An Invitation From Mark Skousen

by Skyler Collins | February 19th, 2010 | 1 Comment

I’m writing to invite you to join me in “the greatest libertarian show on earth” — FreedomFest — set for July 7-11 at Bally’s Events Center in Las Vegas.

The Optimal Size of a Nation

by Skyler Collins | February 17th, 2010 | No Comments

Experience shows that a very populous city can rarely, if ever, be well governed; since all cities which have a reputation for good government have a limit of population. We may argue on grounds of reason, and the same result will follow: for law is order, and good law is good order; but a very great multitude cannot be orderly.

Secret Window Combinations

by Skyler Collins | February 15th, 2010 | No Comments

Sometimes secret combinations aren’t so well hidden.

Why Businessmen Are More Honest Than…

by Skyler Collins | February 3rd, 2010 | No Comments

Notwithstanding regular reports of dishonest businessmen in the daily news, businessmen deserve more respect for their honesty than they receive.

The Giant Counterfeiter

by Skyler Collins | February 1st, 2010 | No Comments

San Jose State economics professor Jeffrey Rogers Hummel tells all his students that the easiest way to understand the Federal Reserve is to think of it as a giant, legalized counterfeiter.

O = W (3rd Term)

by Skyler Collins | January 28th, 2010 | No Comments

The Cato Institute has the evidence.

Mark Skousen Interview

by Skyler Collins | January 25th, 2010 | No Comments

A great interview with Mormon economist and liberty-lover Mark Skousen was just published.

Mises on Drug Paternalism

by Skyler Collins | January 14th, 2010 | No Comments

Opium and morphine are certainly dangerous, habit-forming drugs. But once the principle is admitted that it is the duty of government to protect the individual against his own foolishness, no serious objections can be advanced against further encroachments.

Fear of Science

by Skyler Collins | January 13th, 2010 | 2 Comments

It is a weak and immature faith that finds a threat in science.

Osama bin Laden is Winning

by Skyler Collins | January 12th, 2010 | 2 Comments

Bin Laden proclaimed his grand strategy in the 1990’s. He would oust the modern “Crusaders’ by luring the US and its allies into a series of small, debilitating, hugely expensive wars to bleed and slowly bankrupt the US economy, which he called America’s Achilles’ heel.

Murder, What Else?

by Skyler Collins | January 11th, 2010 | No Comments

American drones dropped in Pakistan kill at least 10 times as many civilians as terrorists and/or Taliban (Pakistani and/or Afghan), according to a July Brookings report.

Austrian and Marxist Class Analysis

by Skyler Collins | January 7th, 2010 | No Comments

I want to do the following in this paper: First to present the theses that constitute the hard core of the Marxist theory of history. I claim that all of them are essentially correct. Then I will show how these true theses are derived in Marxism from a false starting point. Finally, I will demonstrate how Austrianism in the Mises-Rothbard tradition can give a correct but categorically different explanation of their validity.

40 Reasons for Gun Control

by Skyler Collins | January 5th, 2010 | 6 Comments

A woman raped and strangled is morally superior to a woman with a smoking gun and a dead rapist at her feet.

Questions on Intellectual Property

by Skyler Collins | January 4th, 2010 | No Comments

Stephen Kinsella posts a list of questions from a high school student seeking answers regarding the legitimacy of intellectual property “rights”, as well as his answers. They provide a good introduction to the anti-IP position.

Would the World Be Better Without Religion?

by Skyler Collins | January 1st, 2010 | No Comments

A Facebook friend of mine posted his response to a poll: “Would the world be better without religion?” two days ago, generating, to date, 3,627 comments—by far the most I’ve ever seen for any single Facebook posting, and remarkable for one with 481 “Friends.”

U.S. Under Int’l Police-State?

by Skyler Collins | December 30th, 2009 | 6 Comments

In the dead of night on December 17, 2009, President Barack Hussein Obama placed the United States of America under the authority of the international police organization known as INTERPOL, granting the organization full immunity to operate within the United States.

Who Said This?

by Skyler Collins | December 29th, 2009 | No Comments

“We will not rest until we find all who were involved and hold them accountable.”

Mormon Scholars Testify

by Skyler Collins | December 26th, 2009 | No Comments

An interesting new website was just launched titled “Mormon Scholars Testify”.

Anybody Else Feel This Way?

by Skyler Collins | December 24th, 2009 | 5 Comments

I’m glad the health-care bill passed. The federal government is already bankrupt. Anything that will help push it over the edge, such as this and the new stimulus bill, will be a blessing in disguise, don’t you think? Or am I off-base? Let’s here your thoughts in the comments!

What Conservative/Liberal Division?

by Skyler Collins | December 23rd, 2009 | No Comments

The “conservative/liberal” division – although thought of in America today as the two alternative, relevant “sides” of political opinion – is no such thing.

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