"He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me." - Thomas Jefferson Property ownership

Property and ownership imply the right to trade with others. Market is a word people use to describe the conditions of trade. Conditions under which people are allowed to trade with each other without

Politics is just an ongoing Rorschach test. Government rulers and media puppets paint pictures of the world, and the great majority of people respond with their own insecurities and fears by supporting

“If history could teach us anything, it would be that private property is inextricably linked with civilization.” – Ludwig von Mises Who owns you? It may seem like a silly question at first, but it’s an

You want the world to be a better place, and so do I. However, we probably don’t agree on exactly what “better” means or how it can be realized. Now what? Well, a rather uncivilized thing to do would be

“If the natural tendencies of mankind are so bad that it is not safe to permit people to be free, how is it that the tendencies of these organizers are always good? Do not the legislators and their appointed

The failure of the terms “liberal” and “conservative” to stand meaningfully on their own is obvious. Everyone is both liberal and conservative to different degrees on different issues from different

There are two principles between which there can be no compromise: liberty and coercion. -Frederic Bastiat Without mutual consent, voluntaryism is impossible. It gives legitimacy to human interactions.

Anarchy is not lawless chaos – it is simply the absence of controlling rulers. Think “no rulers”, not “no rules”. Natural law is the only valid law, regardless of which government claims authority over

Natural Law is the source of your rights. It does not depend on humankind, and it is universally valid. It cannot be voided or amended by kings, constitutions, or legislatures. It is the universe in harmony

Stockholm syndrome is a psychological condition of traumatic bonding in which a victim comes to empathize with an abuser so much that they will identify with and defend them. It is evident in many who

I am a voluntaryist. Voluntaryism: the doctrine that relations among people should be by mutual consent, or not at all. I am also an anarchist and libertarian. Anarchy: the absence of rulers [from the