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Anarchy, State, and Government: No Means No

Sometimes you can read something that you’ve heard a thousand times before, but for whatever reason it hits you in a new way that changes your whole perspective. That recently happened to me when I was reading Albert Jay Nock’s Our Enemy, the State. To understand the context, you should know that I am a […]

Last Call for Acton Institute Lecture

Just a reminder, tomorrow (Tuesday) I’ll be giving a 12pm lecture on “sound money” at the Acton Institute. It’s my first time and the place is really impressive (I toured it today). If you’re in the Grand Rapids area, come check it out. Much better use of your time than voting.

Trusting in the Lord Rather than the King

In church today we covered this neat passage regarding Ezra’s leading people back to Jerusalem: 21 There, by the Ahava Canal, I proclaimed a fast, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask him for a safe journey for us and our children, with all our possessions. 22 I was ashamed to […]

Liberty Lovers Have Two Years

I realized that a lot of my recent YouTube postings have been karaoke videos. I decided to throw some red meat to the true fans.

Potpourri

==> An oldie (1936!) but goodie: Albert Jay Nock on ignoring the masses and catering to the Remnant. ==> Some of you may be interested in this podcast put out by one of the pastors at my church. ==> Before the 2008 election, I asked Obama supporters to list things that would make them regret […]

IPCC to Emphasize New Marketing Campaign

My latest at IER. An excerpt: As [the interventionists] themselves are now admitting, the actual situation is much more nuanced, showing that the critics had a point all along. Originally the case for government restrictions on carbon dioxide emissions was portrayed as a “no-brainer” akin to changing the oil in your car, but now the […]

Potpourri

==> Richard Tol on the “97% consensus” climate change survey. ==> Tom Woods has a great great podcast on Aquinas’ argument for God. Note: Neither Aquinas, nor any serious theologian, argued that, “Everything has a cause, therefore God.” That sounds boring? OK fine, Tom also specifically addresses the Flying Spaghetti Monster. ==> Richard Ebeling has […]