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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

The Grand Illusion of Checks and Balances

The Grand Illusion of Checks and Balances

We are taught to believe in the concept of checks and balances—a mechanism designed, we’re told, to keep power in … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on January 11, 2025March 20, 2025Categories Law, Logic, Statism1 Comment on The Grand Illusion of Checks and Balances

The Nature of Power

The Nature of Power

The state operates under a singular premise: nothing surpasses its authority.  It wages a quiet war against religion, truth, and … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on December 27, 2024March 22, 2025Categories Law, New Idol, Statism1 Comment on The Nature of Power

Confiscation by Design

Confiscation by Design

The notion that seizing wealth or interfering with property rights has no consequences is a dangerous fallacy.  Stripping individuals of … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on December 13, 2024March 29, 2025Categories Egalitarianism, Economics, Law, Statism1 Comment on Confiscation by Design

Justice Distorted

Justice Distorted

Justice is one of the most abused and misunderstood terms in modern discourse.  Politicians, activists, and authoritarian regimes invoke it … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on November 29, 2024March 29, 2025Categories Law, Ideology, Statism

The Tyranny of Law

The Tyranny of Law

There’s a dangerous misconception that written law inherently represents justice.  This belief is deeply embedded in modern legal systems, where … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on October 14, 2024October 14, 2024Categories Law, StatismTags law

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  • The Southern Cause: What Led to Secession May 31, 2025
    The simple narrative today of the southern secession in 1860 and 1861 is that the southern states believed that the institution of slavery was being threatened, so they left the union. However, the real causes are more complex and do not fit any preconceived narrative.
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    Herbert Spencer is best known for the term, “Social Darwinism,” but his writings on free markets and law remain brilliantly relevant today. While not included in the Pantheon of Austrian economists, nonetheless his work influenced Austrian scholars.
    Jorge Besada
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    Mark Thornton discusses a lesser-known factor in the American Civil War: the Confederate “impressment” policy and its impact at Vicksburg.
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