Tag: voluntary

‘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…

Why Taxation is slavery

Article by Bob Podolsky republished by permission on Oct. 7, 2015 Originally published at Titania.org   Government is a Criminal Enterprise I have maintained for some time that taxation is government’s most criminal enterprise and that it is, in fact,…

Gun Control Advocates are Liars

Annotation by Colonel Nogov on Oct. 6, 2015   Here’s an opinion piece sent in and published by SFgate newspaper.   *1   He’s portraying this fact out of context.  He wants you to believe 33,000 people were killed by other…

Seattle cracks down on prostitution; rape skyrockets 151%

Article by Colonel Nogov on Oct. 2, 2015   Buyer Beware In October of 2014 the Seattle police department implemented the “Buyer Beware” program.  A program to crack down on the solicitation of prostitution by focusing arrests away from prostitutes…

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,…

Oregon to charge 25% tax on marijuana sales

Article by Colonel Nogov on Sept. 30, 2015   The people of Oregon legalized marijuana last November.  Activists got the issue on the ballot for the people to decide, bypassing the legislature altogether.  This should be a lesson for all…

Oregon takes first step towards mandatory voting

Article by Colonel Nogov on Sept. 25, 2015   In March of this year, the Oregon legislature passed and the governor signed into “law” automatic voter registration for Oregon residents.  It is no longer a voluntary act to register to…

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…