Set aside the ethics of hunting itself, and you find that within the act of hunting, there’s a whole world of right and wrong. Tonight I sat in a tower stand for hours without seeing any activity from the deer population. Then, right as darkness fell, three deer came out. All of a sudden I had some decisions to make.
Tag: government
Lies of Omission
There is a disturbing trend in government schools and other youth indoctrination institutions to teach kids how to survive an unwelcome encounter with a cop.
Optimality versus Fire
Public choice economists have long argued that conventional economists hold markets to far higher standards than they hold government. Markets “fail” unless they’re optimal. Governments “succeed” unless they’re on fire.
Let’s Stop the Merchants of Death
It’s safe to say that America’s major military contractors would not exist — or exist in anything like the size and form we know them — were it not for the U.S. government and its mammoth military establishment.
Stubborn Detachments
I’ve known Tyler Cowen for 25 years. Straussian misreadings notwithstanding, I assure you that he has little patience for open borders and even less for my brand of pacifism. But given the general moral theory that he embraces in his new Stubborn Attachments, it’s hard to see why Tyler doesn’t already agree with me.
On Equal Rights
Many a pundit and protestor demand equal rights for their various interested groups. I applaud and support such efforts on the basis that I too demand equal rights, for everyone. Where they misstep, I believe, is in their failure to distinguish groups from individuals.
Assume Government?
When someone asks what government (“The State”) “thinks” on some issue– what the “law” says or what the general statist thinking [sic] is– my first thought is always along the lines of “Who gives a …?”
Toxic Masculinity, Government Education, & Spoiled Brats (19m) – Editor’s Break 103
Editor’s Break 103 has Skyler giving his commentary on the following topics: the difference between masculine and feminine, and when either become toxic; the effects of government educating our children; how a child or a person becomes “spoiled” and what that means; and more.
Dishonesty and Double Standards
There’s a mistake I run into a lot, in completely unrelated places. People labeling non-governmental aggression as “anarchy“. And only non-governmental aggression. Aggression isn’t anarchy; it is archation. It’s unrelated to anarchy.
Two Tactical Reasons to Show Business Some Love
Most economists admit that business serves socially valuable functions. When I express earnest appreciation for business, however, my peers usually respond by mocking Ayn Rand. The sarcasm sings: “Oh, those heroic entrepreneurs!”