Great Billy Madison Quote on Stupidity
This is how I feel when I argue with liberals, opponents of nuclear power, conspiratoids, and IP advocates:
This is how I feel when I argue with liberals, opponents of nuclear power, conspiratoids, and IP advocates:
In his latest column for the New Statesman, John Pilger reviews a forgotten book, Disciplined Minds, and examines how a new class of managers defend the status quo at all costs.
From the Mises blog (archived comments below): Slate’s Metcalf on Libertarianism and Nozick JUNE 22, 2011 by STEPHAN KINSELLA Slate’s Culture Gabfest is one of my favorites, even though the main host, Stephen Metcalf, on occasion lets his noxious, smug statism leak out. Witness his recent essay about libertarians and Robert Nozick. It’s already been roundly thrashed–see Will Wilkinson, The […]
Walter Block has a LRC article up today, Andrew Napolitano for Chief Justice, where he lists lots of libertarian lawyers he’s aware of who would be potential candidates for Ron Paulian Supreme Court nominations, and his favorites, which include Judge Andrew Napolitano, Professor Richard Epstein, and yours truly. See also my previous post, Reason on […]
BACKGROUND: The consequences of state aggression.
FOREGROUND: Probably most of the people you know.
Today's show includes Paul, Rob and Adam from Remedy Radio. We discuss a variety of topics, including the essential process of becoming an autodidact. We also devote some time to the difficult process of discussing our ideas and conclusions with others, and some strategies for doing so.
BACKGROUND: The consequences of state aggression.FOREGROUND: Probably most of the people you know.Today's show includes Paul, Rob and Adam from Remedy Radio. We discuss a variety of topics, including the essential process of becoming an autodidact.
BACKGROUND: The consequences of state aggression.
FOREGROUND: Probably most of the people you know.
Today's show includes Paul, Rob and Adam from Remedy Radio. We discuss a variety of topics, including the essential process of becoming an autodidact. We also devote some time to the difficult process of discussing our ideas and conclusions with others, and some strategies for doing so.
The second installment in a series of shows about the teachers and public sector unions, and the recent protests. It would have been nice to skip this topic, but we can't.
Discussed:
-The Myths of Hoover vs. FDR on economic policy
-Presidential "Terribles" and their media challenges/triumphs
-The ease of spreading propaganda vs. the challenge of providing context
-Manipulation of statistics
-Ignorantio Elenchi: the irrelevant conclusion logical fallacy
Please visit schoolsucksproject.com for full show notes, references and links.
The second installment in a series of shows about the teachers and public sector unions, and the recent protests. It would have been nice to skip this topic, but we can't.Discussed:-The Myths of Hoover vs. FDR on economic policy-Presidential "Terribles" and their media challenges/triumphs-The ease of spreading propaganda vs. the challenge of providing context-Manipulation of statistics-Ignorantio Elenchi: the irrelevant conclusion logical fallacy Please visit schoolsucksproject.com for full show notes, references and links.
The second installment in a series of shows about the teachers and public sector unions, and the recent protests. It would have been nice to skip this topic, but we can't.
Discussed:
-The Myths of Hoover vs. FDR on economic policy
-Presidential "Terribles" and their media challenges/triumphs
-The ease of spreading propaganda vs. the challenge of providing context
-Manipulation of statistics
-Ignorantio Elenchi: the irrelevant conclusion logical fallacy
Please visit schoolsucksproject.com for full show notes, references and links.
From the Appendix to my post Objectivist Law Prof Mossoff on Copyright; or, the Misuse of Labor, Value, and Creation Metaphors, quoted below. See also “Objectivist Law Prof Mossoff on Copyright; or, the Misuse of Labor, Value, and Creation Metaphors”; “Hume on Intellectual Property and the Problematic “Labor” Metaphor”; “Thoughts on Intellectual Property, Scarcity, Labor-ownership, Metaphors, […]
Update: See Hoppe, Hans-Hermann and Walter Block, “Property and Exploitation,” International Journal of Value Based Management 15, no. 3 (2002): 225–36 (also in Walter Block, Iulian Tãnase & Bogdan Glãvan, eds., Building Blocks for Liberty: Critical Essays by Walter Block [Auburn, Ala.: Mises Institute, 2010]). Abstract: The authors contend that what can legitimately be owned […]
My article, “Read Hoppe, Then Nothing Is the Same,” discussing my upcoming Mises Academy course, “The Social Theory of Hoppe” (Mondays, July 11-Aug. 21, 2011) was published on Mises Daily last Friday, June 10 2011. The article has also been translated into Spanish: Tras leer a Hoppe, nada es lo mismo. Archived comments below. The […]
A few years ago, even before there was any trace of the Arab Spring, I started to see and say that (the PA is a tiny Egyptian regime), that the PA is not only the breed of the close cooperation …
In Hans-Hermann Hoppe’s classic article In Defense of Extreme Rationalism: Thoughts on Donald McCloskey’s The Rhetoric of Economics, he has some very interesting observations about falsificationism and empiricism: Popper would have us throw out any theory that is contradicted by any fact, which, if at all possible, would leave us virtually empty-handed, going nowhere. In […]
Two favorite (and oft used) quotes by Spooner, both from No Treason No. VI: The Constitution of No Authority, the first, regarding the Constitution and its supporters: there is not the slightest probability that the Constitution has a single bona fide supporter in the country. That is to say, there is not the slightest probability […]
I came across this quote in Leonard Nelson’s System of Ethics (so it’s probably translated from German, as Nelson’s book is): As though to test his youthful vigor, divinity thrust man into conflict with Nature, which contests him every step of the way and at the outset largely has the better of him. Every step […]
Below are a couple of my comments on Jeff Tucker’s post Scrupulosity and the Condemnation of Every Existing Business (see also Art Carden’s Against A Ruthless Libertarian Criticism of Everything Existing). These 2 are below, plus a related comment of mine on Steve Horwitz’s post Power and the Market: Talking to the left. *** Agreed; […]
Last Saturday (May 28) I delivered the speech “Correcting some Common Libertarian Misconceptions” at the 2011 Annual Meeting, Property and Freedom Society (May 27-29, 2011). The video is here, and streamed below; here is the powerpoint presentation. pfs-2011 Stephan Kinsella, Correcting Some Common Libertarian Misconceptions from Sean Gabb on Vimeo. [Mises]
My recent appearance on RT America's show Adam vs. the Man with Adam Kokesh. The show airs M-F at 7pm EST.
Please visit schoolsucksproject.com for full show notes, references and links.
My recent appearance on RT America's show Adam vs. the Man with Adam Kokesh. The show airs M-F at 7pm EST. Please visit schoolsucksproject.com for full show notes, references and links.
My recent appearance on RT America's show Adam vs. the Man with Adam Kokesh. The show airs M-F at 7pm EST.
Please visit schoolsucksproject.com for full show notes, references and links.
From today’s Mises Daily: Argumentation Ethics and Liberty: A Concise Guide Mises Daily: Monday, May 23, 2011 by Stephan Kinsella Professor Hans-Hermann Hoppe burst onto the Austrolibertarian scene in the late 1980s, when he moved to the United States to study under and work with his mentor Murray Rothbard. Since his arrival, Professor Hoppe has […]
"Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom." -Viktor E. Frankl
This is not an investigation into the veracity of the claims that the US military killed Bin Laden. It is an examination of why - once again - there is so little curiosity or doubt from the public and the media.
"Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom." -Viktor E. FranklThis is not an investigation into the veracity of the claims that the US military killed Bin Laden.
"Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom." -Viktor E. Frankl
This is not an investigation into the veracity of the claims that the US military killed Bin Laden. It is an examination of why - once again - there is so little curiosity or doubt from the public and the media.
In his latest column for the New Statesman, John Pilger describes a new colonial phase as the Western powers seek to turn back the Arab revolution that began in January. The newly endowed 'warrior president' is leading the charge.
I have for years edited or co-edited three legal treatises, first for Oceana Publications, then for Oxford University Press, and now, for West/Thomson Reuters. These are: Trademark Practice and Forms (Oceana/Oxford, 2001-2011; West/Thomson Reuters 2011-present) World Online Business Law (Oceana/Oxford 2003-2011; West/Thomson Reuters 2011-present) Digest of Commercial Laws of the World (Oceana/Oxford 1998-2011; West/Thomson Reuters […]
From the Mises blog: Study Hoppe with Kinsella Online May 18, 2011 by Danny Sanchez Explore the social theory of Hans-Hermann Hoppe, the foremost present-day libertarian theorist, with Stephan Kinsella, the foremost present-day Hoppean. You may even get the chance to pose questions to Hoppe himself!
In his latest column for the New Statesman, John Pilger describes the fraudulent intent of Australian governments' "intervention" against the Aboriginal people and the critical role of the dominant Murdoch press.
As readers of Libertarian Papers know, all LP articles are published free and in PDF and in the original Word source file. We use the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License so people are free to do what they want with our articles–reprint them, incorporate them into new works, include them as chapters in books–just grab […]
An introduction to a series of shows about the teachers and public sector unions, and the recent protests. It would have been nice to skip this topic, but we can't.
Discussed:
-Angry again
-The Wisconsin situation spreads
-Students protesting with and for teachers
-Public sector union evasion
-Voices
-Choices
-Consistency
-The inverse relationship between obvious truth and the need for training
Please visit schoolsucksproject.com for full show notes, references and links.
An introduction to a series of shows about the teachers and public sector unions, and the recent protests. It would have been nice to skip this topic, but we can't.
Discussed:
-Angry again
-The Wisconsin situation spreads
-Students protesting with and for teachers
-Public sector union evasion
-Voices
-Choices
-Consistency
-The inverse relationship between obvious truth and the need for training
Please visit schoolsucksproject.com for full show notes, references and links.
An introduction to a series of shows about the teachers and public sector unions, and the recent protests. It would have been nice to skip this topic, but we can't.Discussed:-Angry again-The Wisconsin situation spreads-Students protesting with and for teachers-Public sector union evasion-Voices-Choices-Consistency -The inverse relationship between obvious truth and the need for trainingPlease visit schoolsucksproject.com for full show notes, references and links.
My latest publication is Montessori, Peace, and Libertarianism, published today on LewRockwell.com. In it I discuss Montessori’s educational method and her philosophy of peace, and quote extensively from a great article by John Bremer, “Education as Peace.” Update: see also my LRC post Battle Hymn of the Libertarian-Montessori Father. Some things I had to cut: […]
My friend Gil Guillory told me this: The best advice I ever got was from my father: people judge your intelligence by your ability to follow instructions. I love that!
In his column for the New Statesman's Easter issue, John Pilger describes growing up with the militarism that today drives the celebration of one modern history's great military disasters.
Love this. A Strong Smell of Turpentine Prevails Throughout Category: Humour • Psychedelic Posted on: March 31, 2010 8:20 AM, by Martin R When I was in school I read a great story about a man who took opium, felt that he had a great philosophical insight, wrote it down, and then found, after sobering […]
At 52:53 in Keys #5: Unplugging and Activating, I cut out about 25 minutes of off-topic discussion to tighten up the show. However, I think it is definitely worth hearing.
Discussed:
-The War on Independent Thinking in schools, fact-checking teachers
-The demand for "alternative" central plans
-The futility of engaging the elders?
-Can young people help their parents unplug?
-Measuring personal success
-Celebrity Worship
-Self-trust
Please visit schoolsucksproject.com for full show notes, references and links.
At 52:53 in Keys #5: Unplugging and Activating, I cut out about 25 minutes of off-topic discussion to tighten up the show. However, I think it is definitely worth hearing.
Discussed:
-The War on Independent Thinking in schools, fact-checking teachers
-The demand for "alternative" central plans
-The futility of engaging the elders?
-Can young people help their parents unplug?
-Measuring personal success
-Celebrity Worship
-Self-trust
Please visit schoolsucksproject.com for full show notes, references and links.
At 52:53 in Keys #5: Unplugging and Activating, I cut out about 25 minutes of off-topic discussion to tighten up the show. However, I think it is definitely worth hearing.Discussed:-The War on Independent Thinking in schools, fact-checking teachers-The demand for "alternative" central plans-The futility of engaging the elders?-Can young people help their parents unplug?-Measuring personal success-Celebrity Worship-Self-trustPlease visit schoolsucksproject.com for full show notes, references and links.
Topic:
Laurette Lynn of Unpluuggedmom.com joins me to discuss the challenges of home education and active parenting...and how to overcome them.
Please visit schoolsucksproject.com for full show notes, references and links.
Topic:
Laurette Lynn of Unpluuggedmom.com joins me to discuss the challenges of home education and active parenting...and how to overcome them.
Please visit schoolsucksproject.com for full show notes, references and links.
Topic:Laurette Lynn of Unpluuggedmom.com joins me to discuss the challenges of home education and active parenting...and how to overcome them.Please visit schoolsucksproject.com for full show notes, references and links.
John Pilger argues that the West's attack on Libya merely follows a long history of rapacious assaults on resource-rich countries: the opposite of "protecting civilians".
As I noted last post, due to some career changes and other things, I’ve been unable to keep up with Slate podcasts as much as in the past (mainly because my commute has largely disappeared). So I’m listening to fewer podcasts but Slate’s Culture Gabfest is still just about my favorite one so I still […]
Great observation by Rothbard in Living in a State-Run World: … it is vital to distinguish between two kinds of State activities: (a) those actions that would be perfectly legitimate if performed by private firms on the market; and (b) those actions that are per se immoral and criminal, and that would be illicit in […]
Topic: Aleks, a professor at Washington State University, joins me to discuss his blog entry: Education Reform-Can we blame the students?
Please visit schoolsucksproject.com for full show notes, references and links.
Topic: Aleks, a professor at Washington State University, joins me to discuss his blog entry: Education Reform-Can we blame the students?
Please visit schoolsucksproject.com for full show notes, references and links.