If religious bigots really want to invoke libertarian arguments to legitimize their bigotry, then they better be prepared to be judged by real libertarians about the entire spectrum of libertarian issues.
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The Iowa Supreme Court decision finding that state's statutory ban on same-sex marriage to be unconstitutional is such a quick and easy read that those familiar with equal protection analysis might almost find it boring.
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On our "weakest, dumbest and most venal" politicians.
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But for the repeated use of the word "progressive," one could easily suspect that the op-ed was written by Kenneth Starr.
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Either their brains, or their signatures…
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Proudhon Sightings™ are any utterances, typically but not exclusively by politicians, that celebrate (or lament) the ability of government to indirectly control people's lives.
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"Whereas" a theocrat in Congress has introduced some outrageous "Whereas" clauses…
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And you thought Galt's Speech was long.
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…because the government is crafting a new excuse to shred our online privacy rights.
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While hardly irrelevant, the question of "paying off the debt" is not the truly urgent issue.
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