SubscribeHistory and Economics Like You’ve Never Seen It
I’ve recently re-developed interest in Richard Maybury‘s book series on history, law, politics, and economics. I say “re-developed” because I’ve always been interested ever since I first heard of them—sometimes more and sometimes less—but I never actually made time to read them. I know that they are an incredible resource of clear and concise knowledge. [...]
Political Labels and Logical Fallacies
What do you think when you hear the term “Left-wing Liberal”? How about “tea party”? “Right-wing extremist”? “Die-hard Republican”? “Card-carrying member of the NRA”? “Reactionary”? “Obstructionist”? “Moderate”? “Libertarian”? “Independent”? “Neocon”? No matter what you believe, or what your personal political affiliation is (if you have one), the odds are good that those terms conjure up [...]
Libertarian Seed Extract
Richard Maybury has a very, very concise statement that embodies the basis of Libertarianism as I understand it. Boiled down from old English Common Law, Maybury calls this the “Two Laws,” and the statement forms the basis for tort law and some criminal law: “Do all you have agreed to do, and do not encroach [...]
Census Conversation
The census form showed up at our apartment today. I read the introduction pamphlet and imagined this conversation with a U.S. Census Bureaucrat: USCB: How do you do, good sir! I am from an important-sounding government office. We are currently collecting information about how many people live in each residence so we can provide the [...]
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