Tag Archives: Frederic Bastiat

Questioning ‘Liberty’

Posted on April 21, 2010 by justino

Talk of liberty always spikes when Republicans are out of office. Then, it should have come as no surprise that I heard a presentation on the meaning of liberty by Marlene McMillan, “America’s expert on the principles of liberty,” at … Continue reading →

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Darian Worden on Why Libertarians Are Left

Posted on April 1, 2010 by justino

Generally, I agree that the terms “left” and “right” in the mainstream political vernacular are a false alternative. Both liberals and conservatives support a violent organization that usurps individual rights and autonomy by its very existence. They may do so … Continue reading →

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Getting Across to Non-Libertarians

Posted on January 13, 2010 by justino

Sometimes when discussing how society might function without an overbearing threat of violence imposed on ordinary people, anarchist libertarians are on a completely different wavelength during most political discussions. Typically, political discussions revolve around who to stab and how deep … Continue reading →

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For Rules, Not Rulers

Posted on January 4, 2010 by justino

Recently, there was a comment from a reader that I included as an update to the post “Questions for Minarchists.” I had a few posts in mind that I wanted to complete first, so I am just now getting around … Continue reading →

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Our Hero, the State

Posted on December 29, 2009 by justino

Without it, the superhuman state, individuals would have probably never conceived of the means to create and to manage transportation systems, to help the poor, to clean the environment, and to defend against coercion, without a supra-agent present to oversee … Continue reading →

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Discussing the Compassion of Violence

Posted on December 17, 2009 by justino

What follows is an e-mail discussion stemming from a quote I posted on my Facebook profile. The exchange serves as a proxy for the merits of participating in a system, namely governing others by force, that you fundamentally oppose. I … Continue reading →