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Why the Liberty Movement Stands with #OccupyWallStreet
Having been intensively involved with liberty activism for the past few years, I believe that the emergence of the #OccupyWallStreet movement is a source of enormous promise. The political clout of well connected financial institutions was the reason the bailouts … Continue reading
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Book Review: Back to the Land by Dona Brown
When most people think of the “Back to the Land” movement, the image that generally comes to mind is of hippies retreating to rural communes in the early 1970s. However, in her new book entitled Back to the Land: The … Continue reading
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Political Decentralism, the Civil War, and the Significance of John Brown
In my time engaged in politically decentralist activism in general, and my work on Vermont independence in particular, I’ve noticed that it is very difficult to escape the long historical shadow cast by the Civil War. When considering the idea … Continue reading
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Food Co-ops and Resilient Communities
By Matt Cropp In recent weeks, the game of political chicken that the Republicans and Democrats have been playing over the national debt limit has, for many people, raised the question of what would happen if the Federal Government does, … Continue reading
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The Coming Micro-Ownership Revolution
In the more than two centuries since the beginning of radical transformation of economic life that accompanied the rise of industrial capitalism, one of the most interesting trends has been the changing nature of the forms through which people have … Continue reading
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Crypo-Currencies: A Proving Ground for Theories of Optimal Monetary Systems
After having been cued in to Bitcoin a few weeks ago, the crypto-currency’s rise has been quite impressive. Its value has quintupled since I began following it, and the amount of goods and services for which people are willing to … Continue reading
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Dipping My Toe Into the Bitcoin Economy
Given my recent interest in the new crypto-currency, I figured I’d try to put my money where my mouth is, so to speak, and initiate a casual venture with a friend selling actual, honest-to-god goods in exchange for Bitcoins. After … Continue reading
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Regulation and Structure: Two Paths to Reform
While lazing about the house one Sunday morning while my partner was out to lunch with a friend, I decided to take advantage of her absence to watch a documentary on the Netflix instant play (she’s not a huge fan … Continue reading
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Liberty and Nuclear Power
After having been recently invited to what looks to be a Vermont Yankee cheer-leading session on Facebook, I got to thinking on the peculiarity of the fact that many folks I know who are generally pro-market also support nuclear power. … Continue reading
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Liberty and Abortion
One of the things that I really appreciate about the liberty movement is that, despite the wide diversity of opinions and positions that its supporters take, it seems to have fostered a culture in which its advocates can usually address … Continue reading →
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