Category: Ben Doolin

A Warning About The Entitlement Mentality

Article by Ben Doolin on Nov. 29, 2015   By now… odds are you’ve seen the videos of the carnage.  If not, here’s an example: While some may find the absurdity humorous… stupid people in large groups can be VERY…

Taxation is theft

Article by Ben Doolin on Nov. 20, 2015   For most that read those three words (particularly for the first time)… it’s about 4 milliseconds before cognitive dissonance kicks in and the idea is rejected and any supporting information that…

If You Want ‘Your Government’, You Can Keep It

Article by Ben Doolin on Nov. 12, 2015   (just eliminate the monopoly)   I can often see the panic in the responses I get from people that hear me suggest that The State should not exist. No doubt they…

The Minimum Wage

Article by Ben Doolin on Nov. 5, 2015   It’s the perfect example for explaining Statism… for power and wealth… politicians create problems for us.  Then, in an attempt to ‘fix’ the problem… create even bigger problems. The Minimum Wage,…

What Are Rights?

Article by Ben Doolin on Oct. 29, 2015   “Rights”… no doubt… it’s a complicated subject. So, what exactly is a ‘right’… who has them… how do they get them… and why do they matter? We should probably start with…

The State is a Cancer

Article by Ben Doolin on Oct. 23, 2015   Many in America that can see the glaringly obvious problems with ‘big government’… concluding that ‘big is bad’. The natural progression is that, if big is bad, smaller must be better. …

Free Market Currency

Article by Ben Doolin on Oct. 15, 2015   My general position on ‘advocacy’… is to advocate ‘against’… which is almost universally against the violation of person or property. With the respect for person and property, almost any voluntary form…

‘The State’ Is Logically False

Article by Ben Doolin on Oct. 8, 2015   “But it’s just always been that way”. In business, those are the most expensive seven words.  In the realm of ‘social order’, The State… has just always been there for everyone…

Cognitive Dissonance

Article by Ben Doolin on Oct. 1, 2015   From Wikipedia – “In psychology, cognitive dissonance is the mental stress or discomfort experienced by an individual who holds two or more contradictory beliefs, ideas, or values at the same time,…

The Danger of ‘Half Measures’

Article by Ben Doolin on Sept. 24, 2015   A recent trend in local government… is body cams for cops.  While that may sound like a good idea… the risk is that the fury brewing over that mass murder of…