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thats just what i was thinking of.. when im talking to liberal friends about this issue and they talk about the feds protecting blacks from the lynch mobs, or more currently, protecting the gays from the anti-gay marriage people. I like the piont that the feds simply force integration..well said. Besides that, why is marriage a federal institution anyway
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All the child labor stuff was great, also. Its funny, when i asked the question originally i was thinking back to history textbooks through the years, of the run-down, forlorn looking 6+ year old kids looking out from the coal mines or the factories. That too, was (at least in me) second nature to think that the govt came in and saved "the CHILDREN"
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The above links and articles were great! Ive been able, to give specific, simple examples in my political conversations lately as to why the ingrained notion that govt is our savior/ protector is the exact opposite of reality.. In that regard, are there any articles about civil rights and govt? At this point, I pretty much take on faith that most govt
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Thanks for all the feedback! I really enjoyed "Defending the Undefendable" - the reasons for going against the conventional "govt is the savior" mentality is simply put, and very easy to grasp. Also, the Mises daily about child labor was great. When I was thinking child labor, I was more thinking about kids in the coal mines type
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I just listened to a LR podcast, and the contributor Dr. Miller talked about vaccienes, polio and smallpox among them. One Dr. Miller's articles was "a user friendly guide to vaccienes". I found it fascinating, as I have 2 daughters and the amount of vaccienes "reccommended" is truly staggering. He has some other great topics
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I totally agree with Mises Pieces-- we should not be even remotely involved!
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will do! thanks!
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I'm very new to all this (in fact, I just joined this community tonight, but have listened to Lew Rockwell for awhile). I wonder, if the private sector were to be suddenly deregulated, what exactly are the built-in controls to prevent "exploitation" (i'm sure there's a better word for that- it sounds like im a shill for unions