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  • Peter Lothian Nelson

At First Inflation, Can Be Subtle Jan 25, 2017

Photo on line by Brother “Joe” Ministries “For the first time in years, inflation is picking up.” – Justin Spittler, “Not Even Trump Can Clean Up This Mess”, Casey Daily Dispatch, 1-23-2017 Is it so that inflation is just now “picking up”, or has it been raging in the background all along? The statistics tell the story. According to the Consumer Price Index for all goods, so-called price inflation over the last 12-months is slightly more than 2%. From 2012 to 2016 the average U.S. cost of a Big Mac increased about 1.8% per year. This sounds not too out...

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The Libertarian Way to Provide a Park-like Experience Aug 25, 2015

Features such as natural parks should be privately owned for when they are public, they tend to fall victim to the tragedy of the commons.

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A Pastiche on the Parable of the Good Samaritan Aug 24, 2015

But a poor Samaritan, hated by the powers and who like all of his friends had no resources, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. He passed the injured man staring at him in horror and meditating on what could possibly have led such criminals to do this this thing. He came unto the Sanhedrin in Jerusalem and stepping before them pleaded for police patrols to ensure this ‘will never happen again’.

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One Libertarian’s Take on Immigration Jul 21, 2015

As the US boundaries take on an ever more similar appearance to the Berlin wall, the totalitarian noose tightens ever more firmly around our personal necks. In a paraphrase of Reagan: Mr. Obama, tear down this wall!

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ON THE CAUSE OF VIOLENCE: A Discussion of the Shooting in Chattanooga Jul 16, 2015

The glaring difference between armed robbers and policemen is the level of acceptance by other people. When a thief issues threats or carries them out, very few people approve. Almost all people will understand that he is violating the very foundation of civilized society. When a policeman uses gun violence, most people approve. The former tends to not set a precedent or provide a model for acceptable behavior. The latter, on-the-other-hand, tend to provide mentoring of acceptable behavior. Lots of people view the police as upholding the foundations of society. Therefore, between these two groups, it is most important for...

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ELECTION OF SENATORS Jul 14, 2015

Direct election is supposed to be more democratic and give the people more power over the government. In fact, it does the exact opposite.

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To Homestead a Nature Preserve Jul 14, 2015

With the current widespread interest in preservation and in the natural environment, it behooves Libertarians to consider how to perform similar safeguards while respecting private property. Extant nature preserves tend overwhelmingly to be government owned. The few remaining are run by NGOs which usually eschew the profit motive and, hence, the ability to perform economic calculations. The difficulty for freedom loving people is that real property is based on mixing one’s labor, which is uniquely their own, with virgin territory to create a personal property. On the contrary an unsullied reservation would appear to prevent such mixing of labor and...

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