Tag Archives: non-aggression principle

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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Condolences and Condemnation

Posted on February 19, 2010 by justino

The life of Joseph Stack, the man the FBI believes flew his single-engine airplane into an office complex housing the Internal Revenue Service, ended in tragedy Thursday. It has been reported that at least one other man inside the Austin … Continue reading →

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‘I Will Hang Your Ass’

Posted on January 21, 2010 by justino

Collectivists hold that individuals are subordinate to a group and have value only so far as they serve the demands of that group. Examples are racism, sexism, nationalism, statism, and altruism — second-hand ideologies of guilt and the gun. Because … Continue reading →

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Toward a Consistent Immigration Policy

Posted on January 13, 2010 by justino

My discomfort with so many of the state and national “liberty” candidates for office is their general willingness to appeal to collectivism on issues like immigration, otherwise known as “moving.” Even Ron Paul was plagued by this, in part to … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary | Tagged collectivism, constitution, Debra Medina, economics-taxes, economics-trade, electoral politics, Federal Reserve, immigration, libertarianism, liberty, local, non-aggression principle, poltics, Republican Party, Ron Paul | View Comments

‘The Conservative Nanny State’

Posted on January 6, 2010 by justino

An insightful resource for understanding why Republican politicians haven’t ended the welfare state in all their years in office is a free book called The Conservative Nanny State. Some examples in the book demonstrate how big-government conservatives work to transfer … Continue reading →