Category Archives: Liberty

This Is Not How A Free Society Treats People

Posted on Thu, 17 May, 2012 by pmjones

This is where Eduardo Saverin comes in. The Facebook co-founder, who finds himself a few billion dollars richer this week, recently renounced his US citizenship. And, to the intelligentsia, it’s not ‘fair’. ‘Saverin needs to pay his fair share! He … Continue reading →

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Victims of Communism Day: 80 to 100 Million Dead

Posted on Tue, 01 May, 2012 by pmjones

May Day began as a holiday for socialists and labor union activists, not just communists. But over time, the date was taken over by the Soviet Union and other communist regimes and used as a propaganda tool to prop up … Continue reading →

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Taxes and Human Weakness

Posted on Thu, 16 Feb, 2012 by pmjones

When someone drops out of high school, overeats, or fails to exercise, you tell us that their behavior is only "human."  But if a conservative or libertarian objects to paying taxes to help people who make these choices, you get … Continue reading →

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Obama’s Dumbest Critics

Posted on Wed, 18 Jan, 2012 by pmjones

How would you have reacted in 2008 if any Republican ran promising to do the following? (1) Codify indefinite detention into law; (2) draw up a secret kill list of people, including American citizens, to assassinate without due process; (3) … Continue reading →

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Statism Incomparably Worse Than Free Markets

Posted on Fri, 23 Dec, 2011 by pmjones

… [C]apitalism vigorously pursued has never produced the atrocities – starvation, tyranny, and genocide – that are produced by statism vigorously pursued.  Nothing remotely close. Capitalism vigorously pursued might produce trade cycles and long periods of high unemployment; it might … Continue reading →

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SOPA: An Architecture for Censorship

Posted on Wed, 21 Dec, 2011 by pmjones

The practical effect of SOPA will be to create an architecture for censorship—both legal and technological—that will radically alter the costs of engaging in future censorship unrelated to piracy or counterfeiting. To these guys, that’s probably a feature, not a … Continue reading →

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Would Cars Be Government-Approved Today?

Posted on Sat, 17 Dec, 2011 by pmjones

… have you considered how lucky we are that the government lets us drive cars at all? Imagine if cars hadn’t been around for a century, but instead were just invented today. Is there any way they’d be approved for … Continue reading →

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Why I love Walmart despite [rarely] shopping there

Posted on Tue, 13 Dec, 2011 by pmjones

I find that, as little as I like excess and overconsumption, voicing that dislike gives power to people and political tendencies that I consider far more dangerous than overconsumption. I’d rather be surrounded by fat people who buy too much … Continue reading →

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The Men Kicking In Your Door Shouting “Police” Might Not Be Police

Posted on Tue, 30 Aug, 2011 by pmjones

The homeowners told police that while they were sleeping, three men who were dressed in police-like garb entered their bedroom and put flex-cuffs on their hands. Investigators said the assailants came in through the home’s front door and took money … Continue reading →

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Why Hasn’t Anyone Signed Up For the High-Risk Health Insurance Pools?

Posted on Thu, 02 Jun, 2011 by pmjones

[T]he high-risk pools, which were meant to tide people over until 2013, have signed up just 18,000 people as of March. There were supposed to be millions of people who were uninsurable because of pre-existing conditions.  We heard lengthy testimony … Continue reading →

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