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Rudimentary climate science; the role of CO2, oceans and volcanoes

I am posting here a brief summary that I just sent to a Mises Blog contributor, in response to an inquiry I received: Thanks for your email. First, I'm no expert but simply read. With that as background, let me respond on a few points. I think that...

Posted to TT's Lost in Tokyo by TokyoTom on Mon, Apr 7 2008

Filed under: AGW, CO2, climate change, volcanoes, ocean

An Apolitical Approach To Libertarianism

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...

Posted to Brainpolice by Brainpolice on Sat, Apr 5 2008

Filed under: Anarchism, Coercive Monopoly, Competition, Collusion, Monopoly, Checks and Balances, The Calculation Problem, Democracy, Representation, Voting, Means and Ends, Agorism, Propaganda, Consent, Libertarianism

Links to pass the time...

Once again it's been a long while between posts. I'm off to Vegas tomorrow morning for this years APEE conference . The ominous dissertation defense is right around the corner, scheduled for April 22. Here are some interesting links to help pass...

Posted to Austrian Addiction by Austrian Addiction on Sat, Apr 5 2008

Filed under: family, crime, links

A Left-Rothbardian Approach To "Privatization"

What exactly does it mean to "privatize" a service or industry? As I have argued before , there is a lot of confusion over the precise meaning of the terms "public" and "private" to begin with. The fact that state-controled...

Posted to Brainpolice by Brainpolice on Fri, Apr 4 2008

Filed under: Anarchism, Taxation, Patronage, Libertarianism, Corporatism, Labor

Bruce Yandle on "no regrets", free-market approaches to climate change policy

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Posted to TT's Lost in Tokyo by TokyoTom on Fri, Apr 4 2008

Filed under: yandle, PERC, climate change, no regrets

Secular Deities and the Problem of Humanism

An atheist criticism of contemporary secularism Most atheists and agnostics still have a religious mindset, only they have replaced the formal concept of a god with other concepts. In the absence of faith in an all-knowing and all-loving god outside of...

Posted to Brainpolice by Brainpolice on Wed, Apr 2 2008

Filed under: Anarchism, Racism, Collectivism, Religion, Atheism, Philosophy, Nationalism, Environmentalism

El fantasma de un aniversario olvidado asusta la nación

por Antal E. Fekete * Universidad del Patrón-Oro 25 de marzo de 2008. Hace setenta y cinco años este mes Franklin Delano Roosevelt inauguró su gobierno como Presidente número 32 de los Estados Unidos. Pocos días después...

Posted to Rodrigo Diaz by Rodrigo Diaz on Wed, Apr 2 2008

Pat Michaels - scientist AND paid advocate. Correspondence with Chip Knappenberger

In an earlier blog post - " WHY Pat Michaels says "The Antarctic Ain't Cooperating " - I raised questions about the objectives and role of Pat Michaels in the political debate about climate change and climate change-related policy,...

Posted to TT's Lost in Tokyo by TokyoTom on Tue, Apr 1 2008

Filed under: AGW, Antarctica, climate change, Pat Michaels, Knappenberger, advocacy

The Greatest Trick The Devil Ever Pulled…

One of my all time favorite movies is, “The Usual Suspects.” There is a line in the movie were Kevin Spacey says, “The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was to convince the world that he didn’t exist.” I started thinking about this line after a discussion...

Posted to IrishOutlaw by IrishOutlaw on Mon, Mar 31 2008

The Case For Free Immigration, The Case Against Borders

Immigration is a hot topic these days, particularly for those in the southern and south-western states of America. There has been a rising anti-immigration sentiment, directed specifically at immigrating Mexicans. The public cries out, "Secure the...

Posted to Brainpolice by Brainpolice on Sun, Mar 30 2008

Filed under: Non-Aggression Axoim, Ethics, Competition, Consistancy, Racism, Collectivism, Discrimination, Separatism, Interventionism, Libertarianism, Economics, isolationism, Free Association, Immigration, Nationalism, Labor, Free Trade, Prohibition

Political Philosophy Is Dead

Clearly, conservatism and liberalism have become anti-concepts, devoid of any objective meaning. They used to have fairly clear definitions, but now they are meaningless terms that change with the context and times at the drop of a hat. The people refering...

Posted to Brainpolice by Brainpolice on Sun, Mar 30 2008

Filed under: Democracy, Means and Ends, Big Media, Propaganda, Philosophy, conservatism, liberalism

Altruism Doesn't Exist

Is it really possible for someone to engage in a completely selfless act? A rational exploration of the question must lead to a negative rather then affirmative answer. For isn't it the case that no matter what action one engages in, it involves their...

Posted to Brainpolice by Brainpolice on Mon, Mar 24 2008

Filed under: Objectivism, Means and Ends, Self-interest, Rational Egoism, Altruism, Libertarianism, Philosophy, Human Nature, Praxeology

Taxes. Previously titled "Slavery"

Special intro for mises.org readers: This may not be the most enlightening thing for anyone who may chance across on a site such as this, and it was not written for you. It was written for the common man in the world above. who has not had his eyes opened...

Posted to Attackdonkey by Attackdonkey on Sun, Mar 23 2008

A tenate of Liberty

this is a response to one of my more moderate friends in a private message. I thought it to be worthy of general publication, so here is a short excerpt. One of the main tenants of my philosophy is that we do not have positive rights but only negative...

Posted to Attackdonkey by Attackdonkey on Sun, Mar 23 2008

Filed under: equality, crime, liberty, rights, justice, hippies

test blog.

just a test to see if I can still post. Tu Ne Cede Malis Deo Vindice Sic Semper Tyrannus

Posted to Attackdonkey by Attackdonkey on Sun, Mar 23 2008

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Rudimentary climate science; the role of CO2, oceans and volcanoes

An Apolitical Approach To Libertarianism

Links to pass the time...

A Left-Rothbardian Approach To "Privatization"

Bruce Yandle on "no regrets", free-market approaches to climate change policy

Secular Deities and the Problem of Humanism

El fantasma de un aniversario olvidado asusta la nación

Pat Michaels - scientist AND paid advocate. Correspondence with Chip Knappenberger

The Greatest Trick The Devil Ever Pulled…

The Case For Free Immigration, The Case Against Borders

Political Philosophy Is Dead

Altruism Doesn't Exist

Taxes. Previously titled "Slavery"

A tenate of Liberty

test blog.