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I Have a Dream

Posted by M. C. on March 9, 2018

Too many leftists and not enough libertarians and conservatives. 

In other words, the content of one’s character.

https://bionicmosquito.blogspot.rs/2018/03/i-have-dream.html

Walter Block has written a brilliant piece, echoing this most famous line of what is perhaps King’s most famous speech.  From Walter:

I recently heard a young black male student give thanks to the fact that at my school, Loyola University New Orleans, for the first time in his academic career, he has had teachers who “look like him.” Read the rest of this entry »

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The Pope Criticizes Libertarianism – LewRockwell

Posted by M. C. on May 13, 2017

https://lewrockwell.com/2017/05/walter-e-block/pope-criticizes-libertarianism/

At the core of libertarianism is the non-aggression principle (NAP): just law consists, only, of prohibiting the initiation of violence against innocent people. That is it, in its entirety. The remainder of this political economic philosophy deals with logical implications of the foregoing. Thus, in economics we favor laissez-faire capitalism, deregulation, free trade, the only system guaranteed to overcome man’s natural state of poverty. In the area of personal liberties, we support the legalization of (but not at all the engagement in) victimless crimes pertaining to sex, drugs, gambling, etc. And in foreign policy we advocate a strong defense, but non-intervention in the affairs of other nations. It is a very narrow perspective, focusing, only, on just law; it is not at all a philosophy of life.

Does Pope Francis reject any of that? Not at all. Instead, he attacks libertarianism not for what we espouse, but, rather, a made up version of this philosophy of his own devising. He ought to take a course in libertarianism 101 if he wishes to engage our real views, not a parody of them.

Walter Block gives Pope Francis a lesson in Libertarian philosophy.

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How the Market Creates Jobs and How the Government Destroys Them (Full Edition) | Mises Institute

Posted by M. C. on March 8, 2017

https://mises.org/library/how-market-creates-jobs-and-how-government-destroys-them-full-edition

Why the free market works and government diktats don’t.

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Reports Of Republican Death Are Premature

Posted by M. C. on March 26, 2016

Many like Philip Giraldi and Pat Buchanan are predicting the death or regeneration of the Republican party/Conservative movement due to the efforts of Donald Trump. Here for example.

I don’t see it.

Trump talks about a lot of things. Immigration-building a wall. Lost jobs-bring factory work back home/punishing those who send work off-shore. Military expenditure-eliminating NATO/bring troops back from developed countries or making them pay for our presence. Iraq-a mistake. Russia-let it do some heavy lifting and work with Putin. Run this country like a business. Read the rest of this entry »

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