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Category: Statism

The Cult of Control

The Cult of Control

Statism isn’t a system—it’s a cult.  It doesn’t merely govern.  It demands faith.  It rewards obedience, punishes dissent, and sanctifies … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on August 10, 2025August 10, 2025Categories Ideology, New Idol, Psychology, Statism1 Comment on The Cult of Control

Open Borders and the Violation of Property

Open Borders and the Violation of Property

The slogan of “open borders” sounds like a call for freedom of movement.  It isn’t.  It’s the state declaring the … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on August 9, 2025August 9, 2025Categories Ideology, Economics, Statism1 Comment on Open Borders and the Violation of Property

Breaking the Spell

Breaking the Spell

Evil rarely announces itself.  It comes disguised—usually in official language, smiling faces, and noble-sounding causes.  It cloaks itself in … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on August 3, 2025August 3, 2025Categories Statism, New Idol, Psychology1 Comment on Breaking the Spell

When Dissent Dies, Error Thrives

When Dissent Dies, Error Thrives

We live in a world where agreement is mistaken for truth.  If enough people say it, it must be right.  … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on July 27, 2025July 27, 2025Categories Ideology, Logic, Statism1 Comment on When Dissent Dies, Error Thrives

Echoes of Thoughtlessness

Echoes of Thoughtlessness

Modern debate has devolved into marketing.  Arguments have been replaced with slogans, logic with labels, and thought with repetition.  You … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on July 26, 2025July 26, 2025Categories Ideology, Logic, Statism1 Comment on Echoes of Thoughtlessness

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

Fiat Currency: The Engine of Exploitation

Fiat Currency: The Engine of Exploitation

A medium of exchange must emerge through voluntary market interaction.  Historically, people selected what worked best.  No decree birthed money—it … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on July 12, 2025July 12, 2025Categories Economics, Inflation, Money, Statism1 Comment on Fiat Currency: The Engine of Exploitation

Calculation or Collapse

Calculation or Collapse

Markets don’t function without prices.  Without prices, production collapses into chaos.  Prices convey the preferences, demands, and scarcities of society—without … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on July 2, 2025July 2, 2025Categories Economics, Economic Calculation, Statism1 Comment on Calculation or Collapse

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

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