The Rise of Private Security and the Decline of Government “Law Enforcement”
Imagine life without the government police. Imagine not having “law enforcement” to keep us safe. At this point, your average
Philosophy
What is Statism?
What is Statism?In libertarian circles, we talk quite a bit about “the state”, “statism”, and “statists.” But, I think the
Quote of the Day: Jordan Page On Life, Liberty, And Effective Communication
My understanding of the world as it is now is so vastly different than what it was in 2006, 10
Quote of the Day: Laurie Calhoun On The Absurdity of Just War Theory
It’s the culmination of about 10 years of my investigation into what I consider to be a puzzle, which is
Quote of the Day: Bruce Benson On The Origins of Government Law
“Anglo-Saxon kings saw the justice system as a source of revenue, and violation of certain laws began to be referred
Anarchy in Detroit: 13 Great Things Happening In The Motor City
Despite the bad rap that Detroit still gets, many people in that city are doing great things, and moving the
Quote of the Day: Hoppe on Justice and the State
Predictably, if one can only appeal to the state for justice, justice will be perverted in favor of the state.
Quote of the Day: Stephan Kinsella On Law and Legislation
The Very Idea Of Legislation Corrupts And Perverts The Idea Of Law.” – Stephan Kinsella This point has been made
The Selfish Basis of Benevolence
“Rand did address the first of these questions, concerning benevolence and altruism. She argued that altruism is not the basis
Government Laws Are The Demands Of A Street Gang
Belligerent Journalists So I saw today that the government consulted with itself and decided to grant itself a new power.
Cody Wilson – His Political Philosophy
Have a listen to this well done interview with Cody Wilson. For anyone not familiar, Cody is the man behind
What Tom Woods Told 11th Graders About Liberty
Tom Woods gave this talk to eleventh graders, but it is a great introduction for anyone. Even if you’re
Peaceful Parenting
[Find us on Facebook for more regular content] Peaceful Anarchism recently interviewed Dayna Martin. If you’ve never heard of peaceful
Find Peace, Reduce Stress
I listened to a podcast yesterday that reminded me how important it is to reduce stress. We need to do
Do You Stand By The President?
The StateI was reminded recently that there are in fact people who still “stand by” the current president of the
An Introduction to Stoicism
The following podcast is a great introduction to Stoicism. I think it is a helpful philosophy for all of us to
Ayn Rand – What She Got Right, And Where She Went Wrong
Seeking Truth – Facing Ourselves We can find our ideas from many sources; religion, the media, schools, governments, eastern philosophies,
How History Shapes Our Philosophy
This will be a sort of follow up to another post called “Factualizing History”. In that article I laid out a
Should You Vote?
Should you vote? Is it helpful? Does it achieve anything you want? Is it moral? Maybe the sacred “civic duty”
The Absurdity of Public School
Like many aspects of our society, most people believe public schooling to be a sacred institution. It is blasphemous to
What All Can Bitcoin Really Do?
It’s hard to imagine not needing a paper contract to seal a deal; or a bank to store your money
What is an Extremist?
This term extremist is thrown about in the media all the time. But, what does that even mean?
Rediscovering Life
My wife and I had this great conversation tonight and I wanted to get it down in a short summary. We
Support Gay Marriage?…Get the Government Out Of Marriage!
“If, say, a totalitarian government…dissolved my marriage, my wife and I would still be married. The state could make our
“We become just…
“We become just by performing just actions, temperate by performing temperate actions, brave by performing brave actions.” “Happiness is the
