What we’re seeing is the latest bit of backlash from a political establishment scared witless by technologies which threaten to make it superfluous.
Month: July 2017
Lessons from Building Praxis – Part 5
I had a lot to do, much of it outside my ability, much of it costly, and I had a few grand I could put on my personal credit card and that was it. The idea for Praxis wasn’t fundable yet, and I didn’t even know what the letters “VC” meant anyway, let alone how to go raise. But I didn’t need any of that because I had something far more valuable. I had dozens of accounts with positive balances of social capital, and it was time to cash them in.
Did Free Markets Create Government?
At first thought this claim might seem true: Governments were created by the free market. I mean, if governments exist, and they didn’t before, then the free market must have created them, right?
It’s a Favor to be Excluded from the Military
Of all the things that people could complain about when it comes to discrimination, it seems to me that not being allowed to be an unthinking mercenary (and/or cannon fodder) for some of the evilest people on the planet … is not exactly the worst thing that could happen to someone.
Being Content with Being Bad
I don’t want to rape and murder, not because it is wrong, but because I have empathy for others and it would destroy my life for many reasons. I think societies should stop people from raping and murdering because it is in people’s self-interest to do so.
Peaceful Anarchism 018 – Danilo Interviews Tyler Bloyer, Founder of Salt Lake Freedom Hive (1h27m)
Peaceful Anarchism 014 features an interview of Tyler Bloyer, Founder of Salt Lake Freedom Hive and Host of the Liberty Lifestyle podcast, by Danilo Cuellar.
You’ve Got to Work For It
If you are willing to work to maintain a State, but not willing to put effort into maintaining liberty, you don’t want liberty very much. I do. I’m willing to work for it. I’m willing to change the oil, rotate the tires, wash it off when it gets dirty, and fix any troubles that crop up. Because I LOVE liberty.
Words Poorly Used #95 — Obligation
In a recent Socrates Cafe of Louisville, we voted to deliberate the old chestnut, “can there be a just war?” Why we did this, I don’t know. Maybe we hoped this time would be different, wherein we would come up with a no nonsense answer. Foiled again.
Lessons from Building Praxis – Part 4
Ever heard that riddle about whether you should take a million dollars or a penny, doubled each day for a month? Take the penny. You’ll end up with $1.3M if it’s a 28-day month, and as much as $10.7M if it’s a 31-day month. Doubling is extreme, but even growth of a fraction of a percent compounded every single day can achieve mind-boggling results. When you’re trying to go from idea to inception, progress each day is crucial. You can’t get stuck waiting for one big leap. You need to take at least one step every single day.
Chafing Against the Law
This singular pursuit has been my solitary area of participation in the political process. I’ve given Libertas my hard earned money in the past because of the success I have seen from their efforts. Unfortunately, the parasites and predators that are government actors have continued to push back against these successes, unsurprisingly.