Libertarian ideological purity often empowers progressives, distorts elections, and produces policies that undermine property rights, economic freedom, and American interests. Source
A Czech libertarian politician claims more than 800,000 people have applied to become citizens of a blockchain-based microstate he founded on a muddy, disputed island between Serbia and Croatia, and no recognized government on earth acknowledges it exists. The self-proclaimed Free Republic of Liberland sits on Gornja Siga, a seven-square-kilometre patch of heavily forested floodplain […] The post More than 800,000 apply for citizenship in self-proclaimed crypto micronation built on a Danube floodplain appeared first on American Almanac .
A Czech libertarian politician claims more than 800,000 people have applied to become citizens of a blockchain-based microstate he founded on a muddy, disputed island between Serbia and Croatia, and no recognized government on earth acknowledges it exists. The self-proclaimed Free Republic of Liberland sits on Gornja Siga, a seven-square-kilometre patch of heavily forested floodplain along the Danube River, roughly the size of Gibraltar. Vít Jedlička, who styles himself president, claimed the territory in 2015 under the legal principle of "terra nullius," arguing that neither Croatia nor Serbia had formally asserted sovereignty over the land after the Balkan wars of the 1990s left the border in dispute. A settlement on the island became…Open
The American Civil Liberties Union has asked the Supreme Court to hear its challenge to Texas’ law requiring public school classrooms to post the Ten Commandments. Representing a group of parents from various faiths, the civil liberties organization says the law violates the First Amendment’s religious protections. NewsNation's Xavier Walton reports. Start your day with "Morning in America," NewsNation's live three-hour national morning newscast hosted by Markie Martin. Weekdays starting at 6a/5C. #MorningInAmerica NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
Minnesota's "clumsy" ban on AI depiction of "intimate parts" is even worse than Congress accidentally criminalizing fishing videos, libertarian law firm tells court hearing xAI challenge. AG Keith Ellison ignores law's broad definition.
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U.S. — Procter & Gamble announced a new breakthrough in male grooming products on Friday with the introduction of Old Spice Libertarian-Strength Deodorant.
NEW YORK, NY — Defying old age and government authorities, libertarian firebrand Ron Paul was spotted climbing to the top of the Empire State Building, where he unfurled a large banner that read, "End The Fed!"
Voters in Massachusetts are set to consider a measure this fall to reverse the legalization of recreational marijuana in the state. Joining “On Balance” is Jordan Davidson of Smart Approaches to Marijuana, an organization that opposes recreational cannabis but supports decriminalization for low-level marijuana possession. #Massachusetts #Marijuana "On Balance with Leland Vittert" takes a critical look at some of the day's hottest subjects.