As President Obama invited Henry Gates and James Crowley to the White House for a beer to help the conversation about race relations in the United States, he neglected to ask Lucia Whalen, the 911 caller in the incident that sparked a flurry of worldwide media attention. After making a less than flattering comment about [...]
The old adage “the operation was a success, but the patient died” is never more true than when government gets into the healthcare business. The restrictions on midwives were and remain an excellent example.
Ever since the first licensing laws were passed well over a century ago, healthcare in America has not been part of a [...]
Jefferson County, Alabama, is a perfect demonstration of what’s wrong with local government and how it can begin to be put right, say members of the Libertarian Party. Facing tough economic times like the rest of country, Jefferson County is looking for ways to cope. The county is projected to run out of cash July [...]
While the events rapidly unfolding in Iran after the recent election are of extreme interest and concern to freedom-loving people everywhere, Libertarians are asking the US Government not to involve itself in the affairs of the Iranian people. They also ask individuals to be wary of being stampeded into agreement with interventionist foreign policies through [...]
As the struggle against marriage apartheid took center stage in New York this weekend, Libertarians lauded the progress America has made in the last year — and urged the federal government to roll back legal barriers blocking full recognition of same-sex marriage.
“Six states have already ended the practice of discriminating against gay couples seeking to [...]
President Barack Obama entered the Oval Office brandishing promises to close the US detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, shut down CIA “black sites” around the world, and bring cleansing sunlight to bear on human rights abuses perpetrated by the Bush administration in the name of a “Global War On Terror.” On Friday, Libertarians called [...]