Category Archives: Government

Is Taxation Theft? Why or Why Not?

Posted on August 1, 2010 by kenlefeb

Let’s begin by defining our terminology. Theft. noun. The act of stealing. The felonious taking and removing of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it. An unlawful taking (as by embezzlement or burglary) of property. Obsolete: … Continue reading →

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How to Maintain a Government Monopoly

Posted on July 25, 2010 by kenlefeb

The biggest problem facing any monopoly is that of their customer. Customers are notoriously fickle and do not hold a genuine loyalty to their suppliers. Their loyalty is innately bound up in the products or services which they consume, regardless … Continue reading →

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What is Aggression?

Posted on July 17, 2010 by kenlefeb

As part of my homework for the C4SS class, ATP 101B Introduction to Anarchism, I have to read the first fifteen pages of The Market for Liberty, by Morris and Linda Tannehill, and write about 500 words that answer the … Continue reading →

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I’m Allowed to Rob You

Posted on July 6, 2010 by kenlefeb

This video describes, by example, the very core of voluntaryism. I’m Allowed to Rob You! by Larken Rose

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Give Us a King!

Posted on June 17, 2010 by kenlefeb

Even while he was rescuing the children of Israel from the slavery of Egypt, YHVH already knew they would eventually beg to return to servitude. (14) When you enter the land that YHVH your God is giving you, and you … Continue reading →

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Find Your Philosophy

Posted on May 24, 2010 by kenlefeb

The Center for a Stateless Society has an interesting survey which they call “Find Your Philosophy.” I would encourage you to spend a few moments, going over the questions, and explore how you think about a wide variety of issues … Continue reading →

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Conservativism + Liberalism = Socialism

Posted on May 7, 2010 by kenlefeb

Socialism was a confused and hybrid movement because it tried to achieve the liberal goals of freedom, peace, and industrial harmony and growth—goals which can only be achieved through liberty and the separation of government from virtually everything—by imposing the … Continue reading →

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Republic

Posted on January 17, 2010 by kenlefeb

Image via Wikipedia “Republic. “I like the sound of the word. It means people can live free, talk free, go or come, buy or sell, be drunk or sober, however they choose. “Some words give you a feeling. Republic is … Continue reading →

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Responding to 5 Myths About Health Care Around the World

Posted on September 4, 2009 by kenlefeb

Image via Wikipedia A T.R. Reid recently published an article in The Washington Post, wherein he attempts to defend Obama’s universal health care program against the five most common criticism. It’s really just a reiteration of the same old talking … Continue reading →

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I and We

Posted on August 18, 2009 by kenlefeb

Image via Wikipedia The book I’m currently reading, Human Action: A Treatise on Economics, by Ludwig von Mises, has been an exciting discovery of the logical science behind human behavior. It occurred to me, this afternoon, while reading Chapter 2, … Continue reading →

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