The Problems with Police
Contrary to what some people believe, I don't hate police, but I do believe that individuals employed as police officers routinely engage in immoral behavior and thus I find it unwise to trust them or...
View ArticleHow to be a good juror
Someday you may be called to serve on a jury. This is a grave responsibility which gives you power over someone's life and liberty, and you must not take it lightly. There is no action more serious...
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Secession is the natural right of all individuals
"Once one concedes that a single world government is not necessary, then where does one logically stop at the permissibility of separate states? If Canada and the United States can be separate nations...
View ArticleFive Reasons the Tea Party should reject Donald Trump
I am a libertarian, so I have several reasons for opposing Donald Trump's candidacy which may not be applicable to most conservatives, but there are also some very compelling reasons why consistent...
View ArticleI am not ‘proud to be an American’
I don't fly the U.S. flag and I certainly don't "pledge allegiance" to it. I don't sing "patriotic" songs honoring the world's most oppressive and violent regime. I don't pretend that the U.S. is the...
View ArticleWhy it’s wrong to say ‘All Lives Matter’ as a retort to ‘Black Lives Matter’
This insightful answer to the question "Why is it so controversial when someone says 'All Lives Matter' instead of 'Black Lives Matter'?" was posted by reddit user "GeekAesthete" on July 19, 2015....
View ArticleBlack Lives Matter – 10 Ways to Fix the American Injustice System
The facts are undeniable. Black people are disproportionately stopped, detained, arrested, charged, convicted, incarcerated, abused, and killed by the criminal (in)justice system in America. These...
View ArticleTen things less likely to kill you than the cops
1,208[i] people were killed by the cops in America in 2015. The number was 1,111[ii] in 2014. With 624[iii] killed so far in 2016, we're on track for 1,168 by the end of the year. Based on an average...
View ArticleDrunk driving laws are an unconscionably regressive revenue-generation scam
Drunk driving is not what most people believe. An exceedingly common occurrence that goes entirely undetected in more than 99 percent of cases and remains victimless in more than 99.9 percent of...
View ArticleSix ways children are treated like (or even worse than) slaves
I truly believe that one day mankind will look back on the way children were treated in 2016 with the same incredulity and revulsion as they do how slaves were treated in 1816. The inhuman treatment...
View ArticleThink of a prospective politician or a proposed bill as a bowl of Skittles
My position on things is actually pretty simple. I believe that it's wrong to hurt people and to take their stuff. The state (i.e. the government) exists to hurt people and to take their stuff. Every...
View ArticleRedistributing stolen property to non-producers is a hallmark of leftism
I have observed a constant factor among what are roughly considered 'leftist' ideologies which appears to transcend what broader philosophy the leftist may advocate. This factor is the desire to...
View ArticleWhy authority is always illegitimate
The concept of "authority" can be defined as the right to control someone. While the word is sometimes used in other contexts (i.e. "the leading authority on UFO sightings"), the relevant definition...
View ArticleInalienable rights and the non-aggression principle
The non-aggression principle (NAP) is consistent with the view that rights are inalienable. If we accept that the right to not be aggressed against is inalienable, retribution and punishment are...
View ArticleWhy I left the Tea Party
I have spent many years involved in politics despite knowing that it was ultimately pointless and perhaps even counterproductive. My inclination to DO SOMETHING about problems has always been very...
View ArticleThere are no good cops… or cop defenders
Faced with the avalanche of despicable and unrelenting boot-licking propaganda from the John Birch Society (JBS) and its local disciples, you might believe that cops were not 53 times more deadly to...
View ArticleWant a larger TV? Just sit closer (it’s all about viewing angle)
Spending time on Amazon or taking a trip to Costco or Best Buy may leave you convinced that you really need a larger TV, but you may be able to achieve a similar effect simply by sitting closer to the...
View ArticleYour boss doesn’t have authority over you, he’s your trading partner
The employer-employee relationship doesn't involve authority because it is an ongoing, voluntary trade of labor for goods (typically money) or occasionally services. There is often confusion on this...
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