I never speak it out loud, but recently I’m constantly repeating a movie our daughter used to watch when she was little. Over the Hedge I believe it was called. I constantly hear the little squirrel straining to see the end of the newly constructed impediment, in his...
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Episode 625: Tradition, Family, Democracy and a Century of Democide w/ Pete and Tommy Salmons
by Peter R. Quiñones | Sep 2, 2021 | Free Man Beyond the Wall
74 Minutes Not Safe For Work Tommy Salmons is the host of the Year Zero podcast and a contributor at LibertarianInstitute.org Tommy and Pete have a discussion about things that are normally not discussed in libertarian circles like family, tradition, cultural...
Democide: Understanding the State’s Monopoly on Violence and the Second Amendment
by Sam Jacobs | Jun 2, 2020 | Uncategorized
Gun control is predicated on the belief that private citizens cannot be trusted with firearms. That the state should have a “monopoly on violence” because it is less violent than individuals. And that firearms should be taken away from private citizens because only the state is responsible enough to handle them.
No Matter What Happens, the World Only Watches
by Kym Robinson | Jun 1, 2020 | Don't Tread on Anyone, Featured Articles
A police officer pushed his knee into the back of the neck of a man until he died. Murder. But we watched. A mob stomped a store owner into the pavement as he protected his property. Attempted murder. Again, we watched. A gunship blew journalists and then a...
The Murderous Modern State
by David D'Amato | Nov 19, 2019 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, Libertarianism
The “Long Peace” Thesis Having considered the modern nation-state as a unique subject of historical and political inquiry, we turn to the widely popular notion that we are right now living amidst a “Long Peace,” characterized by falling rates of war and violence more...
Episode 227: Waco Massacre Survivor David Thibodeau Tells His Story, Part 1
by Peter R. Quiñones | Jan 28, 2019 | Blog, Free Man Beyond the Wall
59 Minutes Suitable for All Audiences With February 28th being the 26th "anniversary" of the beginning of the Federal Government's siege on the Branch Davidian's home in Waco, Texas, Pete asked survivor David Thibodeau to come on the show and tell his story of the...
The Price We Pay
by Scott Shearin | Jan 9, 2019 | Blog
Recently I jumped in to a snake pit. Don’t we all every once in a while? Sometimes I suppose those snakes are far too tempting and you’re just morbidly curious how you’ll fare and if you’ll survive. Better yet, perhaps you might even befriend a snake, wouldn’t that be...
Gun Control Is Genocide
by Scott Horton | Mar 8, 2017 | Blog
Trevor Lyman at the Liberty Crier has posted an important documentary about civilian disarmament and democide. Gun Control Is Genocide: The True History of Gun Confiscation And Why We Need The 2nd Amendment https://youtu.be/nUmKT43j4Tc
The Bombs
by Kym Robinson | Nov 8, 2016 | Blog
The Bombs It is perhaps with a degree of historical poetry that on the cusp of an apparent Iranian nuclear deal that Japan should celebrate the 70th anniversary of the destruction of two of its cities at the hands of the United States. The very...
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The Capitalist Competition Myth
Capitalism involves far more cooperation than competition—think of the number of mutually beneficial transactions you’ve had today compared to the number of competitions you’ve been in today - Chris Freiman, author of Why It's OK to Ignore Politics Democratic...
Blame Mexico? Blame Neocons! Blame Big Pharma! Blame the USA!
ABC News: If fentanyl is so deadly, why do drug dealers use it to lace illicit drugs? I have an alternative explanation. America has been fighting endless wars almost the entire century. Many have come home from these never-ending wars with injuries and pains. Doctors...
My Testimony Before the Maine State Senate
In support of Ld 1054, Defend the Guard legislation: Thank you all so much for the opportunity to testify before your committee today. Today is the 20th anniversary of the beginning of Iraq War II. The consensus now is that we should not have done it. Iraq was not...
These Iraq War Supporters Are Still in Congress
On March 19, 2003 the United States began its military invasion of Iraq. The Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq passed Congress in October 2002, with 296 congressmen and 77 senators voting in favor of giving President George W. Bush carte blanche...
Laci Green is Wrong: Democratic Competition vs. Free Market Competition
In environments where there's a lot of competition, people tend to lie out their ass and you can apply this to any competitive situation. Take capitalism. As industrialization took full effect, the Federal Government had to interfere because there was so much false...
Empower the Workers: Decriminalize Economic Activity Between Consenting Adults
The most reliable and effective protection for most workers is provided by the existence of many employers. As we have seen, a person who has only one possible employer has little or no protection. The employers who protect a worker are those who would like to hire...
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