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Government Gone Wild
Our economic problems rightfully dominate the news. However, they are merely symptoms of a bigger, underlying problem — government. Government is never a solution. It is always the source of the problem(s). For many, the previous paragraph is heresy. They “know” that government is necessary and good. They “know” that government solves problems and brings [...]
Albert J. Nock: Timeless Insights
One of my favorite libertarian/curmudgeon intellectuals is Albert J. Nock. Here is his description of an election, any election: It was clear from the first that the campaign would boil down to the one old familiar issue, which is whether we shall be blackmailed for the next four years to support a horde of deserving [...]
Now Not Such so Superfluous
In 1935 in Our Enemy the State Albert J. Nock explained government rather directly and dramatically: Taking the State wherever found, striking into its history at any point, one sees no way to differentiate the activities of its founders, administrators and beneficiaries from those of a professional-criminal class. His observation applied to all countries and [...]
Our Enemy the State
Albert J. Nock, libertarian, wrote a book entitled Our Enemy the State in 1935. It is an interesting book for those who believe or don’t believe that the masses are little more than fodder for the big guys. In Nock’s opinion, the role of government everywhere has been to exploit the population by transferring both wealth [...]
Ethics and Integrity of Government
Image via Wikipedia My distaste for government in its current bloated form (a State as opposed to a government) should be apparent. Recently, I have characterized our government as a “cornered and wounded animal,” willing to do anything to survive what appears to be an increasingly impossible mess. Some may justify any kind of behavior [...]
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