2005

Mises University 2005, The Video

September 7, 2005 @ 7:09 pm

I’m a little late in posting this but better late than never. From the Mises Econ Blog: “Readers will enjoy this interesting series of video shots from the Mises University, as put together by Chad Parish.” I make one or more appearances in it. See if you can spot me. ) For the original post [...]

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Anarchism and Dualism at the Mutualist Blog

September 7, 2005 @ 6:36 pm

Kevin Carson has noticed our debate and gives a brief but useful summary of it. The debate about anarchism, particularly on market and non-market institutions within society, continues in the wake of his post as well as a deep discussion about time. Check it out. Addendum (10:47 pm): Speaking of anarchy, check out this discussion [...]

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Surveillance Overload: Statism and Paternalistic Parents

September 7, 2005 @ 5:43 pm

Although I don’t know when Britain and other parts of Europe began setting up video and snapshot cameras all over their public spaces or how long the US and other countries have had hi-res satellite cameras, but the following lyrics from the 1982 song Electric Eye by the heavy metal band Judas Priest provide a [...]

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They say a picture is worth a thousand words…

September 7, 2005 @ 8:24 am

Check out this picture on Michael Barnett’s blog. Even an NOPD car didn’t escape the looting. And speaking of pictures, be sure to check out the hundreds of other pictures linked to on Michael’s blog.

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FEMA Cover-Up: Blocking Media Video/Photos of the Dead

September 7, 2005 @ 8:12 am

FEMA is attempting to minimize the damage to their reputation and status caused by their FUBAR handling of the relief efforts in New Orleans. They are attempting a cover-up, blocking media access to the search operations, therby preventing photos and videos of the bodies from being taken. Let’s not forget that Bush also prevented (or [...]

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New Website!

September 7, 2005 @ 7:48 am

Well, to be more precise, it is the same website but a new url. I decided to register a domain name with DirectNIC, the company that Michael Barnett works for and that managed to keep their servers in New Orleans up through the hurricane. (See my post about this here.) And none too soon! veritasnoctis.com [...]

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Libertarians on Katrina, New Orleans, and the State

September 2, 2005 @ 6:00 am

Michael Barnett: The Interdictor (a.k.a. the Survivor of New Orleans blog) Mises.org: “The State and the Flood” (article, blog post); “New Orleans, State-Planning, and the Free Market” (blog post); “A Government Flood” (blog post); “Is this the first spotting of the ‘Broken Window’ fallacy?” (blog post); “A Price Gouging Reader” (blog post). LewRockwell.com: “Conservatives on [...]

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New Orleans Head of Operations Calls Emergency Disaster Relief Efforts a Disgrace!!!/Troops in New Orleans have "Shoot to Kill" Orders!

September 1, 2005 @ 10:39 pm

A particularly scary aspect of this is that many of these troops spent time in Afghanistan and/or Iraq. They may be all too ready to shoot first and ask questions later of suspicious looking “hoodlums.” Playing Devil’s Advocate, however, NO is in chaos, quite a few residents are armed and dangerous, and there have been [...]

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