Author: colonelnogov

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…

Comforting Lie #1 – Life is a zero sum game

Article by Bob Podolsky republished by permission on Nov. 11, 2015 Orginally published at Titanians.org   1. Whenever someone wins (benefits) someone else must lose. We have defined a “benefit” as an increase in creativity, it becomes obvious that this…

The pin that pricks the bubble, revealed?

Article by Colonel Nogov on Nov. 10, 2015   About two weeks ago JP Morgan’s chief global strategist David Kelly released a paper “Avoiding the stagnation equilibrium” in which he states, “Sadly, it is probably more likely that we get…

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,…

Lethal Self Defense

Article by Bob Podolsky republished by permission on Nov. 4, 2015 Originally published at Titanians.org   The Concept There are many who believe that killing another human being is always unethical – an evil deed, regardless of the circumstances and…

Time to double down on the verbal warfare

Article by Colonel Nogov on Oct. 30, 2015   I’m sure everyone has heard by now.  The FBI floated some propaganda about an alleged anarchist group intending to make some trouble on Halloween.  With the name “national liberation militia”, a…

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…