August, 2001 archives
8/31/2001Private Law II
Bob Murphy the Brilliant
is back with an amazing follow up to his "Private
Law." And hit number two on Carville.
Alex Velazquez talks
about the difference between a "right" to a good
reputation and the right not to be wrongfully accused of a
crime.
Stephen Carville gets the
smackdown from Robert Hutchinson, who is pro-life.
8/29/2001We'll Never Be Rid of the State
Ha! So says Stephen
Carville. Of course you know, this means war.
8/29/2001A Political Metamorphosis
Rick Gee shares the story
of his "conversion" to anarcho-capitalism.
8/29/2001Drowning In Pavement
Robert Hutchinson on the
ridiculousness of State ownership of roads.
8/29/2001Stand By Your Clan
Rachael Anne Fajardo on
all kinds of garbage from her first week at college.
8/28/2001There is Religion in Public Schools
Ben Scanlon reminds us
that religion doesn't have to be spiritual, when you're
worshipping the State.
Part Three in Scott
Catt's amazing series on how the government doesn't care
about your kids, they just want your money and their
exorbitant salaries.
8/25/2001The Proper Role of Government
To die, says Jim
Davidson, owner of the Awdal
Roads Company in Somalia
8/25/2001A Matter of Degrees
Diane Rhodes on
"vanilla libertarians" and their partly-open minds.
8/25/2001Statist Libertarians
Jules Varwig also talks
about those "vanilla libertarians" and how they,
too, are stuck in the statist world view.
8/25/2001Utopia: Socialist Paradise
Harry Valentine on the
evil socialist Dominion of Utopia. Can you guess which country
he's talking about? Shouldn't be too hard.
8/25/2001Reply To Private Law
Dan Mahoney has concerns
about Bob Murphy's "Private Law."
8/18/2001Private Law
Bob Murphy kicks statist
ass! Let's delve deeper into the concept of social insurance
and force-free expulsion.
8/17/2001May I See Your Papers Please?
Rick Gee brings to our
attention all kinds of horrific things: the Constitution is useless against the
government; the evil, corrupt Supreme Court perverts even those parts that do
supposedly protect us; and government-financed pigs drive the final nail into
the coffin of liberty by assaulting our rights as free men.
8/16/2001Anti-Statists and the Free State
John Robinson, on behalf
of the Free State Project, tells us why we should
support a libertarian political takeover of a small
American state. Here are the original articles from
Jason Sorens: one
and two.
8/15/2001An Honest Mugging
Emmett Harris tells us
how the horrendous Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe is more honest
than his counterparts in the West.
8/15/2001Apathetic?
Diane Rhodes says that we
should court the apathetic American majority: they are the
future of freedom.
Scott Catt is back with more dirt on the
child-thieves whose evil you finance.
8/14/2001Anti Gun Rights Gun Owner
Or why automatic weapons
are overrated. Robert Vroman rages about his state-drunk boss
and all kinds of guns! Yay!
8/14/2001The Yuppie Hunt
Jules Varwig on the sport of backwoods yeehaws:
Yuppie hunting! Hm,
too bad lawyer season is over...
8/14/2001Privatize the Roads!
Duh. Timothy Richard trashes the easily
trashable idea that the government should build and maintain
roads.
Alex Velazquez with more on anarchist theory. Anarchists aren't all about
destruction and we don't need force to expel criminals from our towns.
8/10/2001Plans For Liberty
Gabe Harris talks about planned libertarian
utopias, both dubious and plausible.
Scott Catt demolishes Child Protective
Services and exposes its brutal, murderous, and impoverishing
nature as an arm of the destructive State.
8/7/2001The Squeegee Men of the Airwaves
Joel Grus on the ridiculous concept of beaming
uninvited signals into our homes, and then being forced by the
government to pay to use them.
8/7/2001The Vehicle Registration Scam
David Smith is back to tell us that no matter
what we do, the DMV-Insurance Complex is gonna get us.
8/7/2001Illegitimate Governments
Timothy Richard says the only legitimate
government is one you've entered into a contract to join. And
even then...
8/3/2001Contract Anarchism
Alex Velazquez versus the left libertarians on
enforcement of contracts.
8/3/2001A Brave New Slide
Jason Smith takes his kids to play in places
that the government has deemed dangerous: playgrounds.
8/3/2001An Anarchist's Evolution
Diane Rhodes tells us about her journey from
statist libertarianism to full-blown anarchism.
8/3/2001Too Many Lives-Per-Gallon
Emmett Harris on evil fuel efficiency standards
and their toll on human life, and the market's response to
them.
8/3/2001Warp Speed Libertarianism
Alberto Mingardi on using pop culture as an
avenue for spreading libertarianism.