• Archive for May, 2008

    auction-based geolibertarianism?

    by  • May 11, 2008 • The Global Picture • 7 Comments

    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. [...]

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    self defense from non-violent threats

    by  • May 11, 2008 • The Global Picture • 6 Comments

    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. [...]

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    weapons grade idiocy

    by  • May 10, 2008 • The Global Picture • 1 Comment

    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?

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    El Salvador!

    by  • May 10, 2008 • Hexayurt • 2 Comments

    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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