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BECTU, the BBC and the BNP: Three acronyms and a political dilemma

culturalmeanings wrote 1 month ago: Kenn Nakata Steffensen I am a member of the Broadcast, Entertainment, Communication and Theatre Unio … more →

Tags: Danish Peoples Party, Dansk Folkeparti, Bectu, BBC, BNP, racism, Freedom of Expression, Nick Griffin, Noam Chomsky

Buggery and Factory Farming2 comments

animalblawg wrote 1 month ago: Rodell Green was just sentenced to three years imprisonment for having sex with a horse. Over at the … more →

Tags: animal suffering, vegan, Vegetarianism, Bestiality, Animal Sex, Criminal Law, Morality, Buggery, Factory Farming

Lib Dem Bloggers - Wrong On Nutt62 comments

Andrew Hickey wrote 1 month ago: As those of you who don’t pay attention to these things won’t know, the Home Secretary, … more →

Tags: Politics, Alan Johnson, bastard crypto-tory new labour scum, blogging about bloggers blogging, David Nutt, drugs, drugs policy, liberal democrats, Liberalism

Libertarians and Abortion: You Can Be a Libertarian and Pro-Life

Naturallawyer wrote 3 months ago: Libertarians are commonly described as economic conservatives and social liberals.  They typically p … more →

Tags: Theoretical Musings, Politics, Law, Christianity, Morality, Abortion, murder, Pro-Life, pro choice

Against Meritocracy5 comments

buttersisonlymyname wrote 4 months ago: A couple of interesting blog posts on the subject: The Problem is With ‘Ocracy’ The case … more →

Tags: criticism, Politics And Culture, ideal society, The Enlightenment, meritocracy, romanticism

Whose crime?

Olga Nicoara wrote 5 months ago: “Isn’t it ironic…” : … That a crime with ZERO harm involved is still p … more →

Tags: Economics, Trade with human organs

The Principles of Actionable Harm

Thomas wrote 6 months ago: I prefer — as a minarchistic libertarian (a radical-right-minarchist, to be precise) — a … more →

Tags: Political Movements & Theories, Rule of Law, Liberty

J'Accuse (Doublespeak Diablo Edition): Equal Protection

kenshinobu wrote 6 months ago: (Today I’m beginning a series that discusses the twisted contradictions and the inanity of ill … more →

Tags: legis, Politics, contradiction, Homosexuality, Equal Protection, Pursuit of Happiness, Dan Choi, proposition 8, Don't Ask - Don't Tell

Human Rights Quote (123): Same-Sex Marriage and Religious Liberty3 comments

Filip Spagnoli wrote 7 months ago: (source, photo by Getty Images/Sandra Mu; watch the sign in the background) From someone on the poli … more →

Tags: human rights quote, Freedom, Equality, discrimination and hate, Religion, Law, Morality, Homosexuality, Freedom of Religion

On Liberty

niccolo65 wrote 10 months ago: In an article for the Guardian published on 13th February, Chris Huhne, the Liberal Democrat MP for … more →

Tags: Freedom of Speech, Geert Wilders, John Stuart Mill, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Chris Huhne, Islam, Eurabia, corn dealers

On Liberty

Riot wrote 11 months ago: Review This review actually marks the first appearance by a book not written within the past 30 year … more →

Tags: Reviews, Nonfiction Reviews, Political Science, Government, Liberalism, John Stuart Mill, Political Philosophy, Political Theory, Social Policy

What Liberal Rhetoric Obfuscates4 comments

missivesfrommarx wrote 11 months ago: I think I laughed out loud the first time I saw the cover for William Connolly’s Pluralism (Du … more →

Tags: Discourse and Rhetoric, Gay Rights, Liberalism, Liberal Rhetoric, William Connolly, Religious Freedom, Pluralism, Religious Pluralism, John Stuart Mill

Political Philosophy

hauntedrollercoaster wrote 12 months ago: I stand for equality and liberty.  As a citizen of the USA, I believe that all citizens should have … more →

Tags: Politicial philosophy, Abortion, drugs, Gay Marriage, Philosophy, Political, Religion

Libertarian quotes

Abhishek wrote 1 year ago: (Post updated) I haven’t had time to post much of late but here are excerpts from two posts to … more →

Tags: libertarianism, Property Rights, mental illness, libertarian, Philosophy, Rights

Human Rights Quote (59): Be Free to Damn Yourself13 comments

Filip Spagnoli wrote 1 year ago: John Stuart Mill The only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a c … more →

Tags: human rights quote, Freedom, Intervention, Quote, Liberty, legislation, libertarian, libertarianism, self-regarding

Nick Griffin and David Irving at the Oxford Union1 comment

philosophisingatheist wrote 1 year ago:                         Two figures that have always been at the centre of controversy, David Irving … more →

Tags: mill, Nick Griffin, david irving, Oxford, union

Individual Freedom: A Tenet of Christian Prudence2 comments

foospro86 wrote 1 year ago: Within limits, human beings should respect the individual freedom other human beings because this fr … more →

Tags: Christianity and Politics, Economics, Government and Politcs, Politics and Religion, Political Philosophy, Moral Philosophy, Written By Me, Christianity, God

Moral Responsibility on Global Climate Change: Take Two8 comments

Derek Staffanson wrote 1 year ago: In my last post, I used the example of one particularly widespread argument against the Kyoto Protoc … more →

Tags: Environment, International Relations, consumption, Environmentalism, Sustainable Development, global climate change, Kyoto Protocols, libertarianism

Pornostan

philo wrote 2 years ago: Mark Steyn describes the contradictions involved in a multicultural Amsterdam. How many advocates of … more →

Tags: Politics, ethics, Philosophy, Tolerance, Multiculturalism, mill, Rights, Liberty


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