Monthly Archives: May, 2010
Wheezing babble…
Occasionally, the progressive blog, Hullabaloo takes time out to illuminate us with it’s particularly uninformed brand of libertarian critique. This recent addition, Wheezy Philosophizing, is no exception to the type … Continue reading
“Relevant Libertarianism”
Well, Bob one thing I assume about your speech is that James Bovard didn’t write it. It’s not often I read speech that lays out the case for a watered-down … Continue reading
Libertarianism vs Social Democracy
“They thought all along that they could call me a libertarian and hang that label around my neck like an albatross, but I’m not a libertarian.” Rand Paul “The worst … Continue reading
Smell the Fascism
In U.S. v. Comstock decision that came down yesterday, the Supreme upheld the federal civil detention powers enshrined by the “Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act” that passed in … Continue reading
This is What Democracy Looks Like
I imagine Bryan Caplan would be chuckling at this. My response would be more along the lines of “this is what communitarian politics looks like.” I think communitarian politics is … Continue reading
Nice Try, Krugman
Krugman dismisses libertarianism because of the foil of imperfect politicians. This coming from someone who has spent the last year crying in his column that corrupt politicians wrecked the “stimulus … Continue reading
What fucking Bombshell?
Digby is shocked, just shocked at the supposed “bombshell” the Red Cross divulged a couple of days ago: there are secret prisons at Bagram. What I wrote a year ago … Continue reading
Political Philosophy Quiz
The Center for a Stateless Society has a new quiz online designed to measure political ideology around 5 axes instead of the usual two(left/right). Here is my result below. 67% … Continue reading
A Dismissal of a Dismissal
Brad Spangler recently published a quick dismissal of Georgism which I found to be particularly uncompelling. Occasionally, brevity is a virtue, but in this case, I think it’s going to … Continue reading
