Nobody asked but … I am about to come around to my first anniversary here at EVC, and I cannot go further without emphasizing the obvious. This is a wonderful adventure to which Skyler has invited us all. Just a few moments ago, I read a share that Skyler offered on Facebook. I was delighted…
Category: Nobody Asked, But
The Unjustice System
Nobody asked but … With the news still ringing in my brain that the Federal DOJ is raiding legal marijuana establishments in Colorado (I was not surprised but I still despair), I wonder how rational humans can attach themselves to something called by some name that has justice in its expression, and still perpetrate actions…
Re: Kelly Thomas
Nobody asked but … Argument for minarchism: The government should at least protect us from murderous cops. Stay tuned for more ironies annotated by … Kilgore.
Re: Personal Oaths
Nobody asked but … I have just read Skyler‘s blog post and Parrish‘s, in quick succession. My head nearly exploded! Who in their right mind commits to an oath of any kind to a set of institutions gone so clearly awry as our nation-state’s? It mocks the serious discussion of oaths and justice. What is…
Bumming Bridges
Nobody asked but … It really doesn’t matter which party is involved, because we can name miscreants from either party until we turn blue in the face. The real problem is the state and the schizoid minions who claim to operate it. I will not name names or places, because I am going for an…
It’s All Good But Some Is Even Better
Nobody asked but … I am inspired by Skyler’s column for this week, A Great Year, A Better Year, which caused me to think about real accomplishments on the home front. I think the best thing that happened was that I discovered Skyler and EVC, and Skyler discovered me. This happened in a year in…
Is Anarchy a System?
Nobody asked but … Yes and no. There are physical systems or logical systems, but the physical is a subsystem of the logical. Anarchy is a logical, dynamic, intersticial system, a subsystem of natural order with no particular, predetermined, physical, systemic outcomes. You can’t possibly arrive at a better system unless you can abandon a…
Genghis Khan
Nobody asked but … I am listening to Dan Carlin‘s Hardcore History 5-part series, The Wrath of the Khans. Dan does a great job telling this story, and I suppose I will make use of the learning, but frankly I am not impressed with Genghis Khan, the Mongol Hordes, Kublai Khan, et al. It seems…
Emotional Information
Nobody asked but … I am listening to the audiobook version of Zero History by William Gibson. The plot has not yet revealed itself to me but Gibson produces some of the most fascinating phrases, wherein he captures a cosmos of meaning in a very short expression. The case here is “emotional information.” Gibson writes…
The Failure of the Victimless Crime Gambit
Nobody asked but … One of the primary attributes of a voluntaryist’s behavior is its focus on effective action. We do not will I, nill I pursue missions antithetical to reality and nature. We look for the natural route. We cut to the root, the primary cause of a problem. So what is the root…