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Mervyn Peake and the Great Individualist Novel

Thu, 07/22/2010 - 06:16

When Mervyn Peake was 28 years old, he began writing what turned out to be one of the most extraordinary novels of individualism written and published in the last century.

True Libertarianism

Wed, 07/21/2010 - 13:52

Words fail me in my attempt to say how much I welcome this book. This is a brilliant, magnificent book.

Our Miracle of Pentecost

Wed, 07/21/2010 - 08:48

For the first time in the history of the world, I'm able to communicate with anyone in the world instantly, regardless of language. The great barrier of all of human history has been overcome.

The Nonviolent Black Market in Information

Wed, 07/21/2010 - 06:16

Ideas and information are not physical goods; therefore they are not only nonscarce in practice but also nonscarce in principle. It is impossible to diminish their supply or reduce their quality.

The Writing on the Berlin Wall: Pictures of the Socialistic Future

Tue, 07/20/2010 - 08:48

Setting your entire production structure on the whims and fancies of bureaucrats and politicians, based upon central-planning diktat rather than local voluntary money prices, quickly leads to economic chaos.

Hoover's Dam Folly

Tue, 07/20/2010 - 07:32

Just as the Keynesian policies of the New Deal tried to cheat the laws of economics, government's damming of the Colorado River attempted to cheat Mother Nature.

Jefferson as President: His Judicial Blunders

Tue, 07/20/2010 - 06:15

Jefferson failed to appoint a states' rights Republican to the Supreme Court who could rival John Marshall in erudition, strength of personality, and determination to uphold a consistent constitutional philosophy.

Real Jobs, Fake Jobs

Mon, 07/19/2010 - 07:32

If census jobs are so great, why should they end? Surely, these people could be transitioned to some other government service? People would have jobs, and everyone would be better off. Right? Wrong.

The Place of Mises's Liberalism

Mon, 07/19/2010 - 07:32

Mises's Liberalism stands in bold contrast to the mass of other works in the field. In clean, clear lines it sets out what it meant to be a liberal when liberalism was the specter haunting Europe.

DeLong on Deficits

Mon, 07/19/2010 - 06:16

From the standpoint of the actual welfare of the people, it makes a huge difference whether the government spends an additional $100 billion, or taxpayers get to retain $100 billion more of their money.

Gross Wage Rates and Net Wage Rates

Fri, 07/16/2010 - 07:32

In deciding to hire a worker, the employer does not ask himself what the worker gets as take-home wages. The only relevant question for him is, What is the total price I have to expend to secure the services of this worker?

Mises's Vision of the Free Society

Fri, 07/16/2010 - 07:30

The importance of Mises's economic contributions is apt to make us overlook his contributions as a social theorist and political philosopher. The republication of Liberalism helps to rectify this oversight.

Final Utility: The Cornerstone of Austrian Theory

Fri, 07/16/2010 - 06:13

What are the peculiar features that the Austrian School presents in the domain of positive theory? Their researches take their direction from the theory of value, the cornerstone being the well-known theory of final utility.

Louis XIV: Apogee of Absolutism

Thu, 07/15/2010 - 08:48

According to Louis XIV, a king is superhuman, a man who is above all and sees all and is the only one working for the "public" good, which is identical with his own.

Henry David Thoreau: Founding Father of American Libertarian Thought

Thu, 07/15/2010 - 07:32

Thoreau's body of writing on political matters makes up a relatively small portion of his total production. But it is that political writing that is primarily responsible for his enduring reputation.

Classical-Liberal Exploitation Theory

Thu, 07/15/2010 - 06:16

The classical-liberal theory is not only more correct and faithful to socioeconomic reality than the Marxist theory but it may well account for one of the major contradictions within Marxism itself.

Economics Is … Easy

Wed, 07/14/2010 - 08:48

The truth is that economics is so hard for mainstream economists because they are trying to do the impossible — to describe the economic aggregates of entire states and nations with tools learned in calculus class.

Defending the Litterer

Wed, 07/14/2010 - 08:48

There is one small, seemingly insignificant detail that destroys the case against litter and the litterer. Litter can only take place in the public domain — never in the private domain.

Mises's Introduction to Theory and History

Wed, 07/14/2010 - 06:16

Man chooses ultimate ends first and then the means to attain them. These acts of choosing are determined by thoughts about which the natural sciences do not know how to give us any information.

The Self-Defeat of the Keynesian Cross

Tue, 07/13/2010 - 07:32

Given the inadequacies of the Keynesian paradigm, anyone interested in explaining the origins of the business cycle should seriously study other economic theories — especially the Austrian one.

Site Syndication

"The faux Democrat vs. Republican paradigm is so transparent that anybody in possession of a single ounce of cognitive capacity to discern can see it. Our views have not been redacted by one iota. When we opposed the Clinton inaugurated Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program, we were called 'right wing conservatives.' But, now that a Republican is running the administration, we are called 'liberal communists' for opposing the same exact policy! And we're the weird ones?" -Mark Anderson

"Political systems are grounded in such an abundance of lies and contradictions that the speaking of truth becomes a subversive act." -Butler Shaffer, J.D., Professor at Southwestern University School of Law

"Dedicated to the army of healthcare professionals, allied academicians, and research scientists, whose humanitarian motives made them highly susceptible to 'behavioral management,' and who - like good 'manchurian candidates' - unwittingly committed murder and genocide in the name of the 'public health.' May this work serve to break the spell under which they operate." -Leanard G. Horowitz, D.M.D, M.A., M.P.H, dedicating his book, Death in the Air

“Unfortunately, and directly contrary to law, the [anthrax vaccine] is being administered to military personnel under threat of imprisonment, loss of pay and discharge. In effect, the military is forcing its personnel to serve as human guinea pigs for an unlicensed drug that has not been proven to be safe or effective.” -Connecticut State Attorney General (AND FORMER MARINE!) Richard Blumenthal

Question: "Would you get the vaccine, and have you --"
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Anti-Health Affairs, William Winkenwerder: "Absolutely. I'd have no -- I wouldn't -- I don't -- have not had it, because I'm not covered under the policy." -DoD Press Conference, June, 2002

"Across these studies, systemic reactions were reported in 5-35% of vaccine recipients....." -AVA Insert which had to be Revised in 2002, Since the Previous Insert was Fraudulent (So is the New Insert)

"On the basis of our survey, we estimated that 37 percent of the guard and reserve pilots and aircrew members had received one or more anthrax shots as of September 2000. Of these recipients, 85 percent reported experiencing some type of reaction (local or systemic or both).2 This overall rate reported for adverse reactions following anthrax immunization was more than double the rate published in the vaccine manufacturer’s product insert that was in use at the time of our survey (84 percent versus approximately 30 percent). Each shot generated an average of four or more reported reactions. More importantly, almost onefifth of the reported events were categorized as systemic and about onefifth of these systemic reactions lasted for more than 7 days." -GAO Report 02-445, September, 2002

"Although the anthrax vaccine is said to be safe, it is not fully licensed and will be given on an experimental basis , said Kathy Zoon of the Food and Drug Administration. Those vaccinated will be studied to determine the vaccine's post-exposure effectiveness." (WHY NOT TRY STUDYING US VICTIMS OF THE AVIP?) -USA Today, Vaccine Offered for Anthrax Exposure, December, 2001

Contributors' Corner

Mark's latest thought crime: Ban Volunteer Work
After all, volunteer workers get paid less than minimum wage, don't they?

Kiwi Eye - Dispatches from New Zealand: NAV contributor Ivor Hughes (HerbDataNZ.com), with his latest commentary from Down Under: Patriot's lament

Other News & Commentary

CDC knew of potential link between vaccines, autism but then said, "COVER IT UP! HIDE THE TRUTH! LET MORE KIDS GET AUTISM! BUT WE SURE WOULDN'T GIVE THOSE SHOTS TO OUR KIDS!"

CDC Knew: Mercury in Vaccines Induces Autism

Government Vaccines - Bad Policy, Bad Medicine by Congressman Ron Paul, M.D.

Common Denominator Experimental Vaccines

Sex Assault at Walter Reed This is an article out of the Atlanta-Journal Constitution, about a male Guardsman who was molested by a male healthcare worker at Walter Reed, which the Guardsman ended up at because of health problems from the.......anthrax vaccine

Deadly Immunity Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., investigates the government cover-up of a mercury autism scandal

GOP Wants to Create Secretive Vaccine Agency

Senate panel backs special vaccine agency

A New Ultra-Secret Government Agency

FDA fears [read: wants YOU to fear] terrorists may target food, drugs In other words: al CIA'da wants you to buy drugs from American drug cartels, then you will be very safe

U.S. pharmaceutical companies and the FDA responsible for 100 times as many American deaths as terrorists

Soldier seeks answers in medical separation Deborah Funk tells us how he got worse with each anthrax shot

Marine Betrayed by the VA Here is a story written about my case

We've Got Those WMDs Right Here Former U.S. Marine Corps Captain Brian Cohn tells us how the government poisons its own troops with the anthrax vaccine - SEMPER FI, BRIAN!

DEPLETED URANIUM, ANTHRAX VACCINE AND THE GULF WAR SYNDROME Dr. James Howenstine, M.D., on the government's cover-up

From 'Pharma Fraud' to 'Pharma Terror' by Dr. Matthias Rath, M.D.

K-STATE RESEARCHERS FIND 'SIGNIFICANT' ASSOCIATION BETWEEN ANTHRAX VACCINATION, MEDICATION AND HEALTH PROBLEMS OF GULF WAR VETERANS

Doctors and nurses will "lovingly" administer vaccines and shots to everybody else, but then write into your medical chart how "paranoid" you are if you wish not to get a vaccine out of health concerns, or if you do say that you believe that you have health problems from a vaccine. Pursuant to what the doctors and nurses write into medical records, there must be a lot of "paranoid" doctors and nurses, and I can prove that.

Health Pros Balk At Smallpox Shots

American Nurses Association says HHS Proposal on Smallpox Falls Short: Plan Fails to Address Health and Safety Issues My question: Is the American Nurses Association ran by "psychotic paranoids?"

Nurse's Viewpoint: Smallpox Vaccine: Don't Do It

Nurses Associations Nationwide Object to Bush Smallpox Vaccination Plan

Valley hospitals decline smallpox shots My question: Are hospitals ran by a bunch of "psychotic paranoids?"

Massachusetts Nurses Association against smallpox vaccines

California Nurses Association calls smallpox program 'political'

Nurses unions against smallpox vaccine

Nurses unions across US urge members to refuse smallpox shots