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‘Anarcho-Surrealism’ Wins in Iceland
By: Barry Belmont

This is taken from AllGov.com and describes a major victory for highlighting the utter ridiculousness of the elections of governments. It’s a wonderful testament to the profound absurdity that is associated with all States. Comic Party Wins Iceland Election; Promises Disneyland at Airport, Transparent Corruption Running on a platform described as “anarcho-surrealism,” Iceland’s Best Party [...]

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When Governments Fail: The Right to Die
By: Barry Belmont

A French high court has just decided that a 52 year-old disfigured woman (seen at right) who has suffered unimaginable physical and psychological pain due to a rare disease is not allowed to have her qualified (and willing) doctor administer a lethal dose of drugs to end her suffering and kill her. Law should exist only insofar as it [...]

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A Society Without a State
By: Barry Belmont

This is an article written by Murray N. Rothbard. How one could fail to join the anarchist side of the debate after listening to him is beyond me. Please do enjoy. A Society Without a State In attempting to outline how a “society without a state” – that is, an anarchist society – might function [...]

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AnarchoDebates: Barry v. Keegan 1
By: Barry Belmont

There will likely be a series of debates all throughout the summer between me and various individuals about the plausibility of anarchocapitalism. Hopefully what these exchanges include will help you solidify your own positions in regards to the necessity/injustice of the existence of a State. All of these exchanges assume you have watched Anarchocapitalism Pt [...]

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The Parable of the Pawnbroker: A Libertarian Twist
By: Barry Belmont

I believe this story was originally related to the internet via a person called “wiploc” over at talkrational. I liked it so much that I’ve decided to present it here in modified form. Please do enjoy The Parable of the Pawnbroker I was a pawnbroker… This guy came into my store, drew a chain out of [...]

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Oh Thank Goodness the Police Were There…
By: Barry Belmont

…to completely brutalize an innocent bystander. You know, there are just too many innocent bystanders these days. They walk around, thinking they own the joint, it’s good to know there are police out there who are willing to make the tough decisions to send a few of them to the hospital. If you haven’t heard [...]

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The Ennui of Attending a State-Funded School
By: Barry Belmont

Having found myself with about ten minutes of free time in between studying for my state-funded classes (Principles of Animal Behavior and Mechatronics) at my state-funded school (the University of Nevada, Reno), I decided I’d use it to address what has to be one of the most often repeated criticisms of we libertarians over here [...]

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The Sin of Contentedness
By: Barry Belmont

Most of us are highly dissatisfied people. We put our nose to grindstone, we bite the bullet, we trudge through the day just trying to make it to the next. Sure, we see little bits of injustice here and some morally questionable banality there, but we don’t say much, we just don’t want to ruffle [...]

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Your Rights When Interacting With a Census Worker
By: John Russell
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Five Monkeys, Or; How Government Policies Are Maintained
By: Barry Belmont
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