Curt Doolittle

Theme: Coercion

  • We don’t kill enough people

    We don’t kill enough people.

    Source date (UTC): 2014-11-26 00:24:00 UTC

  • PROTECTING THE TRIBE —“The “authorities” have proven they will not protect pri

    PROTECTING THE TRIBE

    —“The “authorities” have proven they will not protect private property or civilian lives (Ferguson being just the latest example) while the US Supreme Court has ruled police have no fiduciary duty or obligation to do you/us. The natural state is Hobbes’ Leviathan. A Social Contract must be created and once created it is maintained by the Carrot and Stick. For those that attempt to burn, loot and kill, they must be summarily dispatched either to their Maker or if they are Atheists to the Worm-ridden Compost Pile. I’m not here to judge them on their religion or spirituality just to protect myself, my family, my assets and production. No one questions a Lion, Gorilla or Bull protecting their pride, troop or herd. No one should question a human for doing the same.”—

    Source date (UTC): 2014-11-26 00:24:00 UTC

  • Politicians are Entrepreneurs of Externality

    Guest post by Michael Philip

    [D]emocracy is supposed to make things better, by making all voters part of the political bargaining process. The problem with that is much of the art of representative politics is using the coercive power of the state to provide benefits to folk who do notice (and care and effectively politically express that noticing and caring) while shifting the costs onto those who do not. In other words, generating visible positive externalities paid for via not-usefully-noticed negative externalities. Politicians are entrepreneurs of externality. Appealing to politicians to deal with problems of externalities in general is rather like putting arsonists in charge of the fire brigade.

  • Politicians are Entrepreneurs of Externality

    Guest post by Michael Philip

    [D]emocracy is supposed to make things better, by making all voters part of the political bargaining process. The problem with that is much of the art of representative politics is using the coercive power of the state to provide benefits to folk who do notice (and care and effectively politically express that noticing and caring) while shifting the costs onto those who do not. In other words, generating visible positive externalities paid for via not-usefully-noticed negative externalities. Politicians are entrepreneurs of externality. Appealing to politicians to deal with problems of externalities in general is rather like putting arsonists in charge of the fire brigade.

  • The Love Of Heady Murder


    [S]top thinking statists are well intentioned fools who can be persuaded by reason. There isn’t any evidence of it. The evidence is overwhelmingly the opposite. We know libertarians are moral specialists – morally blind to certain parts of the spectrum. And if you’re at least mildly praxeologically inclined it’s obvious that it’s not in the interests of statists, or the bottom third, to support meritocracy instead of expropriating the work of those who are most able and willing. It is no more foolish than exploiting the labor of peasants under agrarianism. So, appeals to reason, to construct a democratic majority, or in favor of systemic pacifism, are either the product of cognitive bias, moral blindness, ignorance of the data, an attempt to obtain liberty at a discount, or all of the above. The only source of liberty that ever could or can be, is the organized application of violence to demand it, by increasing the costs of appropriation beyond the rewards for it. Spilling blood is a beautiful thing. Violence is an art to be admired and practiced. Heady murder a splendid joy to be reveled. It is the brick and mortar of the fortress of liberty.

  • The Love Of Heady Murder


    [S]top thinking statists are well intentioned fools who can be persuaded by reason. There isn’t any evidence of it. The evidence is overwhelmingly the opposite. We know libertarians are moral specialists – morally blind to certain parts of the spectrum. And if you’re at least mildly praxeologically inclined it’s obvious that it’s not in the interests of statists, or the bottom third, to support meritocracy instead of expropriating the work of those who are most able and willing. It is no more foolish than exploiting the labor of peasants under agrarianism. So, appeals to reason, to construct a democratic majority, or in favor of systemic pacifism, are either the product of cognitive bias, moral blindness, ignorance of the data, an attempt to obtain liberty at a discount, or all of the above. The only source of liberty that ever could or can be, is the organized application of violence to demand it, by increasing the costs of appropriation beyond the rewards for it. Spilling blood is a beautiful thing. Violence is an art to be admired and practiced. Heady murder a splendid joy to be reveled. It is the brick and mortar of the fortress of liberty.

  • THE LOVE OF HEADY MURDER –“Stop thinking statists are well intentioned fools wh

    THE LOVE OF HEADY MURDER

    –“Stop thinking statists are well intentioned fools who can be persuaded by reason. There isn’t any evidence of it. The evidence is overwhelmingly the opposite. We know libertarians are moral specialists – morally blind to certain parts of the spectrum. And if you’re at least mildly praxeologically inclined it’s obvious that it’s not in the interests of statists, or the bottom third, to support meritocracy instead of expropriating the work of those who are most able and willing. It is no more foolish than exploiting the labor of peasants under agrarianism. So, appeals to reason, to construct a democratic majority, or in favor of systemic pacifism, are either the product of cognitive bias, moral blindness, ignorance of the data, an attempt to obtain liberty at a discount, or all of the above. The only source of liberty that ever could or can be, is the organized application of violence to demand it, by increasing the costs of appropriation beyond the rewards for it. Spilling blood is a beautiful thing. Violence is an art to be admired and practiced. Heady murder a splendid joy to be reveled. It is the brick and mortar of the fortress of liberty.”–

    Source date (UTC): 2014-11-25 12:58:00 UTC

  • “Stop thinking statists are well intentioned fools who can be persuaded by reaso

    –“Stop thinking statists are well intentioned fools who can be persuaded by reason. There isn’t any evidence of it. The evidence is overwhelmingly the opposite. We know libertarians are moral specialists – morally blind to certain parts of the spectrum. And if your at least mildly praxeologically inclined it’s obvious that it’s not in the interests of statists or the bottom third to support meritocracy instead of expropriation of the work of those who are most able and willing. It is no more foolish than exploiting the labor of peasants. So, appeals to reason, to construct a democratic majority, or in favor of systemic pacifism, are either the product of cognitive bias, moral blindness, ignorance of the data, an attempt to obtain liberty at a discount, or all of the above. The only source of liberty that ever could or can be is the organized application of violence to demand by increasing the costs of appropriation beyond the rewards for it. Spilling blood is a beautiful thing. Violence is an art to be admired and practiced. Heady murder a splendid joy to be reveled. It is the brick and mortar of the fortress of liberty.”–

    Source date (UTC): 2014-11-25 12:55:00 UTC

  • PUBLIC EDUCATION IS JAIL FOR OUR CHILDREN

    PUBLIC EDUCATION IS JAIL FOR OUR CHILDREN

    Source date (UTC): 2014-11-24 12:19:00 UTC

  • ALL GOVERNMENTS ARE CORRUPT. A GOVERNMENT BY NECESSITY, AS A MONOPOLY, IS CORRUP

    ALL GOVERNMENTS ARE CORRUPT. A GOVERNMENT BY NECESSITY, AS A MONOPOLY, IS CORRUPT.

    There are no good government other than rule of law. Only less bad governments. Politicians do not save people. They are parasitic. The least parasitic are simply the best we can manage.

    Ukrainians are under the illusion that good government will save them. But what saves the west is all those little judges, lawyers and juries running around. The politicians take credit for it. But they do almost nothing of value, and a lot of harm.

    Prosperity is created by money, credit, contract, courts, and entrepreneurs. Period.

    Yes, Ukraine needs a purge of the government – the Russians and communists must be force out, and if necessary into prison or back to Russia.

    But that in in itself just reduces the criminality and corruption of government and does not create any wealth. Ukraine needs western jurisprudence. Reliable courts mean reliable credit.And credit is what allows you to benefit between NOW and LATER.

    We are not wealthier than cave men. We have made everything cheaper, by moving what we could have much later, to what we can have now. And credit and interests are the tools for increasing production and consumption now, instead of later.

    Source date (UTC): 2014-11-24 09:32:00 UTC