Guide to Issues

Government

Morality and Culture

Domestic

• The Economy
  • Money 
• Growth of Government
• Threats to Civil Liberties
• Other Domestic Issues

Foreign

• Environment
• Defense
• Foreign Affairs
• Commercial Policy

The Libertarian Party

The Nature of Government

• "Liberty Under God"
• "Vine & Fig Tree"
• Introduction: The Nature of Government
• First Steps to Restoring the Constitution
• Limited Government and the Rule of Law
• Congress, Courts and the Constitution
• The Delegation of Legislative Powers 
• History of Limited Government in America
• Economics - Theory of Free Markets in America
• Prosperity: The Pursuit of Happiness
• Term Limits and the Need for a Citizen Legislature 
• Campaign Finance, Corruption and the Oath of Office
• Scandals in the Clinton Administration
• Patriotism, Activism, Protest
• Left, Right, and the "Politically Homeless"

Morality and Culture

• Religion/Traditional Values: Foundation of a Free, Civil Society
• Family
• Abortion
• Bio-Ethics
• Education
  • Vouchers vs. Tuition Tax Credits
  • Early Education and Child Care
  • Homeschooling
  • Higher Education
• Welfare: "True Religion"
  • Disabilities
  • Disaster Assistance and Government Insurance
  • Minimum Wage
  • Unemployment Insurance
  • Health Care 
  • Social Security
• Cultural Agencies
• Sexuality and Culture
• Pornography
• AIDS
• Discrimination
  • Race
  • Gender
  • Sexual Preference
• Gambling
• Animal Rights
• Crime
  • "Hate Crimes"
  • Victimless Crimes
  • Jury Nullification
  • Capital Punishment
  • Police vs. Security
• Euthanasia

Domestic Issues - Domestic Ills
Socialism v. Capitalism

The Economy

• Prosperity: The Pursuit of Happiness
• Unemployment
• Economics - Theory of Free Markets in America
• Money and Banking
  • The Limits of Monetary Policy
  • Financial Deregulation
  • Securities Markets
  • Banking

Cutting Government Growth

• The Federal Budget
• Immediate Cuts
• Budget Deficits
• Fundamental Tax Reform
• Business: Corporate Welfare
• Costly Agencies
• Bureaucracies Galore

The "Fourth Branch of Government"

The Cabinet Departments

• Agriculture
• Attorney General -- Justice
• Commerce
• Defense
• Education
• Energy see also below under Environment
• Health and Human Services
  • The Food and Drug Administration
• Housing and Urban Development
• Interior
• Justice -- Attorney General
  • Antitrust
• Labor
  • Labor Relations Law
  • Minimum Wage
  • Unions: Government-Buttressed
  • OSHA
• State
• Transportation
• Treasury
• Veterans' Affairs

Other Government Agencies

• SPACE
• Postal Service
• Telecommunications
• The Food and Drug Administration
• National Service

Other Domestic Issues

• Tort Reform/Legal Issues
• Media

Threats to Civil Liberties

• Religion: First Amendment
• Free Speech
• National I.D.
• The Expanding Federal Police Power
• INTERNAL SECURITY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES
• Privacy and Private-Sector Databases
• Encryption and Wiretapping
• Internet
• Regulation of Electronic Speech
• Property Rights and Regulatory Takings
• Tobacco and the Rule of Law
• The War on Drugs
• Medical Marijuana
• Freedom to take Vitamins 
• Gun Control
• Intellectual Property

Energy and Environment

• Electricity Policy
• Urban Sprawl/Growth
• Environmental Protection
• Environmental Health: Risks and Reality
• Global Warming
• Population
• Link to Defense

Foreign Policy

Defense 

• Reclaiming the War Power
• U.S Security Strategy
• The Defense Budget
• Terrorism
• Weapons of Mass Destruction
• Strategic Nuclear Forces and Missile Defense
• Conscription

Foreign Affairs

• Problems with the New NATO
• Exiting the Balkan Morass
• Kosovo+Chechnya+Afghanistan: The U.S./Islamic-Oil Connection
• Asian Defense Commitments
• The United Nations
• Relations with China
• Relations with Russia
• Relations with Cuba
• Mideast
• Central/South America
• Africa
• India-Pakistan

International Economic Policy

• Foreign Affairs
• Trade
• Trade Sanctions
• Immigration
• International Financial Crises and the IMF
• Foreign Aid and Economic Development
• The International War on Drugs

War and Imperialism

Conspiracy/Consensus