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The vision: a free society. The problem: a large criminal syndicate known as “the state” extorts funds from residents in the form of “taxation” and maintains a coercive monopoly on defense services (military, courts, police, etc.). The solution: well, that’s what sets agorism apart. There are generally three schools of thought on the subject. There are those who believe that a violent revolution against the state with guns and bombs is the way to go. Considering that the United States currently possesses the most powerful and technologically advanced military force the world has ever known, the odds of the success of this strategy are dismal. There are those who believe that political reform is the way to go, that we ought to work from within the system to gradually reduce the state’s power until it can be successfully challenged by private concerns. While this seems like the most sensible approach, it has yielded little if any fruit, proving to be too costly and time-consuming.... Read the rest of this entry »

As a gluttonous consumer of media, I am sometimes disgusted by how pervasive the statist perspective is in modern journalism, especially since one of the primary roles of journalism in a democracy is supposedly that of government watchdog.  So, I’ve completely revised some local headlines I’ve seen recently to more accurately describe reality. “Salt Lake County considering changes in pet licensing” should read “Crooks who control the Salt Lake area to consider requiring residents to get permission from them to own a cat under threat of property seizure” “Poll: Utahns want more money for education” should read “Despite conventional wisdom, some Utahns believe that extravagant spending is the sign of a successful undertaking (despite the lack of positive results from this spending) and are willing to seize the property of other Utahns to fund a wasteful and inefficient system under threat of violent force” “Court: Eagle feathers only for American Indians” should... Read the rest of this entry »

For Valentine’s Day Deb got me a book: Mormon Scientist, a biography of Henry Eyring. Dr. Eyring was a remarkable scientist, publishing over 600 scientific papers in his career. He was also widely known for his unshakable faith in the restored gospel of Jesus Christ. He ardently defended both science and religion, often passing on the wisdom given him by his father: “In this Church you don’t have to believe anything that isn’t true.” I recommend this book to everyone: to those interested in chemistry, to those who are not; to those interested in prominent Mormons, to those who are not. Why? Because Dr. Eyring lived a life worthy of study and emulation. We can only amass precious little by our own experiences, why not study good admirable lives and learn what others have to teach us?  Read More →