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"Aye, free! Free as a tethered ass!" —W.S. Gilbert

"All the affairs of men should be managed by individuals or voluntary associations, and . . . the State should be abolished." —Benjamin Tucker

"You must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself." —James Madison

"Fat chance." —Sheldon Richman

Friday, April 29, 2016

Yet More Praise

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The Anti-Federalists were right: The pursuit of "national greatness" inevitably diminishes liberty and centralizes government. ...
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Thursday, April 28, 2016

More Praise for America's Counter-Revolution

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America's Counter-Revolution: The Constitution Revisited The libertarian movement has long suffered from a constitutional fetishism...

Latest Free Association Webinar: Voting, Democracy, and Other Ills

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Friday, April 22, 2016

The Framers' Error

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James Madison and the other framers thought cooperation could not be achieved without the state. They also thought that under their Constitu...
Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Two Tyrannies: State and Society

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My review of Jacob T. Levy's Rationalism, Pluralism, and Freedom  is now available at The  American Conservative website: "Two Tyra...
Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Jeff Tucker Interviews Me about "America's Counter-Revolution

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Monday, April 18, 2016

Buy American Hurts Americans

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Mike Lindell, president of My Pillow Inc., seems like a nice guy, and I like his product. But he says something in his commercial that bothe...
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You're Invited!

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Jeff Tucker and I will talk about my book at 7 pm EDT tonight at Liberty.me . Join us!
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Income Tax Day

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If you hate the income tax (among others), damn the Rats (Federalists) and praise the Anti-Rats (Anti-Federalists). Ignore those who blame s...
Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Latest Webinar: America's Counter-Revolution

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Here's the video of my latest webinar at Liberty.me:
Saturday, April 09, 2016

A New Thought Crime

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From the Competitive Enterprise Institute: The Competitive Enterprise Institute ( CEI ) today denounced a subpoena from Attorney General C...
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Friday, April 08, 2016

America's Counter-Revolution Now at Amazon!

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America's Counter-Revolution: The Constitution Revisited is now available at  Amazon.com . A Kindle edition is also available. Check...
Wednesday, April 06, 2016

Bernie Sanders's Short Memory

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During his interview with the New York Daily News , Bernie Sanders was asked to specify the fraud committed by Wall Street banks. He rep...
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Monday, April 04, 2016

Man's Inhumanity to Man

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Customer : Hello, Home Warranty Co.? My A/C system broke down. I'd like coverage for it. Home Warranty person : Do you have a policy wi...
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Saturday, April 02, 2016

Now You Know Why

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Market competition is the proven best way to keep suppliers honest. Government forbids competition with itself. The dots are so close they c...
Tuesday, March 29, 2016

What Do Terrorists Want?

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After the terrorist violence in Brussels many people, including Barack Obama, said we should not change our way of life and live in fear bec...
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Monday, March 28, 2016

Help Support America's Counter-Revolution: The Constitution Revisited

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You can support my efforts to promote this book through PayPal -- see the link to the right -- or by becoming a patron at Patreon . I hope y...
Saturday, March 26, 2016

Watch This Space

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This morning I put the finishing touches on my book America's Counter-Revolution: The Constitution Revisited . Details to follow...
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Friday, March 25, 2016

It's Not Impossible

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Maybe Trump's secret mission is to rehabilitate establishment politicians in the eyes of the people.

Tibor Machan, RIP

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Tibor R. Machan, the indefatigably prolific libertarian philosopher, died March 24 at the age of 77. He was a founding editor of Reason a...
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Father, grandfather, writer, editor, pipe smoker, free thinker, libertarian market anarchist, grouser, flosser. Author of six books, including "America's Counter-Revolution: The Constitution Reconsidered"; "Coming to Palestine"; and "What Social Animals Owe to Each Other."
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