Statism

Aphoristic Observation: The Internet Kill Switch

June 27, 2010 @ 1:45 pm

Clearly, in times of emergency, the internet, in order to be protected, must be destroyed. Cross-posted at The Libertarian Standard.

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Wake Up! An Eye Is Upon You

June 22, 2010 @ 3:48 pm

From Wired.com comes news of the US Army’s latest spy mobile — a high altitude, long-duration flight, combat airship, ominously nicknamed “The Unblinking Eye.” This sweet ride and its two sister blimps will cost taxpayers upwards of half a billion dollars. The 5-year contract calls for mere $517 million, and we all know military contractors [...]

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Mythbuster: Libertarianism and Unchosen Obligations

June 18, 2010 @ 2:30 pm

It is a common mistake, made even by some libertarians and former libertarians, that libertarians reject the idea of unchosen obligations. Gene Callahan, apparently a former libertarian turned communitarian, is the latest to make this mistake. He says: Obligation . . . is the crucial idea denied by libertarian political theory. Well, this is just [...]

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How to Mirror a Censored WordPress Blog

June 17, 2010 @ 8:51 pm

A couple of days ago David mentioned on The Libertarian Standard that the Mises Institute providing its entire online media and literature library as a set of free torrents can be seen as part of a distributed or grassroots intellectual guerrilla resistance against the state. This is just one aspect of the Mises Institute’s effort [...]

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Congressman Assaults Student on Washington Sidewalk

June 14, 2010 @ 3:30 pm

Apropos Jacob Huebert’s excellent post a few days ago on the time Before We Worshipped Presidents, our lesser rulers are getting increasingly used to their special, above-the-law status as well. Watch how Democratic Congressman Bob Etheridge responds to being peacefully asked a simple question by a well-dressed student on a public street: Congressman Etheridge thinks [...]

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If you don't like it, leave — for a price

May 28, 2010 @ 12:29 pm

A common retort that libertarians, even minarchists, hear when criticizing ‘their’ government is “If you don’t like it, then just leave.” Indeed, residency is perceived to be one piece of evidence (among others, like voting, paying taxes, etc.) for one’s implicit consent to the state and its rules. Just leave. As if there are better alternatives. [...]

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White Flag Warrior

May 16, 2010 @ 1:21 am

There’s a new anti-war rock/hip-hop song hitting the air waves lately. It is called White Flag Warrior, from the album Survival Story, by Flobots and featuring Tim McIlrath of the punk rock band Rise Against. It’s a catchy tune with good lyrics, melding both rock and hip hop elements. The song has a definite non-violent [...]

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Movie Review: Ninja Assassin

April 27, 2010 @ 5:35 pm

First of all, I found the title of the movie to be redundant from the get-go. The action scenes are mostly way over the top. The gore insanely so. Swords and other blades slice through body parts, even cutting men in half at the waist, as if they were hot knives slicing through butter. Ninja [...]

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