Statism insulates itself (or pretends to) from reality by automatically disqualifying all opposing views. It's like an immune response. To say "taxation is theft" means you aren't a "serious

The words people use and how those words are used says a lot about how someone thinks. In many cases, it's almost as good as an X-ray into their mind. Take, for example, the word "serve" and

(My Eastern New Mexico News column from January 8, 2020- posted in its entirety now that the paper's exclusivity has expired) I'm not a fan of the trend on social media to create artificial divisions to

Does government "work"? Does this or that policy or legislation "work"? Yeah, they "work" just like a bomb works to remodel a hospital. They apply physical force-- they "do

"Anarchy doesn't scale" Whenever I hear that assertion, I notice that they aren't ever discussing anarchy, but something else entirely. Something which doesn't scale. Something like chaos (in

There are good things about the present. There are some good things about the past. You can have some of both. You can mix them together in whatever way makes you happy. I don't understand those who believe

Let statists set their own standards, then use those standards to refute their position. This can work with anyone who's inconsistent, but it works especially well with statists. It doesn't mean you have

The only excuse for government is either to keep us from killing each other (Hobbes) or to protect our natural rights (Locke). So what's the next excuse when it becomes obvious government isn't up to either

I get disgusted any time two gangs fight over someone's real estate. It doesn't matter which gangs they are. Gang Green and Gang Grape arguing over which of them gets to control someone's personal property?

(My Eastern New Mexico News column from January 1, 2020- posted in its entirety now that the paper's exclusivity has expired) Happy New Year and Happy New Decade! I know it doesn't really mean anything

"That's not my business." It's strange how rarely I hear that admission from people. People will go on and on about someone else's business or drama and demand to know what I think about it.

There's "my government" and there's "your government", there is no "our government". My government is me. It is not political. It is not a State. I don't share it with anyone

A lot of people don't seem to believe in right and wrong unless it affects another issue which is important to them, personally. If you come at them from an ethical foundation which falsifies their statist

If astronomers discovered an asteroid on a collision course with Earth, and it was known it would hit Earth with a 100% probability, would that necessitate "martial law"; government

Recently some government functionary told angry teen Greta that before she scolds Americans on what she believes we should be doing to "fix" AGCC (climate change), she needs to go study economics.

(One of my friends-- and a blog reader-- is a Virginia resident. He was there, on the ground, at Richmond, VA, for Lobby Day on January 20, 2020. Before the event, I invited him to write a guest post about

A lot of people are throwing around the phrase "abuse of power" these days. Is it happening? Is it not? Who is guilty of it and who isn't? Before you can figure out whether power is being abused,

(My Eastern New Mexico News column from December 25, 2019- posted in its entirety now that the paper's exclusivity has expired) Peace on Earth. While it sounds like a wonderful ambition-- and under the

Why is anthropogenic global climate change (AGCC) about the only scientific topic where the "consensus of scientists" is still supposed to be the final word, shutting down any further discussion?

I just had to share this video. My Citicar was baby blue, had no fan blowing across the motor, and had no aluminum gutters. I did make my own rubber gutters to keep rain from dripping on my electrical