Category Archives: Rights

Deferring To Our Betters?

Posted on May 9, 2012 by

I’m in the middle of writing a longer article on religion; but meantime, here’s an article from today’s Sydney Daily Telegraph that caught my eye, and which has serious implications for the administration of criminal justice in all countries whose … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, Libertarianism, Rights | 90 Comments

Copyright And Intellectual Property – A Case Of Overkill

Posted on April 20, 2012 by

Two pieces of information I’ve received in the last 24 hours prompted me to open a discussion on Libertarianism and intellectual property rights. Firstly, the tragic death yesterday of Australian band Men At Work’s multi-instrumentalist Greg Ham, in his suburban … Continue reading →

Posted in Libertarianism, Rights | 11 Comments

The Darkest Debate

Posted on March 1, 2012 by

In this thread, LibertyGibbert will look at the topic which, more than any other, divides Libertarians. It’s a topic I have been reluctant to raise on this forum till now; indeed, I have been advised by some of you that … Continue reading →

Posted in Libertarianism, Rights | 203 Comments

Agree Or Else

Posted on November 19, 2011 by

I thought I had better post another discussion point for those who haven’t read Ayn Rand; so how about this article, by the Sydney Daily Telegraph’s Miranda Devine, to which Dr Dave and CommonSenseMajority alerted us the other day.

Posted in Australia, Libertarianism, Rights | 46 Comments

Life Imitating Art

Posted on November 19, 2011 by

While on my recent road trip, I took the opportunity in my spare time to re-read Atlas Shrugged. It’s been quite a while—over thirty years, in fact—since I first picked up Ayn Rand’s magnum opus, and was struck by how accurately … Continue reading →

Posted in Libertarianism, Rights, United States of America | 23 Comments

Woody Guthrie, Abbie Hoffman And A Big Mac

Posted on October 19, 2011 by

Capitalism is evil! Down with the system! Peace and Love! Yeah, right.

Posted in Libertarianism, Rights, United States of America | 89 Comments

A Game Of Chicken

Posted on October 13, 2011 by

The Gillard Government’s Carbon Tax legislation passed the Lower House yesterday, by the slenderest of majorities. Next month it will pass the Senate, in which the Australian Greens hold the balance of power. The eighteen bills of which this legislation … Continue reading →

Posted in AGW, Australia, Rights | 18 Comments

Freedom Of Suppress

Posted on September 28, 2011 by

As of today in Australia, the right not to be offended trumps the right to free speech.

Posted in Australia, Libertarianism, Rights | 49 Comments

A Day To Pause And Reflect

Posted on September 11, 2011 by

I still don’t know what made me do it. It was late on a cool Tuesday spring evening in Sydney; I had been working sixteen hours straight at my computer, and my head was filled with ten thousand lines of software … Continue reading →

Posted in Libertarianism, Rights, United States of America | 14 Comments

Free Speech, Gag Orders And Accountability

Posted on June 1, 2011 by

I’m going to tackle this in more depth a little later. But the other day I was shown (Hat-tip Izen) the existence of something called super-injunctions, of which prior till now I’d been blissfully ignorant. It’s important enough to call … Continue reading →

Posted in Libertarianism, Rights | 52 Comments