With the election coming up, Obama is going straight for the heart strings with a Memorial Day ad, going as far to highlight Bin Laden’s alleged death to push his election propaganda. (I say “alleged” for other reasons not of point but nonetheless poignant – see Here Here Here.) The funny misstatement he makes is saying that it is [...]
Read more
Failures & Divides In Libertarian Activism – An Analysis & Solution With The MBTI
May 24, 2012
5 Comments
(The following piece was, in part, prompted by the following article: Inevitable Anarchism: The Non-aggression Principle’s Persuasive Challenge by Casey Given.) Now that libertarianism has become mainstream (see Here Here Here Here Here Here), the political divide has begun to take root between two camps in liberty activism: The philosopher class and the emotionalism/experiential (“E/E” [...]
Read more
The Philosophy of Liberty – Best Videos I Have Ever Seen Explaining Libertarianism
April 29, 2012
0 Comments
Hello everyone! I have to share these videos which entertainingly describe the core principles of libertarian thought. They were created by the Foundation for a Free Society, which is “an educational organization dedicated to promoting the principles of liberty, personal sovereignty, private property, and free markets in order to create a more free and prosperous [...]
Read more
Lawsuits against the TSA share a theme: They are filed in the wrong court.
April 26, 2012
14 Comments
Lawsuits against the TSA share a theme: They are filed in the wrong court. Q: What do an old lady, a college student, and Jesse Ventura have in common? A: They all failed to sue the TSA in the proper forum. Juris Doctor candidate Jaime Roocke-Sherman has written a detailed report describing the faux pas [...]
Read more
From Tyranny to Liberty – How Turning Government Into a “Not-For-Profit” Is a Practical Step Toward Voluntary Living
February 9, 2012
1 Comment
The forefathers of modern libertarian thought, from Lysander Spooner to Ludwig von Mises and Murray Rothbard, have set forth excellent principles on which to found an individualist code of ethics. Liberty and libertarianism have begun to take roots in mainstream academia. Scholarship at Mises.org and LewRockwell.com provide great resources on philosophy and economics, and liberty-oriented think-tanks [...]
Read more
Loitering or Prowling – Constitutional Issues – 856.021
January 24, 2012
0 Comments
The “Loitering or Prowling” law in Florida has caused much concern for civil liberties activists because its broad nature hearkens to old vagrancy laws, which acted as “catch-all’s” for police to use against people they didn’t like. The analysis here is simply demonstrating the differences in interpretations among jurisdictions. As it stands, most jurisdictions require [...]
Read more
Sherlock Holmes as Played by Robert Downey Junior MBTI – INTP INTJ or ENTP?
December 22, 2011
0 Comments
So I watched the latest Sherlock Holmes movie. It was pretty good – action was more elongated and they cut to the chase on the plot. Again, as the last movie, they had some subliminal manipulative messages. (The former film tried to get the viewer to buy that secret societies are generally good and benevolent, [...]
Read more
The Dangers of Collectivism Realized – Why No One “Gets It” When It Comes to Political Leaders and Campaign Manipulations.
December 5, 2011
1 Comment
The Dangers of Collectivism Realized – Why No One “Gets It” When It Comes to Political Leaders and Campaign Manipulations. I had to write this quick blurb upon reading Francisco Gonzales’ lament on the Hermain Cain campaign. (see The Train Ends Here, Exit Right: http://franciscogonzalez.us/blogposts/the-train-ends-here-exit-right/) To cut to the chase, I want to tackle one key phrase [...]
Read more
Red Light, Green Light, Ar-res-ted
November 17, 2011
0 Comments
Red Light, Green Light, Ar-res-ted Another look at Illinois v. Wardlow and how police can use their authority to turn innocent youth into criminals. When I was a child, a popular game to play was “Red Light, Green Light.” It was usually played at a gym or in a classroom by kids aged 4-10. A [...]
Read more
Why A Tree? A Philosophical Discussion on the Garden of Eden
October 6, 2011
1 Comment
The Garden of Eden is a flagship symbol of Christianity that is often the topic of heated debate. One of the most common complaints I hear is is on the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. To help explain (to some degree) why God chose a tree, I lay out the following philosophical points: [...]
Read more
