I am a Libertarian, which means I have principles. That gives me an enormous advantage over my opponents. Take any Democrat or Republican. See how they stand on nine issues. Then try to predict how they will stand on the tenth. It's impossible, because they lack principles. They are a random menu of choices over issues without any guiding principle. They are that way because they are beholden to special interests.
I am not beholden to anyone. All of my stances are applications of my Libertarian principles, namely, that Americans should be free. Freedom comes hand-in-hand with a system of justice for resolving disputes and righting wrongs. Freedom also requires national security. Freedom requires finding and bringing terrorists to justice.
But freedom does not require letting in millions of illegal immigrants. Freedom does not require fighting undeclared wars halfway around the world.
Americans are in general libertarian in their beliefs, and of course, America was founded on libertarian principles. Conservatives are often libertarian in their beliefs about economic freedom. Liberals are often libertarian in their beliefs about social freedom. Libertarians believe in both.
My underlying philosophy is that stealing is wrong. Our politicians seem to have forgotten that. They think it's okay to grab land from you by eminent domain if it will increase their tax revenue. They think it's okay to take money from you every April 15 to pay for undeclared wars. They think it's okay to let in millions of illegal immigrants on your nickel. They think stealing is okay, as long as they feel good about themselves. They are wrong. Stealing is wrong.
In any situation in life, you can deal with things in one of two ways: with force or with words. Government always uses force, and the force it uses is deadly. If you think a particular law is a good idea, ask yourself this question: are you willing to kill people who disagree with you? If the answer is yes, yours is probably a good and just law. If the answer is no, or you think no one will actually die if they disagree with you, yours is probably a problem that is better solved freely and voluntarily with words.
For a list of how my philosophy applies to particular issues, you can click here for a list of seventeen common issues and what my position would be.
You can also visit the forum to see what issues others have been asking about and commenting on. You can also post any question or comment on the forum. And of course you can do so anonymously, freely, and privately. No email address or other registration is required. Why? Because I am a Libertarian. Because I believe in freedom.
Certain issues require more deliberate discussion or provide unique detailed analysis and so I have written position papers about them. Here is a list: