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Monday, June 24, 2019

The things I'll do for money...

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Just a heads-up: I'm going to be super busy over the next week and a half, working at a fireworks stand (ironic, since I don't ...

"Legal" or "Lawful"

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Ah. Counting on magic words to save you. Recently I saw someone make a desperate appeal to their perception of a difference between ...
Sunday, June 23, 2019

Preferences provide opportunities

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( My Eastern New Mexico News column for May 22, 2019 ) Preferences are a personal thing. Some people prefer dogs while others prefer ...
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Libertarianism is the balance

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One objection I frequently see against libertarianism is that it's "too extreme". " There needs to be a balance betw...
Saturday, June 22, 2019

Shooting down drones

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If you don't want your drone to be shot down, keep it over your own property. Any drone that isn't over property you own or rent...
Friday, June 21, 2019

Wrong opinions

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There are wrong opinions. An opinion is a belief, and a lot of beliefs are simply wrong. I know that's not a nice thing to point ...
Thursday, June 20, 2019

"One could argue..."

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That's a phrase I frequently see at the beginning of some rather strange assumptions and some bizarrely incoherent "arguments...
Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Time again for some random acts of ANARCHY

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Yeah, you know what I'm talking about. But if you need a refresher, you can get that from this link . - Writing is my job. YO...
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Monday, June 17, 2019

Perfection is not an option

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I don't expect perfection. Not from people, places, situations, or... whatever else there is. You are going to have no real choi...
Sunday, June 16, 2019

Let people opt out of 'good ideas'

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( My Eastern New Mexico News column for May 15, 2019 ) Would you rather live in a world where it's normal for people to try to co...

Funny tales and science-based advice

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If you haven't yet discovered Amy Alkon, you're missing some smart fun. I first encountered her when Michael Shermer (of Skept...
Saturday, June 15, 2019

"Best" president ever?

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Trump? The "best"? Well, sure, if you're desperately searching for a way to say something nice. But not for the reasons yo...
Friday, June 14, 2019

Librarian-- Not a fan...

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Overheard by someone else and related to me (probably not verbatim) during a trip to the library: Library patron: " Who is that g...
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Thursday, June 13, 2019

What do you hate more than you love liberty?

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For someone who hates " illegal [ sic ] immigrants " more than they love liberty, statist "border enforcement" can w...
Tuesday, June 11, 2019

Little pick-me-ups

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The above screenshot is from September 2014, but it still helps inspire me. Sometimes promoting liberty in the face of naysayers gets t...
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Monday, June 10, 2019

Androids' Rights?

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I ran across an interesting question on Quora: When we do start making humanoid androids, should they be afforded civil rights? I answ...
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Sunday, June 09, 2019

We still haven't learned Voltaire's lesson

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( My Eastern New Mexico News column for May 8, 2019 ) It's fascinating how easily people accept something they would otherwise kn...

Whatever works?

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I'm always told that statism works, so I need to just go with it. Yeah? I have no doubt that statism "works". In the ...
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Saturday, June 08, 2019

Erich Fromm on "the authoritarian character"

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While reading a couple of days ago, I ran into a passage that resonated with me and seemed very timely: Not only the forces that deter...
Friday, June 07, 2019

Emotional reactions

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Yes, I agree that child molestation is a terrible thing. However, I don't believe it is worse than murder or other rapes. I don...
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