All of the “non-essential” bits of the US Federal government have (supposedly) been shut down. I believe that every bit of the US Federal government is “non-essential.” I hope that one day it’s all shut down. Let’s get back to 50 sovereign States, but let us proceed further. There are over 30,000 incorporated cities in…
Category: Two Cents
On Health “Insurance”
If your insurance covers a pre-existing or expected condition, it’s not insurance. Insurance is pooling your money with others in order to mitigate risk. There is no risk in catching a pre-existing or expected condition because those are certain. If you get pregnant on accident or something unexpected happens to your planned pregnancy, that’s risk.…
On Congressional Ovations
Congress rung in their latest session with a standing ovation to the officers who shot and killed Miriam Carey, the woman who ran her car into a barricade at the White House, and then led a chase, ultimately ending in her being driven off the road and gunned down by the police. Do they frequently…
On Government Shutdowns II
I love how the US Federal Government “shutdown” only seems to involve tourist attractions, national parks, and needed Federal services like obtaining a passport, but doesn’t involve the worst parts of the state, like the military, FBI, IRS, and the rest of the alphabet soup of invasive agencies. It’s clearly an attempt to make everyday…
On Silk Road
It looks like Silk Road, the online black marketplace, has been shut down by the supposedly shutdown US Federal Government (I told you they really weren’t, remember?). Though I never traded on Silk Road, I recognized it as a haven for peaceful, voluntary trade and a shining example of ingenuity and innovation. Silk Road has…
On Obamacare
Intervention begets intervention. Obamacare is not the end all of government interference in health-care. It can’t be, and it wasn’t designed to be. Single payer health-care is and always was the ultimate goal. But even that won’t be the end all of government interference in health-care. Again, intervention, the violent interference by individuals calling themselves…
On Government Shutdowns
One of the best things that could happen to everyone on Earth is the shutdown of government. Government is the greatest threat to our lives and liberties. It’s abolition is the aim of every voluntaryist. Unfortunately, however, what the media is calling a “government shutdown” in the US is really no such thing. 99% of…
On Global Warming
I don’t care if human beings are causing global warming or not. Individuals with an illegitimately acquired and violently maintained monopoly on the use of force, ie. the state, can’t fix it by threatening everyone with more violence for failing to adhere to their demands. Only free, enterprising, and innovative individuals can solve such a…