Nobody asked but … One cannot prove a negative. That alone should be sufficient to disprove the cockeyed idea that if you have nothing to hide, then you have nothing about which to worry. Dan Carlin, on his excellent podcast, Common Sense, retells the story of the New Mexico man who suffered 14 hours…
Category: Nobody Asked, But
Re: Honor and Snowden
Nobody asked but … Honor is a dangerous idea to me. To think for a moment that Edward Snowden might have entertained for a second the idea of behaving honorably due to a bogus contract with murderous bureaucrats makes my skin crawl. A contractor to the people has honor due only to the people, not…
Mandela
Nobody asked but … Skyler was correct when he posted that there are no gods on the Earth, but sometimes there are exceedingly unique persons. Nelson Mandela was one of those. Certainly he was a statist (in the end), but he was also certainly a voluntaryist. In fact, he was too complex to categorize. To…
There Is No Teapot Too Small to Have a Tempest
Nobody asked but … All that is needed is collectivism. Read this story in the Lexington, KY Herald. I have no problem with voluntary homeowners associations per se, at least until some member or members take it upon their bad, authoritarian selves to pull this kind of scam. I can see denying Ms. Boak the…
But Who Will Maintain the (Rail)Roads?
Nobody asked but … It was indeed Black Friday for this trainload of people. The railroad is apparently, if the news story is to be believed, subject to several layers of governmental undersight. Alphabet agencies are arriving on the scene like sea gulls at the landfill, preparing to fill the air with CYA. One of…
Re: The Purpose of Life
Nobody asked but … Here’s a nod for happiness being the purpose of life. I have been happy all my life. On my favorite podcasts, the hosts always ask the guests something like when did you first become a voluntaryist/libertarian/anarchist? My answer would be never, since I have always been one. And by the same…
Black November
Nobody asked but … Are you noticing how Black Friday is edging forward, moving the bread and circuses to an expanse stretching from halloween to new year. The media are going for a 61 day vacation at work — if you just cover shopping, you may never have to leave your desk. In fact, you…
An Enormous Gap
Nobody asked but … “The enormous gap between what US leaders do in the world and what Americans think their leaders are doing is one of the great propaganda accomplishments of the dominant political mythology.” — Michael Parenti Thanks to WhatReallyHappened.com It’s after 11 pm somewhere in the world. Where are your children? Kilgore
Braveheart
Nobody asked but … Yesterday, Skyler wrote about power struggles and today I picked up on the continuing story of Scotland’s upcoming vote on whether to be independent of the UK. I would be so happy if they were to make this break toward freedom, and to continue the dissolution of the British empire. I…
Query
Nobody asked but … Were the seven Samurai an early DRO? Kilgore