[First published April 28th, 2019 at anarcholife.blogger.com] Libertarianism is the philosophy, the how and why, of human freedom. Libertarianism is based on a single principle, called the Non-Aggression Principle, or…
NAP violations are no big deal ;)
To expound on an insight of Manual to Humanity, NAP violations (or property violations), though technically immoral, are usually no big deal. The vast majority of property violations are very…
Abortion
The abortion question is complex because it involves the inseparable intersection of the property of two people, namely the mother and child. This article will reference the principles of libertarianism…
Animal Rights
There are no such things as inter-species rights. Much of the confusion on this issue is due to the fact that very few people understand what “rights” are in the…
Monetary Inflation and Social Decline
I’ve been thinking recently about the more subtle roles the state plays in the decline of society. One of these is the effect of monetary inflation on the time preference…
Property Defense and Proportional Force
When discussing topics libertarian, there inevitably arises the question of rights defense. This is one of the most contested and controversial of the philosophy. Of course, that fact alludes to…
Should overpopulation be a concern?
For the vast majority of human evolution, mankind lived in relatively small, nomadic tribes where economies were limited and capital was difficult to build and maintain, making survival difficult, and…
“Never Give Up” is bad advice
All human capabilities fall into categories that I call talents. I define talent as an innate capability. An innate capability is the ability to do certain things that is a…
The NAP and the use of violence
The Non-Aggression Principle states that no one has the right to initiate force against the property of others and is the basis of objective morality as defined in MtH. In…