I’ve been trying to figure out a sane approach to creating a country. Geolibertarianism has caught my eye. The idea that the land is owned equally by all citizens of the country is both appealing and natural, but geolibertarianism avoids the pitfalls of communism by limiting collectivism to the land, recognizing other property as private. [...]
Read more →Arto has been humoring me through an insanely long comment exchange on natural rights in Libertarianism. I’ve come up with something that I think is worthy of consideration particularly as it deals with the case of economic coercion. Here’s the notion. People have the right to do what it takes for them to stay alive. [...]
Read more →http://anand.typepad.com/datawocky/2008/05/removing-fricti.html focusses on urban slums… and flat panel TVs…
Read more →http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11219554 275 meals in a 5 gallon bucket for $80
Read more →http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1739053,00.html Time magazine – no less – on why the USA should invade burma… 1 million people might “need help.” Last I checked there were about 4 million refugees and IDPs in Iraq. Perhaps those folks should be taken good care of first?
Read more →the crux of it is that there’s no contract – inclding agreement to any given framework of property rights – that a new born can be said to have agreed to. and treating land as property isn’t a universal value – not everybody does it and this is why libertarianism’s stance on property rights is [...]
Read more →“Ask an impertinent question, and you’re on your way to a pertinent answer.” Bertrand Russell via Jonathan
Read more →http://toolmonger.com/2008/05/08/climb-chain-link-fences-the-easy-way/ – for climbing chain link fences
Read more →Powerpoint will not keep you warm and dry at night – daimonos
Read more →Attending FAHUM Expo which is sort of a military-humanitarian trade show with STAR-TIDES. Here’s me and the guys from NDU at the AFRICOM Expo in Stuttgart. We talked to a lot of great people. The Netherlands are very flat as you leave them. This is why you should always fly KLM. The soup label says [...]
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