Phil and Luke are brothers, libertarians and flatmates based in Wellington, New Zealand. Their blog, Pacific Empire, covers topics including politics, libertarianism, international relations, psychology, the philosophy of Ayn Rand, art and history. See the About page for more information.
Luke is the Libertarianz Media Coordinator, while Phil was the Hutt South candidate in 2005 and is now Spokesman for Deregulation of Education.
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The Dominion Post reports this morning that a coastal access road near Cape Kidnappers has been half-destroyed by coastal erosion.
The astounding thing is, nature didn’t do this – the RMA did.
Nearby land-owners identified the problem three years ago and tried to protect the road by building a barrier, at a cost of $10,000. They were [...]
It’s great to cheer for protestors who are fighting for democracy in Iran (and they appear to be fighting for their lives as well), but the sad truth is that each of the four candidates in Iran’s race are heavily involved in corrupt, often murderous government activities. Wikipedia has this to say about Mousavi:
Mousavi’s socialist [...]