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On Big State Libertarians
When libertarians argue that because we live in a statist society we should advocate for the state to perform functions that private owners would in a stateless society – things like border control and crime prevention – what they are in essence advocating is the growth or enlargement of the state apparatus. There is absolutely…
Information, Non-intervention, Hindsight
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On Closed-Border Libertarians
Closed-border libertarians, such as Lew Rockwell and Hans Hoppe are in essence arguing that because the State can’t or won’t keep the loot its stolen out of the hands of immigrants, we should call on the State to send its murderous goons to secure its imaginary border. Further, such a call is a de facto…
Innumeracy, Territorialism, Organized Lying
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The Control of Nature, Rothbard on Human Nature, Appeal to Common Belief
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War (Again), Rothbard, Ab Origine
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Snowden, Rothbard, Seeing the Future
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David Hume, Spooner Quote #19, Context
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Words Poorly Used #67 — Real Libertarian
Lately, I have been seeing a number of references to what “a libertarian” would think or do. An example is “would a libertarian support Israel?” But this blog is not about Israel or foreign policy, it is about the far more universal vice of labeling. One of the real problems with labeling is the ad…