In an episode of The Tom Woods Show published on August 30, 2024, comedian and libertarian political commentator Dave Smith debated the topic of Israel’s assault on the Gaza Strip with academic Walter Block, who argued in favor of the debate resolution that “The...
A rich country leads the receiving end of U.S. foreign aid, including help for waging wars in the Middle East. This is the case of Israel, whose illegitimate origin is today considered throughout the world as the clearest of all states. Even a large part of the...
The homeschool movement has been growing rapidly over the last few years. But, especially in recent months, I've seen an encouraging new flood of parents making the courageous decision to bring their kids home from public school. A true revolution is upon us, and I...
https://youtu.be/70oW1bau5Tg Th e strategy was dictated by the quasi-libertarian, stateless medieval starting point, and it suggested itself “naturally,” fi rst and foremost to the top ranks of social authority, in particular to feudal kings. In a nutshell, it boils...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDh4AtNM2QM Patrick covers Hans-Hermann Hoppe’s article kicking Walter Block out of Libertarianism for his views on Israel, the latest on the South African ICJ case against Israel for its alleged genocide in Gaza, and the ICJ judgement...
This Pride Month, like many before it, some libertarians are sharing the slogan “Liberty is Inclusive.” The slogan is meant to affirm the idea of equality, not only in the law, but also in how people treat one another outside of legal arrangements. Is this consistent...
https://youtu.be/G2eSuiXNaaQ Once you accept the principle of government, namely that there must be a judicial monopoly and the power to tax, once you accept this principle incorrectly as a just principle, then any idea or any notion of restraining or limiting...
https://youtu.be/CUWH-87Sdqo Without moral argument at his disposal, a liberal is left only with the tool of cost-benefit analysis, but any such analysis must involve an interpersonal comparison of utility, and such a comparison is impossible (scientifically...
Imagine the Catholic Church (or any person or group of people) doing what the government does every day: Everyone who doesn’t give the Catholic Church 25% of his annual income every year will be put in jail. If he resists the Jesuit officer, the officer has the right...
FOREWORD BY JAY BHATTACHARYA, MD, PHD Diary of a Psychosis is different from all other books on Covid: it traces the development of the government response as it happened, bit by bit, and subjects it to relentless scrutiny: did any of it do any good? It thereby...
