A few of my favs., from the great Bastiat. Hell yeah. All you have to do, is to see whether the law takes from some what belongs to them in order to give it to others to whom it does…
Tag Archive for Liberty
Dr. Higgs On The Moral Case For Liberty
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This essay from Dr. Higgs is fantastic. Do we prefer liberty because the outcomes are superior? Or because of the moral imperative for individual liberty? Well, both. But I originally leaned toward the former. Over the years I have come…
European Union Outlaws Criticism Of Same
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I think this is rather chilling, and the antithesis if civil liberties, free-speech, and consent of the governed. This is not good news. Euro-court outlaws criticism of EU – Telegraph: THE European Court of Justice ruled yesterday that the European…
The Shame of Taxi Medallions
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This is a must-read column from Jonah Goldberg. A taste. Jonah Goldberg: Let the taxi app roll – latimes.com: Uber is a car service that you ‘hail’ with a smartphone app. Because it’s fast and reliable, it’s a threat to…
Brian Caplan on Immigration & Socialism
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A fantastic column from Dr. Caplan on how those of us claiming to be anti-statists and libertarians should support open immigration. Thought-provoking. Immigration, Trespassing, and Socialism, Bryan Caplan – EconLog: How then could illegal immigration constitute trespassing, surface facts notwithstanding?…
Using Proxies For One’s Dirty Work
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Yup. If you would not confront your neighbor and demand his money at the point of a gun to solve every new problem that may appear in your life, you should not allow the government to do it for you.…
Are You Serious About Civil Liberties?
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If you are serious about civil liberties, I mean honestly, not only when a Republican is in office … then I don’t see how you can vote for the incumbent. At all. [ Can You Pull The Lever For Obama In…
Dr. Higgs On A Litmus Test For Libertarians
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A good read. Are Questions of War and Peace Merely One Issue among Many for Libertarians?: The Independent Institute: The U.S. government invariably tramples on the people’s rights during wartime and leaves the people with fewer liberties after peace returns.…
Why Do You Continue Uphill?
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Found this on the FB page of Dr. Robert Higgs yesterday. “The trend today is more people want more government; that’s a fact. But we have to keep moving forward with our philosophy, not because we’ll necessarily succeed but simply…
I Support Gun Control
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Do you? A little lengthy, but George Reisman makes some very compelling arguments. Really a good read. Gun Control: Controlling the Government’s Guns: Let me say immediately that I too believe in gun control. However, I do so in the…