Here’s an article explaining why it doesn’t really matter who “wins” in the upcoming elections. Note: There’s nothing wrong with voting in the elections, just don’t expect it to do much good.
Here’s an article by Joe Sobran on what the difference is.
oops…I mean, of course, the War on Terror. Silly me, to think that a war waged against terror could be terror itself. This politically incorrect man seems to think so, here at LewRockwell.com. Enough with the sarcasm. The article I linked to above goes very well with my book which will be coming out early next year. It was going to be a short story anthology and now I’m not quite sure. I’m beginning to hope that it might actually turn out to be a novel. Novels are so much more impressive, don’t you know? I can call myself an…
Here is a very apt and slightly funny blog post by a friend and fellow economist, Terry Noel. It is very difficult to call myself an economist. I don’t feel like one. I’m not sure how economists are supposed to act. It is difficult enough just being me, let alone an economist. But if I love teaching economics and studying economics I must resign myself to the fate of being an economist.
This is a question I’ve been asking myself lately. I’ve done a lot of thinking, not to mention praying, on this subject. Here are some thoughts… Consider this hypothetical situation: 1) There is a tyrannical despot ruling over a country. 2) God “raptures” all believers (no, I don’t believe in “the rapture”…but it is useful for this imaginary situation). 3) Unbelievers rebel against the government and slowly anarchy emerges. Private road systems form. People begin offering their services…post offices, crime protection, etc… 4) God brings Christians back to the world and sets them in this anarchic society. In this situation,…
For some reason I didn’t sleep last night. I suspect it might be some new tea I drank that might have caffeine in it. At any rate, I stumbled out of bed this morning to check my email and all…when I came to this incredible article posted on Facebook by a friend. The Nobel Peace Prize just went to Liu Xiaobo of China. After their selection last year, I have absolutely no respect for the Nobel Prize committee. I didn’t hear much about this man, Liu Xiaobo, and didn’t think anymore about it until this morning. This is his final statement, I…
Knowing my interest in politics, the role of the Christian in the world, etc…my pastor loaned me a book called “Defending the Faith: J. Gresham Machen and the Crisis of Conservative Protestantism in Modern America” by D.G. Hart. I’m still on the first chapter but am greatly enjoying it. Machen seemed to be the type of Christian who would not compromise on his beliefs even with the onslaught of liberalism but yet he was so “fundamentalist” that he could not enjoy and appreciate the more secular things of this world. While he had a very high moral standard, he saw…
This is one of my favorite videos ever. I hope we never forget the truths that Ron Paul points out. It is a matter of life and death. Perhaps not for us, but for other innocent human beings.
Thanks to the Mises Institute, I ran across this fascinating website and wanted to share it. The “Seasteading Institute” is working to build communities on the ocean outside the realm of any government or country. Their logic is, since governments have claimed all the land, we must turn to the sea for freedom. It is really interesting. I’d love to try it someday. In fact, I’m tempted to sign up to be one of those 150 individuals in 5 years to try it out. I can’t express how exciting this is to me. Who would have dreamed 100 years ago…
Note 1: If you are a supporter of closed borders, killing illegals, deporting them, etc…then think carefully before you read this post. Note 2: I put the word “illegal” in quotations to emphasize that the idea of people crossing an imaginary line without the permission of the government being somehow “wrong” is rather ridiculous. I was recently treated to speech on illegal immigration. The speaker was comparing our immigration policy to that of North Korea (if you illegally cross the North Korea border you get 12 years in prison or something terrible like that), to Saudi Arabia, to Iran, etc…and…
