The next time someone tells you, “Freedom of speech does not warrant provocation,” then ask them what they plan to do when someone feels provoked by something they say.
LAW
Black Lives Matter
The protest chant that black lives matter appears to mean that black lives matter only if they are taken at the hands of white police officers.
Hatred of Mohammad … Or Love of Liberty?
Freedom of speech; separation of church and state. These are principles to cherish, not to denigrate. The true “haters” out there are the ones who shout the label of “hater” at anyone who dares to take a moment to stand up for them.
Anti-Discrimination Laws vs Freedom of Association
Anti-discrimination laws make life more difficult for the independent and self-responsible, while mainly helping out the litigious and the victim-oriented.
Entitled To Loot: Why Are There Riots in Baltimore?
Why are looters and rioters looting and rioting? The stale claims that it’s “racism” or lack of government funding simply do not ring true. It must be something else.
The Mayor of Baltimore’s Not-So-Freudian Slip
People have to reexamine everything, and soon, if cities like Baltimore are ever to turn around and have a chance.
What’s The True Test of One’s Commitment to Free Speech and Association?
Permitting discriminatory practices in publicly owned facilities — such as libraries, parks and beaches — should not be permitted. That is because they are publicly financed by taxpayers and everyone should have a right to equal access. Denying freedom of association in private clubs, private businesses and private schools violates a human right.
The False Alternative of Religious Rights vs. Gay Rights
Neither “gays” nor “religions” have rights. Only individuals have rights. And those rights are all the same.
Gentrification vs. Egalitarianism
Who owns the land is something that ought to be decided not by government but by free people making their own decisions about where they wish to live.
Product Quality and Safety: Government Regulation or Free Competition?
In free markets with a strong protection of individual rights by the government, competition weeds out bad products and bad companies.
Regulations Impede Rationality
Regulations force individuals to act contrary to their own judgment. This applies to both irrational and rational decisions.
Books: Inside the Criminal Mind
Criminals are criminals because of the way they think.
Can Obama Dictate An Increase In Taxes Without Congress?
Don’t think that “hard” dictators (of the right-wing or left-wing variety) don’t lie in wait to exploit the next economic or military crisis, now that Obama has set the stage for going way outside the boundaries of the Constitutional separation of powers.
On The “Pay Gap” Between Men and Women
The “gender gap” is not nearly as big as the honesty gap.
The Feminist Male Demonizing Fantasy of “Rape Culture”
If we forget the difference between violent and non-violent conduct, no one is safe. If we pretend everyone is guilty instead of a few real criminals, rapists win.
Gay Marriage, State’s Rights and Social Conservative Evasion
It’s not ‘states’ rights’ they’re in favor of, so much as gay marriage that they’re against.
‘Sensitivity’ Versus Freedom of Speech
Businesses should not self-censor and appease those who bully them. They should uphold the right to free speech and liberty—and pressure governments everywhere to do their job of protecting business and the rest of us against the initiators of physical force.
Chapel Hill and “Hate” Crimes vs. “Regular” Crimes
There should not be politically correct or incorrect crimes in the first place. There should only be crimes.
An Open Letter to Clemson Students
It is our moral obligation as faculty to defend our students’ basic rights to free speech and expression, whether we support those views or not.
Freedom of Speech and Business: What Charlie Hebdo Taught Us (Again)
If businesses want to operate successfully, they must stand up for liberty and freedom of speech, in solidarity to those who have been attacked, for their own self-interest.
Trust Reputation, Beware of Regulation
Trust — society depends on it.
Are Facts Obsolete?
Reasoned thoughts on Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Eric Garner and Rodney King.
Reputation Protects Better Than Regulation
Regulators call themselves “consumer protectors,” but often their main role is to ban better options.
Displaced Anger Over Sony’s Shelving Of The Interview
Sony has the power of the dollar. Don’t blame it for not having the power of the gun.
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