Seamus Light

Thanks to the bipartisan efforts of Republicans, Democrats, and the voting public, the weakening and inevitable implosion of the American economy and monetary system is assured. The ruling parties may bicker about tax rates, Big Bird, and other…

Gary Johnson, the heir to Ron Paul’s campaign legacy, will gather Tuesday night with candidates Jill Stein (Green), Virgil Goode (Constitution), and Rocky Anders (Justice) to debate and discuss the issues Obama and Romney are too afraid to…

“The revolution will not be televised.” This phrase accurately describes the libertarian movement, as it continues to penetrate the American psyche in the forms of Ron Paul and Gary Johnson. Every day, a growing segment of the population, which is…

Internet piracy is good for the economy and the preservation of free speech, and should continue unabated by government. This fact may shock some, but it is nonetheless true. First, consider what exactly is being pirated: digitally formatted and…

It should not be hard to come up with a list of -- at least -- the 100 worst American politicians of all times, given the low ratings (and effectiveness) of our elected officials. However, as the November elections approach, some politicians more…

Welcome to the United States of Massachusetts! Finally, all Americans join the ranks of we humble Bay Staters, under the new national health care mandate. Your superclass of wealthy and well-connected DC bureaucrats have decided that they know…

Taxes are immoral and unnecessary, and should be abolished on the grounds that they are a violation of basic individual rights. The foundational belief for anyone who supports individual freedom (and opposes slavery) is that individuals have the…

“It will be just the beginning of the end” says Ron Paul, referring to the fate of Keynesianism, big government, and the old Republican Party. On Friday, Dr. Paul released a video to his supporters, outlining his thoughts on his campaign, the…

The Ron Paul R3volution has broken the back of the GOP. Following the bitter factional fighting and open hostility between Ron Paul supporters and establishment Republicans in Arizona and Oklahoma, similar cracks were seen in the state GOP…

The Romney campaign is running scared. Establishment Republicans have resorted to tactics ranging from the breaking of convention rules, to shutting down of events, and even acts of violence. Last weekend saw Republican conventions in Arizona and…

Gary Johnson, the long presumptive nominee of the Libertarian Party, has captured his title in this weekend’s Libertarian convention in Las Vegas. It is pretty much accepted that the purpose of his current campaign is to increase the party’s…

Throughout the Republican primary, we have heard (and will continue to hear) much talk of “flip-flopping,” or, when an elected official changes his/her mind on any subject, contradicting a previous position. Both of the mainstream media’s darlings,…

Ron Paul has won 2 of the 3 available delegate slots in Massachusetts’s 1st District in Saturday's state caucuses. That's right, Massachusetts, a primary state, has caucuses, and Ron Paul has emerged victorious. At approximately 9:30 a.m. on this…

With the suspension of Rick Santorum’s presidential campaign, mainline Republicans immediately began reporting that the race was over, and that Mitt Romney was the GOP nominee for the presidency. But Romney supporters may have started celebrating…

1. Ludwig von Mises “All rational action is economic. All economic activity is rational action. All rational action is in the first place individual action. Only the individual thinks. Only the individual reasons. Only the individual acts.” 2. F.A.…

GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum simultaneously fascinates and horrifies me. Whether he is denouncing church-state separation, wanting to prosecute gays, or spouting warnings of a Communist-jihadist conspiracy, our favorite bug-eyed theocrat…

A recent article in Salon titled, “The Tea Party’s War On Mass Transit” attempted to make the case for preserving public transportation, against Republican efforts to direct gas tax revenues away from public transport agencies and into roads,…

The vast majority of media outlets will no doubt characterize the Florida debate as a slug match between Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich. But, while Romney and Gingrich duked it out over who was more corrupt and disingenuous, another candidate stood…