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Ownership and Responsibility

Ownership and Responsibility

Every system, whether political or economic, rests on one principle: ownership.  It determines how resources are used, how they’re preserved, … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on October 18, 2025October 18, 2025Categories Economics, Law, Statism1 Comment on Ownership and Responsibility

The Early Stages of Tyranny

The Early Stages of Tyranny

Governments don’t grow to protect their people.  They grow to rule them.  The real purpose of power isn’t defense—it’s control.  … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on August 23, 2025August 23, 2025Categories Ideology, Law, Psychology, Statism1 Comment on The Early Stages of Tyranny

The Right to Retaliate

The Right to Retaliate

Every individual has the natural right to punish a criminal.  Especially the one who committed a crime against him.  Waiting … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on July 20, 2025July 20, 2025Categories Law, Logic, Statism1 Comment on The Right to Retaliate

The Velvet Shakedown

The Velvet Shakedown

Freedom means rejecting all violations of private property.  Many claim to support freedom, but in practice, they accept coercion … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on July 13, 2025July 13, 2025Categories Law, Economics, Inflation, Statism1 Comment on The Velvet Shakedown

Statism’s Foundation is Theft

Statism’s Foundation is Theft

Who decides what is his and what is yours?  Who claims the right to dictate how your life and labor … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on June 22, 2025June 22, 2025Categories Economics, Law, Statism1 Comment on Statism’s Foundation is Theft

The Fiction of Collective Ownership

The Fiction of Collective Ownership

Property is claimed by “society.” A term with no hands, no voice, no will.  A ghost can’t own.  The individual … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on May 26, 2025May 26, 2025Categories Economics, Economic Calculation, Ideology, Law, Statism1 Comment on The Fiction of Collective Ownership

Liberty on Loan

Liberty on Loan

There’s a rights crisis going on.  Most politicians talk about rights as if they grant them.  They don’t.  Rights aren’t … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on May 24, 2025May 24, 2025Categories Law, Ideology, Statism1 Comment on Liberty on Loan

The Theater of Justice

The Theater of Justice

There’s a justice crisis.  Judges wear robes, speak solemnly, and invoke procedure—but they don’t understand justice.  They know rulings, precedent, … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on May 18, 2025May 18, 2025Categories Law, Statism1 Comment on The Theater of Justice

Democracy Delusion

Democracy Delusion

There is a severe misunderstanding of what democracy is. The political babblers love to dress it up in flowery nonsense. … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on April 19, 2025April 19, 2025Categories Economics, Law, Logic, Statism1 Comment on Democracy Delusion

Public Property Is Nobody’s Property

Public Property Is Nobody’s Property

Who truly owns what is called “public property”?  Only the individual can own and control what is his, and property … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on March 17, 2025March 28, 2025Categories Economics, Law, Method, Statism1 Comment on Public Property Is Nobody’s Property

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