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Obama: Government tyranny is impossible
Obama recently claimed that government tyranny is impossible, because "government is us." Really? Government tyranny is impossible? Ever heard of tyranny of the majority? Commissar Obama's getting more...
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On contracts and delegated sovereignty
This is a short essay I wrote while thinking about government, the title-transfer theory of contracts, sovereignty and the right to secede:There is no such principle or natural law by which an...
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Marketplace Fairness Bill passes Senate
It's funny that the bill passed by the Senate today, which would establish an internet sales tax, is called the "Marketplace Fairness Bill." Sure, internet retailers have an advantage over...
View ArticleSenate votes unanimously for strengthening enforcement of sanctions against Iran
If you thought Rand Paul was a libertarian like his father, the vote in the Senate today confirms otherwise. The Senate voted unanimously to "[s]trongly support(s) the full implementation of United...
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Mises Against Anarchy
On pg. 149 of Human Action, speaking on anarchy, Mises says:The anarchists overlook the undeniable fact that some people are either too narrow-minded or too weak to adjust themselves spontaneously to...
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Pawn Stars, the Time Value of Money, and more
Pawn Stars is a TV series that focuses on the day-to-day activities in a pawn shop, featuring Rick Harrison, his father, his son "Big Hoss" and one of the workers, Chumlee It's not your average pawn...
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Intellectual Property is a Fraud
Once an idea leaves your head, it is no longer scarce; once an idea is no longer secret, it ceases to become an economic good. There is no purpose in having a property right in an object that is...
View ArticleOversimplification of Malthus
One of the most (unfortunate) common problems facing old historical works today is taking a thesis that only is applicable to the specific hypothetical scenario discussed in the work and having later...
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The Problem with Conservatives
Many libertarians applaud conservatives on their economic views, and rightfully so. Conservatives generally want to keep the government off our backs and reduce the regulatory burden so that businesses...
View ArticleThe God of the Machine
"If the primary objective of the philanthropist, his justification for living, is to help others, his ultimate good requires that others shall be in want. His happiness is the obverse of their misery....
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Lincoln Deified
This article, in typical deification of Lincoln, get's nullification, secession, and Lincoln all wrong as usual. Lowry begins discussing nullification by asserting that John Calhoun's (correct)...
View ArticleThe Politics of Obedience
"Resolve to serve no more, and you are at once freed. I do not ask that you place hands upon the tyrant to topple him over, but simply that you support him no longer; then you will behold him, like a...
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Salinas v. Texas and The Bill of Privileges
Yesterday, the Supreme Court ruled that you must expressly invoke your 5th Amendment protection to the Right to Remain Silent. Justice Alito and the concurring Justices (Kennedy, Scalia, Roberts)...
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Natural Monopoly and the Myth of Destructive Competition
We are often presented with the case of the "natural monopoly." We are told there are certain industries that have extensive barriers to entry, usually in the form of costly infrastructure, meaning...
View ArticleSee Something...Keep Quiet
We are expected to uphold the motto espoused by the Department of Homeland Security of "See Something, Say Something;" yet if a private citizen sees the government doing something reprehensible and...
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Universal National Service, or Slavery for Dummies
A story the other day in the Washington Post by state-worshiper Michael Gerson talks about how Universal National Service can be useful in trying times such as we live in today. Besides the urge to...
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Comrades, Hand Over Your Weapons!
Why do some people want to ban or restrict guns, particularly in the aftermath of tragedies like Sandy Hook? Because they believe by banning or restricting guns they will effectively reduce the supply...
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Proportionality and Justice, and the Rule of Law
I.Secession is not an initiation of force. The principle itself is one of peace; withdrawing your consent to a government endeavoring to be left alone is not a violent act, as some would have us...
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Constitutional Interpretation: Not for the Weak of Mind
This article at AlterNet, claims that the 10th Amendment, which states, "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the...
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Is Corrective Democracy Our Saving Grace?
Can We Correct Democracy?, as The Freeman's Tom W. Bell poses, is one of the most pertinent questions facing modern democratic nations, which I will begrudgingly label the United States. I say...
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On the Question of Scarcity
I recently listened to the Robert Wenzel and Stephan Kinsella Youtube debate on intellectual property and it was interesting to say the least. A lot of it was laughable in their arguing back and forth...
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Government Propaganda
The Concord, New Hampshire police department requested an armored vehicle to deal with "domestic terrorist" threats. Whom are these domestic terrorists? The libertarian 'Free Staters'! Any government...
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Consent is for the Weak
"Consent is for the weak!!" - John Kreese“[T]he president can give an order, but the order must be taken up and executed by a general. The general can give an order, but the order has to be executed...
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Fourth Amendment in Shambles
Today, President Obama held a press conference, the chief purpose being to "ease concerns on surveillance" of U.S. citizens. He "threw his administration’s support behind a proposal to change the...
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