Your rights don’t come from wrtings. Guest post by Spencer Morgan. One of the recurring confusions that I encounter in discussions about liberty is the idea of rights. There is probably not a single philosophical issue around which more confusion gestates, both among advocates of individual rights and their opponents. So where do our rights…
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What Can Voluntaryists Do Now?
Written by Skyler J. Collins. Josh Freeman asks, “What are some actions, or some guidelines, that we can implement NOW in order to live life in accord with our principles? In the journey toward a completely voluntary society, what are the first steps that I, as an individual, can take in order to achieve that…
How Can a Free Market Provide What the State is Doing Now?
Guest post by Spencer Morgan. It’s a trap! The question “show me how the free market will do this” is usually just a desperate attempt to create a diversion from the moral issue surrounding the use of force, and it is most likely not being presented to you by a sincere person likely to accept…
Kings of Unintended Consequences
Guest post by Nicholas Hooton. In a turn of events that has surprised all but those who learn from history, San Francisco’s ban on Happy Meals is resulting in the opposite of the intended effect: an increase in “unhealthy” food sales. The legislation prohibits the inclusion of a toy with any meal that does not…
Religion and Kids
A comment to me in a Facebook group, “I hope your child’s participation in religious stuff is voluntary.” Indeed, I’m happy to report that it is. I’d be a big fat hypocrite if it wasn’t. This brings me to share a few thoughts on the subject. As a Latter-day Saint, I believe the following scriptures…
Re: Youth vs. Teenager
Guest post by Carl Uhl. Skyler, in Butler Shaffer’s book “Boundaries of Order”, he made similar comparisons regarding teenagers and how they act when they are finally permitted to exercise some semblance of control over their lives. Following is an excerpt from “Boundaries or Order” available in .pdf format from Mises.org It has become commonplace…
Re: Spontaneous Road Order
There isn’t a better case for spontaneous road order than India: Some colleagues of mine just got back from a trip to India (to train some new hires), and their experience mirrored the above. They were mesmerized at the seeming chaos of it all, yet it worked. In 2 weeks, they saw 1 fender bender,…
Re: Privately Owned Roads?
Guest post by Carl Uhl. Skyler, I have been contemplating posting something regarding spontaneous order and traffic for the past few days and your post inspired me. What sparked my thinking on this are my weekly trips taking my mom shopping at our local strip mall. Once we pull off of the centrally planned public…
Re: An Article to Pass On to Priests, et al
Christian Prophet, great article. This is something I’ve thought a lot about. The Israelites in the Old Testament were told what sorts of atrocities a king would inflict on them, yet they demanded one anyway. A clear showing of whom it was they were placing their faith in, and who they wanted to provide for…