http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/-t1.htm Anarcho-capitalism, social contract theory, natural rights, war & peace, the police state, the new world order, conspiracy theories, fascism, communism, current news and so on... Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:21:01 GMT 10 http://illiweb.com/itest/logo/default/default4.gif http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/-t1.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/social-and-autonomous-functions-of-rights-liberty-t2018.htm youngcynic So I'm looking at all the rights that human rights organizations follow. I decided to try to sort them based on whether the right is a freedom of choice, which I see as a negative liberty, or a freedom of action, a positive one. I also write whether I think the right is based primarily around autonomy or serves a collective social function. I found that social functions tend to be more positive liberty based, that is, a freedom of action, and rights of autonomy tend to be more about negative ... Political & Social Philosophy Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:21:01 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/social-and-autonomous-functions-of-rights-liberty-t2018.htm#28507 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/social-and-autonomous-functions-of-rights-liberty-t2018.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/fighting-the-cycle-of-control-with-resonating-truth-t2017.htm youngcynic You see it again and again. People take matters into their own hands. They take direct action to create a more just and orderly reality such as more equal living standards, a better balance of power, less taxes etc. and yet are alleged by the economic and political elites to really be doing the opposite. Their oppressors propagandize their efforts to maintain power and the status-quo by characterizing the rebellious acts, depending on how much of an exaggeration they can get away with, as an ... Political & Social Philosophy Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:15:02 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/fighting-the-cycle-of-control-with-resonating-truth-t2017.htm#28500 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/fighting-the-cycle-of-control-with-resonating-truth-t2017.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/reaching-out-on-moral-values-taking-back-language-t2012.htm youngcynic I know there are a lot of market anarchists and ancaps on here, but even if you are one, bear with me. This is not meant as an attempt to stir up debates on capitalism vs communism or anything like that, though I would appreciate people on both sides to express what values are inherent in the issues and society they advocate. What this is meant to be is a general proposal of a theory to be used by anarchists of all stripes in garnering support for our cause. If you disagree with the characterization ... Political & Social Philosophy Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:43:42 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/reaching-out-on-moral-values-taking-back-language-t2012.htm#28429 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/reaching-out-on-moral-values-taking-back-language-t2012.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/in-proportion-to-how-the-outcomes-will-affect-him-t1966.htm dojo Hi, If you ask socialist anarchist how things will be decided in their proposed society, say for example how to run a workers factory, many will answer (something like) this: "Everyone has a say in a decision in proportion to how the outcomes will affect him" Sure thats sounds nice and sensible on the surface, but when I tried to think this principle through and to use this for real practical purposes it turned out to be an empty slogan. I may be wrong, so lets give it ... Political & Social Philosophy Mon, 14 Sep 2009 08:56:46 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/in-proportion-to-how-the-outcomes-will-affect-him-t1966.htm#27941 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/in-proportion-to-how-the-outcomes-will-affect-him-t1966.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/rand-running-republican-slave-factory-t1544.htm vichy From a comment at the Colbert Report's Rand Illusion segment (http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/221335/march-11-2009/the-word---rand-illusion) Quote:Atlas Shrugged is 1,100 pages of gibberish and it's no wonder Alan Greenspan was an associate of Ayn Rand. He spoke gibberish too. Without a doubt, none of the talking heads on TV have read the book. Someone behind the scenes in the conservative movement has espoused the mindset of Ayn Rand and now the talking boobs on tv and ... Political & Social Philosophy Sat, 21 Mar 2009 03:42:09 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/rand-running-republican-slave-factory-t1544.htm#22824 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/rand-running-republican-slave-factory-t1544.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/mencius-moldbug-on-why-politicians-are-irrelevant-t1864.htm vichy http://unqualified-reservations.blogspot.com/2008/01/open-letter-to-ron-paul-supporters-part.html Originally posted as a critique of the 'Ron Paul' movement, Mencius Moldbug has here included a brilliant description of real political activity which has the advantage of referring to my favourite comedy show, Yes, Minister. I wanted to preserve this bit for posterity, to avoid having it lost to the ravages of blog history. Quote:As I've mentioned a couple of times, I come from a civil-service ... Political & Social Philosophy Thu, 30 Jul 2009 01:23:48 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/mencius-moldbug-on-why-politicians-are-irrelevant-t1864.htm#26501 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/mencius-moldbug-on-why-politicians-are-irrelevant-t1864.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/russkaya-pravda-t1765.htm T.E.M. I came across this during my weekly rounds through Wikapedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russkaya_pravda The legal code of the ancient Rus' kingdoms. What I find interesting is the clear focus on restitution based justice. There's no death penalty, and the punishment for murder is an exorbitant fine, even larger if the deceased is somehow connected to the nobility. I remember reading some libertarian articles praising the idea of monetary compensation for murder as it was practiced ... Political & Social Philosophy Fri, 29 May 2009 21:18:41 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/russkaya-pravda-t1765.htm#25531 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/russkaya-pravda-t1765.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/tears-up-passport-at-gandhi-s-tomb-t1823.htm NonEntity Jeff Knaebel follows logic to it's conclusion. Police refuse to arrest him and proclaim him a free man. (Let me guess... this didn't happen in the U.S. or the U.K., did it?) Watch the video here. Read his speech/declaration here. Read his posts on Lew Rockwell here. Listen to his Independence Day '09 conversation with the call-in-show FreeTalkLive here. (MP3 download) - NonE Political & Social Philosophy Sun, 05 Jul 2009 17:05:56 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/tears-up-passport-at-gandhi-s-tomb-t1823.htm#26003 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/tears-up-passport-at-gandhi-s-tomb-t1823.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/guns-violence-and-epistemology-t1803.htm Bigus Dickus Whenever I think to myself or discuss with others, I make the case that generally tighter gun laws lead to more violence, and use praxeological arguments as well as empirical data (such as the fact that this country where I live has extremely strict gun laws and 50,000 homicides a year). But I was thinking: couldn't it be said that violence is a complex phenomena where no ceteris paribus situation or isolation of variables could ever occur, and that therefore no relationships of causality could ... Political & Social Philosophy Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:23:38 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/guns-violence-and-epistemology-t1803.htm#25813 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/guns-violence-and-epistemology-t1803.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/looking-for-a-legal-philisophical-history-of-murder-t1792.htm Anonymous
I am looking for infor more used in practice in society than just theories of philosophers whose thoughts never really had a major effect on the laws of a society.]]> Political & Social Philosophy Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:32:28 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/looking-for-a-legal-philisophical-history-of-murder-t1792.htm#25711 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/looking-for-a-legal-philisophical-history-of-murder-t1792.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/soviet-college-education-t1780.htm Anonymous 1) Can anyone direct me to anything showing the political opinions of professors in the USSR. The courses universities in the USSR offered, as well as primary education. Economics taught in the USSR. What most professors/teachers think politically/economicaly today in Russia. Any info would be appreciated I did find this on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_xdBnFPqOI&feature=related not quite what I am looking for but pretty interesting Political & Social Philosophy Wed, 03 Jun 2009 23:12:23 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/soviet-college-education-t1780.htm#25648 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/soviet-college-education-t1780.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/agorism-if-you-can-t-beat-them-undermine-them-t1741.htm Conrad ReignOfRadness, NonE, you'll both like this]]> Political & Social Philosophy Sun, 17 May 2009 22:31:45 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/agorism-if-you-can-t-beat-them-undermine-them-t1741.htm#25222 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/agorism-if-you-can-t-beat-them-undermine-them-t1741.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/letter-from-former-slave-to-former-master-t1714.htm Conrad From here because the page this page redirects to loads very very slowly I is gonna copy-paste it below Quote: Dayton, Ohio, August 7, 1865 To My Old Master, Colonel P.H. Anderson Big Spring, Tennessee Sir: I got your letter and was glad to find you had not forgotten Jourdon, and that you wanted me to come back and live with you again, promising to do better for me than anybody else can. I have often felt uneasy about you. I thought the Yankees would ... Political & Social Philosophy Tue, 12 May 2009 15:04:12 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/letter-from-former-slave-to-former-master-t1714.htm#24951 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/letter-from-former-slave-to-former-master-t1714.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/on-critique-in-the-rapid-circulation-of-cognitive-capitalism-t1709.htm Conrad This will be a seminar at my university this Wednesday Quote:The paper connected to this title offers a symptomatology and provides a diagnostics of cognitive capitalism. The author explains how, if it is at all possible, we can invent, imagine, design, in other words “think” a new concept of a critical practice. Doubts about feasibility result from our growing awareness that cognitive capitalism expands through the imperative of humanistic ideology. Please note that the more real, hard, ... Political & Social Philosophy Sun, 10 May 2009 09:39:34 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/on-critique-in-the-rapid-circulation-of-cognitive-capitalism-t1709.htm#24886 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/on-critique-in-the-rapid-circulation-of-cognitive-capitalism-t1709.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/jews-nazis-ninjas-t1696.htm T.E.M. I thought since conversations on this board quite often turn into talks about Jews and Nazis, there should be a separate thread to cover all Jew/Nazi related thought. Now I know LiMi's been in trouble for its Jew-talk before so maybe I'm walking on thin ice... So my thought on Jews is that lower classes, being jealous and herd like, have a particular hatred of Jews not only due to them being a minority, but an exceptional minority. Mean Jewish IQ is difficult to know for sure, but estimates ... Political & Social Philosophy Wed, 06 May 2009 00:20:41 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/jews-nazis-ninjas-t1696.htm#24723 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/jews-nazis-ninjas-t1696.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/great-post-from-roderick-long-t1667.htm Conrad at least parts of it here Quote: Why We Fight (the Power) April 26, 2009 | 2 comments The Stanford prison experiment shows that if you give average people power over others, an alarmingly high percentage will abuse that power. The Milgram experiment shows that if average people are commanded by a perceived authority to commit atrocities, an alarmingly high percentage will obey. On a cheerier note, Axelrod’s data show that average people, without any central authority ... Political & Social Philosophy Sun, 26 Apr 2009 20:48:34 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/great-post-from-roderick-long-t1667.htm#24321 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/great-post-from-roderick-long-t1667.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/anarchy-and-the-law-of-the-somalis-on-lrc-t1670.htm Conrad here

I'm somewhat skeptical]]> Political & Social Philosophy Tue, 28 Apr 2009 09:38:31 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/anarchy-and-the-law-of-the-somalis-on-lrc-t1670.htm#24374 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/anarchy-and-the-law-of-the-somalis-on-lrc-t1670.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/if-you-want-war-work-for-justice-t1639.htm NonEntity If you want War, work for Justice. David D. Friedman wrote:I think it is a more plausible slogan than the usual version. If you and I disagree because I want an outcome more favorable to me and you want an outcome more favorable to you, there is room for compromise—as we see whenever people bargain over the price of a house. But if we disagree because I see what I want as just and the alternative as unjust and you see it the other way around, compromise looks to both of us like moral ... Political & Social Philosophy Sat, 18 Apr 2009 13:10:54 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/if-you-want-war-work-for-justice-t1639.htm#24049 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/if-you-want-war-work-for-justice-t1639.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/lew-rockwell-t1552.htm nelle
What are your viewpoints concerning the quality of what you read on the Lew Rockwell site? (I just noticed a thread at fdr completely discounting the site, him, and his views because he is Catholic). I would be interested in hearing your opinions.]]> Political & Social Philosophy Sun, 22 Mar 2009 01:13:36 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/lew-rockwell-t1552.htm#22894 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/lew-rockwell-t1552.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/libertarianism-generations-and-contracts-t1638.htm Conrad so Spooner said that whatever social contract there once may have been (and there wasn't one anyway) nobody is bound to it anymore cuz they did not themselves voluntarily sign such a contract. But doesn't this argument prove too much? the same is the case re property rights: I am not held by whatever property rights contracts my predecessors have entered into cuz i never signed such things. So as far as I'm concerned the world is one big homesteadable place (if I accept Spooner's argument) I ... Political & Social Philosophy Fri, 17 Apr 2009 21:43:30 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/libertarianism-generations-and-contracts-t1638.htm#24041 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/libertarianism-generations-and-contracts-t1638.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/america-s-jacobin-empire-t1612.htm vichy From Orbis, "The Ideology of American Empire" http://www.fpri.org/orbis/4703/ryn.ideologyamericanempire.pdf Quote:There are similarities between the advocates of the ideology of American empire and the ideologues who inspired and led the French Revolution of 1789. The Jacobins, too, claimed to represent universal principles, which they summed up in the slogan ‘‘liberte´, e´galite´, et fraternite´.’’ The dominant Jacobins also wanted greater economic freedom. They thought of ... Political & Social Philosophy Mon, 13 Apr 2009 15:55:38 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/america-s-jacobin-empire-t1612.htm#23743 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/america-s-jacobin-empire-t1612.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/postlibertarianism-t1574.htm vichy From After Libertarianism http://www.criticalreview.com/crf/jf/6%201_after%20libertarianism.pdf Quote:2. The contradiction in laissez-faire "libertarianism." An additional contradiction besets those libertarian liberals who claim that a regime of absoluteprivate property uniquely instantiates negative liberty. I call these liberals "libertarians," using scare quotes to indicate that they are not as true to libertarian premises as their welfare-statist fellow liberals. ... Political & Social Philosophy Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:08:47 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/postlibertarianism-t1574.htm#23139 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/postlibertarianism-t1574.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/what-about-the-roads-t1602.htm ExyPhylo The story Their livelihood was being threatened, and they were tired of waiting for government help, so business owners and residents on Hawaii's Kauai island pulled together and completed a $4 million repair job to a state park -- for free. Polihale State Park has been closed since severe flooding destroyed an access road to the park and damaged facilities in December. The state Department of Land and Natural Resources had estimated that the damage would cost $4 million ... Political & Social Philosophy Sat, 11 Apr 2009 07:45:07 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/what-about-the-roads-t1602.htm#23642 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/what-about-the-roads-t1602.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/mob-revolutions-and-liberte-egalite-fraternite-t1563.htm vichy Now I'm apolitical (in the genuine sense that someone is an atheist, I simply do not believe in the State-Djinn) and I also incline strongly towards Austrian economics. This puts me rather close to a lot of what's called libertarianism and, because I tend to be rather 'extreme' in my formulations, I can be called radical in a historical and descriptive sense. However, I find that I also have a lot of sympathies with various groups often believed antithetical to libertarianism and antithetical ... Political & Social Philosophy Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:47:32 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/mob-revolutions-and-liberte-egalite-fraternite-t1563.htm#23035 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/mob-revolutions-and-liberte-egalite-fraternite-t1563.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/classical-liberalism-is-welfare-state-democracy-t1533.htm vichy People constantly use 'democracy' and 'democratic' to describe decentralized and individualistic systems. A proper democracy is the opposite of decentralized and individualistic, it's a centrally-planned majority rule. How do people have so little concept of what words mean that they can do this? It all boils down to classical liberalism. This is the horrid problem with classical liberalism. Mainstream classical liberalism is a mixed breed of liberalism, socialism, egalitarianism, democratic ... Political & Social Philosophy Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:39:16 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/classical-liberalism-is-welfare-state-democracy-t1533.htm#22713 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/classical-liberalism-is-welfare-state-democracy-t1533.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/some-things-are-simply-too-important-to-be-t1524.htm NonEntity Some things are simply too important to be left to the free market. For example: Quote:...occupying about one-fifth of a cubic inch. Quote:Previous e-bomb designs were based on... Can you see any way this crucial technology could be justified by the profit motive and sensible accounting practices? Quote:The new technology is much more compact. Nope. There is simply no way we could efficiently devastate the infrastructure of all those smelly little brown people without ... Political & Social Philosophy Sun, 15 Mar 2009 21:55:54 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/some-things-are-simply-too-important-to-be-t1524.htm#22614 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/some-things-are-simply-too-important-to-be-t1524.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/why-are-there-still-state-communists-t1498.htm vichy Why is it that state-communists - lenninists, maoists and stalinists - are still floating around in the world, and even finding new defenders and converts? Why are there people - some of them younger than me - who actually engage in the sort of Jack Reed-esque imaginary history of the USSR, and blame everything on 'wreckers', 'capitalist plots' and 'trotskyite deviations' etc? What the Hell is wrong with them? What dimension are they from? I can't understand how these politcal movements ... Political & Social Philosophy Sat, 07 Mar 2009 22:12:56 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/why-are-there-still-state-communists-t1498.htm#22162 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/why-are-there-still-state-communists-t1498.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/firms-and-anarcho-capitalism-t1474.htm Danny Shahar Idea (mainly for Conrad): The theory of the firm as a rebuttal to anarcho-capitalism... Political & Social Philosophy Wed, 04 Mar 2009 15:06:23 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/firms-and-anarcho-capitalism-t1474.htm#21783 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/firms-and-anarcho-capitalism-t1474.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/what-it-feels-like-to-be-a-libertarian-t1411.htm Conrad here: Quote:Libertarians spend their lives accurately predicting the future effects of government policy. Their predictions are accurate because they are derived from Hayek’s insights into the limitations of human knowledge, from the recognition that the people who comprise the government respond to incentives just like anyone else and are not magically transformed to selfless agents of the good merely by accepting government employment, from the awareness that for government to provide ... Political & Social Philosophy Tue, 03 Feb 2009 15:16:18 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/what-it-feels-like-to-be-a-libertarian-t1411.htm#21029 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/what-it-feels-like-to-be-a-libertarian-t1411.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/nation-states-by-default-t1480.htm vichy Question: Why is it when people debate the merits and demerits of the political organization vs. market organizations, that territorially exclusive nation-states are treated like they were the only and obvious alternative to pure-market interaction? I mean, historically, nation-states represent only a tiny fraction of historical or ideological constructions of the Body Politic. Territorialism isn't at all a necessary feature of political organization, in fact given the obvious aggravations ... Political & Social Philosophy Thu, 05 Mar 2009 02:19:50 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/nation-states-by-default-t1480.htm#21844 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/nation-states-by-default-t1480.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/tacitus-excerpts-t1479.htm vichy Here's some random passages that I liked from Tacitus. If no citation of containing work is given, it's because I've forgotten which it's from (I copy/paste good quotes from pdfs and don't always record where I got them). Tacitus was alive around 120AD, I'm sure Wiki can tell you anything else you need to know. Note his observance, ala Garet Garrett amd John T. Flynn, of the reverence of court historians for usurpers as well as the principle of 'revolution within the form' which Caesar and ... Political & Social Philosophy Thu, 05 Mar 2009 01:49:43 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/tacitus-excerpts-t1479.htm#21838 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/tacitus-excerpts-t1479.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/ec-of-anarchy-important-research-area-public-choice-t1384.htm Conrad “The economics of anarchy is an important area of research in public choice.” Damon W. Root | January 21, 2009, 7:10pm I haven't had the chance to read the whole paper yet, but the abstract for Benjamin Powell and Edward Peter Stringham's "Public Choice and the Economic Analysis of Anarchy" sounds mighty interesting:Following the lead of the early public choice economists, many current economists are researching and analyzing how individuals interact without government. From ... Political & Social Philosophy Thu, 22 Jan 2009 01:45:39 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/ec-of-anarchy-important-research-area-public-choice-t1384.htm#20803 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/ec-of-anarchy-important-research-area-public-choice-t1384.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/monopoly-not-the-incorrect-term-ip-t1372.htm NonEntity This book review has me intrigued...

- NonE]]> Political & Social Philosophy Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:52:39 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/monopoly-not-the-incorrect-term-ip-t1372.htm#20694 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/monopoly-not-the-incorrect-term-ip-t1372.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/toward-a-strange-social-spectrum-t1304.htm RJMII I have read anarchist, democratist, fascist, syndicalist, "conservative", classical liberal, right-libertarian, left-libertarian, plumb-line libertarian and might-is-right philosophies of life, society and politics. I have found valuable ideas in the most disparate sources, from Hume and Nietzsche to Landua-Udanov and Oswald Moseley. What I have also found is that the central tenets of these various philosophies and world-views are typically myopic, if not outright fallacious. ... Political & Social Philosophy Thu, 25 Dec 2008 05:51:10 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/toward-a-strange-social-spectrum-t1304.htm#20101 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/toward-a-strange-social-spectrum-t1304.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/natural-laws-rights-and-property-t1299.htm Xeonious This an section from an FAQ on natural law/rights that can be found here: http://www.spunk.org/texts/intro/faq/sp001547/secF7.html Quote: But, it seems fair to ask, does "natural law" actually respect individuals and their rights (i.e. liberty)? We think not. Why? According to Rothbard, "the natural law ethic states that for man, goodness or badness can be determined by what fulfils or thwarts what is best for man's nature." [The Ethics of Liberty, p. 10] But, ... Political & Social Philosophy Tue, 23 Dec 2008 18:22:11 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/natural-laws-rights-and-property-t1299.htm#20026 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/natural-laws-rights-and-property-t1299.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/a-forum-for-more-focused-philosophical-discussion-t1269.htm Danny Shahar Howdy, folks! I've decided to try to establish a new forum for the discussion of political and social philosophy, particularly as they relate to issues surrounding decentralization. This being a libertarian forum, I figured this might be a decent place to look in trying to get things started over there; I'm hoping some of you will join me! I've started planting a few conversation-starting seeds over there, and will try to add more; I look forward to hearing what you guys have to say. Here's ... Political & Social Philosophy Wed, 17 Dec 2008 05:40:46 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/a-forum-for-more-focused-philosophical-discussion-t1269.htm#19524 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/a-forum-for-more-focused-philosophical-discussion-t1269.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/evolution-and-economic-knowledge-t1247.htm vichy Evolution, Immigration and Trade By Paul H. Rubin Special to washingtonpost.com's Think Tank Town Monday, May 7, 2007; 12:00 AM It was once thought that humans are born as "blank slates" to be programmed by our families, culture and society. While those forces play an important role, evolutionary psychology teaches us that human behavior is also the product of the environment in which humanity evolved -- that many of our intuitions are ingrained because they contributed ... Political & Social Philosophy Fri, 12 Dec 2008 23:39:41 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/evolution-and-economic-knowledge-t1247.htm#18978 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/evolution-and-economic-knowledge-t1247.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/i-don-t-understand-how-anarchists-can-be-anti-capitalist-t1238.htm Alex http://community.muohio.edu/oxmag/node/89 (beginning is a good bit on natural consensus, the end is where he calls Capitalism dirty names). Why does this happen? I understand, somewhat, the case of Chomsky, if only because I've read some of his stuff and discussed him here and at FDR. But what about people who can clearly advocate for no government at all in one paragraph, and then proclaim that freedom is the cause of destruction in the next? Political & Social Philosophy Thu, 11 Dec 2008 01:02:33 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/i-don-t-understand-how-anarchists-can-be-anti-capitalist-t1238.htm#18799 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/i-don-t-understand-how-anarchists-can-be-anti-capitalist-t1238.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/anthony-de-jasay-on-justice-rights-and-liberties-t1246.htm vichy I only have this PC for a couple of days, I'll try to respond to some other posts...but I thought I'd post an article by Anthony de Jasay which greatly reflects my own thoughts as to the nature of "justice" as well as the current incoherence in libertarian theories about justice, law and liberty. I recommend reading his articles at the Library of Economics and Liberty, as well as whatever else you can find of his. Being akin to both Austrian (of a Haayekian veign) and Public Choice, ... Political & Social Philosophy Fri, 12 Dec 2008 23:31:37 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/anthony-de-jasay-on-justice-rights-and-liberties-t1246.htm#18973 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/anthony-de-jasay-on-justice-rights-and-liberties-t1246.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/none-your-help-is-needed-t1132.htm Conrad here, re ownership and what not.]]> Political & Social Philosophy Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:03:09 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/none-your-help-is-needed-t1132.htm#17276 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/none-your-help-is-needed-t1132.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/woman-flies-from-germany-to-colorado-to-vote-t1067.htm Xeonious Here is an article I found hilarious from my local news station: http://www.9news.com/news/watercooler/article.aspx?storyid=103255&catid=337 And I tell people its not worth 2 hours of my time(or even a minute) to cast a vote. Apparently this lady thinks its worth 10 hours on a plane and then several hours in line to vote. This should give people a clue that voting is not about democracy or improving "society", it's about self-justification and the illusion of freedom. Political & Social Philosophy Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:22:52 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/woman-flies-from-germany-to-colorado-to-vote-t1067.htm#16139 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/woman-flies-from-germany-to-colorado-to-vote-t1067.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/voting-what-is-the-purpose-t1066.htm NonEntity "What is the Purpose?" (a new article at Strike-the-root.com).

- NonE]]> Political & Social Philosophy Wed, 05 Nov 2008 08:54:44 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/voting-what-is-the-purpose-t1066.htm#16134 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/voting-what-is-the-purpose-t1066.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/mandatory-vaccinations-for-herd-immunity-t767.htm Stewart There's an interesting post over at Practical Ethics, about whether vaccinations should be mandatory or not. The author's conclusion: Quote:All in all, vaccination is one of the most cost-effective public health measures around. Even in a minarchist nightwatch state they are legitimate uses of tax money. There appears to be a case for making vaccination compulsory as long as herd immunity has not been reached (and the illness is sufficiently severe, which measles probably is). In any case, ... Political & Social Philosophy Sat, 24 May 2008 15:27:31 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/mandatory-vaccinations-for-herd-immunity-t767.htm#10040 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/mandatory-vaccinations-for-herd-immunity-t767.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/penn-says-overpaying-your-taxes-t1015.htm Xeonious
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6my8orsJBdw]]> Political & Social Philosophy Thu, 16 Oct 2008 01:45:06 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/penn-says-overpaying-your-taxes-t1015.htm#14942 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/penn-says-overpaying-your-taxes-t1015.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/interesting-fdr-thread-none-you-may-also-appreciate-it-t970.htm Conrad see here

interestint both in terms of the content of the discussion (and this is the aspect NonE might like, what with his views on property rights and voluntaryism) and in terms of the discussion itself (StoicSentry seems to be doing it quite well)]]> Political & Social Philosophy Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:42:57 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/interesting-fdr-thread-none-you-may-also-appreciate-it-t970.htm#13885 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/interesting-fdr-thread-none-you-may-also-appreciate-it-t970.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/the-we-the-people-argument-t975.htm Xeonious Commonly when I am talking about libertarianism with non-libertarians I encounter the “We the People” argument. This argument is basically that the US govt(and some others) follows the will of the people and therefore “taxes aren’t theft, war isn’t murder, cops are heros, etc etc etc”. Now I do have some responses to this argument, but I am really interested to hear what some of your responses to this very common argument are. I ask mostly because I have trouble making the opposite case at times ... Political & Social Philosophy Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:29:49 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/the-we-the-people-argument-t975.htm#13964 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/the-we-the-people-argument-t975.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/institutions-and-conflict-for-you-none-t941.htm Conrad I was reading an article related to a course I'm taking in New Institutionalist Economics and came across this bit that may be interesting for NonE (re property and conflict resolution). it's from this book chapter by Peter Klein (Mises I. guy) Quote: Ellickson (1991) explains that social norms, as ‘customary law’, can be superior to administrative or judicial dispute resolution among people with close social ties. Ellickson studied disputes between cattle ranchers and farmers in Shasta ... Political & Social Philosophy Mon, 08 Sep 2008 20:14:05 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/institutions-and-conflict-for-you-none-t941.htm#13078 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/institutions-and-conflict-for-you-none-t941.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/democracy-vs-monarchy-t893.htm Dylboz I just listened the LRC podcast with Hoppe expounding on Monarchy versus Democracy, which made some awesome points that really resonated with me. Royalty, for reasons of survival must generally take a very long view, not just for their lifetimes, but for their progeny, too. Democratically elected politicians who serve short terms have every incentive to plunder and exploit their position while they hold it, it is like a political version of the tragedy of the commons. Additionally, the subjects ... Political & Social Philosophy Mon, 11 Aug 2008 19:48:41 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/democracy-vs-monarchy-t893.htm#12293 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/democracy-vs-monarchy-t893.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/corporations-and-the-state-t919.htm Conrad Poison As Food, Poison As Antidote (posted by Roderick T. Long) Those who see government power and corporate power as being in conflict, and those who seem them as being in cahoots, each have a point. The alliance between government and the corporate elite is like the partnership between church and state in the Middle Ages: each one wants to be the dominant partner, so there’s naturally some pushing and shoving from time to time; but on the other hand the two parties have a common ... Political & Social Philosophy Sat, 30 Aug 2008 16:30:39 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/corporations-and-the-state-t919.htm#12696 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/corporations-and-the-state-t919.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/funny-that-its-not-funny-that-this-is-supposed-to-be-funny-t903.htm Alex
http://www.theonion.com/content/news/6_year_old_stares_down_bottomless]]> Political & Social Philosophy Sun, 24 Aug 2008 21:47:42 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/funny-that-its-not-funny-that-this-is-supposed-to-be-funny-t903.htm#12426 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/political-social-philosophy-f7/funny-that-its-not-funny-that-this-is-supposed-to-be-funny-t903.htm