The only certainties in life are death and taxes. I am sick of taxes. Taxes are theft – a standard refrain from Libertarians – that I hold as a truism precisely because they are extracted under penalty of law. Thus taxation is a coercive act. The refrain of good socialist-minded folks is that the richContinue reading “Man vs State”
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Measure 110
Measure 110 which decriminalized possession of drugs is a great libertarian ideal – the state has no business regulating what any individual decides to do with or put into their body. The social benefit, thought legislators, would be that the burden on the criminal justice system would be lessened and provide greater justice to racialContinue reading “Measure 110”
Buphonia
Raising children is an amazing and humbling experience. During her pregnancy, my wife found a mom’s group where other similarly concerned mothers would gather to share insights, anxieties, and valuable learned lessons to help support one another throughout their pregnancy. The social composition was predictable: upper-middle class, and well-meaning progressive. Discussions started in the earlyContinue reading “Buphonia”
Protective Arts 