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Adam Young

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Adam Young is a freelance Austrolibertarian writer and reviewer. He lives in Canada.

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The Origin of the Income Tax

Big GovernmentLegal SystemTaxes and Spending

08/09/2022Mises Daily Articles
A man's home used to be his castle, writes Adam Young. The income tax, however, gave the government the keys to every door and the sole right to change the locks.
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Stalin's Political Pilgrims

World HistoryPolitical Theory

07/11/2018Mises Daily Articles
Many young idealists moved to Stalin's Soviet Union expecting to find a paradise. They often ended up in labor camps or as victims in various purges.
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William Tell, Tax Rebel

Media and CulturePhilosophy and Methodology

02/16/2018Mises Daily Articles
Adam Young tells the true story of William Tell, the Swiss legendary hero who symbolizes the struggle for individual and political freedom.
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In Defense of Tomb Robbing

Philosophy and MethodologyPrivate PropertySubjectivism

07/06/2011Mises Media
The grave robber joins the bootlegger, the gunrunner, the drug dealer, and the ivory poacher as another phony criminal created by laws that shouldn't exist, writes Adam Young. This audio Mises Daily is narrated by Colin Hussey .
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The Corruption of the Jedi

Big GovernmentWar and Foreign PolicyOther Schools of ThoughtPhilosophy and MethodologyPolitical Theory

06/21/2005Mises Daily Articles
The Jedi sacrifice truth and justice to ambition, writes Adam Young. May this serve as a warning to all who see in emergency circumstances a reason to betray principles and adopt the methods of the Dark Side.
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