Victims of Rights Violations


Not Only Is There Nonviolence as an Alternative to Conflict — There’s Nonviolent Conflict as an Alternative to Violent Conflict

I’ve long been an admirer of Peter Ackerman, since I first read the book he co-authored on Strategic Nonviolent Conflict: The Dynamics of People Power in the Twentieth Century. He’s…

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The Road’s Clear for Our Second Amendment Right to Bear Arms Lawsuit

The Supreme Court today (oops! it’s after midnight, so make that yesterday) denied certiorari in the NRA-sponsored lawsuit that was competing with the second-amendment suit in which I’m a plaintiff….

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The Road’s Clear for Our Second Amendment Right to Bear Arms Lawsuit

The Supreme Court today (oops! it’s after midnight, so make that yesterday) denied certiorari in the NRA-sponsored lawsuit that was competing with the second-amendment suit in which I’m a plaintiff….

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Frederick Douglass, Classical Liberal

Frederick Douglass as a young man My long time friend David Beito has unearthed an insightful statement about the relationship of economics and civil rights from Frederick Douglass, a heroic…

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“Excuse me, do you realise your horse is gay?”

The Story of Bareback Mountain? The Crime of …. Suggesting a Horse is Gay This has to be one of the stupidest reasons I’ve ever heard for putting anyone in…

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“Excuse me, do you realise your horse is gay?”

The Story of Bareback Mountain? The Crime of …. Suggesting a Horse is Gay This has to be one of the stupidest reasons I’ve ever heard for putting anyone in…

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Lamp of Liberty’s New Look

Thanks to long hours and lots of careful attention to detail on the part of my colleagues in this effort, the Lamp of Liberty (www.misbahalhurriyya.org) now has a new look,…

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Lamp of Liberty’s New Look

Thanks to long hours and lots of careful attention to detail on the part of my colleagues in this effort, the Lamp of Liberty (www.misbahalhurriyya.org) now has a new look,…

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The Perfect Gift for Caffeinated Libertarians

The Disappearing Civil Liberties mug. (Hat tip to Tadd Wilson.)

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The Bill of Rights: Casualty of the “War on Terror”

Jonathan Rauch rings the warning bell about civil liberties and the rule of law in his latest column in the National Journal, “Bush’s Battle Endangers The War.” After a brief…

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