Press Action

Friday, January 24, 2003

Press Action Hero of the Week: AMY PHILLIPS

Amy Phillips, the 20-year-old force behind the website called The Fifty Minute Hour, is a libertarian with a heart. What a refreshing concept. Her writings show that she strongly believes everyone should be free to do as they choose so long as they don’t infringe upon the freedom of others. And her definition of freedom doesn’t completely revolve around economics, personal or corporate.

Glancing at The Fifty Minute Hour’s homepage, plus leafing through its archives, reveals a prolific writer with a well-developed political philosophy. Phillips says the name of her website originally came from a Dar Williams song called “What do you hear in these sounds?”. Since launching her site a couple years back, Phillips says the title has “sort of evolved into my way of sorting out the things worth reading and talking about in a world where it feels like there’s never enough time to get to everything. It represents taking some time out of your day to think about the world and politics and philosophy and the other stuff that mainstream media often misses.”

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