UNC College Libertarian blogging
America’s war on Iraq was launched on March 20th, 2003. I was in the fifth grade and I just got my tonsils out. Now, I’m a senior in college (and I just got my wisdom teeth out). In that time period, the US was at war with Afghanistan and Iraq. Now, the US is at war...
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It would be nearly impossible for you to have not heard about Rand Paul’s quite successful 13-hour filibuster by now. Personally, I was glued to my computer screen while live streaming it during all of my classes. For a majority of the filibuster, and for a few days after, #StandWithRand was trending nationally on Twitter. Many people...
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If you went to the (fantastically successful) ISFLC 2013 two weeks ago, you probably noticed that a lot of people think that Libertarians have a branding issue. Ann Coulter thinks we are “pussies,” “nerds,” and “stoners.” Glenn Beck recently compared Libertarians to Nazis and fascists and called Libertarians ‘jerks.’ Magatte Wade, a TED Global...
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Opponents of capital punishment often claim that the practice is outdated; I object to this phrasing, as it suggests that capital punishment ever had a proper place in a civilized society. If we are to accept the validity of the state as a means to protect our rights to life, liberty, property and the...
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The Sandy Hook shooting was certainly a tragedy, as were the Columbine and Virginia Tech shootings. That being said, the gun’s themselves are not to blame. Do you blame a knife for a stabbing? What about a rope for strangling? Both of these things have also been used in many murders throughout the world. ...
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Healthcare reform is on the minds of many Americans now that Barack Obama has taken it upon himself to overhaul the U.S healthcare system. In response to the federal actions related to healthcare reform, conservative North Carolina politicians find themselves grappling with how to deal with this federal supersession of power related to healthcare...
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Published at The Daily Tar Heel on Feb. 8th, 2013. You might have noticed that folks around Chapel Hill are paying a lot more attention to the governorship nowadays. While I’d like to think that people heeded my advice and decided to pay more attention to state and local politics, I’m afraid it’s only...
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In November of 2012, Israeli aircraft bombed areas of the Gaza strip in an attempt to stop Hamas’ attack on Israel. The event sparked a lot of controversy here in the US, and the issue of the large amount of aid we continue to give to Israel each year was brought to the table....
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We are proud to share with you our Fall 2012 Report. It has been an great year so far, and we expect nothing less from what is to come. Thanks to all the people who contributed to make all of this happen.
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Last May, in the 2012 primary election, North Carolina voters voted to amend the state constitution to ban gay marriage. This state level action was iterated and made legal by the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) signed by President Bill Clinton in 1996. DOMA, a federal law, strictly defines marriage as between one man...
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