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Monday, April 26, 2010

Government- who benefits?

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Government- who benefits? Leaving aside for the moment the question of whether allowing government to exist is ethical, let's consider ...
Sunday, April 25, 2010

Authoritarianism attracts the worst of humanity

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Authoritarianism attracts the worst of humanity The worst traits of humans are all embodied and empowered in authoritarianism. Laziness, gl...
Friday, April 23, 2010

What libertarianism is

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What libertarianism is From Libertarianism.com : "Libertarianism is thus the combination of liberty (the freedom to live your life in a...

Liberty is not a cult of personality

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I notice how often people who disagree with me find it necessary to attack me personally . That's about the worst way to try to make th...
Thursday, April 22, 2010

Libertarian countries- an oxymoron

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Libertarian countries- an oxymoron One incredibly silly demand that crops up pretty often, in one form or another, is: "Show me one suc...
Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Boy shoots self- authorities' advice, if followed, will ensure it happens to more children

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Boy shoots self- authorities' advice, if followed, will ensure it happens to more children A four year old Albuquerque boy found a gun a...
Tuesday, April 20, 2010

The adventure of Charles and his microchip

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The adventure of Charles and his microchip I'm sure most of you have heard by now the tale of Charles , the cat from Albuquerque who end...
Monday, April 19, 2010

Coercion- the definition

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I think all force is coercion , but not all coercion necessarily involves force . A lot of coercion uses deceit or manipulation. Some force ...

Mixing science and state- expect an explosion

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Mixing science and state- expect an explosion I like science. It is a method of examining the Universe that has helped find many ways for ...
Sunday, April 18, 2010

Government- to keep us safe. Or not.

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Government- to keep us safe. Or not. I really do enjoy the Stossel show. Not that I always agree with him, but he is still a breath of fre...
Friday, April 16, 2010

Statism is a religion

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And it's the same all over the world, with their own local versions of the same things. Statism, the belief that " government...
Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Government substitutes for attentiveness

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Government substitutes for attentiveness Bernalillo County Commissioner Art De La Cruz wants to put a barrier- a concrete wall- along an Alb...
Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Unlibertarian libertarians

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Unlibertarian libertarians This past weekend I watched the show " Stossel " on FOX Business News. I really like the show, and rec...
Monday, April 12, 2010

Coercion vs initiation of force

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Coercion vs initiation of force A comment a while back on this column led to a google group where that particular column was critiqued. I ...
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Sunday, April 11, 2010

Financing your 'pet projects'

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Financing your 'pet projects' I love books. I like libraries. Most libraries happen to be financed through theft of one sort or a...
Friday, April 09, 2010

A casualty of the 'War on Sex' or of the "War on Capitalism'?

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A casualty of the 'War on Sex' or of the "War on Capitalism'? Another person who apparently initiated force against no one ...
Wednesday, April 07, 2010

Statism: the foulest bigotry

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Statism: the foulest bigotry Bigotry involves thinking you are better than someone else. Which, in a way is obviously true. You are better...

Police chase ends in innocent deaths

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Police chase ends in innocent deaths Some things are just so sad and pointless that there is little you can say. Such as the Albuquerque ban...
Tuesday, April 06, 2010

A dangerous idea whose time has come

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A dangerous idea whose time has come The idea that coercive government is destructive to civilization is a dangerous idea. Not because it ...
Sunday, April 04, 2010

'Dial 911 and die' demonstrated once again

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'Dial 911 and die' demonstrated once again An Albuquerque woman has died after calling 911 . Murdered. Her boyfriend has confessed...