Article by Ben Doolin on May 25, 2016 I hear it almost daily. “You have to use The System, to change ‘The System’”. That’s understandable because just about every child has had that drummed into their head for more…
Minarchism
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The NAP
Article by Ben Doolin on May 16, 2016 The Non-Aggression Principle is often described as ‘The Golden Rule’… ‘do unto others as you would have them do unto you’. Few suggest that that isn’t a good idea, many…
The Final Step – A Minarchist Discussion With A Voluntaryist
Article by Ben Doolin on May 10, 2016 The Final Step No one starts out as a Voluntaryist… The State makes sure of that by controlling the flow of information to children for 12+ years… and has historically had…
Eminent Domain
Article by Ben Doolin on May 3, 2016 It’s been used as a reason to explain why The State is necessary. It sounds good on the surface, something like ‘sometimes individuals need to make sacrifices for the greater good.’…
Modern Medicine – Exposed
Article by Ben Doolin on Apr. 19, 2016 I grew up thinking that the practice of medicine was a gift of modern technology, existing to keep us all healthy. I now know… that it is one of the greatest…
It’s the Law!!
Article by Ben Doolin on Apr. 4, 2016 What is surprising to me… is that there are still people… possibly still a majority, that think there is a relationship between ‘legal’ and ‘moral’. This came up for me recently…
You Are An Anarchist (or you are a criminal)
Article by Ben Doolin on Mar. 24, 2016 The label has baggage. It might be one of the most propagandized labels in human history. After all… the implication is that ‘rulers are not necessary’. Politicians lie, cheat, steal, assault,…
Fractional Reserve Banking
Article by Ben Doolin on Mar. 7, 2016 FRACTIONAL RESERVE BANKING Many Libertarians speak very negatively about Fractional Reserve Banking. While I do agree that the system we have today is criminal, the problem does not come from ‘Fractional…
End The Fed!
Article by Ben Doolin on Feb. 29, 2016 Odds are, you’ve heard it dozens or maybe even hundreds of times if you spend any time around political Libertarians. It is very true that The Fed is intimately tied with…
Monopolies
Article by Ben Doolin on Feb. 22, 2016 The first time I attempted to explain freedom to a hard core Statist, the very first thing out of his mouth (in a condescending tone… intended to imply the vast ignorance…