The LGBTQ Fight Is A Libertarian Fight For Individual Choice And Personal Liberty

The LGBTQ Fight Is A Libertarian Fight For Individual Choice And Personal Liberty

The freedom of individual choice is the most crucial principle that the libertarian ideology rests upon. Nobody has the right to force a decision upon another person. Coercion is the ultimate evil that begets a turn to authoritarianism. Because of this, it is of great importance that libertarians from all walks of life champion the…

Building a Wall isn’t the Solution to our Immigration Crisis

Building a Wall isn’t the Solution to our Immigration Crisis

On October 4, 2023, the Biden administration announced that it would waive 26 laws to continue construction and reinforcement of 20 miles of fencing between the United States/Mexico border. This is the first time the border wall has been seriously discussed since President Biden took office nearly three years ago. Even when announcing construction would…

The Perverse Incentives of Public Transportation
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The Perverse Incentives of Public Transportation

Originally published on andrewsmith.medium.com Wednesday morning, a computer glitch in the Federal Aviation Authority’s system ground commercial air travel to a halt in the United States for several hours. Meanwhile, an Amtrak train had been stranded for 29 hours in rural South Carolina. The FAA’s computer glitch shut down its Notice to Air Missions System, which relays important…

A Perfect Storm for Maritime Policy: The Jones Act Five Years after Hurricane Maria

A Perfect Storm for Maritime Policy: The Jones Act Five Years after Hurricane Maria

Atmospheric pressure readings plummeted. At 5:00 AM, the National Hurricane Center issued a bulletin: Hurricane Maria, transformed from a Saharan dust storm into a major Category 4 hurricane careening across the Caribbean Sea, would make landfall in Puerto Rico within the hour. It was September 20th, 2017. Separated by nearly a thousand miles of blue…