Transcript for Government Explained
Full transcript for my video Government Explained.H: Hey, an alien!A: Yes, I have travelled across space to check on the progress of your species. H: Cool. Shall I take you to our leader?A: Your...
View ArticleTranscript for Law Without Government (Full)
Part 1: PrinciplesWhat is government?Government is defined as a territorial monopolist in the field of producing law. That is, it is the sole provider of law, the ultimate decision-maker, arbitrator...
View ArticleThe Task of Political Philosophers
Libertarianism is a political philosophy. Before explaining what libertarianism is and making a case for it over all other political philosophies, it is first necessary to understand what political...
View ArticleWas Mises a statist or an anarchist?
Here is Hans Hoppe's explanation of how Mises viewed the state...Austrain Economics Newsletter (AEN): Was Mises better than the classical liberals on the question of the state?HOPPE: Mises thought it...
View ArticleSocial Mobility and Inequality
I'm told that empirical data shows that social mobility has been declining, that life expectancy is inversely related to inequality, and that mental illness is more prevalent where there is higher...
View ArticleLibertarian Property Assignment Rules
This post is a continuation of my previous post The Task of Political Philosophers. Before explaining what property assignment rules libertarianism promotes, it is first necessary to clarify some...
View ArticleCritique of 'Firing Back' by Ben McLeish
This is an analysis of Ben McLeish’s video here. Ben is an active member of The Zeitgeist Movement UK. This is the start of a cross-blog discussion. Ben's blog is here.Money and ‘The Monetary...
View ArticleThe Task of Economists
In my post “The Task of Political Philosophers” I explained the circumstances that give rise to the subject of political philosophy: namely, scarcity and diversity, and therefore the possibility of...
View Article2nd Post to Ben McLeish
This is part of an ongoing discussion between me and Ben McLeish of the Zeitgeist Movement. It started with my critique hereof Ben’s video here. Ben responded to the first half of my critique here....
View ArticleThe Sham Republican National Convention 2012
The Ron Paul campaign has been the target of attacks from the establishment from day one. Media blackout, misrepesentation, personal attacks, changing rules to suit themselves, using strongarm tactics...
View ArticleWhat will future generations think of us?
Here in the 21st century, we look back at people in past centuries with a sense of amazement that they actually believed the things they said, and apparently saw nothing wrong with doing the things...
View ArticleFat Head
http://vimeo.com/27652100I just watched this documentary. I was already familiar the thesis (fats are good, carbs are bad, basically), having read Taubes and Kendrick, but I was pleasantly surprised...
View ArticleCritique of Patri Friedman on Folk Activism
Patri Friedman, founder and chairman of the Seasteading Institute, has an article at Cato Unbound called Beyond Folk Activism, in which he criticises the advocacy approach taken by many libertarians,...
View ArticleMessage to the Voting Cattle (Larken Rose video)
The Complete and Undeniable Truth - Larken Rose"Message to the Voting Cattle". Simply incredible...
View ArticleGovernment Explained 2: The Special Piece of Paper
Continuing from where the original video ended, the human now tries to explain to the alien the concept of "countries", the difference between a democracy and a republic, and the purpose of a...
View ArticleTranscript for Government Explained 2: The Special Piece of Paper
Alien: So tell me more about your ‘leaders’. Who is the current leader of your species and where are they leading you?Human: We don’t have just one leader for the whole world. The world is divided into...
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From Scarcity to Money
An attempt to show in diagram form the progression from the observation that objects are scarce/rivalrous, to the necessity of property laws, to the development of money.
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