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secession, anyone?

Posted on Friday, 2004 November 05 by Anton

Joe Sobran’s view of Lincoln is more charitable than that of (say) Neil Smith or Thomas DiLorenzo, not that that’s saying much, but he still calls the war a tragic blunder. Given the timing of that column (October 7), I … Continue reading →

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Popper on constitutional law

Posted on Thursday, 2004 October 07 by Anton

Trurl’s Machine explains: . . . Popper said that it is reasonable to assume that sooner or later some rotten scoundrels will gain power. It’s not important who they will be precisely, but whatever your politcal views might be you must agree … Continue reading →

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who stole whose concept?

Posted on Monday, 2004 October 04 by Anton

Atheism and Unalienable Rights by Robert E. Meyer (also cited today on RRND): Skeptics want to deny that rights come from God, but if they are correct, then there is no sound philosophical footings undergirding their perpetual claim to any … Continue reading →

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constitutional reform of the week

Posted on Monday, 2004 October 04 by Anton

Michael Bradshaw: The House of Repeals

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another claim to fame

Posted on Thursday, 2004 September 23 by Anton

In 1994, I was (so they tell me who follow such things) the first Libertarian in California to be endorsed for partisan office by a major daily newspaper. Now I have a chance at a second footnote in the history … Continue reading →

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the law is an ass

Posted on Sunday, 2004 September 19 by Anton

Looking up the Constitution of the State of California for a discussion on secession, I noticed this doubly odd provision (article 3 section 2): The boundaries of the State are those stated in the Constitution of 1849 as modified pursuant … Continue reading →

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political speech

Posted on Sunday, 2004 August 22 by Anton

Alan K. Henderson sells shirts and a bumpersticker with the slogan McCain/Feingold ’04 SILENCE THE VOTE!

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