Category: Political

The Libertarian Party has a lot of people in it who value signaling their social virtue better than actual liberty. The LP Mises Caucus is dedicated to bringing a strong love of liberty to the forefront.

They’re great, and they just published a really good promotional video that got me really inspired.

You can find the video at https://www.facebook.com/GoulashFilms/videos/538229143853502/
-or-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFPGjXBFA1Y
(you don’t need to be logged in to watch them).

I also made short video talking about them.

The concept of civil libertarianism is sometimes useful, but it has some serious logical flaws–well, perhaps flaws is too strong a word–let’s say issues. In reality, the notion of civil libertarianism is often used to push out liberties from the argument because the speaker doesn’t like those particular liberties.

In my opinion, a person who respects only a subset of liberties is usually not acting based on principle, but on aesthetics or personal preference.

Below is a short video where I discuss.

Update: Now also available on YouTube.

The recent breaking of the peace deal with the Afghan government and the Taliban is worse than most people are thinking, or at least worse than they’re saying. Here’s a short video where I think out loud about why.

I was listening to an episode of the Tom Woods show a few days ago and they said something that got me thinking about dealing with the rising tide of censorship going forward. Basically, I’m worried that the forces of political correctness and hecklers’ vetoes may be making more progress than we believe.

Therefore, I propose that people interested in great works, be they books or other media, start thinking seriously about preserving these works against those who would destroy them in order to eliminate inconvenient thoughts and ideas.

Check out the video!

Update: Video now also available on YouTube.

One of America’s worst senators thinks she’s above being heckled. How wrong she is.

The whole COVID situation has really got me riled. I thought I’d try writing a little rant about the issues with masks, lockdowns, and cowardice.

Labeling seems like it’s being used as a weapon by the left. Any and every media personality or collective that isn’t hard left gets called “far right.” Why shouldn’t the right and libertarians call them out?

As an anarchist, it is important to separate the things that the state proscribes from things that are actually aggression. In fact, the modern state makes so many victimless acts illegal that to fail to make the distinction is an easy way to be mired in cognitive dissonance. Here’s a short discussion on the topic.