Most people think property is about ownership. The discussion typically centers on who owns what, how property should be distributed, … Read the rest
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Why Economics, Law, and Ethics Cannot Be Separated
Modern thought divides reality into compartments. Economics concerns wealth. Law concerns rules. Ethics concerns right and wrong. Politics concerns power. … Read the rest
Castrated Markets and the War on Knowledge
Markets function through unequal knowledge. People buy, sell, invest, and speculate because they possess different expectations, information, and judgments about … Read the rest
The Illusion of Stability
Governments present themselves as guardians of stability. They claim markets are too irrational, too unpredictable, too dangerous to function without … Read the rest
The Death of Responsibility
Responsibility can’t exist without ownership. The two are inseparable. A man protects what is his because the consequences fall on … Read the rest
Western Social Engineering
Western social engineering doesn’t present itself as control. It presents itself as method. The language shifts but the structure remains. … Read the rest
The Size of the Social Unit: From Consent to Coercion
Distance weakens moral restraint. When decisions are made far from those who bear their cost, responsibility diffuses. The enforcer doesn’t … Read the rest
The Size of the Social Unit: The Coercive Gradient
Scale is never neutral. Size alters the method of rule. A small social unit survives through persuasion. A large one … Read the rest
Prices Are Not Numbers
Power by Saturation
Coherent deception requires discipline. It has to remain consistent long enough to be believed and defended long enough to survive … Read the rest