Welcome to the fourth edition of the Market-Anarchist Blog Carnival, where it is my pleasure to help spread the ideas of liberty to whoever wants it. I’m proud to present a number of worthy submissions this month – and I hope you’ll return for future editions, on or about the 29th of every month. If you’re featured in the Carnival, or if you just really like us, please do us a favor and post...
Think back over the history of civilization… Pick pretty much any major tragedy – any event that caused human suffering on an unfathomable scale. I’ll bet you dollars to donuts that said tragedy was either caused directly by government, or indirectly, by a government which failed to protect its citizens. Usually it’s a combination of the two. For example, the Second World War is just such a tragedy. It would only be partially accurate...
…nevermind. I need to watch my mouth. Anyways, this is pretty much the same thing: In a rare, self-congratulatory moment the members of Congress took time away from their busy schedules of fighting terrorism, fighting poverty, saving the earth, and other noble endeavors to begin the approval process of granting themselves a pay raise. Minority Whip, Roy Blunt (wow, that could be a porno movie title and a stage name!) says that they need...
