Copyright © 2013 Knight Sac Media. All rights reserved.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/subject.aspx?subjectid=21768 Who are Libertarians? What is Libertarian philosophy? Is it relevant to issues that confront us today? There seems to be a lot of interest in this topic, with opinions pro and con, here at SI. This thread is for questions, answers, and discussions of Libertarian principles and their application to ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/images/Logo380x132.pnghttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/subject.aspx?subjectid=2176838013210greenspiritGood story, law makes no sense. However, you have to be brain dead that after being arrested once, to grow an additional 50 plants in your house and risk arrest again. Ever consider just quitting?http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289011435/17/2013 5:49:10 PMTimF Parents, Pot, and Prohibition: Daisy Bram's Story Paul Feine & Alex Manning | May 16, 2013 [youtube video] youtube.com  As her children were being taken away from her, Daisy Bram screamed, "My babies! My babies!" In 2011, Daisy Bram and Jayme Walsh lived with their two small children, Thor and Zeus, ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288997375/17/2013 7:46:42 AMTimFUnrecorded testimony By Harvey Silverglate | May 11, 2013 Robel Phillipos has been charged with obstruction of justice. Those concerned with the survival of American civil liberties during the post-9/11 (and now post-...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288991305/16/2013 6:50:05 PMTimFProgressives Suddenly Support Health Insurance Marketing May 13, 2013, 9:24 am For years Progressives, led by President Obama during the legislative process for the PPACA, have attacked health insurance companies for their profits and overhead. I never understood the former -- at generally 5% of revenue...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288948485/14/2013 11:43:51 PMTimFHopefully, The Phoenix Police Won't Find You Odd May 13, 2013, 9:39 am Raymond Rodden was arrested and dragged to the police station for interrogation for a) taking pictures of the Sandra Day O'Connor Federal Court Building (not a crime) and b) walking down an alley (also not a crime). The police followed him fo...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288948435/14/2013 11:41:05 PMTimFFlorida schoolgirl charged with felonies for science experiment communities.washingtontimes.com http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288892865/11/2013 9:40:25 PMTimFHow Government Wrecked the Gas Can Jeffrey Tucker · May 7, 2012 The gas gauge broke. There was no smartphone app to tell me how much was left, so I ran out. I had to call the local gas station to give me enough to get on my way. The gruff but lovable attendant arrived in his truck and sta...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288892835/11/2013 9:36:59 PMalanrsThose people are scary, equating society with government. I loved the sitting in a log cabin in the woods with a gun and a cigarette characterization. ARShttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288883595/11/2013 9:46:43 AMTom Clarke"Bitcoin is sinister because it forms a highly individualistic society were people can trade anonymously and to avoid exchange rates and taxes...things that bind us together" tvnz.co.nz http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288882575/11/2013 7:35:01 AMTom Clarke3D Guns Advocate Cody Wilson is About More Than Weapons and That's What Most Frightens People About Him reason.com http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288838965/9/2013 7:41:47 AMTom Clarkehttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288835545/8/2013 9:55:11 PMmirajePeel off the superficial veneer of a greenie and this is what you get. Raw, undiluted, anti human, statist control. Ayn Rand would have a field day picking this apart.. [graphic] Policies In a democratic society, the people have a say about the policies enacted. We can all look for opportunities to support policie...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288635114/28/2013 6:56:59 PMJorj X Mckiethat was so nice of the police to have those people wave their hands in the air like they just don't care. But gosh darn, all of those people looked just like Dhjoker...especially the white haired old lady. wow! We really are living in a police state....but it's for our own protection. (the TSA tells me that all ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288596154/25/2013 11:13:52 PMi-nodehttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288594144/25/2013 9:39:29 PMTimFBoston: Centralization vs. Friedrich Hayek and Jane Jacobs David Henderson The Massachusetts' governor's response to one murderer being at large was to shut down an entire large city--de facto, martial law. Various commenters have said that he "asked" people to stay in their homes. That might be literally...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288573514/24/2013 11:03:13 PMlongnshortamazing how many 'conservatives' brushed off the boston cops invading homes without a warrant. as my son says they are social conservatives not real oneshttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288559464/24/2013 11:31:58 AMlongnshort Shocking Footage: Americans Ordered Out Of Homes At Gunpoint By SWAT teams This is what martial law in the US looks like Steve Watson Infowars.com April 22, 2013 Shocking footage has emerged from Friday’s lockdown in Boston, where police, federal agents, national guard troops and SWAT teams enforced door to door...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288534984/23/2013 11:10:44 AMTimFSome Friday Bastiat April 19, 2013, 8:36 am There are people who think that plunder loses all its immorality as soon as it becomes legal. Personally, I cannot imagine a more alarming situation. However that may be, one thing is certain, and that is that the economic results are the same... Moral: To use force is ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288495994/21/2013 12:11:41 PMJoe BtfsplkThe Economics of Liberty Mises Daily: Friday, April 19, 2013 by Anthony Gregory [This is pat 2 of 2 of an article originally published in the April 2013 edition of Future of Freedom.] Classical Liberalism and the Austrian School by Ralph Raico (Auburn, Ala.: Ludwig von Mises Institute, 2012); 347 pages. The...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288468684/19/2013 3:56:37 PMTimFPuppies & Kittens & Censors...Oh my! Government Muzzles Internet Pet Vet youtube.com http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288328014/13/2013 9:59:45 AMTom Clarke5 Things Every Organization Can Learn From Anonymous Parmy Olson, Forbes Staff I cover agitators and innovators in mobile. TECH | 6/05/2012 @ 5:26PM [graphic] Demonstrators wearing Anonymous Guy Fawkes masks attend a protest against the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) on February 11, 2012 in Paris. (Image...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288076833/30/2013 4:06:32 PMTimFhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288060243/29/2013 11:09:54 AMTimFQ: Are driverless cars illegal? A: Cops don't give a shit about legality, so who cares? Marginal Revolution | Tyler Cowen | Are driverless cars illegal? There are different notions of the word “legal,” but from a practical point of view what the police will let you get away with is surely relevant. It seems to me...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288050763/28/2013 6:01:19 PMTimFCostCo as Bootlegger Rhymes With Cars & Girls | Crimson Reach | Another case of ‘liberals’ being against the little guy In the course of making some larger point I’ve already forgotten, Matthew Yglesias said, casually, Liberals tend to like Costco since it’s a relatively high-wage employer for the retail sector,...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288050723/28/2013 5:59:43 PMTom ClarkeHow Debt Ruins Systems Nick Gillespie Mar. 24, 2013 8:00 am Nassim Nicholas Taleb is a former trader and hedge fund manager, a bestselling author, and a groundbreaking theorist on risk and resilience. A finance professor at New York University and a research scholar at Oxford, Taleb drew wide attention after the 2007...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287969163/24/2013 4:08:51 PMTom ClarkeEverything I Know: 42 Hours of Buckminster Fuller’s Visionary Lectures Free Online (1975) openculture.com http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287949753/23/2013 6:05:32 AMponokeeHow beer fuelled the feasting culture that led to civilization [graphic]Randy Boswell, Postmedia News | 13/03/21 | Last Updated: 13/03/21 10:02 PM ET [graphic] Beers made in traditional tribal or village societies generally are quite different from modern industrial beers,” the researchers state in the paper. Ackn...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287932863/22/2013 10:42:36 AMTom ClarkeEmbrace the Libertarian Outlaw Future J.D. Tuccille Mar. 20, 2013 1:08 pm I write a lot about people finding ways to live their lives, make a living and communicate with their friends without regard for the wishes of the control freaks who claim authority over us. Frankly, and happily, there's a lot of material wit...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287913963/21/2013 1:32:28 PMAggiehttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287879153/19/2013 7:31:28 PMdiana gHere is a link to the article itself phillymag.com  It is difficult to see how a claim could possibly be justified that this article is in any way "reckless" or "...its prejudiced, fact-challenged generalizations an incitement to extreme reaction....". These are ridiculous charges. My guess is that the mayor sees a...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287878263/19/2013 6:41:39 PMTimFPhiladelphia Mayor Suggests Magazine Article on Race Relations Isn’t Protected by the First Amendment Eugene Volokh • March 18, 2013 2:44 pm Philadelphia magazine published an article called Being White in Philly, with the subtitle, “Whites, race, class, and the things that never get said.” Apparently the Mayor o...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287865733/19/2013 7:34:53 AMJorj X Mckiehttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287834613/17/2013 3:41:24 PMBrian Sullivanhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287833893/17/2013 2:55:54 PMTimFhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287823093/16/2013 6:02:18 PMTimFWhy corporations avoid tax Written by Dr Eamonn Butler | Tuesday 29 January 2013 When you calculate the depressing effect of company taxes on incentives and economic grow...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287331332/18/2013 6:14:49 PMTimFhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287331282/18/2013 6:10:17 PMTimF America, the Law-crazed America's zeal for legislating has turned us all into criminals of one type or another. John Stossel | July 25, 2012 Over the past few decades, America has locked up more and more people. Our prison population has tripled. Now we jail a higher percentage of people than ev...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287329872/18/2013 4:31:35 PMTimFhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287312822/17/2013 1:10:13 PMJorj X MckieI want to hear about very public firings at very high levels of the LAPD and the Torrance PD. If we are going to have to pay millions in damages, somebody damn well better lose their job. It's impossible to find heros in this tragic story. http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287309262/17/2013 2:08:15 AMTimF Dorner Manhunt Reveals Police Contempt for Public Safety Steven Greenhut | February 15, 2013 reason.com http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287302012/16/2013 12:57:48 PMJorj X MckieWhat is interesting to me is that the LAPD fired on the two women and the Torrance police fired on the guy. And they were all in the same area...Torrance. It sounds like there is a jurisdiction issue here? If it was in Torrance, what was the LAPD doing there with their guns out and firing? If it was in LA, what ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287209022/12/2013 11:43:49 AMSidney ReillyThis is not the first time the LAPD has been in the news of course. It's no excuse to forget all their training that there's a cop killer on the lose. They should identify someone before they try to shoot them.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287208532/12/2013 11:21:02 AMJorj X Mckie"In the split seconds available to them," the statement continued, "action was appropriate to intervene and stop the actions of the driver of that vehicle." uhhhh, nohttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287208222/12/2013 11:09:30 AMTimF Police seeking Dorner opened fire in a second case of mistaken identity Torrance police say the man was driving a pickup resembling the fugitive's. The incident happened just after the LAPD fired on women delivering newspapers nearby. February 09, 2013|By Robert Faturechi and Matt Stevens, Los Angeles Times David ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287203882/12/2013 7:18:57 AMTimF"The whole reason why we form a society in the first place is to take advantage of the division of labor. We take advantage of this through exchange. Anything that coercively hinders the voluntary exchange between individual of society is therefore anti-society..." from Spontaneous Order on Facebook.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287106192/6/2013 6:51:22 PMTimFThe "acting alone" fallacy President Obama said this in his 2nd inaugural address: For the American people can no more meet the demands of today's world by acting alone than American soldiers could have met the forces of fascism or communism with muskets and militias. No single person can train all the math and s...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287032562/2/2013 7:43:27 PMJoe BtfsplkWhat Would a Free Society Look Like? From time to time someone asks me what I think a genuinely free society would look like. How would it be organized, and who, exactly, would build the roads? I know I’m not alone. My answer is always: I don’t know, and neither does anyone else. In a sense, I’m a libertarian pr...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287013882/1/2013 4:10:25 PMTimFhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=286979401/31/2013 10:49:18 AMTimFhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=286979331/31/2013 10:45:49 AMTimFNo Exit: Are Honduran Free Cities DOA? NOVEMBER 26, 2012 by TOM W. BELL fee.org  agoraphilia.blogspot.com http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=286938521/29/2013 2:13:45 PM