How socialized healthcare creates a society of overly cautious, scared adults

March 21, 2020 / economics, health, libertarianism, politics, psychology / Leave a Comment
If you've ever lived in England, you've likely run into some of the over-the-top "health and safety" regulations. One journalist remarked 15 years ago that the country "was on the verge of a permanent change in national character, with its inhabitants shifting in attitude from self-starting to supine, from proud to Read more [...]

The Hypocrisy of Soldiers Supporting the 2nd Amendment

January 22, 2020 / disaster preparedness, libertarianism, morality, narrative, philosophy, politics, popular culture, prepping / 4 Comments
If you're into prepping, firearms, survival, or bushcraft, sooner or later you'll have likely stumbled on one (or many) of the YouTube channels run by vets that talk about these things. Also, inevitably, sooner or later these channels will put out a video claiming to support the 2nd Amendment. One such channel I occasionally Read more [...]

Most people don’t want to be free…

November 13, 2019 / culture, economics, libertarianism, morality, parenting, philosophy, politics, self-improvement / 8 Comments
Most human beings today suffer from Stockholm Syndrome. They think that the politicians, the cops, the soldiers, the bureaucrats, and everyone else that makes up "their" government are somehow on their side, especially whenever someone they "elected" won. But they're not. Politicians have immunity from prosecution. When Read more [...]