Tag Archives: minarchism

Constitutional Arguments for Open Immigration

Posted on July 22, 2010 by justino

For context, I have written before why libertarians, and particularly libertarians committed to small government, should support open immigration as a matter of principle. Further, I have given a consequentialist argument for open immigration and what that entails. For me, … Continue reading →

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A Minarchist’s Case for Open Immigration

Posted on May 5, 2010 by justino

Before I had run out of excuses, as one bumper sticker chides, I was still a minarchist — whereby I believed the only purported role of the state was the defensive protection of individual rights. I was still fiercely opposed … Continue reading →

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Tilting at Electoral Windmills

Posted on March 9, 2010 by justino

The phrase “tilting at windmills” is often meant as a swipe at someone who incorrectly perceives a non-existent or idealized enemy and pursues a course of action based on that misunderstanding. The phrase was inspired by the the character Don Quixote, … 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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Questions for Minarchists

Posted on December 22, 2009 by justino

As I understand the most common justification for the state, there exists scarcity in the world and conflict ensues as individuals compete for scarce resources. (See Thomas Hobbes’ state of nature.) Therefore, we need  an organization that holds a monopoly … Continue reading →

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'If Men Were Angels'

Posted on September 16, 2009 by justino

The minarchist-anarchist conflict has been an undercurrent of debate in the one of my local Campaign for Liberty groups in the Metroplex. It has gone so far as to conflate advocating a belief in a stateless society with wanting to … Continue reading →

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