Written by Troy Camplin, Ph.D. | 11 March 2008

I’m going to admit something you probably won’t hear a lot of libertarians admit. I’m a bit pro-union. Now that may seem a bit odd, if you know the history of unions and the fact that they were never, shall we say, pro-libertarian. Be that as it may, if people want to unionize, they most certainly may. Of course, businesses shouldn’t have to support those unions, either. But neither should be allowed to use physical force against the other. Further, if workers want to work together to get raises and benefits, why shouldn’t they? And if they can get a business to agree to a contract that benefits a large group of people, good for them. And if a business does agree to such a contract, they are legally bound to that contract, as they are to any other contract the owners sign.

Written by Joe Holmes | 02 March 2008

What, exactly, do you mean by "change" anyway?

Here's hoping it means more than having a black man or woman in the White House

With all this talk of “change” in the 2008 Presidential Election, I think we should all take a serious look at what really needs to be changed in this country. While the immediate implication is change from the failed policies of George W. Bush, the change that is really necessary runs far deeper. There are clear differences in the mainstream candidates – positions on the Iraq War, health care, gay rights, abortion, the economy, gun rights, immigration and the environment. However, the sound bites and rhetoric give voters little insight into what changes the candidates are really calling for.

Written by Barry Fagin | 05 January 2008

Book Review: Elephant in the Room
Evangelicals, libertarians, and the battle to control the Republican party

By Barry Fagin

Every once in a while, somebody writes a book that makes you want to tie complete strangers to a chair and hold the pages in front of them until the writing burns into their eye sockets. The Elephant in the Room is such a book. Written by journalist Ryan Sager, it’s required reading for anyone interested in the future of American politics.

Sager’s book is subtitled, “Evangelicals, libertarians, and the battle to control the Republican party.” Living today, where the dominance of the Republican Party by Christian conservatives is so depressingly obvious, it’s easy to think the battle is lost. But it isn’t. And it is worth fighting.