack Obama, Gary Johnson, Libertarian, Libertarian Party, Mitt Romney | Leave a comment

Question #4: For Whom Should I Vote for President?

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Jim

While I am supposed to be answering your questions, I am also asking questions of myself. One of the top questions that I have is: For Whom Should I Vote for President? Truly, I will make my own decision, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barack Obama, Democratic Party, Gary Johnson, Libertarian, Mitt Romney, Republican, Tom Ridge, Virgil Goode | 2 Comments

Question #3: Why Write about Libertarians and Gary Johnson?

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Jim

So far, more than 40% of the posts to Selfish Citizenship have been tied to either Libertarians or Gary Johnson, so the following question is relevant: Why are you writing so much about Libertarians and Gary Johnson? There are two … Continue reading →

Posted in Questions, Quotes | Tagged anarchy, Ayn Rand, Gary Johnson, Harry Binswanger, lexicon, Libertarian, Peter Schwartz, Philosophy Who Needs It, The Objectivist, The Objectivist Forum, Voice of Reason | 1 Comment

Gary Johnson in Debates? No, He Absences Himself from Actual Debate Today

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Jim

The principle current issue from Libertarian Gary Johnson’s campaign is his desire to be included in the presidential debates. However, I say no; it is proper to exclude him for reasons beyond his leading a cargo cult political party. There … Continue reading →

Posted in Election | Tagged Andrew Johnson, Ari Armstrong, debates, Diana Hsieh, FY 2013 Continuing Resolution, Gary Johnson, impeachment, Iran, Libertarian, personhood, political activism, sanctions, Syria | 2 Comments

Question #1: Why haven’t Libertarians been electorally successful in face of growth in government?

Posted on July 28, 2012 by Jim

The following question was in response to the Selfish Citizenship post Open Letter to Gary Johnson: Going back to the Reagan Administration through today, why is it that the Republicans and Democrats have been able to grow government without an … Continue reading →

Posted in Election, Questions | Tagged Alan Greenspan, bonds, budget, Bull Moose Party, capital gains tax, cargo cult, Cold War, debt, defense spending cuts, deficit reduction, deficits, Democratic Party, Dick Cheney, Dick Gephardt, divided government, election, Gary Johnson, George H. W. Bush, Graham-Rudman-Hollings, Greenspan Commission, Kemp-Roth, Leon Penetta, Libertarian, Libertarian Pary, Occupy Wall Street, payroll taxes, Prop 12, read my lips no new taxes, Reagan tax cuts, Republican Party, revenue, Ronald Reagan, Ross Perot, Secretary of Defense, Social Security, Social Security Trust Fund, spending, spending cuts, surplus, taxes, Tea Party, Theodore Roosevelt, U.S. Treasuries | 3 Comments

On Foreign Policy, American Founders vs. Ron Paul

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Jim

It has been asserted that Ron Paul’s foreign policy is consistent with that of our Founders. Let me list some of the actual foreign policies of the early American government so that supporters of Paul can reconsider whether he is … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Policy | Tagged Andrew Jackson, Barbary pirates, C. Bradley Thomspson, colonization, democratic, Democratic-Republican party, Douglas Southall Freeman, Dumas Malone, Florida, Founding Fathers, France, freed slaves, George Washington, Harry Ammon, Indian, James Madison, James Monroe, John Adams, John Quincey Adams, Liberia, Libertarian, Lousiana, Marines, Mississippi, Monroe doctorine, Napoleon, Neopleonic wars, pirates, Ralph Ketcham, Republican, Ron Paul, Samuel Flagg Bemis, Seminoles, Spain, Thomas Jefferson, Tripoli, United Kingdom, War of 1812 | 4 Comments

Cannibal Culture

Posted on July 22, 2012 by Jim

Imagine living in a culture where if you and your spouse died then the community would decide to murder and eat your orphaned child. That actually happened in New Guinea to Wawa, a six year old boy, who had to … Continue reading →

Posted in The Courts | Tagged archarchist, Burkina Faso, cannibals, Indonesia, John Rapley, Korowai, Law Library of Congress, Leviathan, Liberia, Libertarian, murder, New Guinea, objective law, Paul Raffaele, racism, Smithsonian, Thomas Hobbes, witchcraft | 9 Comments

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