Skousen Update

I have exchanged emails with Mark Skousen, and here's what he tells me:

1. Jim Davidson misstated his position.
2. He does not believe people who disagree should seriously fight it out.
3. He invited the offended vet, an ex-Marine, to argue with Doug Casey not at a FreedomFest but at a Blanchard Conference.
4. Mark also playfully invited them to Indian arm wrestle.
5. Doug did not win; it was a draw.
6. Davidson asked to speak at FreedomFest; Mark did not approach him.
7. The quote from an email that Mark sent Davidson is taken out of context.
   

On the quote, Mark's point makes sense. The quote says nothing about fighting: “The vet was expressing outrage by [sic] Doug in his insensitive comments about veterans, and that’s all. If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.”

My apologies to Mark. Unless new revelations arise, I am through with this.

Mea Culpa

I still do not know the full story about Mark Skousen, Doug Casey, Jim Davidson, and the wrestling vet, the subject of the post below. But, and however the story comes out, I wish to apologize for posting before I contacted Skousen. That was wrong.

Stay tuned.

Sticks, Stones & Words Can Get Your a Thrashing at FreedomFest

Mark Skousen has a strange conception of libertarianism. He believes that a person may express his outrage physically against anyone who merely offends him, say, by writing an article that doesn't regard war vets as saints. Read the horrifying details at Roderick Long's Austro-Athenian Empire here.