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Governments Are by Nature Invasive & Predatory #TheAnarchistHandbook
by Keith Knight | May 31, 2021 | Don't Tread on Anyone
https://youtu.be/kdFu3J0TQX4 ... I define anarchist society as one where there is no legal possibility for coercive aggression against the person or property of any individual. Anarchists oppose the State because it has its very being in such aggression, namely, the...
The Case for Voluntaryist Unity. Magnus Panvidya & Keith Knight
by Keith Knight | May 2, 2021 | Don't Tread on Anyone
https://youtu.be/RldpvhquEyM In politics, whenever I hear the word “unity,” to paraphrase the famous words of a German politico of the 1930’s, “I reach for my revolver.” For almost always, “unity” is a scam, a call to abandon principle and follow the leader into some...
The Economics of Ignorant Voters. Bryan Caplan and Keith Knight
by Keith Knight | Jan 20, 2021 | Don't Tread on Anyone
https://youtu.be/Bf984AcAmDQ It is no crime to be ignorant of economics, which is, aft er all, a specialized discipline and one that most people consider to be a “dismal science.” But it is totally irresponsible to have a loud and vociferous opinion on economic...
The Case for Anarcho-Capitalism. David Friedman and Keith Knight.
by Keith Knight | Jan 6, 2021 | Don't Tread on Anyone
https://youtu.be/Ro9s2mI1VNM ... a land without a settled government, whether criminally anarchic or anarcho-capitalist, is almost impossible for an external power to occupy and govern. For there is no political infrastructure, no settled government to whom the...
TechnoAgorist: Agorism as a Means, Not an End
by Ryan Burgett | Nov 30, 2020 | Blog
Agorism did not appear out of a vacuum; it is the spiritual and practical successor to libertarianism as defined by Murray Rothbard in For A New Liberty. Samuel Konkin III said as much in his New Libertarian Manifesto, the classic which first defined agorism. In his...
Against Social Media Censorship – The Libertarian View
by Keith Knight | Oct 25, 2020 | Don't Tread on Anyone
https://youtu.be/BOgXZTuuzrg ... the intervention by the federal government was designed, not to curb big business monopoly for the sake of the public weal, but to create monopolies that big business (as well as trade associations of smaller business)...
The Problem and Solution: Hans-Hermann Hoppe
by Keith Knight | Oct 21, 2020 | Don't Tread on Anyone
https://youtu.be/8ogXgyC_1bI ... I define anarchist society as one where there is no legal possibility for coercive aggression against the person or property of any individual. Anarchists oppose the State because it has its very being in such aggression, namely, the...
Economics Professor Refutes Socialism! Per L. Bylund & Keith Knight
by Keith Knight | Oct 17, 2020 | Don't Tread on Anyone
https://youtu.be/JW9tlZdXOaY Per L. Bylund, PhD, is assistant professor of entrepreneurship and Records-Johnston professor of free enterprise in the School of Entrepreneurship at Oklahoma State University. Find his work here: Twitter: @perbylund PerBylund.com...
Amy Coney Barrett SCOTUS Testimony – Libertarian Lawyer Responds
by Keith Knight | Oct 13, 2020 | Don't Tread on Anyone
https://youtu.be/0ZoaJ_TvEEI In the days of the Founding Fathers, no one believed that the Supreme Court, much less the Court on any given day; always spoke the last word on the Constitution. Every public official, indeed, almost every person, had his own view of...
Austrian Economics Explained for Dummies! (Ludwig von Mises)
by HypocriteTwins | Jan 25, 2020 | Blog
Why does the government hate Austrian economics? How is economics really philosophy? This school of economic thought explains the boom bust cycle of our economy using simple deductive logic. Using Praxeology, a branch of philosophy created by Ludwig von Mises. It...
Episode 368: ‘I Was In Three Riots In Four Months’ – A 30+ Year Anarchist Journey
by Peter R. Quiñones | Jan 24, 2020 | Free Man Beyond the Wall
70 Minutes PG-13 Pete invited Keith Preston to return to the show to talk about his 30+ year journey through anarchism. Keith has devoted much of that time to anarchism's historical study and hosts the largest pan-archist site on the web, Attack The System....
Episode 364: ‘Animating’ What A Voluntary/ANCAP Town Would Look Like
by Peter R. Quiñones | Jan 15, 2020 | Free Man Beyond the Wall
58 Minutes PG-13 Pete invited animator and ANCAP Tomasz Kaye to the show. Tomasz is most famous for his animated, 4-minutes video, "George Ought to Help." Tomasz uses his animation skills to communicate the ideas of voluntaryism and anarcho-capitalism but is also a...
Episode 308: An ‘Ask Me Anything’ w/ Dr. Walter Block
by Peter R. Quiñones | Sep 6, 2019 | Free Man Beyond the Wall
54 Minutes PG-13 Pete invited Dr. Walter Block to come do a private "Ask Me Anything" for his Patreon Supporters. Dr. Block answers questions from all over the map and does what he does best; educates and entertains. Walter Block is the Harold E. Wirth Eminent Scholar...
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The Non-Existent Difference Between National Socialism and Democratic Socialism
Summary: National Socialism and Democratic Socialism both advocate institutionalized violence by the state against peaceful people only differing in rhetoric. The most popular self described Democratic Socialists in America today are Senator Bernie Sanders and...
A Response to My Memorial Day Critics
My article against Memorial Day drew a lot of ire and attention. This should not have been surprising; I was making a controversial statement. What did surprise me, however, was that many critics were self-described libertarians or former libertarians. There were many...
Ignoring Political Gossip & Sticking to Principle
https://youtu.be/ZwWHjYVY4tg In the private sector, firms must attract voluntary customers or they fail; and if they fail, investors lose their money, and managers and employees lose their jobs. The possibility of failure, therefore, is a powerful incentive to find...
The Myth of “Hyper-Rugged-Isolationist-Individualism”
Myth #1: Libertarians believe that each individual is an isolated, hermetically sealed atom, acting in a vacuum without influencing each other. This is a common charge, but a highly puzzling one. In a lifetime of reading libertarian and classical-liberal...
The Lesson From Germany and Korea
Institutions are, of course, in some sense the products of culture. But, because they formalize a set of norms, institutions are often the things that keep a culture honest, determining how far it is conducive to good behaviour rather than bad. To illustrate the...
Occupational Licensing Increases Prices and Deprives People of Options
When you shop online, vendors usually give you a bunch of different ways to sort your options. Take Amazon: One popular sorting option – especially for customers with low income – is “Price: Low to High.” You’ve probably used it yourself many times. This...
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