In the economic sense of the term, competition refers to the incentive to better appease a multiplicity of demands, and cooperation refers to the most efficient and ethical means of meeting such demands. An individual's demands are better met through cooperation and production than through isolation...
Posted to
Brainpolice
by
Brainpolice
on
Wed, Nov 19 2008
Filed under:
Filed under: Coercive Monopoly, Competition, Decentralization, Centralization, Monopoly, Checks and Balances, Means and Ends, Social Contract, Consent, Economics, Free Association
In modern political jargon, conservatives are associated with the concept of "small government" or "limited government". If this is interpreted to refer to the degree of government power there is , historically conservatives have not stood for it. Indeed, so-called "conservative"...
In the discussion and debate that goes on among libertarians, it is disputed as to wether or not libertarians should vote and participate in party politics. Some see voting as the only practical option, some think that there should be a multi-pronged approach that includes voting, some are die-hard supporters...
Posted to
Brainpolice
by
Brainpolice
on
Sat, Apr 5 2008
Filed under:
Filed under: Anarchism, Coercive Monopoly, Competition, Collusion, Monopoly, Checks and Balances, The Calculation Problem, Democracy, Representation, Voting, Means and Ends, Agorism, Propaganda, Consent, Libertarianism
Checks and balances should be a fairly familiar concept to Americans. The standard definition of checks and balances is that the state must be broken up into multiple segments that function as checks against eachother's power and perform different functions, while these segments still remain within...
[This is a re-post, as the first was difficult to read due to formatting problems.] American Freedom Agenda Act of 2007 (Introduced in House), http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c110:H.R.3835 : 110th CONGRESS, 1st Session H. R. 3835 To restore the Constitution's checks and balances and protections...