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A new law passed in Arizona is reported to be one of the harshest crackdowns on so-called illegal immigrants in several decades. Barrack Obama has also chimed in and criticized the legislation for being “misguided,” whatever that means. I have not read the new law, and I do not care to. Conservatives love it, [...]
I admit, the video above cracked me up.
On a serious note, I feel sorry for the young man who posted it. The lessons he is learning now will likely be the foundation for his worldview and affect the relationships he has with others. He no doubt has empathy for others [...]
Collectivists hold that individuals are subordinate to a group and have value only so far as they serve the demands of that group. Examples are racism, sexism, nationalism, statism, and altruism — second-hand ideologies of guilt and the gun. Because collectivism runs so contrary to the individual autonomy of human beings, collectivists snarl at sincere [...]
My discomfort with so many of the state and national “liberty” candidates for office is their general willingness to appeal to collectivism on issues like immigration, otherwise known as “moving.” Even Ron Paul was plagued by this, in part to be taken seriously by Republican voters. Of course, I may be too cynical in [...]
I believe I should not take part in violence against peaceful people, and I expect others to do the same.
I have a compelling interest to engage society. I find joy and happiness in interacting with people in a peaceful manner. I do not wish to participate in any coercive actions. If we are to [...]
The following unedited message from Charles G. Poole was forwarded to the Tarrant County Campaign for Liberty mailing list.
They (MUSLIMS) don’t even believe in Christ, & they’re getting their own Christmas stamp! BUT, don’t dare to dream of posting the ten commandments on federal property! This is truly UNBELIEVABLE !!!
USPS New 42-Cent [...]
This is the third installment of a live-blogging series on Frederic Bastiat’s The Law. Past posts in the series may be found here and here.
The Idea of a Passive Mankind
This fallacious idea of the state as the primary motivator of progress was repeated during his day, Bastiat said. In one Frenchman’s account, “Whatever [...]
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A Minarchist’s Case for Open Immigration
Before I had run out of excuses, as one bumper sticker chides, I was still a minarchist — whereby I believed the only purported role of the state was the defensive protection of individual rights. I was still fiercely opposed to immigration restrictions, based on my reading Ayn Rand, who was obviously sympathetic to immigrants [...]