Editor’s Pick. Written by Michael Rozeff. Only because people are forced to live under territorial monopolists is the separation of church from that monopolist an issue of any substance, because then people of different religious persuasions or philosophical beliefs vie for their preferred state and accompanying religious trappings. Read the full thing at LewRockwell.com »
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Parenting with Respect
Editor’s Pick. Written by unnecessarywisdom. There are a lot of parenting theories swirling around right now. I’ve found that I can relate to many of them and sort of fit with some of them. But I don’t really belong to any of them. I never found a group and followed along. And in searching for…
The “Social Contract” With the Government Is a Fraud
Editor’s Pick. Written by Bill Bonner. There are many theories to explain government. Most are nothing but scams, justifications, and puffery. One tries to put something over on the common man… the other claims it was for his own good… and the third pretends that he’d be lost without it. Most are not really “theories”…
Why the Precautionary Principle Counsels Us to Renounce Statism
Editor’s Pick. Written by Robert Higgs. Propose that the state be replaced by genuine self-government and immediately people come forth with a litany of objections—anarchy is a pipe dream; it is untried; it would never work; is fails to solve problem R and problem S; and so forth. So the objectors, however much they may…
State Power and How It Might Be Undermined
Editor’s Pick. Written by Robert Higgs. State power is the most dangerous force in modern life. State rulers, seeking their own aggrandizement and enrichment, employ this power systematically to plunder and abuse their subjects. Of course, they cannot act in this way without the assistance of many others, among whom some assist willingly, some in…
Private Threat Management
Editor’s Pick. Video by CopBlock.org.
Nudity Unleashed
Editor’s Pick. Written by Candy Cook. I’m the mother of two sons. I was 22 when my oldest son was born. I was aware that my sons would grow up in the same world as young girls. The same world that would subject them to body-image doubts and self esteem issues similar to the issues…
Who is The One Who Advocates for a Utopia?
Editor’s Pick. Written by Rollo McFloogle. One of the recurring criticisms I hear regarding libertarianism is this: “What you’re describing is utopia.” Is it? To me, this dismissal demonstrates a basic lack of understanding of liberty, economics, and praxeology. Then there’s also the irony that those who feel this way and advocate for some degree…
Classical Liberalism’s Impossible Dream
Editor’s Pick. Written by Robert Higgs. I can understand why someone might embrace classical liberalism. I did so myself more than forty years ago. People become classical liberals for two main reasons, which are interrelated: first, because they come to understand that free markets “work” better than government-controlled economic systems in providing prosperity and domestic…
The Real Problem with Conspiracy Theories
Editor’s Pick. Written by Paul Rosenberg. It seems that applying the tag “conspiracy theory” to something is the new way to get rid of it quickly. Evidently, people have been trained to stay away from anything given that title, assured that they will be embarrassed and ridiculed if they don’t gain some distance. But, while…