I see no reason to limit Veteran’s Day to a celebration of military veterans. Their “service” wasn’t really any different than the “service” performed by countless people in thousands of different occupations (besides their pay being funded involuntarily, of course). Service performed, no doubt, under the promise of a return benefit. Military veterans “sacrifice” no…
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Applying Obamacare Complaints Consistently
Send him mail. “The Self Owner” is an original column appearing every Wednesday at Everything-Voluntary.com, by Spencer W. Morgan. Spencer is a husband and father, and has studied History and Philosophy at the University of Utah. Archived columns can be found here. OVP-only RSS feed available here. Lately much of the political landscape, and consequently…
Military Budget
Nobody asked but … How does the government appear to reduce the Pentagon’s budget, even when it is not? Any experienced sleight of hand artist can tell you in a millisecond. Separate the watchers’ gazes from the vulnerable behavior. Debate bringing the troops home while increasing mercenary contracts. Debate cutting wild-eyed research while sending it…
The “Nuclear Option”?
Last week, American-Jewish billionaire Sheldon Adelson suggested that the US military should drop a nuclear bomb in the middle of the Iranian desert in order to show Iran that they mean business. He further suggested that the next bomb be dropped on Tehran if Iran refuses to comply with US demands. Now I understand that…
On Assumptions about Libertarians
There are two assumptions made by non-libertarians about libertarians that bother me: 1) Bastiat nailed this one when he wrote that non-libertarians assume libertarians don’t want things like universal “education,” welfare for the poor, business regulation, and other such things just because they don’t want them provided by the state. And 2) libertarians are okay with…
Black Vehicles with Black Windows
Nobody asked but … On the way to my teaching assignment this morning, I was listening to the podcast, No Agenda, with Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak. They were talking about one of my pet peeves — Blackwateresque Black mega-vehicles with Black-tinted windows. They likened the increasing presence of these vehicles to the explosion…
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…
More Winnies, More History, Defining Religion
Send him mail. “Finding the Challenges” is an original column appearing every other Wednesday at Everything-Voluntary.com, by Verbal Vol. Verbal is a software engineer, college professor, corporate information officer, life long student, farmer, libertarian, literarian, student of computer science and self-ordering phenomena. Archived columns can be found here. FTC-only RSS feed available here. Today we…
What Would I Do?
Send him mail. “One Improved Unit” is an original column appearing sporadically on Monday at Everything-Voluntary.com, by the founder and editor Skyler J. Collins. Archived columns can be found here. OIU-only RSS feed available here. What would I do, if I lived in a free society, and my neighbor decided to operate a meth lab?…
The Ominous Parallels
Send him mail. “Food for Thought” is an original bi-weekly column appearing every other Tuesday at Everything-Voluntary.com, by Norman Imberman. Norman is a retired podiatrist who loves playing piano, writing music, lawn bowling, bridge, reading, classical music, going to movies, plays, concerts and traveling. Archived columns can be found here. FFT-only RSS feed available here.…