Tag: liberty

A Crime Without a Victim: Is It Possible?

I had an interesting discussion with my family  this morning. It started out as a tirade against the speed limits. This is how it started: Point One: The government says that when you drive over the prescribed limit, there’s a greater likelihood that you will harm yourself, your passengers and also others on the road. My point: Why stop there? Point Two: Carrying on many conversations with people of various ages while trying to drive is distracting. It is harder to concentrate when your two-year old is saying something quite incomprehensible but she really wants you to understand what it…

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What I’m Thankful For

Since this is, after all, a sort of political/economic blog, I’m going to put a free market twist on what I’m thankful for. This is not in any particular order, I just write as things come to me. I’m thankful for… – Apple and their amazing and beautiful computers that make life so much fun and so much easier than Microsoft could ever do. – The Mises Institute and their relentless dedication to doing interesting things, sharing knowledge, and of course, being nice to me. – My friends who agree with me because it makes me feel like I’m not…

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A Good Week

I hope you are having a good week because mine is going just great. I’m actually sticking to my schedule pretty well and doing what I wanted to accomplish. I’m reading the first couple chapters (or sections in chapters, depending on how they are set up) in four different books, “Conceived in Liberty,” “Man, Economy and State,” “Democracy: The God That Failed,” and “The Great Gain of Godliness.” I have yet to tackle Man, Economy and State. Usually I read in bed right before I go to sleep, and it is a little cumbersome to hold that large volume and…

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Has the Free Market Amused Us to Death?

I’m reading a book right now called, “Daily Life in the United States, 1920-1940.” I bought it at our local library for 25 cents. It is a gem. I write a lot about this era in American history, and so it is very interesting to read the nitty-gritty details about life. Needless to say the author (David Kyvig) is quite the leftist. But I can easily penetrate through this propaganda, and there’s an interesting story behind it. The early 1900’s were really a time of great technological change, even revolution, in America. From driving to church in a buggy to…

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Bring Them Home!

I’m sometimes accused of being “anti-military,” as if that’s as bad as being “anti-life.” But I wish to clarify my position on this. I’m not against the military, if by military you mean the individuals who are out there risking their lives. If that’s what you mean, then I’m all for them. I get a little misty-eyed when I see a reunion of a soldier and his family. I do care deeply about those soldiers. In fact, I care for them so much that it pains me to think of these people giving up these years of their life, precious…

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Update on Online Class

I’m sorry folks, if you missed the deadline for the discounted registration. Your only chance now is to get more than 5 people to sign up with you, and you can get the group rate of $35 per person. But I’ve been thinking about some other things too. In case you’re afraid that this class is going to be a little boring (or maybe slightly fun) but just not practical and relevant to your life, I have a solution. During the last couple weeks of the course, we will spend our live lecture time discussing current problems. After getting such…

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Where Have I Been?

I must apologize for the lack of posts in the last couple days. Came down with some sort of cold on Thursday that knocked me out for all of Friday. Just starting to feel better now. You should feel very good that while yet so tired and weak I’m trying to write a blog post. What dedication and devotion to my readers! It was so frustrating to lay (or lie?) in bed, thinking of the 1,000 things I want to do, and not being able to do any of it. I did listen to several lectures from Mises.org, so that…

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The Blight of Beck

Have I ever mentioned how much I can’t stand Glenn Beck? He makes me sick. And very mad. Anyways, here’s an article from LewRockwell.com on how Fox News (and Glenn Beck primarily) have totally distorted the Progressive era and agenda.

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