Pg 169 – They Thought They Were Free, Quote is from a Philologist colleague of Mayer “And you are an alarmist. You are saying that this must lead to this, and you can’t prove it. These are the beginnings, yes; but how do you know for sure when you don’t know the end, and how do you know, or…
I’m the guy who lurks In the heart of every man I’m the creepy jerk Dressed up like your dearest friend … I’m the guy who thinks Of the press and interviews Like to walk a mile In God’s favorite running shoes … I’m the guy who wants more and more And more and more…
The consequences of breaking the law today, in a western civilization, is typically in the form of punishment. Depending on the act, an individual may have to deal with fines, forced community service, jail time, and even death. These are based on the concept that punishment acts as a disincentive to wrong doing. Punishment, or…
The reading for an Austrian Economics Reading Group in my area chose a 1989 David Osterfeld article written for the Journal of Libertarian Studies entitled ‘Anarchism and Public Goods Theory‘. The article itself was a decent discourse on how Courts, Law and Police may work in a free market anarchistic sense and led to some…
Change, by definition is different from what is pre-existing. It could be planned change, but even the best laid plans are subject to failure and unknown events. Change can be dangerous no matter the circumstances. It can be amazingly fruitful as no human is perfect (save one) and change can lead to increased “perfection” in…
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