Category Archives: Libertarianism

Neither A Soul To Damn, Nor A Body To Kick

Posted on Saturday, 7th April 2012 by Ozboy

Today I’m having a look at an issue you might not generally associate with Libertarianism, but whose existence directly impacts on the liberty of us all, thousands of times every day: the company. Specifically, the limited-liability, joint stockholder corporation.

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Power In All The Wrong Hands

Posted on Sunday, 25th March 2012 by Ozboy

I’m still rather tied up, so I thought as a bit of a change of pace,  I’d direct you to a rather marvellous article from the von Mises Institute: The Seven Rules of Bureaucracy. Had me in stitches at several … Continue reading →

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Agree Or Else Part II – The Silencing Of Dissent

Posted on Tuesday, 6th March 2012 by Ozboy

Our God-Emperor beat me to it. The Australian Government’s Finkelstein Report, released last Friday, is the stuff of all freedom-loving people’s nightmares. It proposes the establishment of a new bureaucracy, the News Media Council, to “regulate” all forms of print … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, Libertarianism | 60 Comments

The Darkest Debate

Posted on Thursday, 1st March 2012 by Ozboy

In this thread, LibertyGibbert will look at the topic which, more than any other, divides Libertarians. It’s a topic I have been reluctant to raise on this forum till now; indeed, I have been advised by some of you that … Continue reading →

Posted in Libertarianism, Rights | 203 Comments

A Servitude Of Convenience

Posted on Saturday, 18th February 2012 by Ozboy

Quite often while I’m explaining the meaning of Libertarianism to friends or acquaintances, I’m met with a response which runs along the lines of but Ozboy, government can do so many things for us more efficiently than we can do … Continue reading →

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Waste Not, Want Not

Posted on Wednesday, 11th January 2012 by Ozboy

A very happy New Year to you all. Well, it seems the world is still here: Europe hasn’t imploded (yet), America is not yet (completely) certain of getting another four years of Obama; North Korea hasn’t deployed nuclear missiles (or … Continue reading →

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Agree Or Else

Posted on Saturday, 19th November 2011 by Ozboy

I thought I had better post another discussion point for those who haven’t read Ayn Rand; so how about this article, by the Sydney Daily Telegraph’s Miranda Devine, to which Dr Dave and CommonSenseMajority alerted us the other day.

Posted in Australia, Libertarianism, Rights | 46 Comments

Life Imitating Art

Posted on Saturday, 19th November 2011 by Ozboy

While on my recent road trip, I took the opportunity in my spare time to re-read Atlas Shrugged. It’s been quite a while—over thirty years, in fact—since I first picked up Ayn Rand’s magnum opus, and was struck by how accurately … Continue reading →

Posted in Libertarianism, Rights, United States of America | 23 Comments

Almost But Maybe

Posted on Thursday, 27th October 2011 by Ozboy

Almost certainly, this man will not be the next President of the United States of America.

Posted in Libertarianism, United States of America | 179 Comments

Woody Guthrie, Abbie Hoffman And A Big Mac

Posted on Wednesday, 19th October 2011 by Ozboy

Capitalism is evil! Down with the system! Peace and Love! Yeah, right.

Posted in Libertarianism, Rights, United States of America | 89 Comments