Tag: legal plunder

Libertarianism

On Fluffy Animals, Armed Bandits, and the Inner Logic of Libertarianism

What is libertarianism? In his book Anarchy, State, and Utopia, Robert Nozick famously defines libertarianism as a social philosophy committed to ...

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Economics

Human Nature and the Free Society

By Edmund Opitz. —- Is there anything in the basic makeup of the men and women we know, or those ...

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Economics

The Flat Tax Revisited

Every four years, during the presidential election season, Republican candidates criticize the abuses of the IRS and the complexity of ...

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Politics

All Taxation is Theft

When it comes to governments the world over, bad economic policies usually beget more bad economic policies. That is especially ...

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Media

Vikings and Legalized Plunder, oh my!

What do Vikings have to do with government? Find out in this video… This video is brought to you by ...

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History

The Divine Ordination of State Criminals and Legalized Crime (Part 2)

This essay continues the Christian Theology and Public Policy Course essays by John Cobin, author of the books Bible and ...

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Libertarianism

The Divine Ordination of State Criminals and Legalized Crime (Part 1)

This essay continues the Christian Theology and Public Policy Course essays by John Cobin, author of the books Bible and ...

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History

What would the Twelve Apostles say about modern government?

This essay continues the Christian Theology and Public Policy Course essays by John Cobin, author of the books Bible and ...

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History

The Evil Nature of the State

This essay continues the Christian Theology and Public Policy Course essays by John Cobin, author of the great books Bible ...

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Politics

Government vs. The State

John Cobin, author of the great books Bible and Government and Christian Theology of Public Policy, has graciously agreed to ...

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Christian Ethics

The Criminality of War

Even without the WikiLeaks revelations that U.S. helicopter pilots gunned down twelve Iraqi civilians, that U.S. soldiers ignored brutal torture ...

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Economics

10 Things I Hate About Taxes: Epilogue

No, this is not #11, it really is just an epilogue – or an afterthought… I hope you attended or ...

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Economics

10 Things I Hate About Taxes: The Full Series

Ah taxation, how we despise thee. You make some richer, but most poorer. You daily remind us that we live ...

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Economics

10 Things I Hate About Taxes #10: Lost Prosperity

This is the tenth article in a series on taxation leading up to Tax Day, April 15. I think I’ve ...

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Economics

10 Things I Hate About Taxes #9: Taxation is Theft

I have already said and illustrated this numerous times in previous articles, but I will say it once again: Taxation ...

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Economics

10 Things I Hate About Taxes #8: Living in Fear

To say that the tax code is complicated would be the understatement of the century. It is, in fact, far ...

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Christian Ethics

10 Things I Hate About Taxes #7: Caesar’s Benevolence

Many Christians believe that paying taxes is fulfilling the Biblical command to show compassion to the poor. We just need ...

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Economics

10 Things I Hate About Taxes #6: Withholding Taxes

This is the sixth article in a series on taxation leading up to Tax Day, April 15. If we were ...

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Economics

10 Things I Hate About Taxes #5: Your Tax Dollars at Work

Think about all the crazy things you know your tax money pays for...

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Economics

10 Things I Hate About Taxes #4: Privacy and Personal Income

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, ...

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Economics

10 Things I Hate About Taxes #3: The Truth About Government Spending

Politicians, especially Republicans, love to talk about "cutting taxes," and in some cases they actually do cut some taxes and ...

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Economics

10 Things I Hate About Taxes #2: Newspeak

Governments manipulate language for their own purposes constantly. It allows them to circumvent truth in the public square (at least ...

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