The Liberated Centrist

Last Thursday, Congressman Ron Paul visited the campus of the University of New Hampshire to speak on events and issues pertinent to his favorite subject, liberty. Over 600 voters attended, a great majority of whom were UNH students . Paul's philosophy of governing favors limited government intervention into not only the personal lives of Americans but also their economic decision-making. Dr. Paul made good use of his time, hitting on issues like the Federal Reserve , recent US intervention in Libya and the future of freedom. In this clip, Dr. Paul speaks on the First Amendment and its purpose to protect controversial behavior from government force. From drug prohibition to raw milk, Paul destroys conventional wisdom of government intervention in personal behavior. Consistency in the principle of liberty is essential for our representatives in government to understand. We must press our political system to embrace the ideals that will keep our nation's citizenry free ...

Last Saturday, the 19 th , US and coalition forces attacked several military targets in Libya in order to weaken the forces of Dictator Muammar Qaddafi's government. What was first a discussion of an UN-imposed “no-fly zone” over the country has become a multi-phase military operation. The Pentagon reported that over 100 missiles were fired from offshore US and British ships at Libyan air bases on Saturday. Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications Ben Rhodes explained at a press conference on the 21st explained that these actions are an attempt “to degrade the regime's capability to resist the no-fly zone” that US officials are looking to implement following the UN resolution authorizing intervention in Libya. All this for a resolution that does not even authorize regime change, so what’s the point? John Stewart of The Daily Show offers a hilarious, yet depressing take on the "not-war." This Monday, 10 days after the start of military action,...

On Saturday, US and coalition forces attacked several supposed military targets in Libya in order to weaken the forces of dictator Muammar Qaddafi's government. What was first a discussion of a UN-imposed “no-fly zone” over the country has become a multi-phase military operation. The Pentagon reported that over 100 missiles were fired from offshore US and British ships at Libyan air bases on Saturday. Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications Ben Rhodes at a press conference Monday explained that these actions are an attempt “to degrade the regime's capability to resist the no-fly zone” that US officials are looking to implement following the UN resolution authorizing intervention in Libya. While the nation debates this action, we cannot be blindsided by the hollow arguments we heard during the march to war with Iraq 8 years ago. It angers me that my government would engage in an act of war in response to another sovereign nation's internal affairs wit...

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Printed in the Friday, March 4th issue of The New Hampshire With the New Hampshire primary less than a year away, prospective Republican candidates for the presidency will begin to make their rounds to our state in hopes that they can pull out a win in the Granite State and prepare for a momentous primary season for their campaigns. As the first in the nation primary, New Hampshire holds a unique responsibility to take the first look at the field of primary candidates. This election cycle, we'll only see Republican candidates since it seems more than likely that President Obama will pursue a second term in the White House. As one of the most conservative states in New England, not to mention the entire union, New Hampshire's Republican primary voters have the opportunity to make their stamp on the entire field of candidates. We must make sure we give the New Hampshire. bump to a candidate with principle, vision and the resume to back it up. Above all else, this candidate sho...

Thank you Mr. Chairman. Good Morning ladies and gentlemen of the committee. For the record my name is Nick Murray and I am a third-year political science student at UNH. I serve an active role in NORML and Young Americans for Liberty on campus, two political advocacy student organizations. I testify today as a student and a graduate of the D.A.R.E. drug education program.  As a student, I've seen how punitive punishments for cannabis can damage a student's future, especially at UNH . The arguments against passing a medical marijuana law are usually founded on society’s desire to protect young people from exposure to cannabis. In the real world, these laws have never stopped people from smoking this controversial plant, even with an astonishing 880,000 marijuana arrests now being made per year in the United States . Despite decades of prohibition, marijuana use today is viewed by young people as being more normal than ever, and the majority of young people have accurately ...