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The Optimal Size of a Nation
Is the United States, at over 300 million people, too big to govern effectively and efficiently? I believe it is. If 300 million people is too big, what is the optimal size of a nation whose government is responsive, effective, and efficient? Kirkpatrick Sale has written a very interesting article ...
Secret Window Combinations
Sometimes secret combinations aren't so well hidden, from Stossel:
A Warning From Our Past
"Those who can not remember the past are condemned to repeat it." George Santayana, American philosopher
Recent political events have focused considerable negative attention on the LDS church, designating Mormons as the primary opponents to same-sex marriage initiatives across the country. Battle lines were drawn in California’s ballot initiative, Proposition 8, ...
The Misplaced Ire of Citizens United
The U.S. Supreme Court recently announced a ruling which has been divisive both among the justices of the Court and the people at large. In Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the Court determined in a 5-4 vote that corporations could independently spend money to support or oppose a candidate ...
Saints in a New World Order
In my first book, The New World Order and Other Secret Combinations of the Last Days (Cedar Fort, 1998), I discussed the advancing efforts of world politicians and policymakers towards creating a transnational federal union. Despite the efforts of American conservatives and nationalists, the progression toward global governance continues, regardless ...
The Failure of Foreign Aid
Almost half the world—over three billion people—live on less than $2.50 a day. The condition of humanity’s well-being is, in the aggregate, a story of poverty, suffering, and deprivation.
Sympathetic Americans have, to their credit, and due to their more affluent position resulting from their relative economic freedom and capitalist system, ...
Trial By Jury: An Essential Safeguard for a Free Society
About two centuries ago Thomas Jefferson said "I consider Trial by Jury as the only anchor yet imagined by man, by which a government can be held to the principles of its constitution". We live at a time in which we have the potential to learn perhaps more from history ...
On Whether to Tear Down or Build Up
A recent article by Utah attorney Jerry Salcido touched on the battle many patriots face when they realize the magnitude of our awful situation: do we focus our time on outing conspiracies and pointing out corruption, or do we study and advocate correct principles to win people over to the ...
Mises on Drug Paternalism
Ludwig von Mises was wise to the unintended consequences caused by government interference in not only the economy, but many other aspects of human action. Pulled from a recent article by Anthony Gregory is this quote by Mises fitting for the War on Drugs (emphasis added):
The problems involved in direct ...
Living the Nephite Nightmare
The Book of Mormon is a prophecy for our time.
This has been my thesis since the mid-1980s, when I wrote Parallel Histories: The Nephites and The Americans. It was written over 20 years ago in response to then church president Ezra Taft Benson’s call to carefully and diligently re-examine the ...
The Moral Consequences of Paternalism
[Written by Daniel B. Klein for The Freeman, May 1994. Changes from original in brackets.]
Picture a man gobbling a second helping of chocolate cake, or chain-smoking a pack of cigarettes, or injecting heroin into his vein. Is there a crime being committed? Is aggression or violence being done to an ...
Mosiah’s Legacy of Law: An Example for our Day
The Last of the Nephite Kings
King Mosiah II was the grandson of Mosiah I and the son of King Benjamin. He ruled from about 124 BC, when he was thirty years of age (1), until his death in 91 BC. (2)
His rule was one of righteousness for he did "walk ...
Anybody Else Feel This Way?
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?
This letter the the manager of WTOP Radio by Donald Boudreaux is too good not to share:
Mr. Jim Farley, Station Manager
WTOP Radio
Washington, DC
Dear Mr. Farley:
Each time your station runs a comment by Colbert King, Cal Thomas, and other pundits, your anchors announce “WTOP brings you commentary and analysis from both ...
The First Christmas – A Libertarian Event, Too
Christmastime is arguably the best time of the year. We all know the reasons why, though many forget. My intention with this short essay is not to examine those, the most important parts. Rather, what I thought I'd share here are the details that make the Christmas story a libertarian ...
Government Charity
The latest from Jacob Hornberger is a lesson to remember:
As we reflect on Christmas during the holiday season, let us also reflect on how the socialistic welfare state, with its process of forcible taking and redistributing people’s money constitutes a grave violation of the laws of God. Let us also ...
The 11th Commandment of the Book of Mormon
FORWARD
Early in 2009 I took the time to express my concerns about alarming events going on in the world to my Stake President that I felt should be of concern to him and our Stake.
He asked if I was getting my own revelation and why he hadn't seen what ...
But King Mosiah Levied a Tax
Rather than refute each assertion made by Chris is his article which was a response to my initial article, a new argument will be presented which I believe provides conclusive evidence that the scriptures support limited taxation. This will have the net effect of dismissing Chris' conclusions and reaffirming my ...
The World’s Newest Religion
The world has chosen its new religion, from Forbes:
The recent release of hacked e-mails from a leading climate change research unit in Britain confirms what has long been obvious--that climate change is as much a religious issue as a scientific one. There are climate dogmas, climate heretics, warnings of climate ...
The Optimal Size of a Nation
Is the United States, at over 300 million people, too big to govern effectively and efficiently? I believe it is. If 300 million people is too big, what is the optimal size of a nation whose government is responsive, effective, and efficient? Kirkpatrick Sale has written a very interesting article ...Secret Window Combinations
Sometimes secret combinations aren't so well hidden, from Stossel:A Warning From Our Past
"Those who can not remember the past are condemned to repeat it." George Santayana, American philosopher Recent political events have focused considerable negative attention on the LDS church, designating Mormons as the primary opponents to same-sex marriage initiatives across the country. Battle lines were drawn in California’s ballot initiative, Proposition 8, ...The Misplaced Ire of Citizens United
The U.S. Supreme Court recently announced a ruling which has been divisive both among the justices of the Court and the people at large. In Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the Court determined in a 5-4 vote that corporations could independently spend money to support or oppose a candidate ...Saints in a New World Order
In my first book, The New World Order and Other Secret Combinations of the Last Days (Cedar Fort, 1998), I discussed the advancing efforts of world politicians and policymakers towards creating a transnational federal union. Despite the efforts of American conservatives and nationalists, the progression toward global governance continues, regardless ...The Failure of Foreign Aid
Almost half the world—over three billion people—live on less than $2.50 a day. The condition of humanity’s well-being is, in the aggregate, a story of poverty, suffering, and deprivation. Sympathetic Americans have, to their credit, and due to their more affluent position resulting from their relative economic freedom and capitalist system, ...Trial By Jury: An Essential Safeguard for a Free Society
About two centuries ago Thomas Jefferson said "I consider Trial by Jury as the only anchor yet imagined by man, by which a government can be held to the principles of its constitution". We live at a time in which we have the potential to learn perhaps more from history ...On Whether to Tear Down or Build Up
A recent article by Utah attorney Jerry Salcido touched on the battle many patriots face when they realize the magnitude of our awful situation: do we focus our time on outing conspiracies and pointing out corruption, or do we study and advocate correct principles to win people over to the ...Mises on Drug Paternalism
Ludwig von Mises was wise to the unintended consequences caused by government interference in not only the economy, but many other aspects of human action. Pulled from a recent article by Anthony Gregory is this quote by Mises fitting for the War on Drugs (emphasis added): The problems involved in direct ...Living the Nephite Nightmare
The Book of Mormon is a prophecy for our time. This has been my thesis since the mid-1980s, when I wrote Parallel Histories: The Nephites and The Americans. It was written over 20 years ago in response to then church president Ezra Taft Benson’s call to carefully and diligently re-examine the ...The Moral Consequences of Paternalism
[Written by Daniel B. Klein for The Freeman, May 1994. Changes from original in brackets.] Picture a man gobbling a second helping of chocolate cake, or chain-smoking a pack of cigarettes, or injecting heroin into his vein. Is there a crime being committed? Is aggression or violence being done to an ...Mosiah’s Legacy of Law: An Example for our Day
The Last of the Nephite Kings King Mosiah II was the grandson of Mosiah I and the son of King Benjamin. He ruled from about 124 BC, when he was thirty years of age (1), until his death in 91 BC. (2) His rule was one of righteousness for he did "walk ...Anybody Else Feel This Way?
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?
This letter the the manager of WTOP Radio by Donald Boudreaux is too good not to share: Mr. Jim Farley, Station Manager WTOP Radio Washington, DC Dear Mr. Farley: Each time your station runs a comment by Colbert King, Cal Thomas, and other pundits, your anchors announce “WTOP brings you commentary and analysis from both ...The First Christmas – A Libertarian Event, Too
Christmastime is arguably the best time of the year. We all know the reasons why, though many forget. My intention with this short essay is not to examine those, the most important parts. Rather, what I thought I'd share here are the details that make the Christmas story a libertarian ...Government Charity
The latest from Jacob Hornberger is a lesson to remember: As we reflect on Christmas during the holiday season, let us also reflect on how the socialistic welfare state, with its process of forcible taking and redistributing people’s money constitutes a grave violation of the laws of God. Let us also ...The 11th Commandment of the Book of Mormon
FORWARD Early in 2009 I took the time to express my concerns about alarming events going on in the world to my Stake President that I felt should be of concern to him and our Stake. He asked if I was getting my own revelation and why he hadn't seen what ...But King Mosiah Levied a Tax
Rather than refute each assertion made by Chris is his article which was a response to my initial article, a new argument will be presented which I believe provides conclusive evidence that the scriptures support limited taxation. This will have the net effect of dismissing Chris' conclusions and reaffirming my ...The World’s Newest Religion
The world has chosen its new religion, from Forbes: The recent release of hacked e-mails from a leading climate change research unit in Britain confirms what has long been obvious--that climate change is as much a religious issue as a scientific one. There are climate dogmas, climate heretics, warnings of climate ...LDSFreemen.com Newsletter
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LDS Liberty Podcast
- The Free Capitalist – Part II March 13, 2010
- The Free Capitalist – Part I March 6, 2010
- Suffer the Illegal Immigrants February 27, 2010
- The Coming Apostasy February 20, 2010
- You Don’t Have To Be Poor February 13, 2010
