“The Left” has come to represent the proverbial “barbarians at the gate” in modern culture, hell-bent on destroying civilization in many ways, but specifically by making the world a safer…
Psychology of authoritarianism
It’s natural for humans (or any other animal) to try to increase their chances of survival by controlling, to the extent they can, their environment. Building shelters, creating tools, planting…
the descent into madness: an idea for libertarians
if you don’t recognize that US culture is descending rapidly into madness, stop reading. if you’re on the left or the right, stop reading. this isn’t for you and you…
open borders: lew rockwell vs brian gray
this morning lew rockwell posted this article on his great website, lewrockwell.com. the article’s headline on LRC is “Open Borders Are an Assault on Private Property”. i have great respect…
what is a bad person?
the problem is that it’s not obvious when you see a bad person. very few bad people actually think, “yeah, i’m a pretty bad person”. they don’t have “BAD” tattooed…
how to think about flag desecration
there’s been a controversy recently in a nearby college town in which a group of protesters were desecrating a U.S. flag by walking over it. during the protest, michelle manhart,…
the wut? files: i love my country but i hate my government
this is a common, but nonsensical phrase amongst newly-minted libertarians. they’re starting to get it, but they don’t quite got it. i’ll just get to the point(s – there are…
what’s my problem with socialism?
i complain a lot about socialism, but i’m not sure that, in over 100 posts on this blog, i’ve ever specifically pointed out what my problem is. it’s pretty simple….
yes, conservatives are socialists, too.
socialism, like most of the other broad economic ideas, has a very short definition: it is the state’s ownership of the means of production. the “means of production” just means…