Now that we’ve established that intellectual property laws are complete nonsense, let’s start breaking them. BitTorrent is a peer to peer file sharing protocol that has proven to be pretty much unstoppable. Unlike previous file sharing systems like Limewire and Napster, there’s no central authority for governments to shut down BitTorrent transfers. Repeated efforts to…...
Yesterday, the NYPD opened fire on an unarmed suspect in Times Square. Luckily for the suspect, the NYPD has terrible aim. Not so lucky, were the two innocent bystanders struck by taxpayer funded bullets flying indiscriminately through the polluted urban air. This all started because the NYPD allegedly saw the man stumbling around on 8th Avenue…....
Since when is violence considered intellectual? Since when does one person own the thoughts of another? Since about 400 years ago, as it turns out. I really like this subject because it was one of the last aspects of statism that I clung to before embracing the far clearer moral compass of voluntarism. If we…...
With all the news about the NSA spying on us, it almost seems negligent that I haven’t written this article yet. Understanding how you are tracked, and how to prevent it from happening are very important bits of information that precious few of us have a proper understanding of. As governments grow and become more…...
Libertarian Infighting is a Good Thing. I recently posted a message requesting suggestions for my next article, and a reader posted about libertarian infighting… “How division among various freedom groups will be our undoing unless we work together”. So I decided to write the exact opposite. But I’m not just doing this to be…...
Never shying from controversy, I’ve been meaning to tear down some of the fundamental constructs of libertarianism. Or at least, point out how foolishly some people try to apply them. It was suggested to me by a reader to address this use of the term “collectivism” by libertarians, and especially after Larken Rose addressed the…...
Cantwell's Secret Stash Chris Cantwell on Declare Your Independence w/ Ernest Hancock Play Episode Pause Episode Mute/Unmute Episode Rewind 10 Seconds 1x Fast Forward 30 seconds 00:00 / Subscribe Share RSS Feed Share Link Embed Download file | Play in new window | Recorded on September 12, 2013This morning I had the pleasure of being featured...
I’m on my way into Manhattan this morning, to live stream the 9/11 rallies happening today. Not the “Let’s kill those Muslim savages” type rallies. Not the “Hooray! Obama got bin Laden and dumped him in the ocean with no evidence!” type rallies. Rather, the rethink 9/11 rallies. I say that I don’t know what…...
Last night I had the pleasure of joining the Mike Salvi’s World podcast for the second time. As much fun as I always have working with Mike, last night’s episode was even more enjoyable, as we were joined by none other than Larken Rose himself. We discussed my recent expulsion from the FSP, philosophy, defense, organization, and dealing…...
After dedicating his second Bad Quaker podcast to me personally, the show’s host, Ben Quaker has refused to engage me in a real time debate. I issued the challenge through Twitter, Facebook, Google+, and Mr. Stone’s website without any response, before asking Michael Shanklin of Peace Freedom Prosperity to arrange it on an episode of Voluntary…...