Category Archives: Brief Articles and Short Notes

Brief articles, notes, thoughts, and any quick read.

It’s Official! Ben Stone will be speaking at PorcFestX!

Ben will be speaking on Monday June 17th and Friday June 21st at the 10th Annual Porcupine Freedom Festival at Rogers Campground, Lancaster NH. Continue reading

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I Accuse Ron Paul

I hereby publicly accuse Ron Paul (the person) of openly and blatantly violating the Zero Aggression Principle (NAP if you prefer). Continue reading

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The 3rd annual Liberty Inspiration Award

Libertycandidates.com is hosting their 3rd annual Liberty Inspiration Award given yearly to 5 people who showed positive effort and energy throughout the year in spreading the message of liberty. Nominees should inspire others to step up, do something that helped … Continue reading

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SOPA and Questioning Intellectual Property, Anthony Gregory

Future statists will talk about how the Internet was like the Old West, a setting of chaos that had to be reined in by the government for our own good. Continue reading

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What Is the Point of My Libertarian Anarchism, by Robert Higgs

Feeling the need to take a stand of some kind as a participant in the events of my time and place, I have put myself firmly where I now stand. By the light I have been given to see the right, I can do no other. Continue reading

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Bad Quaker Dot Com Podcast picked up by The Liberty Radio Network!

Special Announcement! The Bad Quaker Dot Com Podcast has been picked up by The Liberty Radio Network! (LRN.FM) Thanks to Ian Freeman and Mark Edge for recognizing us and giving us this opportunity to get our message out to a … Continue reading

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0086 pc30 Robert Higgs

Ben reads two brief articles, one by Robert Higgs and one about a book by Robert Robert Higgs. Continue reading

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Effects of Fascism and Racism in Africa

Even as governments all over the “civilized” world give millions of dollars in aid to Africa, the situation seems to be getting worse. How can this be? Government aid is in fact causing the starvation in Africa. Continue reading

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0067 The Wise Kindly Judge and Lopez The Liar

We have a double feature today. The myth of the wise kindly judge and the story of Lopez the liar. Continue reading

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0060 Practical Bob and his Practical Jar of Answers

Wouldn’t it be great if we had a phone app that could whip out the answer to all the standard practical objections people bring up to reject a free society? Continue reading

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