The Libertarian Opposition is Rising…
BURLINGTON VT—This week the University of Vermont launched a new Texas Hold’em Poker Club for amateur card players and aspiring professionals alike. The new collegiate program boasts over a hundred and sixty-six members (a decade-long record for intervarsity extracurricular participation). The founders of the UVM Poker Club have a unique spin on the game that […]
by Sean Dempsey1/23/24 Plato’s allegory of the cave is one of the greatest stories of philosophy. It allows us to understand how the Greek philosophers once perceived the world. The tale involves a metaphorical explanation in which a human is faced with raw knowledge and unfiltered Truth. In his allegory, Plato explains how the existence […]
This story is loosely based on the brief “Czech Crime” tale within Part 2 of The Stranger by Albert Camus. While the story is not unique, the the tale is now refined and laid more bare… In the picturesque village of Český Sněžný in Czechoslovakia, nestled amidst rolling hills and pristine landscapes, a young man […]
There perhaps is no more apt analogy for our current financial crisis than the USS Titanic. Mr Ismay with his fateful line “when can we get underway, dammit!” embodies current American sentiments like “we can’t let this crisis slow us down,” “how can we fix this?” and “the USA’s banking system is just too robust […]
Saint Paul knew us best when he called us Children.We are much worse than that, however;We are fools. We praise and erect to the highest courts in our land princes and kings of fools.We deign to call these men our leaders simply because they are the most debased and vile;The more senile they become, the […]
Work hard for your money, thieves steal half it away.Sell plants on the street, in a cage you will pay.Pick up a gun for your country for noble wars they begin;They say if you kill for thieves then murder’s no longer a sin. Try to save cash, and its value will fade.Brigands steal from you […]
1) Unity.A common enemy (not usually the state, but a person of low moral character, an ineffectual leader, and/or a charlatan) galvanizes good libertarians to band together and fight against that person’s specific tyranny or fight to gain better direction for the movement. This is a period of great unity and friendship, as minor differences […]
Mass-psychosis has been a plague on humanity since perhaps the dawn of time. Fear sparks it; religious fervor feeds it & fans the flame. It creates a mindless mob-mentality and brings out the WORST of mankind. Here is a brief history of the phenomenon: 1692: USA. The Salem Witch Trials Religion/Ideology: Puritanism Seemingly good & […]
If a bully at school started a “we hate Allison club” and the point of their club was “we will defend all boys from that horrible girl named Allison if she bothers us” Then they invite every one around Allison to join it. And then some of Allison’s friends are given money and promises of […]
A “potato’s potato” the others would call him Not exactly rotund, but … nor was he slim. A stud for the ages, a chap— A warm face to slap on And gee golly we’ll miss him now that he’s gone! A head so divine: quite bulbous it was And smooth! Not even the wisp of […]