There is nothing that any individual or group of people can do to change the nature of the state. http://archive.lewrockwell.com/orig3/nock1.html...
So long as a government does not disarm and emasculate a civilian population they can resist an occupying force. Nuclear and toxic waste...
Most countries that have been invaded surrendered because their national defense relied on a state run army. Afghanistan proved numerous times...
This begs the question of what the state can provide for us that society and the private sector cannot.
I concur. Meteorology prediction is limited to days in advance because the weather is chaotic. OTOH, the consensus climatologists insist they...
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-hiltzik-20131027,0,1228881.column#ixzz2mGd4LPqN It is difficult to have faith in science. Just when I...
It doesn't seem right that the law should turn a previously law abiding person into a criminal.
Nock explained the social need for a state and the difference between positive and negative intervention.
I'm guessing that a Tea Party person is an advocate of small government while an anarchist is an advocate of no government.
The state could be our friend if it were to practice negative intervention.
I don't need a government ban on smoking, drugs and littering in the streets to not engage in these activities. I am able to protect myself and...
This makes no sense. Being forced into a social contract you disagree with is the antithesis of consent.
I respectfully disagree. If you do not pay your taxes, in peaceful protest over them, the state can (and most likely will) incarcerate you and...
Probably not, however what I think you mean to say is that Syria and Egypt have the rule of law that is being contested by a large number of...
Syria and Egypt are two current examples of a state that doesn't rule with the population's consent. In stark contrast, Greece and North Korea...
http://wiki.mises.org/wiki/State http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Road_to_Serfdom
The state can be any form of government, including a dictatorship, so I presume you believe that a democratic state never oversteps the authority...
Not everyone can make money being a scientist. What skin is it off your back if some children are stone cold stupid about science?
Some folks consider excluding children from a religious teaching is abusive. They are convinced that a religious teaching conveys wisdom,...
I'm looking at the mechanics of Church and State. They both seek control of the populace. What are you looking at?
So long as their religious views are peaceful and nonviolent, I don't see any harm in religious folks homeschooling their children.
I used to believe that. I attended public school. Afterwards, it took a long time in the school of hard knocks for me to get debriefed.
I feel like I'm dumber than dirt when it comes to global climate change. When I asked a really smart friend about climate change he told me to...
http://archive.lewrockwell.com/orig3/nock1.html I suppose your opinion depends on whether you value independence or interdependency/dependency.
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