When the Senators’ food is on the table. . .

Of course they’re willing to resort to privatization.

My Take on the Supreme Court Ruling

Here’s my op-ed on the recent decision regarding habeas corpus and Guantanamo, and what the debate means.

Bob Barr on Waco

One of Bob Barr’s most heroic moments was when he, more than most in his party, stood up to the Clinton administration during the hearings on the 1993 Waco tragedy. It was one of those things that, despite an otherwise mostly statist congressional record, separated him from others and revealed a libertarian streak which, as [...]

Yes, I Have More to Say

I have been asked by readers for more analysis of what happened at the Denver Libertarian Convention. I have some more to say, but I need a few days to formulate my ideas (and I am busy with other things). For now, I will say that I am neither thrilled with the LP’s direction nor [...]

Why We Choose to Defend Liberty

The following is based on a talk that Anthony Gregory gave at the Libertarian National Convention in Denver, Colorado, on Saturday, May 24, 2008.
People often look upon those of us who choose to defend liberty with some curiosity. What could be our motivation? Those who see everything political purely in terms of economic motivations and [...]

In Defense of Libertarian Purity

By Anthony Gregory
This originally ran on LewRockwell.com, on July 6, 2006.
Many libertarians seem particularly worried about “purity police” within the libertarian movement. These “purity police” are accused of over-zealous sectarianism, frightening away potential fellow travelers with their rabid accusations of statism hurled at those guilty of the slightest deviation from radical libertarian principle. Instead [...]

Why Waco Still Matters

My fifteenth-anniversary piece is here.

The Formula for a Police State

[NB: I wrote this piece for the Libertarian Perspective over a week ago. It hasn't gone online yet, so I'm posting it here.]
The Formula for a Police State
by Anthony Gregory
On the night of March 15 in an Oceanside, California, parking lot, after a dispute over one car cutting off another, Frank White, an [...]

Rethinking Government

I was thinking about this a lot last night, and we all like to bash the government, but perhaps we are missing some perspective here. First of all, we are, whether we want to be or not, at war, and we must face this reality. America’s enemies are determined enemies of freedom itself and, as [...]

Artistic Quality, Libertarian Quality, Doomsday and There Will Be Blood

Yesterday I watched two movies, both of which I enjoyed: Doomsday, and There Will Be Blood.

Doomsday is a dystopian film taking place in Britain. Scotland has been quarantined in the wake of an apocalyptic viral epidemic. The totalitarian British government has hid the fact that there are survivors. There is lots of action and violence. [...]

Republicans Are the Health of the State

Here’s an op-ed I wrote:

Some conservatives might conclude that Governor Schwarzenegger’s endorsement of presidential candidate John McCain only proves that true conservatism has left the Republican Party. McCain has indeed diverged from supposed conservative values in many areas. And so has our governor.
McCain criticized President Bush’s tax cuts. Schwarzenegger has delivered some of [...]

Keep Running, Ron

Here, Eric Garris and I lay out our argument for Ron Paul to ditch the GOP and his campaign’s conservative triangulation strategy, seek the Libertarian nomination, and keep on running.