I have a few semi-disconnected thoughts that have been stirring around in my head that I have alluded to in past post and have arisen as a response to Democracy: The God that Failed by Hans-Hermann Hoppe. This book is unspeakably important, but more on that in a bit… Generally, Democrats/Leftists who know anything about…
DetailsIs the United States now a Banana Republic? Generally, four qualifications apply: Profits Privatized and Debts Socialized Devalued Paper Currency Politicians Use Time in Office to Maximize Their Own Gains Corruption Remains Unchecked, Politicians Are Only for Show You tell me… [Wikipedia edited the four qualifications out of its previous version. Wonder what that’s about…]…
DetailsThings are moving fast this week, so here is a redux of the aggregate post a few days ago… Costs of War dot org gives us some disturbing numbers concerning the human and financial toll Afghanistan and Iraq have taken on the world. Everyone extolling the virtues of the two [main] wars should examine this…
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See a previous post, “Low Taxes Create Jobs” Is a Fallacy, for a concrete example of how taking away qualification 3 will destroy incentives to human action.
Let’s begin, shall we? Under language approved 19 to 10 by a House committee, the firm that sells you Internet access would be required to track all of your Internet activity and save it for 18 months, along with your name, the address where you live, your bank account numbers, your credit card numbers, and…
DetailsHere, Praxgirl starts to develop the idea of volition within the methodology of praxeology (human action): I’m still in love. Additionally, I found a new link for “Meet Me Halfway,” in a collection by Tom Woods called Learn Austrian Economics. With some basic resources to start your very own paradigm shift… Copyrighted under Creative Commons…
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