Florida Police Officers Blow Whistle On Their Chief
Four officers in the Waldo Police Department revealed to the city council last Tuesday that the department’s chief was assigning required quotas for writing tickets. The information was…
Happy Birthday, Hans-Hermann Hoppe
Today is the sixty-fifth birthday of Hans-Hermann Hoppe. By David Gordon @ Mises Economic Blog In the Preface to his The Economics and Ethics of Private…
Threat Level: Pointless
It’s true to say that a small number of Brits are fighting for ISIS in Iraq and Syria. It’s also true to say that making…
What Libertarians Can Learn From the Ice Bucket Challenge
Why isn’t libertarianism spreading as rapidly as the ice bucket challenge? By Joe Kent @ ISIL.ORG Recently, the ice bucket challenge spread on Facebook to…
Problems with “Fact Checking”
David Friedman questions how much “fact checking” sites rely on questionable “experts” By David Friedman @ Ideas I recently came across a link on Facebook…
400% rise: Fee to renounce US citizenship goes up fourfold to $2,350
The cost of getting rid of US citizenship has quadrupled to $2350, up from $450. RT The changes will come into effect on September 6th…
DOJ Pretends No Fly Guidelines Haven’t Been Leaked, Claims ‘State Secrets’ To Avoid Revealing Them To The Judge
Rather than protecting “national security,” the attempts to hide the details of the list are very much about protecting “DOJ security.” By Mike Masnick @…
What Gave Bitcoin Its Value?
Those who use the work of Mises to challenge bitcoin should think again By Jeffrey Tucker @FEE Many people who have never used bitcoin look…
Reflecting on Ferguson, Missouri
Ben Swann.com reporter Derrick Broze reports back after five days in the community of Ferguson, Missouri, the site of the August 9 shooting of 18-year…
The Moral Blindness of Government Agents
Jeffrey Tucker ponders the similarities between modern America and 19th century France, in light of the recent Ferguson lock down By Jeffrey Tucker @ Liberty.me…
City Council Tells Police they have 60 Days to Plan to Destroy or Remove MRAP
By Justin King @ The Anti Media Davis County, CA Council members could set a trend after they listened to the public and ordered the…
Police Can’t Find A Bunch Of The Military Weapons And Vehicles That The Pentagon Has Been Handing Out
When you start losing Humvees, it’s a good sign you’ve got more equipment than you really need. By Tim Cushing @ Tech Dirt Turning police…
TN Cops to Draw Blood at Labor Day Weekend ‘No Refusal’ DUI Checkpoints
This Labor Day weekend, Tennessee motorists will be subjected to “no refusal” DUI checkpoints at which suspected drunk drivers could be forced to submit to…
‘Cops’ Filming Goes Bad: Crew Member Gunned Down By Omaha Police
An employee working for the television show “Cops” was shot and killed by police in Omaha, Nebraska, as they responded to an armed robbery at…
How Non-Profits Enhance Freedom and Markets
Non-profits are often wrongly characterized as being “creations of government” that arose only as a response to the tax rules. In this Mises Daily article from 2006,…
Cosplayers Fight for Online Anonymity and Privacy During Dragon Con
Wizards, Browncoats, Sherlockians, and Other Creative Communities Join EFF in “Project Secret Identity” Photo Campaign EFF The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), sci-fi blog io9, and…
Ex-Cybersecurity Director Convicted Of Kiddy Porn
There seems to be someone asleep at the wheel in the federal government’s HR department, given how many questionable people have been put in high…
Karl Hess: The Role of Community in the Commitment to Liberty
Karl Hess was a noted speechwriter and author, and later in his life was a prominent tax resister, market anarchist, and welder. In this video…
Libertarians, Property Rights, File Sharing and Piracy – Is “File Sharing” OK?
This article was submitted voluntarily to PunkRockLibertarians.com . This article shall not be redistributed on other websites without the author’s permission. Feel free to share…
Blackwater Trial For 2007 Shooting In Iraq Begins Closing Arguments
Four former security guards for Blackwater Worldwide, which was renamed Academi in 2011, have been facing trial over the past couple of months in the…
CBO Thinks Millions of Americans Aren’t Going to Sign Up for “Affordable” Care
In June the U.S. Congressional Budget Office (CBO) updated its forecasts regarding the “individual mandate” component of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as “ObamaCare.” By…
Cars in The US Might Soon Be Mandated To Broadcast Speed And Location Data
The United States Department of Transportation is taking the next step towards creating a “vehicle-to-vehicle” communications system that will allow light autos on the road…
LA Police: Online Piracy Funds Drug Dealers and Terrorists
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department sees piracy as one of its top priorities. In a highly tainted news report the Assistant Sheriff claims a…
Top Ten Ways to Talk to a Progressive
Find a point of agreement i.e., “Oh! You’re for gun control! So am I! I think it’s extremely important for gun owners to know how…
Larken Rose at the Jackalope Freedom Festival 2014
This Larken Rose special is hosted by the Under Employed and Hungry show. The show is about two Agorists who are working together in the…
The Case for a Decentralized Food Supply
When organic kale (for example) becomes so common that it sells at a dollar a bushel, hunger will no longer be a concern. An economy…
‘Revenue Generating’ Traffic Cameras Forcing Governments To Refund Millions Of Dollars
Technology saves time and labor, but is as ultimately fallible as the humans it displaces. Thanks to the efficiencies of technology, mistakes can now be…
Coroner Says Man Fatally Shot Himself in The Chest While Handcuffed Behind His Back
The release of an autopsy report in Louisiana is raising new questions about the unusual shooting death of a 22-year-old black male who died earlier…
Snowden Documents Reveal NSA’s ‘Own Secret Google’
Agency has been sharing more than 850 billion telecom records on foreigners and U.S. citizens with law enforcement, documents reveal By Nadia Prupis @ Common…
Army Corps to Kill 16,000 Birds with Silenced Rifles and Infrared Scopes
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is planning to kill tens of thousands of wild birds in Oregon in an attempt to manipulate the food chain. …
London Mayor’s Stunning Proposal: “Terrorist Until Proven Innocent”
The mayor of London has has called for the presumption of innocence to be reversed in cases where Britons travel to Iraq or Syria. Zerohedge…
This Cop Thinks He Found Something, But He’s Wrong, “That’s My Penis”
Stop and frisk is defined by Cornell University Law School as a brief, non-intrusive, police stop of a suspect. However, there are far too many…
Pennsylvania Activist Protests While Open Carrying AK-47, Police are Fine with it
A few weeks ago, a Pennsylvania activist named Michael Heise set up an event where he carried an AK47 slung across his back through the…
Rubble Bucket Challenge: Palestine Reporter Adapts Craze For Gaza Peace
A Palestinian journalist has started a new internet trend in Gaza, “the Rubble Bucket challenge,” playing on the popularity of the “Ice Bucket challenge,” which…
How Accredited Investors Should Follow the Marijuana Trend
This is an exciting time to be an accredited investor in the medical marijuana/cannabis sector. Decriminalization is taking place around the world and that trend…
The Claims That The NSA Designed Bitcoin Are Unfounded
A common hypothesis submitted by members of the bitcoin community argues that the National Security Agency (NSA), or some other government alphabet agency, invented bitcoin.…