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Race and the Hispanic Vote

mypoliscilab wrote 19 hours ago: English: White Hispanic and Latino Americans (Photo credit: Wikipedia) This is the second in a serie … more →

Tags: Civil Rights, Elections, Immigration Policy, Interest groups, media, News media, Political Culture, Political Participation, political parties

Mayor Bloomberg’s Sweet Sugary Nanny State

Various Writers wrote 1 day ago: [Cato@Liberty] Posted by David Boaz – May 31, 2012 “A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go … more →

Tags: 2012 election, America's Freedoms, Americans Against Socialism, class warfare, Congress: Inquiries & Committees, consumer issues, Corruption in Government, Education, Election 2012?

Book Review: Free Will

condottiero wrote 3 days ago: Harris explores the notion that free will is an illusion in this nimble book (which, at 83 pages, ca … more →

Tags: Institutions, Philosophy, Book Reco, Book Review, Literature, Books, book, Rights, twitter

Remember The Re-Education Camps?

lobotero wrote 3 days ago: A while back we had a couple of conservs accuse the prez of trying to put into effect some camps tha … more →

Tags: News, Society, observations, Civil Rights, Professor's Classroom, prisons, Postaday 2012

Rights3 comments

Sam Little wrote 5 days ago: First things first: we need a foundation. I believe that in all areas of life, human interaction sho … more →

Tags: Rights, Politics, Philosophy, negative rights, positive rights, privileges, Life, Liberty, Property

Travel Diary: Prices, Unions and Freedom in one of the richest countries of the World

condottiero wrote 1 week ago: Prices in a capitalist economy reflect the relative scarcity of a good or service as well as the amo … more →

Tags: capitalism, Europe, History, Government, Economic History, Institutions, Austrian School of Economics, Bureaucracy, bureaucrats

NO THEY CAN'T by JOHN STOSSEL

JohnRH wrote 1 week ago: …WHY GOVERNMENT FAILS– BUT INDIVIDUALS SUCCEED. This is libertarian John Stossel’s … more →

Tags: Politics, Books, Philosophy, Non-Fiction, Business, Opinion, Conservative Thought, Rights, self responsibility

Due Process and the American Creed

mypoliscilab wrote 2 weeks ago: Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson writing the Declaration of independence (1776) we … more →

Tags: constitution, Civil Liberties, Supreme Court, Judiciary, democracy, judicial review, Bill of Rights, Due Process, Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution

America's Gated Cities

Theo Mackey Pollack wrote 2 weeks ago: Forbes is back on the case of how the aggregation of local land use regulations can distort metropol … more →

Tags: Building Codes, Euclidean Zoning

Gradations of Equality

Theo Mackey Pollack wrote 3 weeks ago: The Guardian has an interactive chart depicting the complicated palette of civil rights legislation … more →

Tags: Federalism

How can women-folk want to abort girl children, they are female too!31 comments

Indian Homemaker wrote 3 weeks ago: So how can women-folk want to abort girl children, they are female too! They can because it is not M … more →

Tags: Indian homemaker, Patriarchy, gender stereotypes, female feticide, Human Rights, Men versus Women, Patriarchy's loyal foot soldiers, Not men versus women, Do women hate women?

Franciscan Revolution and Renewal (part 3)

Fragments & Reflections wrote 3 weeks ago: As I mentioned in the last post, another important revolutionary reform that still affects the churc … more →

Tags: church, spirituality, tradition, History, St. Francis

Exposing a Statist's Parliamentary Megalomania8 comments

froivinber wrote 4 weeks ago: Many freedom-loving individuals, particularly those in Europe, now clearly grasp the runaway and see … more →

Tags: Current Events, Education, Politics, corruption, Internet, individualism, capitalism, Dictatorship, Socialism

I've got 90% of what you want...

Mike wrote 1 month ago: Last night I enjoyed a few beers and listened to John Stossel.  While I’m familiar with him I … more →

Tags: Politics, social issues, John Stossel, libertarians

Legalizing drugs and prostitution??1 comment

JohnRH wrote 1 month ago: Uhh, I don’t think so. I’m prompted to mention the topic because a woman ‘liked … more →

Tags: Politics, Colorado Politics, Philosophy, Opinion, Conservative Thought, Civil Rights, Rights, self responsibility, Prostitution

The WTO and the Battle for Seattle, Part 2 of 2

hunterse wrote 1 month ago: On January 30, 2007, a federal jury decided that the city of Seattle had indeed violated the protest … more →

Tags: jury, ACLU, WTO, Seattle, 1st Amendment, 4th Amendment, Protest, Law, Protester

Originality for Sale: How Capitalism Erases the Individual in the Name of the Individual2 comments

rad fag wrote 1 month ago: How did we learn to define ‘individual rights’ as having the ability to buy the same stu … more →

Tags: Ethnic Studies, class identity, Queer Politics, The Arts, consumer capitalism, advertising, Freedom, individualism, consumerism

MUST READ: House Republican's Sneak Attack on Women and Families

Ohio House Dems wrote 1 month ago: While House Democrats are working to create and maintain good paying jobs through programs focused o … more →

Tags: Women, partisanship, working families, Rep. Clyde, Voting Rights, Women's rights, Women's Health, War On Women, Healthcare

Race, Justice and Equal Protection--Trayvon Martin2 comments

mypoliscilab wrote 1 month ago: Trayvon Martin - Million Hoodies March 2012 080 (Photo credit: calvinfleming) The tragic death of Tr … more →

Tags: Civil Rights, Public Opinion


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