Glibertarians

Funding Libertopia – a gedankenexperiment

by Guest Contributor | Apr 26, 2018 | Economy, Taxes | 342

robc explores Single Land Tax

Pity v. Compassion: A distinction without a difference or all the difference?

by trshmnstr | Apr 23, 2018 | Big Government, Economy, Opinion, Society | 162

trshmnstr explores the roles of compassion and pity in charity and government welfare.

Nothing. Left. to. Cut.

by Guest Contributor | Jan 23, 2018 | Big Government, Economy, Opinion, Regulation, Subsidies, Taxes | 271

Chipping Pioneer insists that you could cut the size of the federal government by 60% and hardly anyone would notice. How? Let’s count the ways…

Scenes from a Wasteland: Ground Zero for the Carnage of the Government Shutdown

by trshmnstr | Jan 22, 2018 | Art, Congress, Death Penalty, Economy, Federal Power, History, Libertarianism, National Security, Politics, Satire, Taxes | 215

A sentence worse than death: to grow up and live a shell of a life surrounded by death and rot! And all because the damn Republicans shut down the government!

Employment Survey

by SP | Jan 3, 2018 | Economy, Fun | 710

Yes, Rufus, some of us work.

A Deep Dive into Cryptocurrencies and their Operations: Part 3

by trshmnstr | Jan 2, 2018 | Drugs, Economy, Education, Finance, Liberty, Markets, Products You Need, Science, Technology | 35

The conclusion of the series on cryptocurrencies and their operations.

The Insidious Dr. Fu-Manchu and the Birth of Neoyokelservatism

by Heroic Mulatto | Dec 23, 2017 | Economy, Executive Branch, Foreign Policy, National Security, Opinion, Politics | 251

“Many there are, I doubt not, who will regard the Eastern girl with horror. I ask their forgiveness in that I regarded her quite differently. No man having seen her could have condemned her unheard. Many, having looked into her lovely eyes, had they found there what I found, must have forgiven her almost any crime.” –Dr. Petrie

A Deep Dive into Cryptocurrencies and Their Operation: Part 1

by trshmnstr | Dec 19, 2017 | Economy, Finance, Markets, Not So Easy Pieces, Products You Need, Technology | 193

Per requests from the commentariat, here is a core dump of everything I know about Bitcoin, blockchain, and cryptocurrencies from a technical aspect. I’m gonna try to keep this at a high school level, but it is going to require touching on some 300 and 400 level computer science concepts, which I hope to explain without losing the audience. However, this is going to end up quite long due to the amount of material to be covered.

An Introduction to Bitcoin

by Guest Contributor | Dec 5, 2017 | Economy, Finance, Markets, Technology | 264

Confused about bitcoin? Richard is prepared to educate you.

Mother Theresa Makes $4/hr at Burger King

by Guest Contributor | Nov 15, 2017 | Constitution, Economy, Higher Education, Liberty, Markets, Opinion, Technology | 341

compgrokker expands on the concept of minimum wage, with special guests: automation, fiat currency, and inflation.

Minimum Wage and the Youths

by Guest Contributor | Nov 9, 2017 | Children, Economy, Markets, Opinion, Taxes | 351

Vinnie shares a tale from his work about the middle class and minimum wage. And those damn kids.

A Comparison of Cabotage Maritime Regulations Worldwide – Part 3 (of 3)

by LT_Fish | Oct 12, 2017 | Economy, Federal Power, Finance, Markets, Regulation, Taxes | 142

Continuing to elaborate upon my previous themes on Maritime Regulation/Deregulation. (here, here...

A Comparison of Cabotage Maritime Regulations Worldwide – Part 2 (of 3)

by LT_Fish | Oct 4, 2017 | Economy, Federal Power, Finance, Markets, Regulation, Taxes | 69

LT_Fish casts his gimlet eye on Cabotage Law, Pt. 2

A Comparison of Cabotage Maritime Regulations Worldwide – Part 1 (of 3)

by LT_Fish | Sep 26, 2017 | Economy, Federal Power, Finance, Markets, Regulation, Taxes | 244

LT_Fish on maritime regulations with respect to cabotage.

Debt and Growth in America

by Guest Contributor | Aug 31, 2017 | Big Government, Economy, Politics, Taxes | 268

Lackadaisical examines the dismal state of debt and growth.

The (Small-l) Libertarian Case For a Non-Libertarian President

by sloopyinca | Aug 7, 2017 | Advice, Big Government, Congress, Constitution, Deep State, Economy, Executive Branch, Federal Power, First Amendment, Guns, Liberty, Markets, National Security, Opinion, Politics, Rant, Regulation, Rule of Law, Supreme Court, Taxes | 302

What is libertarianism’s best strategy to gain a legitimate amount of power nationally (and then happily cede it to the people)?
Sloopy believes there is a third, and overlooked, option.