Flip the Switch
I heard this story by Shankar Vedantam on NPR yesterday titled “Why Mental Pictures Can Sway Your Moral Judgment”. It’s about Harvard psychologist Joshua Greene’s research into where our moral...
View ArticleMencken on Democracy
The crowd, as a crowd, performs acts that many of its members, as individuals, would never be guilty of. Its average intelligence is very low; it is inflammatory, vicious, idiotic, almost simian....
View ArticleAgainst Democracy
The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter. –Winston Churchill I heard this today in an IT security seminar, and although I’m not a fan of Churchill, in...
View ArticleFor The Good Of All
Political parties, however much they may be founded upon narrow class interests and however evidently they may work against the interests of the majority, love to identify themselves with the universe,...
View ArticleThe Weather Vane of Freedom
During Obama’s speech in Minnesota yesterday he declared: The vast majority of Americans — including a majority of gun owners — support requiring criminal background checks for anyone trying to buy a...
View ArticleMorning Quote: Lord Acton
The one pervading evil of democracy is the tyranny of the majority, or rather of that party, not always the majority, that succeeds, by force or fraud, in carrying elections. Lord Acton Filed under:...
View ArticleWilmington News Journal: Exposing the State’s Corruption Shatters People’s...
Yesterday I bought a copy of the local propaganda paper, The News Journal, only so we could get the coupons inside. I rarely buy it or read the articles. Aside … Continue reading →
View ArticleOn Why Reform Of The State Is Not Possible or Desirable
I was asked the other day why I always propose abolishing the state when confronted with one of its problems and/or depredations, rather than simply trying to reform it. The … Continue reading →
View ArticleConservatism: An Inconsistent Ideology
I’ve just finished reading Hans-Hermann Hoppe’s book Democracy: The God That Failed. I’m not going to write a full review of it as I don’t think I could do it … Continue reading →
View ArticleThe State as Country Club Part II: Voting and Representation
Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance. ~ H.L. Mencken In the 2012 elections, only 57.5% of those eligible to vote actually cast a ballot … Continue reading →
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