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Given that the left and the government education system have succeeded so well in perverting words used in political discourse like Liberalism, I was wondering if we(as proponents of anarcho-capitalism collectively) should change our own label to cater for the more primitive instinctive reactions that...
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I seem to have gotten myself into a debate with another single-minded Randian who had the audacity to call Rothbard a charlatan: http://gusvanhorn.blogspot.com/2009/10/oath-fakers.html (see comments) I'll admit that I'm out of my league. Anybody who would like to write a follow-up comment to...
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Besides law, what were the differences in the theories between Murray N. Rothbard and David D. Friedman? I know that the latter came to his conclusions through utilitarian means, but were there any major differences in the conclusions themselves besides whether law would be agreed to or purchased on...
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I have read some works by Milton Friedman, Ludwig Von Mises, Adam Smith, and Ayn Rand; and they all seem to be correct! What are the primary philosophical differences between these individuals, especially Milton Friedman and Ludwig Von Mises. Furthermore, what distinguishes that Austrian School from...
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I would be interested in seeing a post, blog, website, etc that is devoted to defining political terms. I was at a Tea Party where I saw signs calling Obama a communist, a socialist, and a fascist. Which sign was correct? All three? What about Bush, what would we classify him as? I believe there are...
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Well, its "make the best of a bad situation." Even if the police did protect us, there would still be an issue of taxation. but agreed. So long as they do take our money as taxes, they ought to at least uphold their obligation they claim to have, to protect life, liberty, and property. That...
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I read this on NYT article on Somali pirates. The piracy industry started about 10 to 15 years ago, Somali officials said, as a response to illegal fishing. Somalia’s central government imploded in 1991, casting the country into chaos. With no patrols along the shoreline, Somalia’s tuna-rich...
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So, on my trip toward anarcho-capitalism, Walter Block, among others, has generally convinced me that private highways are a practical idea that would benefit from the market as other things do. What I'm not convinced of, or at least have trouble understanding, is how the same benefit would be conferred...
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Heres a link to the video: http://reason.tv/video/show/468.html
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[quote user="Maxliberty"]Torsten, you are right that there needs to be an actual attempt to establish a free society as we are discussing here. I founded the Liberty Colony with the goal of achieving this reality. You are also right that most of the people here don't even advocate doing...