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In this article, the following think tanks are considered: Libertarian https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundation_for_Economic_Education https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reason_Foundation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cato_Institute https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_von_Mises_Institute https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayn_Rand_Institute https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campaign_for_Liberty Conservative https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Heritage_Foundation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Enterprise_Institute Progressive https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_for_the_American_Way https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center_on_Budget_and_Policy_Priorities https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_Policy_Institute https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Society_Foundations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center_for_Economic_and_Policy_Research https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campaign_for_America's_Future https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center_for_American_Progress...

This post contains some scribbled notes and quotes from my reading of Duncan Whitmore's excellent series of articles on libertarian law & legal systems. Part 1 -- Foundations the question of liability legal positivism vs. natural law law is violently enforceable rule to protect one's life and property against aggression Part 2 -- self-ownership & original appropriation who are legal persons with rights & obligations? answer: demonstrated rational action implies self-ownership and, therefore, implies legal personhood "" What each person appears to be able to enjoy in contemporary legal systems is not self-ownership and the right to private property; instead, it is a concoction of artificial and invented rights and obligations that are bracketed under the term human rights. Human rights, however, are never termed in such a way as to confer their full, irrevocable benefit upon each individual human; rather they are a buffet-sel...

Two useful and interesting resources are available for those interested in expressing the political views through their patronage (or, lack thereof) of businesses based on their political leanings: http://www.goodguide.com/contributions http://shopyourpolitics.com/ This approach may excite folks on either side of the political aisle, esp., in an economy that is largely a consumer-driven one. Admittedly, some of the data may be outdated. 2ndVote is an app that lets consumers learn about the political values and leanings of companies. In this article, we have an updated list of the companies that donate to Planned Parenthood .