crisis and the state have a long, happy relationship. the state and its various interventions are a virtual crisis machine. wherever the state exists, crises will abound. the current financial…
the real cause of the “crisis”
sorry for the lack of posts recently. things have been very busy around here and posts are likely to continue to be erratic for a couple of weeks. i’ve seen…
drugs
i want to get back to something a little more basic than recent posts. this topic helps to illustrate a pervasive violation of property rights in the united states (edit:…
i’m a field negro! (the oddness of nationalism)
it makes sense to be proud of certain things. if one has accomplished a goal, worked themselves into a good and honest person, set a new standard in a desired…
the mainstream utopian
state apologists, because their arguments are irrational, will often resort to the anecdotal claim that anarchism is a utopian ideal that would never work in the “real world”. of course,…
monopoly money
i had planned on continuing the series on market alternatives to government services with a post on security services, such as police. by now, though, i think it should be…
the state and national defense
we often hear calls from the establishment and their followers for a “strong national defense”. but, thanks to a poor understanding of the economics behind such an idea, this is…
the state and the justice market
now that we understand the coercive monopoly, let’s take a look at the effects it has on the markets it controls and what could be in those markets should the…
the state vs society: divide and conquer
as evil as the state is, i have to give its perpetrators credit for being really good at what they do. i guess centuries of refining criminal schemes on a…