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November 5, 2009
We’ve Moved!
August 11, 2009
Citizenship Test
My wife became a US citizen last week, completing an arduous naturalization process that involved overcoming many difficult hurdles (not the least of which was marrying me). She had to fill out multiple and lengthy forms, spend a lot of money, pass a background check, and take a civics test. Since she passed the background [...]
May 9, 2009
Opportunities for Improvement
About seven or eight years ago I was browsing through the politics section of my local Borders bookstore and came across a book on libertarianism. I had heard of libertarianism before, and I was definitely interested in learning more about it. So I pulled the book off the shelf and opened it to a random [...]
April 24, 2009
The (Niche) Market for Liberty
A few weeks ago I had a lengthy discussion with a political campaign consultant. Although not a libertarian himself, he claimed to be broadly sympathetic to the libertarian philosophy, and was kind enough to offer me his services in my next campaign (should there be one).
Ours was the typical libertarian/non-libertarian political discussion. That is [...]
November 30, 2008
Demystifying the Gold Standard
On many issues, libertarians can find common cause with either conservatives or liberals. There are, however, at least two areas in which libertarians stand completely alone – the drug war and the gold standard. I may deal with the drug war at a later date. Given the recent economic news, we’re going to have to [...]
July 18, 2007
Recommended Reading
Here is a list of some of the titles that have kept me entertained lately, and I highly recommend them to anyone interested in libertarianism, natural rights, limited government, or free-market economics:
Free to Choose: A Personal Statement – Milton Friedman
Libertarianism: A Primer – David Boaz
Common Sense – Thomas Paine
The Political Writings [...]
July 18, 2007
Welcome
Welcome to A Beginner’s Guide to Freedom. Through this blog, I hope to discuss a wide range of topics from a libertarian perspective. The title reflects the fact that I am fairly new to libertarianism myself, and do not claim to be any kind of expert. If you’re interested in the experts’ [...]
