Something that is very frustrating to me, and apparently Murray Rothbard, is the attitude people have towards the judicial system. It never occurs to them that the judicial system is absurd and can never possibly be for our own good. This upset Rothbard so much that he wrote a great article on it, here.
Chapter 12: Money Warehouses Since in the free market we would use some sort of coins, they would eventually get too bulky to carry around, and warehouses would emerge. We would store our money in a warehouse and carry a warehouse receipt that would guarantee our ownership of the money. Warehouses would probably be even more important with money than other items, since we will always withdraw other items from a warehouse to use. But money has no “use” per se, we can’t consume it, just exchange it. It is just transferred from one person to another, and there’s no…
He accidentally told the truth. Read more here.
At the conclusion of Rothbard’s book, “What Has the Government Done To Our Money?” he discusses the future of money in the post-Bretton Woods economy. He says that the only way to reach stability is to return to the classical gold standard of the 1800’s. Sadly, however, no one is interested in that, but rather, a world currency is the more “viable” option. Here’s a recent article about that.
Some argue that something called “encryption” will keep your emails, text messages, etc…safe from the governmental prying eyes.
This is a story about an Iowan farmer, Lee, who goes off to fight in WWII and must confront the dark truth he discovers about war. “Lee, you brought me out to this strange place, to this lonely and forsaken land—and then you left. I never left the city before I married you. That was my home, and I don’t know what to do here without you. I just hope that whatever you’re doing is worth it, and please come home soon.” “But he wrote letters for months to you; we couldn’t understand him. But I suppose you are not…
By Murray Rothbard, here. Warning: This article is very long, and only for the brave of heart. I haven’t even attempted the whole thing yet, but hope to return when I have more time and give this article the time it deserves. I posted it because I feel that Friedman’s ideas are more dangerous than even Keynes. I’ve heard people say how Friedman was their “hero” and everyone assumes then, “oh, you must believe in the free market.” I think Friedman was a sort of impostor. That’s why we need someone like Rothbard to unveil his true motives and beliefs.
It seems that interviews are all the rage these days, from Lew Rockwell interviewing Ron Paul to Tom Woods being interviewed by a Zombie. Some of us more unfortunate people aren’t exactly being bombarded with requests to be interviewed. Yet we (translate: I) want in on the fun too. So, why can’t I interview myself? After doing this interview, I have a suggestion for all you famous people, you should try this too. I’ve noticed that many times when you’re interviewed, you don’t get much time to answer the questions, and sometimes (translate: most of the time) the interviewer isn’t very…
Tom Woods has put together a list of resources for anyone interested in delving into Austrian economics. It is similar to a list that Campaign for Liberty has which I used last year. Very helpful, I highly recommend it.
There’s a new movie out that is questioning the work of the TSA, read more here.
