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Category Archives: Libertarianism
Cato Daily Podcasts
Just discovered the excellent daily Cato podcasts. Topics include the economy, politics, business, libertarianism, drug policy, education policy to name a few. Continue reading
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Tagged business, cato, drug policy, economy, education policy, Libertarianism, podcasts, Politics
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John Stossel on the New Threats to Freedom
Freedom of choice is being replaced by freedom from choice. Continue reading
Ben Cousins, Drugs and Personal Responsibility
In light of the Ben Cousins documentary, there needs to be some clarification about what actions and behaviours people are and are not responsible for when taking drugs.
As opposed to the many highly functional business executives, doctors, lawyers, trades people, artists, police officers, service employees, farmers, small business owners etc who use these drugs, most of the harm that befell Ben was due to behaviour for which he should be held responsible for. Continue reading
Posted in Health, Libertarianism
Tagged ben cousins, documentary, drugs, Health, michael keane
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Students Denied 2 Hour Shifts By The Government
Madness:
A LEGAL challenge by two Victorian country town teenagers to keep their jobs has been rejected by the industrial umpire.
In a case that came to national prominence earlier this year, 16-year-old high-school student Leticia Harrison and 18-year-old Matthew Spencer were among six teenagers stripped of their weekday shifts at the Terang and District Co-operative because the national retail award stipulated they had to work a minimum three hours instead of two.
This was despite the students and the owner of the co-op being satisfied with shorter shifts from the end of school to the 5.30pm closing time.
This is why governments should not stand between 2 parties acting voluntarily to reach a mutually beneficial working arrangement. Continue reading
Melbourne Austro-Libertarian Reading Group
Sukrit Sabhlok is looking to organise an Austro-Libertarian Reading Group in Melbourne. Most likely we will meet at the Sherlock Holmes Pub. Please contact me if you are interested or leave a comment. Continue reading
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Tagged Austro-Libertarian, Melbourne, Reading Group
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Video: Rational Optimism, Idea Sex and The Keys to Prosperity
Matt Ridley discusses rational optimism, human progress, “idea sex”, and that the keys to prosperity is a bottom-up, spontaneous social order:
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Tagged idea sex, matt ridley, optimism, rational, reason tv, spontaneous order
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Joe Hockey On Liberty
Joe Hockey, shadow treasurer of Australia and Member of Parliament, delivered an excellent speech at the Grattan Institute, on liberty, personal responsibility and a call for limited government. Below are snippets of his speech: Continue reading
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Tagged grattan institute, hoe hockey, liberal, Libertarianism, liberty
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