Category: Electoralism/Democratism

The GOP Is Herschel Walker

A clarifying glimpse into the values of the Party of Trump Andrew Sullivan (Demetrius Freeman/WaPo via Getty Images) There are times, I confess, when I decide to pass on writing another column on how degenerate the Republican Party is. What else is there to say? It’s not as […]

How safe are America’s elections?

The Signal How safe are America’s elections? Andy Craig on the push to reform the U.S. Electoral Count Act and prevent another January 6. Manny Becerra It now looks likely that the U.S. Congress will see a meaningful breakthrough after the Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell announced […]

Is voting a waste of time?

The Mindcrime Liberty Show discusses whether voting is a waste of one’s scarce time? Is voting cooperating with evil? Is voting for the lesser of two evils or a third party a useful strategy? Is Walter Block right? What are the dangers of third parties? Aren’t things like the […]

GOP Populists lack an Institutional Strategy

By Robert Stark Robert Stark The historically unprecedented FBI raid on Trump’s Mar-a-Lago further exacerbated existing polarization and solidifies how the right now views institutions, including federal law enforcement, as politicized against them. Now many conservatives view the national security apparatus as the enemy, with Marjorie Taylor Green […]

Ron DeSantis: Good or Bad for Liberty?

A live discussion about how libertarians should think about the country’s most controversial governor. —– No governor is more cheered and hated right now than Florida Republican Ron DeSantis, currently in the news for flying around 50 Venezuelan migrants to Martha’s Vineyard. The 44-year-old Navy veteran and double-Ivy-Leaguer […]

Is Defunding the Police a “Luxury Belief”?Analyzing White vs. Nonwhite Democrats’ Attitudes on Depolicing

Zach GoldbergSeptember 8, 2022 Policing & Public SafetyAll Executive Summary After the killing of George Floyd in May 2020, a surprising number of Democrats embraced calls to “defund” the police. According to data from the 2020 Cooperative Election Survey, 35.4% of Democrats expressed support for reducing spending on […]

Left News: September 15, 2022 Idaho’s Far Right Suffers Election Loss to 18-Year-Old Climate Activist

MOST READ Idaho’s Far Right Suffers Election Loss to 18-Year-Old Climate Activist Robert Mackey High school senior Shiva Rajbhandari won elected office in Boise, defeating an incumbent school board trustee backed by local extremists. READ MORE →   Former NSA Chief Keith Alexander Accused of Pump-and-Dump Investment Scheme […]