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http://freekeene.com/2011/07/04/independence-day/ The fourth day in July, also known as “Independence Day,” is commonly celebrated with a gathering of friends and family, a cookout, and fireworks. It is a ‘federal holiday’ meant to commemorate the Declaration of Independence,...
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What is the best case for a state that you've heard in regards to the economy? I've been told that the state is needed in order to: 1) Protect private property 2) Protect basic rights so the mob doesn't rule you 3) Public goods (like paying for defense since if everyone thinks everyone else...
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I have a feeling that there may be a societal collapse sometime in the near future. I don't just mean the American dollar being devalued to the point of toilet paper but a full-blown collapse. Knowing how the FED keeps destroying liberty and seeing things like the food crisis and overpopulation I'm...
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This guy is a religious nut and a bit of a statist but he makes lots of good points. Why is America Dead? (pt. 1) Why is America Dead? (pt. 2) Why is America dead? (pt. 3) Good explanation of why and how liberty goes down the toilet.
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Hello. I have developed an app for iOS which has been designed for those that love individual freedoms and free markets. The app shows article and video feeds. It has a chat feature for the #mises and #uklibertarian IRC channels. You can view like-minded individuals on a map and optionally share your...
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Hi all. This will be my last post on this subject, I promise. A few months back I made the state-critical animation George Ought to Help . I'm currently crowd-funding a follow-up animation called Edgar the Exploiter . There are only a few hours left of the campaign in which people can donate and...
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John James, I was not making a sweeping generalization. I am sure that there are limited Government think tanks and other non profit organizations run with good intention. However, many radical libertarians I have known had such experiences with similar think tanks, big and small. I can't talk of...
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There is a disturbing trend that I’ve come across lately and that is when, people of anarcho-capitalism persuasion drag down their fellow free-market libertarians and minarchists for not going 'all the way'. Now i personally would say that support the rights-based anarcho-capitalist ideal;...
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@Anarcho : "Will someone who's productivity is many times greater then someone else's recieve the same salary as the much less productive person(s)?" Of course, why would a gold seeker would be paid more than a forester? Because gold is more expansive than wood you think? And what about...
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As I understand it, collective bargaining involves forcing two parties, by law, to enter into a contract with each other. Is this correct? If so, how is this consistent with liberty? I think this is what Hazlitt is getting at when he says: On mandatory bargaining: “The employer, like the employee...