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Tag Archives: government
Article Roundup – 6/6/14
Winter Olympics Sports Socialism Goes Out of Fashion in the Free World – Hit & Run : Reason.com. Following the giant embarrassment in Sochi, they’re having a tough time convincing cities to spend tens of millions of dollars to host … Continue reading
Posted in News Roundup, Uncategorized
Tagged Bob Murphy, college, government, grants, LVMI, olympics, rape, rape culture, reason, roundup, strings attached
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The Libertarian Case For Welfare Cheats
Generally speaking, libertarians are almost universally opposed to any “social welfare” or wealth redistribution programs. We consider them to be impractical, economically inefficient, and an unjust violation of property rights. If it were up to us, all of these programs … Continue reading
Posted in General Theory
Tagged entitlement, fraud, government, libertarianism, social security, supreme court, Taxes, welfare, welfare fraud, welfare state
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Failed States And The “Now What” Question
I’ve always believed that one of the best ways to learn about a person is to examine how they react to changing and difficult circumstances. We all face adversity in life at one time or another, and it’s how we … Continue reading
Posted in General Theory
Tagged africa, character, detroit, failed states, government, libertarianism, now what, statism
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Elections: A Very Poor Substitute For Markets
While debating the merits of my last post, I received plenty of objections, most of which were from people who were just missing the point entirely and therefore not worth responding to. But I also received one objection that I … Continue reading
Posted in General Theory
Tagged allocation, austrian economics, Economics, Elections, Free Markets, government, society, voting
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Do We Really Need “Better” Schools?
When debating the merits of privatization with statists, they will often attempt to frame the debate in terms of: “Explain to me how you can be sure that the private sector will produce better schools/roads/police/military protection than the government does.” … Continue reading
Posted in General Theory
Tagged allocation, Economics, education, efficiency, government, privatization, scarcity, schools
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The Government Is Not “The Country” (Neocons Say The Darndest Things)
Ralph Peters on O’Reilly: Schools Teaching Kids That U.S. Government Is Bad | Fox News Insider. This is an… interesting clip from Fox News where a “strategic analyst” (whatever that means) makes a bizarre leap of logic. He seems to … Continue reading
Posted in Video Link
Tagged Culture, education, Fox News, government, we are the government
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The Keynesian Solution To Malware
US agency baffled by modern technology, destroys mice to get rid of viruses | Ars Technica. Another story involving a sequence of events so entirely idiotic, it could only possibly occur in a government agency. In the private sector, something … Continue reading
Nanny State Wants To Lower Your Standard Of Living (For Your Own Good)
How to curb obesity: Tax calories, study says – The Washington Post. What a shocker! A bureaucratic government panel of “experts” proposes to make us better off by requiring us to pay more for the food we enjoy. Yes, our … Continue reading
Posted in News Commentary
Tagged austrian economics, class warfare, Economics, food, government, health, health care, junk food, nanny state, Taxes, Washington Post
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Thank God For Incompetent Government Employees
As a libertarian, I always strive to judge people based on their individual merit, and not fall victim to believing in any sweeping stereotypes or generalities based on someone’s association with any particular group. However, there is one particular group … Continue reading
Posted in General Theory
Tagged government, government employees, incompetency, private sector, public service
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Dude, Where's My Freedom? 
The Chris Christie Scandal Isn’t Really About Chris Christie
Pay no attention to the man in front of the curtain. Glenn reacts to NJ Gov. Chris Christie’s bridge scandal On his radio show on Thursday morning, Glenn Beck devoted the entire first hour to savagely ripping apart … Continue reading →