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Blog09/11/2007Stephan Kinsella

I was having an interesting discussion via email about one of Walter Block's arguments. A quick summary. Block says that just as nature abhors a vacuum, libertarianism "abhors" unowned property; that the...

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Thoughts on the Latecomer and Homesteading Ideas; or, why the very idea of "ownership" implies that only libertarian principles are justifiable

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Blog08/15/2007Stephan Kinsella

The following is an edited version of my recent post on a libertarian discussion list. I've often noted how Hoppe's writings on libertarian ethics stress the importance of the "prior-later" distinction and the problems with the "latecomer" ethic. A few thoughts on this, which occurred to me...

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Coase and the light pole

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Blog08/14/2007Jim Fedako

Coasian ethics have come to roost in Ohio, or roast as the case may be (roasted soybeans in this instance).

The Columbus Dispatch reported that an Ohio Court of Claims...

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Ma Kettle and Bugs Bunny in China

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Blog03/26/2007Jim Fedako

Seems the Communist Chinese have a better grasp of the sanctity of property rights than many US municipalities. The International Herald Tribune is reporting that Ma Kettle of Chongqing, China,...

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World's smallest country for sale

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Blog01/08/2007Manuel Lora

A once in a lifetime chance for anarchy!

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The Minimum Wage and the "Blood Tax"

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Blog01/04/2007Thomas E. Woods, Jr.

Just before Christmas I received the following from Joe Fullmer, and submit it to readers for their consideration:

"I am a lay economist — I have no formal training, but I read much, and annoy my friends and associates. So, my comments aren't...

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Owning Thoughts and Labor

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Blog12/11/2006Stephan Kinsella

The issue of whether non-scarce things like thoughts or labor are ownable has arisen in recent debates—see, e.g., Thoughts on Intellectual Property, Scarcity, Labor-ownership, Metaphors, and Lockean Homesteading;...

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The Ohio Supreme Court on Property Rights

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Blog07/27/2006Jacob H. Huebert

So we all like the Norwood decision (1 2) because the result is more respect for...

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Mutualism's Support for the Exploitation of Labor and State Coercion

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Blog06/23/2006George Reisman

Mutualism claims to oppose the exploitation of labor, i.e., the theft of any part of its product. But when it comes to labor that has been mixed with land, it turns a blind eye and comes out foursquare on the side of the exploiter.

Thus, to elaborate on the case I presented in my last post...

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Don't Bury Uncle Bob in the Back Yard

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Blog06/02/2006Ted Roberts

I loved my cat. Probably as much as my cousin, Malcolm, who owed me fifty bucks. So when she died — my cat, not Malcolm — I was unhappy. I remembered the words of Genesis. "Dust thou art and to dust returneth." How depressing. But I cheered up a little when I reread that big, black book and...