Libertarian

A Millian society falls somewhere between “Complete Control” and “Anarchy in the U.K.,” and probably nearer to the latter. Remember, Mill is not an anarchist, but a libertarian. It is his view that it is the government’s duty to step aside and society’s duty to allow for free expression of one’s own life, or in his words “experiments of living.” Of course this is only permitted to the extent that it doesn’t impede on…

What's Wrong With Being A Godly, Manly, Man? One day, while waiting in a doctor's office, I noticed a lady walking across the room with her arms and hands completely loaded down with a box and several files. I was taught to be a gentleman, so I stood up and said, let me help you with the door. Assuming that my request was just a formality, which would graciously be accepted, I had already reached the door and extended my hand to open it when, much to my surprise, she politely declined my help.…

officials who identify and associate themselves with the groups. But generally speaking political parties are basically networks of people who share common political goals. There are many small political parties within the United States such as the Libertarian…

familiar and new nightmares. They saw their leaders labeled anarchists and sentenced unjustly because they had brought the dark rules of society to light. However, these men spoke more in their deaths, becoming martyrs to the cause and inspiring libertarian beliefs…

The acceptance of evil or theodicy within our modern world, has become questioned more and more as we as citizens of the world and children of God are constantly exposed to the terrors of religious fanatic’s, murderers, and tribes of kidnappers around the globe. The phrase, if God is all powerful, all knowing, and all good, how can that same God allow evil to exist and for bad things to happen to good people? Some authors have even attempted to answer this question directly, there is at…

that once an individual was born in one position, it was nearly impossible to better himself. Every section of the Declaration, the primary document which formed the foundation of the Revolution, challenged this accepted way of life, in favor of a libertarian form of thinking. In regards to the freedoms of the people, the document states that “[all men] are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” (“The Declaration…

The word ‘ethno’ is Greek and refers to a people, nation or cultural grouping, while ‘centric’ comes from Latin and refers to the center, of course. The term ethnocentrism refers to the inclination for each society to place its cultural patterns as the center of things. It is the practice of comparing one’s cultural practices to another and finding the other to be mediocre. Ethnocentrism is a human reaction found worldwide in all known societies, in all groups or clubs, and in mostly all…

fund public education would help to promote this virtue. Everyone is required to pay taxes, and when these taxes go to public education, the government is promoting virtues by requesting its citizens to care and aid the education of others. From a libertarian framework, one might argue that the government should not intervene in the lives of its citizens, but this framework could result in a more selfish and less educated society as people are allowed to only think for themselves and the poor…

substances. Author’s Argument: John Hospers was a philosophy professor at the University of Southern California and a well-known author for several ethics books. He was also political activist that ran for president several times representing the Libertarian Party. (John Hospers: Meaning and Free Will) Hospers defines free will as an act that is not compelled or involuntary, and that has originated from the own mind of the person. Based on his definition of free will an addict would not be…

The American system of government was established in the 1660’s with the 13 colonies, they became a self governing body under British rule. The American government and it foundations of our current laws are based on the theories of the enlightenment movement leaders John Locke and Thomas Hobbes. The theories that these men believed and promoted became the outline to the Declaration of Independence and later the American Constitution establishing one of the world’s longest running…