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Wozinski: “A Priori of Justice”
Jakub Wozinski, who previously published “Hayek and Departure from Praxeology” in Libertarian Papers, asked me to post the draft of his working paper “A Priori of Justice,” the text of which is appended below (RTF; PDF). His note is below. Feel free to email comments to him or leave them in the comments field below. […]
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“Why ‘Intellectual Property’ is not Genuine Property,” Adam Smith Forum, Moscow
[update: see KOL108 | “Why ‘Intellectual Property’ is not Genuine Property,” Adam Smith Forum, Moscow (2011)] As I noted in a previous post, the 3rd Adam Smith Forum was held earlier this month (Nov. 12, 2011) in Moscow. This event was organized by the Center for the Philosophy of Freedom, the Libertarian Party of Russia, […]
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Belarus: Rebel Stronghold Faces the Empire
Belarus Prepares to Confront NATO Military AggressionBy Gearóid Ó Colmáin
Originally published in Global Research
November 6, 2011
Images and captions added by Color Revolutions and GeopoliticsOn Novermber 4th, President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko told reporters in Grodno, that the NATO terrorists who murdered Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi were worse than the Nazis. The
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The problem of particularistic ethics or, why everyone really has to admit the validity of the universalizability principle
From The Meaning of Morality. As I write in an upcoming paper (“The Ethical Case Against Intellectual Property,” Griffith Law Review, Symposium on Law and Anarchy: Legal Order and the Idea of a Stateless Society (Symposium Editor, Gary Chartier; forthcoming 2012)) [update: this article was withdrawn from this symposium due to a disagreement with the […]
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In Mexico, a universal struggle against power and forgetting
John Pilger reports from Mexico where the past often a vivid and surreal presence and the present sends a univeral message.
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Samuel Read on Legal Positivism and Capitalism in 1829
I recently emailed a question to the Mises email list. The subject line: “Legal foundations and presuppositions of economic analysis.” An edited version: I am looking for economic articles or textbooks that explicitly discuss the legal assumptions that economic analysis rests on. For example economists take for granted certain legal institutional features and concepts such […]
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New Government in Tripoli Embraces Sharia Law: What NATO-backed "Freedom" Will Mean for Women in Libya
Libya's War for the Abaya
By Susan Lindauer
Originally published in Global Research
July 27, 2011
Images and captions added by Color Revolutions and GeopoliticsFor European bankers, it's a war for Libya's Gold. For oil corporations, it's a war for Cheap Crude (now threatening to destroy Libya's oil infrastructure, just like Iraq). But for Libya's women, it's a fierce, knock down
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Private Property and Wittgenstein’s Beetle
I noted in “What Libertarianism Is” (n.1): The term “private” property rights is sometimes used by libertarians, which I have always found odd, since property rights are necessarily public, not private, in the sense that the borders or boundaries of property must be publicly visible so that nonowners can avoid trespass. For more on this […]
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Speaking on “Why Intellectual Property is not Genuine Property” at Adam Smith Forum, Moscow
The 3rd Adam Smith Forum is being held Nov. 12, 2011 in Moscow. This is an impressive event, organized by the Center for the Philosophy of Freedom, the Libertarian Party of Russia, and others. The Chairman of the ASF Steering Committee is economist Pavel Usanov, head of the Hayek Institute for Economy and Law; Andrey […]
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Michael McFaul, the New US Ambassador to Russia: Color Revolutions Expert
Servant to power, reporting for duty
Editors' Introductory Note: to students of "democracy promotion" and US-backed regime change, the recent appointment of Michael McFaul to the post of US Ambassador to Russia is worthy of attention, if for nothing else than because Michael McFaul is a notorious supporter of subversive foreign intervention and a scholar/expert/practitioner of
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Papal Infallibility and Catholic Socialism
Jeff Tucker and Tom Woods had excellent criticisms of The Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace released a document Monday, calling for a world economic authority and condemning the “idolatry of the market.” But were I still a devout Catholic, of the opinion that the Church was infallible when speaking through its pope ex […]
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Stolen Property and Unjust Enrichment
Interesting recent case: Man Tracks Down Classic Camaro Stolen 16 Years Ago: Edward Neely of Jefferson, Mo. has his baby back. Or at least his stolen 1969 Camaro. Nicknamed “Chelsey Pearl,” Neely purchased the car when he was 18. In 1995, the car was stolen, and hadn’t been seen since. That is, until he spotted […]
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Marx was right about capitalism
Hoppe has explained how Marx was “essentially correct” in his theory of history and class analysis. His main mistake was his understanding of exploitation, which was based on a flawed understanding of the labor theory of value. As Hoppe argues, drawing on Rothbardian libertarian and Austrian insights, the only meaningful exploitation is aggression against private […]
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Batting about voluntary slavery
Some of my comments on a thread on facebook: [update: see KOL004 | Interview with Walter Block on Voluntary Slavery and Inalienability; Slavery, Inalienability, Economics, and Ethics; Slavery, Inalienability, Economics, and Ethics] Jeremiah Dyke Making moves! In design phase for a math product and hat idea. Found my manufactures! Discussing details. Also working on a […]
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Interesting and Esoteric Words of the Slate Podcast Literati: October 19, 2011
Latest notable terms from this and last week’s Slate Culture Gabfest (feel free to email me suggestions or leave them in the comments to the main page, which keeps a running collection of the terms from this series of posts). And added to the list of terms I’m waiting to hear: stigmergic and Cockaigne. antipatica […]
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Abolish antitrust law and the real monopoly: the state
A mainstream friend of mine living in Hong Kong asked me a question about the libertarian perspective on antitrust law (what Europeans ungrammatically call “competition law,” just as they quaintly and awkwardly refer to corporate law as “company law”). He noted that there is a libertarian think-tank in Hong Kong that is vehemently opposed to […]
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Children are like Hitler
In a recent TWiT podcast (I think it was the last episode of MacBreak Weekly), one of the guests observed that “Children are like Hitler.” What he meant was that in a political discussion, if you drop “children” or “Hitler” it becomes impossible for the opponent to proceed. You cannot use an argument that sounds […]
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The Son of Africa claims a continent’s crown jewels
John Pilger analyses President Obama's decision to send special forces to Uganda, Congo and Central African Republic. This amounts to a US invasion of the African continent - following the West's de facto conquest of Libya. The dangers and ironies ought to be clear.
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106: A Young Person's Guide To Politics (Appendix A) - Ron Paul, The Final Fantasy
Over two years ago, we discussed the futility and the dangers associated with believing in the possibility government solutions to government problems. Today, there are two growing movements that may lure young people into the cage match of political participation.
Critical Thinking Question: How are we going to get all of the corruption, and abuse, and predation out of our government? Followed by some other questions that make equally as much sense (none).
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106: A Young Person's Guide To Politics (Appendix A) - Ron Paul, The Final Fantasy
Over two years ago, we discussed the futility and the dangers associated with believing in the possibility government solutions to government problems. Today, there are two growing movements that may lure young people into the cage match of political participation.Critical Thinking Question: How are we going to get all of the corruption, and abuse, and predation out of our government?
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106: A Young Person's Guide To Politics (Appendix A) - Ron Paul, The Final Fantasy
Over two years ago, we discussed the futility and the dangers associated with believing in the possibility government solutions to government problems. Today, there are two growing movements that may lure young people into the cage match of political participation.
Critical Thinking Question: How are we going to get all of the corruption, and abuse, and predation out of our government? Followed by some other questions that make equally as much sense (none).
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Lies Behind the "Humanitarian War" in Libya: There is No Evidence!
Editors' Note: the two videos displayed above are promotional segments of an unfinished movie project concerning the flimsy "humanitarian" pretext justifying the military takeover of Libya. The movie is called The Humanitarian War, directed by Julien Teil. The groundbreaking interviews and analysis provided by the participants in this project are absolutely essential for
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Corporate Personhood, Limited Liability, and Double Taxation
From my recent TLS post: Corporate Personhood, Limited Liability, and Double Taxation, LibertarianStandard.com (Oct. 18, 2011). Also cross-posted at Mises; archived comments below. Corporate Personhood, Limited Liability, and Double Taxation by Stephan Kinsella on October 18, 2011 @ 2:56 pm · 0 comments in Anti-Statism, Business, Corporatism, Libertarian Theory The politics of the left-oriented Occupy Wall […]
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On This Week in Law today
I’ll be a guest in an hour or so This Week in Law with Denise Howell. The live cast starts at 11 a.m. Pacific.
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O! This Libertarian Movement of Ours… ‘Toids, Layabouts, Freaks…
Ah, this movement of ours. Full of conspiracy nuts, layabouts, dope heads, gun nuts, anti-evolutionists, survivalists, weird diet obsessives, adherents of homeopathy and contrarian health views and fads, “unschoolers,” self-destructive losers, doom ‘n gloomers, activists who get worked up about electoral politics every four years… Ah, me. I was reminded of this when I stumbled […]
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#OccupyWallStreet Protest Movement Needs Immediately to Specify Concrete Revolutionary Demands!
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The Main Event: R2P VS The World (2009)
Statement by Professor Jean Bricmont to the United Nations General Assembly: Interactive Thematic Dialogue on the Responsibility to Protect
United Nations, New York
July 23, 2009
Images and captions added by Color Revolutions and GeopoliticsEditors' Preface (from Wikipedia):
Jean Bricmont (born 1952) is a Belgian theoretical physicist, philosopher of science and a professor at the -
The ‘getting’ of Assange and the smearing of a revolution
John Pilger describes in the New Statesman how the WikiLeaks founder and editor is subjected to 'a drip feed of hostility' from those who were once his allies. The information revolution is a threat not only to great power but to its media gatekeepers.
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RRNews 10: Mr. Customer
Droning American citizens, occupy Wall Street, Bank of America’s $5 Mr. Customer plan, and building an Afghanistan prison.
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Interesting and Esoteric Words of the Slate Podcast Literati: October 5, 2011
Latest notable terms from this and last week’s Slate Culture Gabfest (feel free to email me suggestions or leave them in the comments to the main page, which keeps a running collection of the terms from this series of posts). biopic [JT, CG10-05-11] diacritic [DS, CG10-05-11] ennui [SM, JT, CG10-05-11] falstaff [SM, CG10-05-11] grog [SM, […]
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The relation between the non-aggression principle and property rights: a response to Division by Zer0
The relation between the non-aggression principle and property rights: a response to Division by Zer0, Mises Blog (Oct. 4, 2011) (archived comments below) There was an interesting exchange recently between a left-libertarian (I think that’s what he is) who goes by Divide by Zer0, and anarcho-libertarian Stefan Molyneaux. “dbzer0″ argued against property rights and the […]
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Ayn Rand on Courts’ Subpoena Power and Compulsory Jury Duty (and Eminent Domain)
One problem with minarchism is that it makes it difficult to find a principled opposition to various state policies and actions that violate individual rights. And just as controls breed controls,1 one compromise leads to another. Ayn Rand, for example, maintained that the subpoena power was legitimate–that state courts could legitimately compel people to show […]
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The Regret of the European Union
In a 2004 LRC post, How Stupid are Europeans?, I noted that unless an explicit right to secede or exit from the then-proposed European Constitution were added, any countries joining would likely be prevented by force from leaving later. Happily, the EU Constitution was never finally ratified, due to the heroic stubbornness of French and […]
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On Restricting the Supreme Court’s Jurisdiction and States’ Right to Appeal to the Supreme Court
Here’s an interesting series of posts back in 2004 (including an exchange with Tim Sandefur, back when he was still civil with me): Great Idear Posted by Stephan Kinsella on September 16, 2004 11:24 AM Courts may be stripped on pledge — discusses the attempt by some House Republicans to try to prevent the Supremes […]
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Why Should the Government be Limited?
Mises post; archived comments below. Why Should the Government be Limited? 09/28/2011Stephan Kinsella In Sheldon Richman’s excellent Freeman column Elizabeth Warren’s Non Sequitur, he rightly criticizes the abysmal logic expressed by Elizabeth Warren, the demonrat who’s running for the U.S. Senate in Massachusetts. In her remarks in this video (see below) she says: There is nobody in this country who got […]
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New Publisher, Co-Editor for my Legal Treatise, and how I got started with legal publishing
As most of my libertarian friends and readers know, I’ve published for a number of years books and articles in the area of political and legal theory. I’ve also engaged over the years in more practical legal writing, from law review articles to authored and edited books (I maintain a separate website, KinsellaLaw.com, for my […]
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When a Circus Comes to Town: This is What Democracy Looks Like (2011)
CANVAS[ing] For The Nonviolent Propaganda Offensive: Propaganda In The Service Of Imperial Projects
By Michael Barker
Originally published as Countercurrents.orgMarch 26, 2011
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Rosenberg: pioneering pundit of peer pressure
According to Pulitzer prize winning writer Tina Rosenberg, the author of Join the Club: How Peer
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Agora I/O: The Liberty Unconference: Open Source Agorism: Prosper Without Patents or Copyrights
I’ll be appearing tomorrow on Agora I/O? The Liberty Unconference, at 2pm EDT, at the channel “Open Source Agorism: Prosper Without Patents or Copyrights.” Tune in! Update: Just finished. The video(s) are below. Here is what is amazing. I was set to do the show, using Justin.tv, but for some reason neither of my MacBooks […]
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Act One of the CIA's "Arab Spring": Lebanon's Cedar Revolution: On the Road to Damascus (2005)
Faking the Case Against Syria
By Trish Schuh
Originally published in Counterpunch
November 19-20, 2005
Images and captions added by Color Revolutions and GeopoliticsAnother slam dunk forgery is being used to convict Syria. The United Nations’ Detlev Mehlis inquiry into the murder of Lebanon’s former Prime Minister Rafiq Hairri depends on a central witness, Zuhir Ibn Mohamed Said Saddik,
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War and shopping - an extremism that never speaks its name
John Pilger describes the surreal experience of a Westfield mega mall. The biggest mall in Europe has just opened in London, controlling the main entrance to the 2012 Olympics. In the West, consumerism and war are apparently natural allies, with indebted shopping now 'normal' - like 'perpetual war'.
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Mises Academy Webinar: Obama’s Patent Reform: Improvement or Continuing Calamity?
This Friday, Sept. 23, at 6pm Easter time, I’ll be teaching a Mises Academy Webinar discussing the America Invents Act, signed into law last Friday by President Obama. I discuss this webinar in a Mises Daily article today: Obama’s Patent Reform: Improvement or Continuing Calamity?. In the webinar, I will: summarize the basic problem with […]
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My proto-Hoppean libertarianism at 10 years of age
This weekend I came across an old journal I kept as a boy, when I was 8 to 10 years old, and was reading its goofy entries to my own 8 year old, to his delight. I came across an entry from November, 1975, when I was 10, and it strikes me now that it […]
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The Truth About Libya and NATO's "Humanitarian" Military Road Map
Lectures from the TORONTO CONFERENCESponsored by the Social Justice Committee (in collaboration with the Centre for Research on Globalization)September 9, 2011
Guest speakers include:
Cynthia McKinney, former United States Congresswoman from Georgia
Michel Chossudovsky, professor (retired) at the University of Ottawa and founder of the Centre for Research on Globalization
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Cherokee Nation “Supreme Court”
Interesting. The Cherokee “Nation” actually plays at government and courts. It’s a bit sickening to see them apeing the pomp and practice of their overlords. (See recent decisions here; including a recent decision controversially revoking the citizenship rights of black slave descendants (MSNBC).) Reminds a bit of the UN “courts,” like the UN’s ICJ, the […]
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What Libertarianism Is: in Audio
An audio version of my 2009 article, “What Libertarianism Is,” Mises Daily (August 21, 2009), has been produced, narrated by Graham Wright (audio file).
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The Origin of “Libertarian”
From the Mises Blog, Sept. 10, 2011. Archived comments below. [Update: see also Rothbard on Leonard Read and the Origins of “Libertarianism” (Nov. 17, 2014); and Wikipedia entry on libertarianism, claiming 1796 usage of “libertarian” in the political sense; see also SPRADING, “LIBERTY AND THE GREAT LIBERTARIANS”; Timo Virkkala, Grand Theft L-Word; Jeffrey Tucker, “Where […]
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Hail to the true victors of Rupert's revolution
John Pilger describes the lethal similarities between the propaganda that led to the invasions of Iraq and now Libya, and the arms industry's view of "a very worthwhile region to target".
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Hoppe’s Festschrift, Property, Freedom, and Society, now in ePub
As announced on B.K. Marcus’s post at the Mises blog today (see below), the Hoppe festschrift that Guido Hülsmann and I edited, Property, Freedom, and Society: Essays in Honor of Hans-Hermann Hoppe (Mises Institute, 2009), which was already available in PDF and print, is now available in a free epub format as well. Kindle and […]
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“What Libertarianism Is” in Italian
My article “What Libertarianism Is” was just published in Italian in “Parte Terza: Diritto Naturale e Teoria Politica” of Liberalismo e Anarcocapitalismo: La scuola austriaca di economia (n.1-2 Gennaio-Giugno 2011), part of the Nuova Civiltà delle Macchine monograph series edited by Dario Antiseri (one of the major living Italian philosophers). Other authors include: Rothbard, Rizzo, […]
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