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…
Libertarians Like Libertarianism, Except When It’s Inconvenient
A popular libertarian podcaster, whose show I consistently listen to and enjoy, recently did an episode where he advocated that the police remove homeless people from a public park that…
The “They Aren’t Private Companies” Non-Argument
Big Tech is loathesome, yes, but the argument (if you can call it that), that they aren’t private because they do the government’s bidding (I guess that’s the argument) is…
The Naivete Epidemic
If you ask people if they believe that evil people exist, they’ll say yes, but they only say that because they think that’s the correct answer, not because they really…
LeBron James: “Basketball is easy!”
All human characteristics exist on a curve. There are very few extremely short people, very few extremely tall people and more and more people as you get closer to the…