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…
Defense of Others
Tom was attacked by Mean Mike. Bob saw the attack and rushed over to help Tom. Bob grabbed Mean Mike and pulled him off of Tom. Mean Mike did not…
poking holes in the NAP?
On a discussion of pro-vaccine vs anti-vaccine, a commenter said, “hey, the NAP is whatever people want it to be. why can’t i consider someone breathing in my direction to…
philosophical rubber meets practical road
One thing social media is good for is bringing up questions that need to be answered. In a recent article someone was being jailed for refusing to testify against another…
Do rights violators give up their rights?
You may be familiar with the Anarchyball page on facebook. One recent post was one sentence, stating, “those who violate the rights of others forgo their own rights”. I think…
Why term limits are a bad idea
A common “solution” offered to limit the civil destruction brought by governments is “term limits”, or limiting the amount of time that politicians should be allowed to hold office. The…