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Having argued the relevance of political reasoning, I'd like to illustrate how this reasoning may be conducted.

While my friend Nasreddin Hodjachastises me for daring to take sides ( Read more... )

In response to the judicious remarks of my friend Hodja whose comments on my blog I appreciate immensely, I will add a few clarifications to complete my previous Defense of Libertarian Imperialism in a series of posts.

First, and most importantly, I think that hodja and I ( Read more... )

Many libertarians, after Rothbard, start from the (correct) assumption ( Read more... )

Does Virtue lead to Misfortune and Vice to Prosperity? Do we live in an Evil World where vice is rewarded while virtue is punished? Is Virtue counter-productive in This World, and does the only hope of vindication for the virtuous lie in an After-Life?

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As an addendum to my previous Ode to Surrender, I'd like to dispel misconceptions about the proper role of Cowardice. Says an English proverb, "He who fights and runs away, lives to fight another day". However, he who is a clever coward ( Read more... )

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I didn't understand the Russo-Georgian conflict, but I strongly suspected that the KGB had had a bad influence in that conflict. As usual, reality is worse. The Truth About Russia in Georgia, by Michael Totten. (Merci, FG)

Socialists are not just liars and absurdists; socialists are slavers. They claim that one man should live at the expense of another man - and pick precisely those best men in society as their sacrificial victims. The penalty for enslaving innocents should be death. How much more should be the penalty for targetting specifically the best friends of ( Read more... )