Kent's "Hooligan Libertarian" Blog

Those who want you to doubt that anarchy (self-ownership and individual responsibility) is the best, most moral, and ethical way to live among others are asking you to accept that theft, aggression, superstition, and slavery are better.

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Saturday, February 22, 2020

Leaky excuses for government

There are a couple of standard historical justifications for political government. One is that government is needed to right wrongs. The...

Friday, February 21, 2020

Die, NASA. Die.

Long ago, I was a fan of NASA. Even though it was government. I even told people that I wouldn't mind so much being " taxed ...

Thursday, February 20, 2020

Embracing the utility of evil is pragmatic

Last week I listened to an interview . The author being interviewed was a raging pragmatist. Very utilitarian. I found the interview d...

Tuesday, February 18, 2020

Don't "tax the rich"

There's an important fact that is missed by the "tax the rich" folk-- besides the fact that "taxation" is theft ...

Monday, February 17, 2020

"Is X a human right?"

Let’s say X is a human right. What would this mean? It means no one has the right to prevent you from creating, buying, being given, ...

Sunday, February 16, 2020

Don't scare kids with political fears

( My Eastern New Mexico News column for January 15, 2020 ) I remember the panic I felt about tornado warnings as a child. It didn...

Humbling (funny) quotation

I just ran across this quote. It's a lesson in humility for me, personally. But it's funny, too. “ No one asked you to write. And...

Evil's supporters

Helping someone commit evil acts, or supporting them while they commit them, is just as bad as committing the evil acts yourself . If...

Saturday, February 15, 2020

Stats and updates

This is my 5501st blog post. Most of which aren't as pointless as this one. My first blog post was on September 3, 2006. I...

Friday, February 14, 2020

Statism's Reality Rejection immune response

Statism insulates itself (or pretends to) from reality by automatically disqualifying all opposing views. It's like an immune respo...

Thursday, February 13, 2020

To "serve"

The words people use and how those words are used says a lot about how someone thinks. In many cases, it's almost as good as an X-ra...

Tuesday, February 11, 2020

Does it "work"?

Does government "work"? Does this or that policy or legislation "work"? Yeah, they "work" just like a b...

Monday, February 10, 2020

Scaled-up anarchy

" Anarchy doesn't scale " Whenever I hear that assertion, I notice that they aren't ever discussing anarchy , but s...

Sunday, February 09, 2020

Not a fan of artificial divisions

( My Eastern New Mexico News column for January 8, 2020 ) I'm not a fan of the trend on social media to create artificial divisio...

Free to pick and choose

There are good things about the present. There are some good things about the past . You can have some of both. You can mix them...

Saturday, February 08, 2020

Give 'em enough rope...

Let statists set their own standards, then use those standards to refute their position . This can work with anyone who's inconsiste...

Friday, February 07, 2020

Your next excuse for government has already failed

The only excuse for government is either to keep us from killing each other (Hobbes) or to protect our natural rights (Locke). So what...

Thursday, February 06, 2020

Gangs fighting over your turf

I get disgusted any time two gangs fight over someone's real estate. It doesn't matter which gangs they are. Gang Green and Ga...

Tuesday, February 04, 2020

Is it my business?

" That's not my business. " It's strange how rarely I hear that admission from people. People will go on and on abou...

Monday, February 03, 2020

"Our government" is a lie

There's " my government " and there's " your government ", there is no " our government ". My go...

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