No doubt you have come across Lucretius in your Humanities classes, perhaps even being so lucky as to have read his On the Nature of Things. Within it you will see one of the greatest expositions of Epicurian philosophy, intricate poetry, and systemic doubt in authority in all of history. A perfect example of this [...]
1Sep10
Lucretius, the Libertarian?
By: Barry Belmont
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Posted in Libertarianism, Political Philosophy, The State
Tagged Free market, Lucretius
Tagged Free market, Lucretius
3Jun10
Stupid In America.
By: Barry Belmont
For anyone who has ever wondered why the American school system is so terrible and what can be done to improve it. This documentary by John Stossel is an absolute must-see. Do yourself a favor and find 40 minutes of free time and watch this. …For those of you without the time here’s the situation [...]
31Mar10
A Criticism of Free Markets
By: Barry Belmont
This is an adapted excerpt from a larger work of mine entitled “The Evolution of Free Markets.” Please do enjoy. Critics of free markets generally (and the super free markets of Austrian economics specifically) tend to be of this type: 1) I cannot think of how A would occur on the free and open market. [...]
25Feb10
Property: A Prelude
By: Barry Belmont
It seems that we so-called libertarians have a few questions we need to answer. One of the biggest dilemmas highlighted at our previous meeting, Intellectual Property Rights, was apparently how to define “property” and how “intellectual property” is akin to this “property.” A rather sad minority of us really grasped what property should mean. In [...]
By: Barry Belmont
I have a particular interest in religious thinking. I learn a lot about cultures, philosophies, and traditions through religion. As I mentioned briefly in the Q&A section of my Anarcho-Capitalism II lecture, there can exist things outside of market forces existing within a society, such as religion. One can listen to the Pope, obey the [...]
By: Barry Belmont
If you’re a boring guy like me with a little interest in the running of our school and a lot of time to spend on the internet, you’ve by now run across the VisLupiGang. Their topics are usually boring and their writing has that turgid feel of a first year law student trying too hard [...]
By: Travis Hagen
Meeting: A Libertarian Crash Course – Join the UNR Students for Liberty’s first meeting of the year where we will be discussing the basic principles of libertarinism, free markets, and what the club is all about. Where: JCSU 423 When: 7PM – 8:30PM on Thursday, January 28, 2010
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Posted in Announcement, Campus Discussions, Libertarianism
Tagged campus discussion, crash course, introduction, Libertarianism
Tagged campus discussion, crash course, introduction, Libertarianism
By: Barry Belmont
Here is the video from the Fourth of July Tea Party. Apparently Barry has a slight lisp. And I think he’s advocating “something about taxes being bad” therefore justifying (or at least becoming another brick in a wall of justification) in the destruction of the State. Those anarcho-capitalists are mysterious.
23Aug09
Morality and Liberty
By: Mary Hunton
Religion is a very predominant part of many people’s lives, and organized faiths, as we know, have their own set of moral code and conduct. What is and is not okay according to them–in other words, morals. Being born and raised Roman Catholic (and still going by that title even today), I was raised with [...]
By: Mary Hunton
There has been a lot of talk on prostitution going around the Students For Liberty site as of late, enticed by my own article (sorry, guys!) and it got me thinking about another right that deals first and foremost with what people are allowed to do with their own bodies. The topic is tricky, and [...]
