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Oh My, Wisconsin Looks Lovely in Blue

Oh My, Wisconsin Looks Lovely in Blue

These last eleven years since Trump descended an escalator to declare his candidacy for the presidency have been difficult for America, the Midwest, and Wisconsin. The Great Recession scourged this region, and nearly two decades later those scars are still visible. A state that was in 2020 the very epicenter of election denialism and conspiracy

These Days Before the Vote: Never Means Never

These Days Before the Vote

These Days Before the Vote: Never Means Never

Whitewater, Wis. — Election Day here in rainy Wisconsin concludes These Days Before the Vote, a series addressing, each day before the November election, a principle or position on which our liberal democratic tradition rests. For some of us, this day has taken far longer than a campaign season to arrive. We have been through many

These Days Before the Vote: “We cannot, we must not, refuse to protect the right of every American to vote in every election that he may desire to participate in.”

These Days Before the Vote

These Days Before the Vote: “We cannot, we must not, refuse to protect the right of every American to vote in every election that he may desire to participate in.”

Whitewater, Wis. — Monday evening here in rainy Wisconsin continues These Days Before the Vote, a series addressing, each day before the November election, a principle or position on which our liberal democratic tradition rests. There are, I wouldn't wonder, few libertarians who quote Lyndon Johnson. Very few. There is, however, at least one,

These Days Before the Vote: "Each person possesses an inviolability founded on justice."

These Days Before the Vote

These Days Before the Vote: "Each person possesses an inviolability founded on justice."

Whitewater, Wis. — Sunday evening here in Wisconsin continues These Days Before the Vote, a series addressing, each day before the November election, a principle or position on which our liberal democratic tradition rests. Rawls writes that "Each person possesses an inviolability founded on justice that even the welfare of society as a whole cannot

These Days Before the Vote: "From a persuasion that equal liberty was originally the Portion, and is still the Birthright of all men..."

These Days Before the Vote

These Days Before the Vote: "From a persuasion that equal liberty was originally the Portion, and is still the Birthright of all men..."

Whitewater, Wis. — Halloween here in rainy and cloudy Wisconsin continues These Days Before the Vote, a series addressing, each day before the November election, a principle or position on which our liberal democratic tradition rests. In 1790, the Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery sent a petition to the newly formed Congress. Among

These Days Before the Vote: The Consent of the Governed

These Days Before the Vote

These Days Before the Vote: The Consent of the Governed

Whitewater, Wis. — This cloudy Friday evening in Wisconsin continues These Days Before the Vote, a series addressing, each day before the November election, a principle or position on which our liberal democratic tradition rests. In the Declaration, the Founders affirm that, in defense of rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, "Governments

These Days Before the Vote: A Spontaneous and Dynamic Social Order

These Days Before the Vote

These Days Before the Vote: A Spontaneous and Dynamic Social Order

Whitewater, Wis. — This warm Wednesday evening in Wisconsin continues These Days Before the Vote, a series addressing, each day before the November election, a principle or position on which our liberal democratic tradition rests. Libertarians are believers in a spontaneous and dynamic social order, where people form intricate social arrangements without the need for a

These Days Before the Vote: Property Rights

These Days Before the Vote

These Days Before the Vote: Property Rights

Whitewater, Wis. — This hazy Tuesday evening in Wisconsin continues These Days Before the Vote, a series addressing, each day before the November election, a principle or position on which our liberal democratic tradition rests. Libertarians are the defenders of private property. We see private property rights as necessary for people to make choices without official

These Days Before the Vote: Limited Government

These Days Before the Vote

These Days Before the Vote: Limited Government

Whitewater, Wis. — This increasingly cloudy Monday evening in Wisconsin continues These Days Before the Vote, a series addressing, each day before the November election, a principle or position on which our liberal democratic tradition rests. Many Americans would define libertarianism only as a political philosophy of small government, and yet small government is simply an

These Days Before the Vote: Free Markets in Labor and Capital

These Days Before the Vote

These Days Before the Vote: Free Markets in Labor and Capital

Whitewater, Wis. — This partly sunny Sunday afternoon in Wisconsin continues These Days Before the Vote, a series addressing, each day before the November election, a principle or position on which our liberal democratic tradition rests. It is one of the most recognized libertarian positions that we advocate for free markets. This means more than non-

These Days Before the Vote: "Freedom from Interference"

These Days Before the Vote

These Days Before the Vote: "Freedom from Interference"

Whitewater, Wis. — This sunny and warm Saturday afternoon in Wisconsin continues These Days Before the Vote, a series addressing, each day before the November election, a principle or position on which our liberal democratic tradition rests. So a libertarian looks at the world and expects that he or she will be free from coercion by