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An interesting way to look at the organizing of societies. Anarchy or statelessness is seen as a regression or barbaric in nature. But is this the correct viewpoint? Is statelessness for every human? Do some people just need to be in an organized state?

"War is the health of the State, and it is during war that one best understands the nature of that institution." - Randolph Bourne On The 128th Anniversary of Randolph Bourne's Birth http://www.lewrockwell.com/lrc-blog/on-the-128th-anniversary-of-randolph-bournes-birth/ Ryan McMaken (30 May...

Federal ‘Biosurveillance’ Plan Seeking Direct Access to Americans’ Private Medical Records Latest government policy to knowing and controlling everything about you. Of course your own medical history can and will be used against you by government, if need be. Federal...

The Mythology of the Supreme Court http://mises.org/daily/6750/The-Mythology-of-the-Supreme-Court Ryan McMaken (13 May 2014) The Supreme Court’s recent decision on prayer at government meetings reminds me that Supreme Court “season” is upon us, and for the next two months or so, we can expect...

Friedrich Hayek's "The Road to Serfdom" was published 70 years ago (March 1944). The following presentations regarding Hayek's classic were recorded at the Mises Institute's 2014 Austrian Economics Research Conference. For other videos from the conference, see the following threads: -...

Gov't watchdogs say say council and other officials are hiding public business.

Here is a short article on trust at the Grassroots Liberty Write-in Campaign Facebook page.

There are so many opinions on the world stage that it is hard to decipher truth from propaganda. But there are types of propaganda that are hard to tell from the truth. We see the outright lies and agenda promoting of the mainstream media and, for those that are "awake", it is a sickening...

When a man claims to be 'just following orders' - he loses a major piece of what makes him a human being. He sheds his humanity because instead of being an individual capable of wisdom, sound moral judgement and/or rational thought, he becomes nothing more than the extension of another man's...

*** This is from an old forum debate with a Zeitgeister in regards to TZM and an RBE. http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?277202-Stef-Molyneux-s-Critique-on-Zeitgeist-Moving-Forward&highlight=borg *** Prior to my current career as a Banker, I was actually a certified computer...

The debate (unfortunately) rages on between Progressives, their Statist friends, and the defenders of liberty and the voluntary market. It's time to help put much of that debate to rest. Much of the argument from 'the left' (whatever that even means these days, considering their ad-hoc defense...

By now most people are familiar with the theatrics going on in Washington surrounding the proposal to raise the debt ceiling. The Democrats led by President Obama are insisting it is necessary to raise the ceiling to avoid default. The Republicans are posing as opposition by holding meetings and...

While the anarcho-capitalist and voluntaryist movement has certainly been growing *significantly* (at the extreme disdain of 'left' anarchists) - I don't think we make certain *very* important distinctions clear enough. I believe part of why many others have trouble grasping anarchy is because...

by Spencer Morgan This seems like a simple and important question, especially at the close of a century tainted by so many acts of mass violence by governments against those who were, at the time, their own subjects. Yet this is a question that most people never ask. Perhaps the question...

In this video I discuss the incentives for governance that are inherent to it's structures and the power given to it. I conclude that small level of taxation could create an incentive for good governance, since it would require good governance to maximize these revenues although if a government...

After listening to a podcast from Stefan Molyneux of a recent speech he did, and a recent video from youtuber EagleEye1975 I was enlightened that they both made a similar point, that government takes your life. Stefan made the argument that the time of your life spent waiting in lines and for...

Thomas Woods interview's DiLorenzo on his new book "Hamilton's Curse": http://www.revolutionbroadcasting.com/thomas-e-woods-shock-to-the-system-podcast.aspx Has anybody read this yet? I just got through reading DiLorenzo's "How Capitalism Saved America" and would highly recommend it to...

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121910303529751345.html?mod=googlenews_wsj Obama's Tax Plan Is Really a Welfare Plan By PETER FERRARA August 19, 2008; Page A17 Barack Obama's tax plan is the opposite of supply-side economics. He proposes to raise marginal rates for just about every federal...