Category: Liberty
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Day 185 – “Independence” Day
Read more…: Day 185 – “Independence” DayThere was once a dream that was America. And friends, this is not it. This is not it.” –Robert Hawes As I noted earlier this week, today is Secession Day instead of Independence Day over at Let A Thousand Nations Bloom. The term “secession” takes into account the intense struggle that takes place when a…
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Day 181 – Secession Week
Read more…: Day 181 – Secession WeekTo celebrate Independence Day (coming this Saturday), it is Secession Week over at Let A Thousand Nations Bloom. Here is a blurb from their intro post about why they are calling it secession rather than independence: The Fourth of July is commonly known as Independence Day, but a better term for it is Secession Day.…
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Day 175 – My Thoughts on Jeff Knaebel
Read more…: Day 175 – My Thoughts on Jeff KnaebelA friend of mine sent me a link to an article about an anti-war protestor renouncing his U.S. citizenshipArchived Link in New Delhi. The man, Jeff Knaebel, declared independence from not just the U.S. government, but all governments, and made a speech about how non-voluntary citizenship is forced slavery. He afterwards destroyed his passport, birth…
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Day 168 – Two Articles Against Zoning Laws
Read more…: Day 168 – Two Articles Against Zoning LawsOver the past few years, I have had numerous conversations with people on property rights and why I believe property owners should be able to use their property as they see fit, as long as it does not involve aggressing against another’s person or property. Here is a usual response I get: Friend – “So…
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Day 105 – Tower Players
Read more…: Day 105 – Tower PlayersI took this photo last night at a dress rehearsal of the Tower Players’ production of Six Characters in Search of an Author. Performances will be 8 p.m. Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, and 3 p.m. Sunday. In other news, anyone who makes an income in the United States knows today is Government Theft Day! (I…
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Day 83 – History of Economic Thought
Read more…: Day 83 – History of Economic ThoughtImage from the Mises Institute I saw today on the Mises Institute’s website that they made a great Rothbard work, Austrian Perspective on the History of Economic Thought, available in two volumes as free PDFs. Go to the article about the online release of this great work. The Mises Institute is a wonderful resource for…
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Day 9 – I, Pencil
Read more…: Day 9 – I, PencilThe Foundation for Economic Education released the 50th Anniversary Edition of I, Pencil in late 2008. Written by Leonard E. Read in 1958, I, Pencil illustrates the importance of markets and dispersed knowledge and shows why centralized economic planning cannot work. In the afterword, Milton Friedman writes: Leonard E. Read’s delightful story, “I, Pencil,”…
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Day 5 – “Free” Country
Read more…: Day 5 – “Free” CountryThank goodness we live in a free country where we can live the way we want and the government does not control us! …yeah right. Don Cooper, an economist in Atlanta, Georgia, gets it right. In an article at LRC, he explains a normal day in statist America. I suggest reading it. (I…
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Fear for America
Read more…: Fear for AmericaI have heard many people, especially here at Hillsdale, say they are afraid for America today. Most of them say this because they fear Obama getting elected. I believe it does not matter who has more votes when the polls close tonight. My fear for America will go on, no matter who gets elected. Things made…
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July 4
Read more…: July 4This July 4, people all across America will be at cookouts and celebrations, their hearts swelling with patriotism for their country and everything in it. Many people will watch fireworks, sing the national anthem, honor the flag, and listen to stories of how the founding fathers inspired a nation to gain its independence. The media…
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Personal Beliefs vs. Political Beliefs
Read more…: Personal Beliefs vs. Political BeliefsI have been thinking about this for a while. I think it is important when talking about legislative policy and our beliefs to ask ourselves this question: Do I actually believe in this strongly enough to force it upon others through legislative action, or is it just a personal belief? I am okay…