Yesterday, a statist said to me “…but, the state is what makes us all civilised! We’d all be children or savages if it weren’t for a government that preserved the rule of law.” Needless to say, I found this even funnier than “who will build the roads?” Nevertheless, I will write now, for the benefit of all statists who share this mistaken belief, on why this is incorrect and why, in fact, the reverse of this is true.
The State is Turning You into a Child and a Savage
Corporate Personhood, Limited Liability and Double Taxation
The politics of the left-oriented Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement, like that of the right-oriented modern Tea Party movement, is not very well defined. But one of the things some of the OWS participants are calling for in their list of “demands” is an end to “corporate personhood.” In this they echo the views of left-libertarians who contend that state-chartered “corporations” are the source of grave social ills.1 Continue reading
E-Cigarettes vs. The State
E-cigs have soared in popularity. In town last week, I counted 8 cigarettes but e-cigs weren’t far behind, counting 7. They’re also incredibly cheap and they seem to help people to quit smoking normal cigarettes. What’s not to like?