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Self Ownership
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Education Is Not a Right
I disagree with this graphic. The only rights are life, liberty, and property. Anything else and you are forcing other people to work for you. Just because something seems nice, doesn’t mean it is a right.
To claim education is a right is to claim that you have a right to steal from someone and spend [...]
Marginal Tax-Rates and the Working Poor
Often times, a graph will speak louder than words. Such is the case with this chart posted by Michael Cannon on Cato-at-Liberty:
Cannon produced the chart for a study on the effects of two proposed health-care bills and the mandates they require of individuals and families to purchase above a certain income level. The marginal tax-rate [...]
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Wilkinson on the Axiom of Non-Coercion
Will Wilkinson claims that the axiom of non-coercion, popular among some hardcore libertarians, stands on weak ground. The axiom states that coercion, or the initiation of physical force against a person is inherently illegitimate. He suggests (or rather agrees with another blogger) that coercion is in the eye of the beholder. As part of his argument, he [...]
Going Meta: Part 1