Archive for the Liberty Commentary Category
What are you, a Communist? Well, Yes. And a Socialist. And a Capitalist.
by George Donnelly Well, yes, I am a communist. And a socialist, capitalist and everything in between – as long as it’s not also authoritarian. I’m for everything that’s libertarian, but nothing that’s authoritarian. In other words, I’m for free market capitalism and free market socia
The Friends of the “Free Market” Are Its Worst Enemies
by Kevin Carson, C4SS In the introduction to Capitalism and Freedom, Milton Friedman complained of the perversion of the word “liberalism,” which early in the 20th century underwent a shift in meaning from a philosophy favoring free markets and individual liberty to a philsophy favoring gover
Let’s all be socialists – or not.
from Tessa Talk At dinner last night with extended family, we discussed one person’s experience in New Zealand, a socialist country where most residents seem content with their government. I was informed that 96% of the population loves the country just the way it is. It’s fairly hard to immi
Market Restitution Services Beat State Prison System on Fairness and Humaneness
by GeorgeDonnelly Over at C4SS’ Stateless U in ATP 101 we’re reading The Market for Liberty. Here are my comments on one of the discussion questions. “Is restitution preferable to retribution? Why or why not?” An arrangement for the resolution of disputes that focuses on restituti
We Need A Revolution, Not A Movement
by Chuck Baldwin The elections of 2008 (and the early elections of 2010) produced two significant phenomena: the “Ron Paul Revolution,” and the “Tea Party Movement.” And, mark it down: both of them will have profound effects upon the upcoming November elections–and upon the 2012 electio
Why Faith In The State Over Anarchy Is Flawed
by PunkJohnnyCash, GonzoTimes The Government does not hate you. The Government does not like you. It is indifferent. The Government is not an entity with feelings, remorse, ethics or conscious. It is a collective of individuals working according to rigid flawed guidelines. The government is not a
The Result of Intellectual Capitulation
by James P. Harvey, LDL [caption id="attachment_10191" align="alignright" width="300" caption="May Slack Be Upon You"][/caption] After profound analysis, I decided that our government educated society actually wants a police state; to gain protection from the dull and ignorant working class
Why Government Shouldn’t Build Roads
by Linda Brady Traynham, DumpDC Dr. William Anderson’s superb article concerns a subject some of the Shooters and I have been kicking around recently. Our focus was on why governments shouldn’t build roads at all, part of which is that it is always inefficient to filter money through some bu
Is the Muslim My Neighbor?
by William N. Grigg, Pro Libertate As violence raged through Gaza, Esther Najjar feared that her family -- which included two young girls -- would be the next target of the mob that had just firebombed the local Catholic church. Riled up through the expert ministrations of professional agitators,
On Culture and Law
It is my contention that libertarians and those of us who wish to see a smaller government (or wish to have more control over their own lives) should embrace cultural change rather than legal change. Passing a law to affect some part of society which we do not like is a nasty shortcut - it says that
As the Melting Pot Melts
by Becky Akers, LRC Seems the American Empire is imploding. History, morality, and our nagging dyspepsia all predicted it, but still, it’s not a pretty picture. Leviathan at the best of times is treacherous as a courtroom full of ex-spouses; now, wounded and cornered, the beast is even more dan
The Tea Party Could Bring Fascism to America
by George Donnelly If fascism is coming to America, it’s the Tea Party that’s bringing it. Some would have us believe that the Tea Party is anti-government. They’re just anti-this-government. Whenever the Republicans are out of power, these folks start in on a free market spiel. Government
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