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jtk3 is a libertarian, a market anarchist, a moral realist, an intuitionist, a Spoonerite, a Huemerean, and an attractive nuisance.
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jtk3
anarchism
2017-08-05 00:32
How The Constitution Was Ratified (A Simplified Analogy)
Imagine you live in a territory with a population of 100. Someone says: "We need some rules. A few of us got together and drafted a constitution to set the rules and now we're going to give people
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jtk3
bitcoin
2017-08-01 00:45
The Bitcoin Hard Fork
So Bitcoin (BTC) dominance of the cryptocurrency markets is back up over 50% after recently being as low as 40%. This means that today the market cap of Bitcoin is about half of the market cap of all
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jtk3
philosophy
2017-07-23 03:35
Against Euclidianism in Moral Philosophy
Philosopher Michael Huemer describes a regrettable detour in the history of philosophy: Something unfortunate happened early in the history of philosophy, which is: Philosophers discovered Euclid’s Elements
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jtk3
anarchism
2017-07-22 22:45
Who Would Jesus Jail For Peaceful Dissent?
As an ex-catholic it seems to me the teachings of Jesus are on their face flatly incompatible with advocacy of any coercive government policy. I’d really love to hear the Pope, Cardinals, and Bishops explain
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jtk3
anarchism
2017-07-22 21:14
Mr. JTK3 Goes To Washington
Well not Washington really, but I went to county sponsored community meeting which is almost as bad. Lynette and I recently attended a community meeting where the County Manager and his shill (I believe
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jtk3
anarchism
2017-07-22 07:41
The Invisible Hand of Spontaneous Corruption
In The Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith observed that markets spontaneously generate unintended order, as if an invisible hand were at work in the free market. He identified self-interest of the individual
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jtk3
anarchism
2017-07-22 04:10
Look Ma: Invisible Hands
Brink Lindsey of the Cato Institute once wrote: "The invisible hand of spontaneous order works its wonders only because it rests on a foundation of rules coercively enforced by government. If that
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jtk3
anarchism
2017-07-22 03:15
The Fallacy of Control
At The Libertarian Enterprise, Patrick K. Martin offered a standard objection to market anarchism. The quote is from 2002 but it's an example of a common misconception that persists to this day: "Anarchy
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jtk3
anarchism
2017-07-21 23:40
Review of The Problem of Political Authority by Michael Huemer
With this book philosopher Michael Huemer has delivered the most persuasive and comprehensive refutation of the supposed legitimacy of the state. This book should revolutionize libertarian argumentation.
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