Ben Franklin noted that he showed skill for statism in his early years saying that he was often allowed to “govern” and to be a “leader” when doing things with other boys.  To demonstrate this innate ability, he described an occasion which he related because it showed what he described as “an early projecting...
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His life was changed in a day. He grew up working and playing with his family in the mountains and valleys of what is now Arizona.  His mother Juana placed him in a swing that rocked gently in the breeze as she worked.  He played games of hide-and-seek with the other children.  He worked...
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No asset seizures without charges against a person?  Wait a minute, you not only need charges, but you can’t forfeit assets without a conviction for an underlying non-asset crime?  No “Country of Chile versus one million dollars?”  No “Argentina versus a Mitsubishi Montero?”  So, you can’t have stand-alone money laundering charges against someone without...
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When money doesn’t develop as a commodity, it gives one pause to wonder why.  Is it real money?  Is it viable in a free market?  How did it come into existence if it didn’t develop as a good with uses other than money?  Today we observe persistent thievery of goods (e.g. land, cars, gold,...
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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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