Must the Government Combat Americans’ Addiction to Foreign Bananas? by Robert Higgs http://hnn.us/blogs/entries/53228.html banana crises sidenote: http://www.slashfood.com/2008/02/24/the-great-banana-panic-continues/ Understanding free market economics and international trade, for the umpteenth time Resistance to the truth is aided by rationalizations http://www.aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/rationalization.html Is Richard an 'merican?... Keene Man (Russell Kanning) to Auction Off Vote by Kat Kanning http://www.newhampshirefreepress.com/NHFreePress/?q=node/209 Exposing the hypocrisy of political vote buying "Representatives" don't represent you; don't fall for the slavespeak THE ANATOMY OF SLAVESPEAK by Frederick Mann http://www.buildfreedom.com/tl/tl07a.shtml Statement from Jason Gerhard (incarcerated friend of tax resistors Ed and Elaine Brown) http://www.newhampshirefreepress.com/NHFreePress/?q=node/197 Imposing "services" at gunpoint: the essence of government Parents forcing children to do things, which leads to uncritical acceptance of politics The Meaning and Value of Gold by Glen Allport (in reference to growth of government pie charts) http://www.strike-the-root.com/82/allport/allport2.html Self-esteem versus rationalizations and defense mechanisms No Such Thing as a Good Cop by Larken Rose http://www.newhampshirefreepress.com/NHFreePress/?q=node/203 The horribly dangerous authority myth--the denial of personal responsibility "...committing immoral violence is an unavoidable part of every cop's job." (LR) The disorder created by government (and authoritarian parenting) Simple rules for persons in a free market: Don't lie, cheat, and steal What is the ~nature~ of parental influences? ~How~ the messages are delivered makes all the difference Introducing, particularly to adolescents--via the Web--the anti-authoritarian anarchistic philosophy, which is a kind of psychotherapy to deal with the various abuses of one's will by others, by family, culture, and governmental "officials" Authentic, independent challenging of "authority" versus inauthentic (typically collectivistic) revolting against it and replacing it with yet another "authority" People's ambivalence about anarchy Intro to Everyday Anarchy by Stefan Molyneux http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AidXSubb-2U How – Actually – Does the State Work? 'Do As You Are Told, Or We Will Kill You' by Jeff Knaebel http://www.lewrockwell.com/knaebel/knaebel19.html Corrupt power cannot withstand moral courage Implications of the "against me" argument 927 Ron Paul and Politics versus Personal Liberty by Stefan Molyneux http://youtube.com/watch?v=0z-fhCFkISM http://www.freedomainradio.com/Traffic_Jams/FDR_927_Ron_Paul_Politics_and_Personal_Freedom.mp3 http://www.podnova.com/channel/392694/episode/47/ Setting the standard for rational debate Defending the Undefendable: The pimp, prostitute, scab, slumlord, libeler, moneylender and other scapegoats in the rogue's gallery of American society by Walter Block http://www.mises.org/store/Defending-the-Undefendable-P136.aspx http://mises.org/books/defending.pdf One way to create a better world (especially for yourself): By not collaborating and compromising with those who forward evil premises http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/compromise.html Errors of Knowledge vs. Breaches of Morality by Ayn Rand http://www.aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/errorsofknowledge.html Nullifying the will of others: the essence of the love of domination ("authority") Respect presupposes a sovereign use of consciousness--which is why the initiation of force is NOT to be tolerated Objectivists distorted use of moralization Email dealing with the non sequitur of minarchism and fallacies about "human nature" We can't escape philosophy http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/philosophy.html The Not So Wild, Wild West: Property Rights on the Frontier by Terry L. Anderson and Peter J. Hill http://mises.org/journals/jls/3_1/3_1_2.pdf http://www.independent.org/publications/tir/article.asp?a=552 The trader principle (value for value) as part of the virtue of independence Japanese researchers craft "e-skin" to let robots feel by Donald Melanson http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/12/japanese-researchers-craft-e-skin-to-let-robots-feel/ Getting corrupt relationships out of your life and challenging slave-on-slave violence--thus fostering a better, happier, more courageous self, and a better society The Next Thing... by Stefan Molyneux http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XH_paOt6_ZI 948 The Next Thing (Part 2) by Stefan Molyneux http://www.podnova.com/channel/392694/episode/25/ the backstory: Episode: 947 The Next Thing (Part 1) by Stefan Molyneux http://www.podnova.com/channel/392694/episode/26/ bumper music "Politik Kills" by Manu Chao (Politik kills db remix DUB+vox_mastered) http://www.manuchao.net/ download it and check out all the remixes! http://www.politikills.com/les-remix.php

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