By: Gary D. Barnett “This was a high order, and one could slam it on the grounds that it was somewhat circular: how can you validate your approaches of thinking on the basis of those same techniques of thinking? It is like raising yourself up by your own bootstraps.” ~ Douglas R. Hofstadter, Gödel, Escher, […]
When people hear the word “fascism” they naturally consider its unsightly bigotry and anti-Semitism as practiced by the totalitarian routines of Mussolini and Hitler. However there was likewise a financial policy element of fascism, understood in Europe during the 1920s and ’30s as “corporatism,” that was an important component of financial totalitarianism as practiced by […]
“You gather the idea that Mauritius was made initially, and after that paradise; and that heaven was copied after Mauritius.”— Mark Twain Because its renewal as an independent state in 1968, this paradisaic island has been promoted as a paragon of democratic political institutions promoting rapid financial growth and encouraging its citizens to get rid […]
By: Gary D. Barnett I have been writing about these matters concerning freedom, liberty, and the sovereignty of the individual for over two decades, and look where we are today. I have watched as this country has continued to worsen every year since I was born, and now we face the ultimate challenge, and the […]
By: Gary D. Barnett It is very discouraging that many have accepted the modern-day and bastardized ‘meaning’ of anarchy. The majority of have actually been wrongly persuaded that anarchy indicates turmoil, lawlessness, looting, rioting, home damage, and assault. Absolutely nothing could be more absurd. Language is of great importance to any society that seeks or […]
As the force of the New Offer reached its heights, both foreign and domestic, during The second world war, a beleaguered and tiny libertarian opposition began to emerge and to formulate its total critique of prevailing trends in America. Sadly, the Left, nearly absolutely devoted to the cause of The second world war along with […]
It struck me just recently simply how often we utilize the word “law” in our conversations. I check out or hear, “That’s against the law” when somebody wants somebody else not to do something, and “There should be a law” when someone wants to further restrict others. I read arguments about what it actually indicates […]
Considering that the 1800s, surly Americans have actually derided politicians for spending tax dollars “like inebriated sailors.” Until recently, that was considered a serious character fault. However Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan Act reveals that inebriated spending is now the course to nationwide redemption. It was a common saying in America in the 1930s that […]
This month, the United States once again celebrated her self-reliance on the 4th of July. After a year of lockdowns, masks, and now even mandatory vaccinations in offices and universities, the idea that the U.S.A. is a beacon of liberty to the remainder of the world seems improbable. This attitude was reiterated in the new […]
In many minds, “capitalism” has come to be a bad word, nor does “free enterprise” sound much better. I remember seeing posters in Russia in the early nineteen-thirties depicting capitalists as Frankenstein monsters, as men with yellow-green faces, crocodile teeth, dressed in cutaways and adorned by top hats. What is the reason for this widespread […]
