Liberty and Letters

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  • B.K. Marcus

Does Michael Moore Support the 2nd Amendment? May 7, 2015

Would the left support gun rights over police monopolies?

By B.K. Marcus Vote10 7

Keeping American Indians in the Dark May 4, 2015

The federal government puts obstacles in the way of natives' freedom

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Is the “Austrian School” a Lie? Apr 25, 2015

Do modern Austrians misunderstand our own tradition, or worse yet, misrepresent our history?

By B.K. Marcus Vote7 1

Did Lincoln’s Killer Understand History? Apr 17, 2015

History isn't a Manichean struggle, but the belief that it is has altered its course in many strange and tragic ways.

By B.K. Marcus Vote6 0

The Black Tradition of Armed Self-Defense Feb 21, 2015

A lot of people believe that blacks march in lockstep behind calls for gun control. But while the civil rights movement was largely about nonviolent resistance, many blacks exercised a legitimate right of self-defense. Many still do today.

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1 Cheer for Police Corruption Jan 28, 2015

Last night at Toastmasters, I delivered my most libertarian speech yet. INTRO Late at night, a tall, handsome cop is chatting up a hooker in New York City. He's supposed to be patrolling 2nd Avenue, but he prefers to socialize with the streetwalker. A short man with small spectacles and big teeth steps out of the shadows and tells the patrolman that he is neglecting his duty. The police officer lifts his baton and threatens his accuser with a beating. The smaller man identifies himself as Theodore Roosevelt, the new commissioner of police, and tells the officer to report to...

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Learning to Love the Low Road Nov 15, 2014

Economic theory teaches us to see beauty where others see only ugliness.

By B.K. Marcus Vote14 4

Hayek’s so-called Nobel Oct 9, 2014

Today is the 40th anniversary of F.A. Hayek's Nobel Prize. My article in The Freeman tells the story behind the so-called Nobel, the controversy around Hayek's winning it (and sharing it with a socialist economist), and what the prize did for Hayek's personal life, his reputation, and his impact on the fall of European communism. If you enjoy the article, please consider sharing it.

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Yes, We Have No Bananas Sep 22, 2014

Centralization is deadly.

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Scottish Fever: why libertarians wanted Scotland to secede Sep 20, 2014

Scotland offered us a chance to root for the secessionists without rooting for the slavers. But was it any better to be rooting for the socialists?

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