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It is a shame the individualist anarchist and legal scholar Lysander Spooner died before completing his work on natural law. I owe a great debt to Spooner for crystallizing my distinctions between law and legislation, one being the harmonious integration of human nature and the later a usurpation of our rights. Below are my favorite [...]
A paraphrase of some questions about the essay “The Moral Case Against a Republic” and my responses are posted below.
Are compulsory participation and taxation inherent components of a republic?
They are not. A republic, by definition, does not have to include forceful compulsion or taxation. I should have made that point clearer when [...]
I originally intended this as a speech to the Educators of Liberty this weekend.
An Illegitimate Republic: The Moral Case Against a Republic
I have questioned if a republic is the best political form to protect individual rights. Some have stated they are confused by what I mean, so I have asked to speak before [...]
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‘Natural Law’ by Lysander Spooner (Part 2 of 2)
This is the follow-up to the first post of memorable lines from Lysander Spooner’s “Natural Law or the Science of Justice.” Spooner may be more widely known for his refutation of the legitimacy of the United States constitution or his challenge of the American postal monopoly. However, this may be his [...]