Words Poorly Used #60 — Settled

To a voluntaryist, “settled” means voluntarily agreed upon among individuals.  In the running arguments of today, in the vernacular of statists, it means a formal or informal recognition among statists, that an institutional goal is greater than voluntary agreements among individuals.  Example, “settled science.”  We too frequently hear that there is a consensus among scientists…

Urban Planning, Clairvoyance, Movie: Harper

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Euphemisms, Spooner #12, Fallacy #21

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Building a Culture of Liberty III: Schooling

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Process, Spooner #11, Specious Accuracy

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Building a Culture of Liberty II: Parenting

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Lifelong Learning, Nathaniel Branden, Torture

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Yin Yang, Spooner #10, Fallacy #19

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