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  • GDP fails to account for both costs and benefits that are not monetized or are part of the underground economy. It overemphasizes the role the government plays in the economy and it concentrates only on the quantity, without regard to production details or sustainability... GDP is a flawed tool that leads to dangerous policies and poor thinking on the part of our officials.

    The GDP Delusion

    GDP fails to account for both costs and benefits that are not monetized or are part of the underground economy. It overemphasizes the role the government plays in the economy and it concentrates only on the quantity, without regard to production details or sustainability... GDP is a flawed tool that leads to dangerous policies and poor thinking on the part of our officials.

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  • Ultimately, the rejection of all structural authority, and with it, the state, is necessary to create the best chance of a prosperous, egalitarian, and free society that any rational person would desire.

    John Rawls’ Original Position and Anarchism

    Ultimately, the rejection of all structural authority, and with it, the state, is necessary to create the best chance of a prosperous, egalitarian, and free society that any rational person would desire.

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  • What makes the recent events in Egypt and Tunisia unique? A new attachment to liberties and ire directed not at foreign occupiers or religious infidels, but at those who believe might makes right.

    New Freedom in North Africa

    What makes the recent events in Egypt and Tunisia unique? A new attachment to liberties and ire directed not at foreign occupiers or religious infidels, but at those who believe might makes right.

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  • Who needs the FDA?

    Food without Government

    Who needs the FDA?

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  • I never let my schooling interfere with my education – Mark Twain [Originally posted at my personal blog.] This post has been sitting unfinished and unpublished for about two months....

    The College Question

    I never let my schooling interfere with my education – Mark Twain [Originally posted at my personal blog.] This post has been sitting unfinished and unpublished for about two months....

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  • On this day 91 years ago, millions of Americans were suddenly and arbitrarily prohibited from engaging in an activity that had been perfectly legal and respectable just the day before....

    The Specter of Prohibition

    On this day 91 years ago, millions of Americans were suddenly and arbitrarily prohibited from engaging in an activity that had been perfectly legal and respectable just the day before....

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  • Daniel O'Sullivan: I can’t help but feel that the “quality education” I’m receiving from UF is a sham.

    The Effects of Easy Credit on Higher Education

    Daniel O'Sullivan: I can’t help but feel that the “quality education” I’m receiving from UF is a sham.

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  • John Brandli argues Objectivist self-isolation is both unwarranted and unhelpful.

    Objectivism’s Backward Self-Isolation

    John Brandli argues Objectivist self-isolation is both unwarranted and unhelpful.

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  • Some allege Jesus was actually a libertarian, but was he?  No way.

    Sorry, Jesus wasn’t a libertarian

    Some allege Jesus was actually a libertarian, but was he? No way.

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  • The case for unfettered trade is a strong one, and while free trade may seem like an ancillary issue with all the other abuses of our government, it is still an important one.

    Trade is Good

    The case for unfettered trade is a strong one, and while free trade may seem like an ancillary issue with all the other abuses of our government, it is still an important one.

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