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    Image of Whole Foods' John Mackey: Why Intellectuals Hate Capitalism - intellectuals resent businessman because they feel superior yet don't feel properly respected or rewarded
    Whole Foods' John Mackey: Why Intellectuals Hate Capitalism - intellectuals resent businessman because they feel superior yet don't feel properly respected or rewarded
    reason.com link posted by c_prompt in capitalism
    They're jealous, he says, they side with rulers, and they don't understand how markets work. "Intellectuals have always disdained commerce" says Whole Foods Market co-founder John Mackey. T...

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    Image of TIL Chris Catrambone, a 33-year-old millionaire, swapped his million-dollar yacht for a fishing trawler and is personally funding rescue missions to save migrants. He wanted to do something with his money that's more meaningful.
    TIL Chris Catrambone, a 33-year-old millionaire, swapped his million-dollar yacht for a fishing trawler and is personally funding rescue missions to save migrants. He wanted to do something with his money that's more meaningful.
    christophercatrambone.com link posted by c_prompt in todayilearned
    The stories are heart-wrenching. In addition to his blog, this is from an NPR story that discusses how Chris and his wife spent $8 million to buy and re-fit a 136-foot ship to save hundreds of th...

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    Image of I Don’t Believe in Religious Freedom
    I Don’t Believe in Religious Freedom
    lewrockwell.com link posted by c_prompt in politics
    I don’t believe in religious freedom. Freedom should have nothing to do with one’s religious beliefs or lack thereof. The reason we intuitively have a concept like freedom is because we...

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    Image of Ayn Rand Haters Will Hate
    Ayn Rand Haters Will Hate
    huffingtonpost.com link posted by c_prompt in objectivism
    After reading Rand's most famous work, Atlas Shrugged, I find my thoughts on politics and life profoundly inspired. Her characters and philosophical convictions are unapologetically pragmatic and sim...

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    Image of The Progressive Decline of Freedom (includes list of things that were legal in 1975 but are illegal now)
    The Progressive Decline of Freedom (includes list of things that were legal in 1975 but are illegal now)
    lewrockwell.com link posted by c_prompt in politics
    The process by which the progressive mindset causes increases in the size, scope and power of government never ceases. Robert Wenzel, a leading Liberty Movement blogger, posted a list of things th...

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    The Ethics of Entrepreneurship and Profit
    lewrockwell.com link posted by c_prompt in anarcho-capitalism
    By Hans-Hermann Hoppe June 23, 2014 In the most fundamental sense we are all, with each of our actions, always and invariably profit-seeking entrepreneurs. Whenever we act, we employ some...

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    We Can Have a Just Legal System - Punishment and Proportionality (Assessing the Criminal: Restitution, Retribution, and the Legal Process)
    lewrockwell.com link posted by c_prompt in anarcho-capitalism
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    Image of Woody Harrelson: 'I'm an anarchist'
    Woody Harrelson: 'I'm an anarchist'
    usatoday.com link posted by c_prompt in anarcho-capitalism
    And Harrelson himself understands Katniss' unwillingness to live by rules that are meaningless to her. "I'm an anarchist. You've got to defy certain unnecessary rules. But there...

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    Debate: Be an Anarchist, Not a Minarchist
    reason.com link posted by c_prompt in anarcho-capitalism
    Should we be satisfied with limited government rather than no government? AFFIRMATIVE: Private, Contractual Methods Are More Efficient and More Just (Katherine Mangu-Ward) NEGATIVE: In Praise o...

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    Image of The choice between two progressives - Obama and Ron Paul?
    The choice between two progressives - Obama and Ron Paul?
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    What a completely ridiculous statement, right? Calling Ron Paul a progressive? So why are some prominent progressives suggesting that Ron Paul is more progressive than Obama? Liberals and progress...

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    Ron Paul didn't go far enough - unleash the retirement accounts
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Ron Paul just came out with a plan to cut $1 trillion from the US's federal budget and severely curtail entitlement programs. According to the "Plan to Restore America," it cuts $1 trillion in spendi...

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    Taxation is a fight between individualism and collectivism - which side are you on?
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    When it comes to politics, it's difficult to say "liberals believe this" or "conservatives believe that." After all, within each political ideology, there are many views; sometimes even views that se...

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    Image of Other people are not your property
    Other people are not your property
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Ron Paul has entered the US presidential race for the third time as a Republican. But he's not really a Republican - he's a Libertarian. Ron Paul, like all Libertarians, is always talking about limit...

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    Image of Morality, politics, and reason
    Morality, politics, and reason
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Putting aside the debates as to whether or not social psychology is less rigorous because it is a soft science, or whether or not it is really science at all, how closely do our political choices mir...

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    Image of The central tenet of morality
    The central tenet of morality
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Let's assume for a moment that morality is a system of values that a group of individuals (i.e., society) must generally follow in order to live. Let's also assume that the closer individuals get to...

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    Image of Sabotage of ideas
    Sabotage of ideas
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Some people have problems understanding new ideas with which they are unfamiliar and so unintentionally misrepresent or summarize those ideas. Perhaps these are innocent errors. However, there are ot...

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    Image of Is being a Libertarian hypocritical
    Is being a Libertarian hypocritical
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    Libertarians and others who don't like government (e.g., anarchists) are always talking about limiting and shutting down government programs. Yet they continue to use the benefits of these programs....

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    What you're missing
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    I was reading an article from a Libertarian today that suggested that people will never change their mindset (i.e., of supporting the government) by talking to them about principles and the philosoph...

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    Image of The true story of Thanksgiving
    The true story of Thanksgiving
    editorial posted by braincrave in braincrave
    As those of you in the US enjoy the holiday, thought you might want to learn about the true story of thanksgiving - this might make some interesting conversation around the dinner table... it's calle...

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    Image of In Defense of Joe Stack
    In Defense of Joe Stack
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    Which do you consider more delusional: flying a plane into a government building in retaliation of government abuse or believing that the government exists to protect your individual rights? If yo...

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    Image of Marijuana Manifesto - A transcript of the Lew Rockwell Show episode 450 with Jesse Ventura
    Marijuana Manifesto - A transcript of the Lew Rockwell Show episode 450 with Jesse Ventura
    lewrockwell.com link posted by c_prompt in cancer
    Listen to the podcast ROCKWELL:  Good morning.  This is the Lew Rockwell Show.  And what an honor it is to have as our guest this morning, the great, Jesse Ventura.  What do we say about Jesse...

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    Socialism: Force or Fantasy? Socialism Is an Endlessly Moving Target
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    Have you ever tried to nail Jell-O to the wall? It’s easier than getting a socialist to stand pat on what socialism is, which makes socialism an endlessly moving target. Socialists are so intell...

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    Glenn Greenwald: Why privacy matters
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    Glenn Greenwald was one of the first reporters to see -- and write about -- the Edward Snowden files, with their revelations about the United States' extensive surveillance of private citizens. In thi...

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