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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

Wednesday, November 30, 2016

About Flag-Burning

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It is the right of everyone to express their opinion, choose a profession and practice it, to dispose of property, and even to abuse it ; t...
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Tuesday, November 29, 2016

The OSU Assailant's Inspiration

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The opinion molders want you to believe that the OSU assailant was "inspired by ISIS." More likely he was inspired by US bombing o...

A Review of America's Counter-Revolution

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My thanks to Winton Bates of Australia for his review of America's Counter-Revolution: The Constitution Revisited . Did the framers of...
Friday, November 25, 2016

Love, Marriage, and the State

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Gary Chartier has written another excellent book,  Public Practice, Private Law: An Essay on Love, Marriage, and the State . I reviewed it f...
Monday, November 21, 2016

Long, Long Way

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It's a long way from "End the Fed!" to "Build the wall!"
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Friday, November 18, 2016

TGIF: Libertarianism Without the Magic

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 I had the pleasure of appearing before the Amherst Political Union (Amherst College) this week to discuss the election of Donald Trump as p...
Thursday, November 17, 2016

Interview on Anarchism

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On my visit to Amherst College to speak at the Amherst Political Union, Tommy Raskin interviewed me about anarchism. Here’s the short video....
Saturday, November 12, 2016

See You at the Amherst Political Union?

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I'll discuss the presidential election and the future of liberty at the Amherst Political Union, Amherst College in Massachusetts, on Tu...
Friday, November 11, 2016

Armistice Day, 2016

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Veterans Day used to be called Armistice Day, marking the end of the shooting in World War I. The armistice between the Allies and Germany w...
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TGIF: How the Ruling Class Created Trump

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Mixed emotions over the election are entirely in order. I rejoice at the repudiation of the ruling elite while recoiling from horrific thing...
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Wednesday, November 09, 2016

Hume on Knaves in Government

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"Political writers have established it as a maxim, that, in contriving any system of government, and fixing the several checks and cont...
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Friday, November 04, 2016

TGIF: Back to Square One?

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For those who value liberty and peace, this has been a distressing -- even disappointing -- election season. Neither major candidate gives a...
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Tuesday, November 01, 2016

The Party of Lincoln?

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When Republicans who don't like Donald Trump want to show how much they don't like him, they say he is not worthy of the "party...
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The Russians and the Election

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According to the  New York Times and CNN, the FBI has been looking for links between Donald Trump and the Russians. So far, these news outl...
Monday, October 31, 2016

Upcoming Appearance

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I'll be speaking at the Amherst Political Union on Nov. 15. Details to follow.

Early Voting

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Both candidates' motto: Vote early -- quick! Before more information comes out!
Friday, October 28, 2016

TGIF: Clueless Presidential Candidates

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Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are no friends of liberty. This is not breaking news, of course. In fact, I can’t think of a less controver...
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Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Obamacare Continues Its Predicted Slide

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All the negatives predicted for Obamacare (the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) are coming to pass . But what would you expect of...
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Friday, October 21, 2016

TGIF: Come and See the Anarchy Inherent in the System!

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Donald Trump says the presidential election is "rigged." Although he provides no evidence for his charge, lots of things can be sa...
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Thursday, October 20, 2016

The Libertarian Institute

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The Libertarian Institute is now in full operation. Visit here .
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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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