Respect for Daddy Murray Rothbard pointed out in “Anatomy of the State” that worship of one’s ancestors “becomes a none too subtle means of worship of one’s ancient rulers.” I think this point has been vastly understated since then. This phenomenon represents a large factor explaining why there is such momentum behind state worship...
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Of course you carry a gun, right? You live in the state with the No. 1 ranking for preservation of gun rights. You live on the Mexican border. We all know what Fox News says about that. You roam the rural areas near the border. Why wouldn’t you? Of course you would sling that...
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Bolivia If you are analyzing the various Latin American countries for a visit or relocation, you may have ruled out some of the socialist paradises thinking them a little too stressful for your tastes. Then, once you remember that socialism results in blowhard governments that have a hard time funding and implementing their predations...
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This story is fiction. Once upon a time, there was an FBI Agent, Bob, and an ATF Agent, Sam, that didn’t know each other. They worked miles apart. But, they both were good little feds and they read their agencies’ marching orders and watched the controlled media to know who they should be targeting....
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The imagined look and persona of an agent provocateur in most people’s minds probably couldn’t be further from the truth. Most would probably picture the obscure, silent individual lurking in the back of the room while doing his best to conceal his identity and his movements. If you accept that image, you have also...
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(Copyright 2014 Lewrockwell.com) The federal response will definitely come. It will likely be in three areas; two of which don’t involve the Bundys specifically. First, a multi-faceted attack will be made on the Bundys; second, a broad-front regulatory response against other land users will be made for the purpose of retaliation against the whole...
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(Copyright 2013 LewRockwell.com) Most low level government employees are biding their time. They don’t desire to push people around. Most senior executives are politicians. They don’t want to get their hands dirty. They don’t want to make a politically dangerous order requiring underlings to become the edge of the knife. Executives want the results. ...
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(Copyright 2013 LewRockwell.com) Ham Radio Freedom Surprisingly, ham radio is something that has not been entirely messed up by state action. As a matter of fact, it has avoided most of the crazy rules that have affected commercial broadcasting and commercial two-way radio in recent years. The ruinous policy of converting all over-the-air broadcast...
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(Copyright 2013 LewRockwell.com) There is a lot of chatter amongst conservative “2nd Amendment cops” and military folks about how they will not obey the orders when the grand pronouncement is made to take guns. It will be a cop sit out. What will really happen is quite different. Your Republican cop or military buddy...
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