Be very careful listening to people who believe in governing others, or who believe it’s OK to archate. When someone starts from a position that far off-base, you will need to be extra cautious in analyzing everything else they say.
Tag: rulers
You Can’t Go Home Again, but . . .
Today, when I buy a cantaloupe brought to me in the far reaches of the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, I immediately feel a link to my boyhood and relive at least for a few moments the youthful joys of that long-ago time and place.
The State – Societal Cancer
The State is a cancer on the good society. A parasite, draining the life out of the society, replacing it with rot and death. Replacing the social benefits of the economic means with the destruction of the political means. Choosing theft and aggression over voluntary interactions.
The Turmoil and Suffering from the Transition to Freedom
When people consider a genuine transition to a free society, many always speculate that the turmoil and suffering of such a transition would be so horrible that no humane person would wish to bring it about.
Yellowstone
I see that the world, regardless of the natural effects of humans, proceeds in a way that is nearly oblivious to our small presence. Does the Earth care who is POTUS today, or what he may do with regard to the Paris Accord?
Adam Kokesh (29m) – Liberty Lifestyle 008
Liberty Lifestyle 008 has Tyler sitting down with Adam Kokesh, author, podcaster, and liberty activist.
Zero Archation Principle
This new, general ZAP is shorter and more comprehensive than the “special” ZAP that laid the groundwork. Sure, you’ll have to define “archation”, but admit it– you’ve always had to define “aggression” anyway.
The Cure Seems Scary and Unfamiliar
Selling people what they already want is easy. Selling people what they really need, when they don’t yet know it, is a pain in the neck.
The Illusory Goal of Defeating the State through Politics
The argument for engaging in politics as a means of weakening the state’s power is undercut by the reality of political ambition. If there were politicians who endeavored steadfastly to reduce the pain and plunder inflicted by the state in all sectors, such incrementalism might have a chance of success, but such principled people do not attain power in a political system.
Cover Your Ass
First, Mitch McConnell made a speech criticizing POTUS, then POTUS tweeted some insults directed toward Majority Leader McConnell. This is an elaborate dance. Now both POTUS and MLOTSOTUS have reciprocal excuses. Congress is not moving efficiently and effectively.