Is ‘piracy’ theft? A response to Mike LaBossiere
Over at Talking Philosophy, Mike LaBossiere asks the question “Is piracy theft?” My immediate response is no and my reasoning is very similar to that of Markus Persson, who LaBossiere mentions in his...
View ArticleAre free will and Christianity incompatible?
This is a tough question to answer and a recent post at Philosophy Talk got me contemplating it again. When I think about it, though, I always come down on the side that they are incompatible. My...
View ArticleAre taxes theft?
I don’t always agree with the writers at Talking Philopsophy, but the posts there are always well thought out and intellectually stimulating. So, I wanted to share with you a post by Mike Labossiere...
View ArticleMore on piracy
On my last post about piracy a commenter asks: This was a really enjoyable post. Thanks for writing it. I have a question. Do you think it is morally permissible for a music or film pirate to sell...
View ArticleWas the Civil Rights Act of 1964 necessary?
Ron Paul has been getting some criticism from Chris Matthews and his ilk for saying that he would have voted against the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Over at Crooked Timber, John Holbo proposes that Chris...
View Article‘Federal family’ is world’s most successful gang
My most recent op-ed at DigitalJournal.com (If you ‘like’ it there it will reach more people’s eyes): When the federal government, particularly FEMA, decided to nix the word “government” from it’s...
View ArticleNo one owes you anything: A Christmas gift from Harry Browne
The following essay was written by Harry Browne and published in 1966. In it he decides what to get his daughter for Christmas and settles on a very valuable lesson. One that, I think, we could all...
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