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Natural law is nothing more than the product of the rational attempt to stipulate mutually-binding rules of conduct regarding scarce recources. The term 'scarce' specifically means resources whose use by one individual precludes their use by another individual—resources over whose use there...
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ENEMY OF THE STATE Why would a middle class white boy grow up to be an enemy of the State? That's a question I have asked myself for years. It was not always the case. I grew up like most people, waving the flag and brainlessly regurgitating the mantra that is the Pledge of Allegiance. http://mikewasdin...
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I always had a libertarian bent, but "America's Great Depression" by Rothbard was the book that made me self-consciously libertarian. Interestingly enough, it didn't do it right away. I read the book in high school on someone's recommendation. Not the kind of thing I normally read...
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Check her out, she's running for the LP's nomination: http://christinesmithforpresident.com/ More importantly, check out her stances: http://christinesmithforpresident.com/cblog/index.php?/archives/75-Where-I-Stand.html She wants to completely " clean out the LP house ." I haven't...
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Going off what BWF89 said in another tread, that a lot of libertarians he knows were former liberals, how did you come to libertarianism? From the liberal, conservative, socialist, or fascist, point of view? I personally considered myself aligned with the liberal (in the American sense). I was never...
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My economics sensei (the older guy who gives me advices) told me I should try to get an internship in a major economics, liberty oriented, institute in the USA. I have seen a few and the best one until now seems to be the one at Mises. I know the others don't pay more than 700 or 900 USD a month...
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I haven`t really participated much in the Forums, but I wanted to bring to people`s attention the following new post I`ve just put up on my blog: http://mises.com/blogs/tokyotom/archive/2008/02/13/quot-pay-your-air-share-quot-libertarian-think-tank-advocates-carbon-taxes.aspx 1. Check out the San Diego...
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Benjamin Barber in a recent article in the Huffington Post makes these comments about our "hyperconsumerism." "...the infantilization of adults as impetuous shoppers and the undermining of democracy by a privatized commercial ideology," "Shoppers are staying away from the mall...