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…
monopoly, the state and you
monopoly is a bad word. it conjures up images of all sorts of private-entity ghouls and goblins. what is little known, is that there are actually two types of monopoly:…
the moral individual’s relationship to the state
by now, we know the state to be little more than a criminal organization. once explained, few people can disagree. the argument for libertarianism is undeniably strong. the problem is…
the evils of democracy
dictionary.com defines democracy: “government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected…