February 2012
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Ron Paul grills Ben Bernanke on monetary policy →
logicallypositive:
i feel like this is the climax of an entire seasons worth of soap opera episodes
Ben Bernanke is a jackass. He said, “On alternative currencies nobody prevents you from holding silver or gold if you want to. It’s perfectly legal to do that. It’s also perfectly fine to hold other currencies, euro, yen, or whatever else.”
Oh, really?!?
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“If you could gather up all the 20-year-olds in the world and put them in a pub,...”
– Jim Rogers during a lecture at the University of Alabama
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The question on applications I hate the most:
What else would you like us to know about you?
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100percenthipster asked: This rude bitch in class straight up said she was taken to me in the middle of a conversation. I WASNT EVEN HITTING ON ME. And if I do it that well without even knowing then I am secretly a pro without knowing. But damn. She was the one that started talking to me too. #girlsRDumb
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Gas prices decrease
See what great things President ______ is doing!?
Gas prices increase
teh presidents doesn’t control gas prices u guise!!1
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I don't know what's worse
Obama apologists telling people, “Don’t blame Obama for gas prices! He can’t control them!”
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Bush apologists saying, “Remember Inauguration Day when the average price per gallon was $1.78? How’s that ‘Hope and Change’ working out for you?”
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sinidentidades:
People who build their entire identities around their atheism make me laugh.
As an atheist, I agree. I don’t believe in god, but that doesn’t mean it’s a huge part of my life either. I just don’t spend much time thinking about it. It’s not like I wake up in the morning thinking, “Wow. It’s great to be alive for yet another day on this...
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saxonmcclamma asked: After reading your post about Carlos and the Paleo diet, I realized that's what I've been doing for the past few months. Unfortunately, I also have a Mediterranean diet as well. Those two are almost polar opposites. Do you have any good references or blogs about the Paleo diet? Also, how do you get around consuming dairy products and breads?
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To follow-up ISFLC,
I’ll be attending the Institute for Humane Studies’ Weekend Exploring Liberty seminar this weekend. The following topics will be covered during the seminar:
Rights & Human Liberty Eminent Domain Individual Rights Under the Constitution Free Speech and Censorship Democracy and Individual Freedom The New Deal Legitimacy, Consent, and Disobedience Self-Defense
I’m looking...
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man fuck senior project work sessions from 3:30pm - 10:30pm.
i need tumblr all day every day.
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Today in my political philosophy class the professor began with a bit of a thought experiment. She presented the following case to the class.
Imagine that you live within a neighborhood which has recently seen an increase in crime. Local authorities are never on time to prevent the crime, so a group of individuals within your neighborhood decide to take matters in their own hands. So they invest...
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“The younger generation of today has grown up in a world in which in school and...”
– F.A. Hayek
“[I]ndividualistic rejection of force in the marketplace [is] one of the only...”
– Brian Anderson, in USPS: The Cursed Carriers (via freemarketliberal)
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“I am not an Anarchist in your sense of the word: your brain is too dense for...”
– Aleister Crowley
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Why the internet is awesome
Whenever someone starts following me, I always make it a point to check out their blog. Well yesterday someone started following me and their name alone made me curious: dirtylittlecarnivore.
So I went through the first few pages of the blog and thought, “Cool. This person seems to be paleo/primal and also seems to be libertarian-leaning.” Then I noticed a link at the top of the page:...
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satans-advocate:
boobs make great pillows
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The government shuts down lemonade stands and everyone is outraged.
…but people still think businesses need to be licensed
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jtem asked: I'm genuinely curious: What are these "Imperialistic Policies" of the U.S. you speak of?
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As far as politics goes, I’d say that foreign policy and international relations are the two areas I care about the least aside from ending the imperialist foreign policy of the US, of course.
It’s as if someone were to ask me, “What’s the quickest way I can kill someone so that I bring about as little pain as possible for them?”
To this I’d reply, “Why...
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gr34t3st replied to your post: I’ve never understood why libertarians are so…
Many Austrians argue for gold/silver backed currency because that’s what the market has always chosen throughout history. Even if you had competing currencies, gold would be selected by the market.
Conza and I have been discussing this post through PMs and he refers to a gold standard as a system of free...
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“If there were an Economist’s Creed, it would surely contain the...”
– Paul Krugman
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Schooling ≠ Education
Earning a master’s degree or a PhD doesn’t necessarily mean you’re educated. All this tells me is that you made a time commitment.
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I’ve never understood why libertarians are so persistent about going back to a gold standard. I mean, it’s a hell of a lot better than where we are now but why restrict the market to a currency backed by gold? Why not open the market to competing currencies?
Neal McCluskey’s lecture on government schooling at ISFLC was pretty horrible in my opinion, but money is the one thing he...
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Women who are pro-choice and anti-prostitution
Watch100percenthipster:
producermatthew:
Police shot and killed a pursuit suspect in Southern California Thursday evening not too far from where the Oscar Awards are to be held this weekend. The 40-year-old suspect was believed to have a firearm, according to police. [KCBS/KCAL]
Literal “what the fuck” moment. How is it okay for police to just shot someone that is SUSPECTED to have a weapon....
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“What distinguishes man from animals is the insight into the advantages that can...”
– Ludwig von Mises, Human Action
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Watch100percenthipster:
producermatthew:
Police shot and killed a pursuit suspect in Southern California Thursday evening not too far from where the Oscar Awards are to be held this weekend. The 40-year-old suspect was believed to have a firearm, according to police. [KCBS/KCAL]
Literal “what the fuck” moment. How is it okay for police to just shot someone that is SUSPECTED to have a weapon....
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I need to get a job at Tumblr.
That way I can be on Tumblr all day at work and nobody will say anything.
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I finally got around to telling the team members on one of my senior projects that I’d never met my friends this past weekend in real life before. They finally told me about how curious they were of all these friends I had from all over the US who just happened to be interested in attending a conference I was going to.
So I told them about how I met everyone through an “online...
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Another story from my political philosophy class
So today our class discussed the role of government and voting. The teacher asked our class, “Would you be in favor of the US government making voting in general elections compulsory?”
To my surprise, 40% of the class said “yes” in favor of a law to mandate voting. The teacher opened the floor for discussion and most people argued for and against it on two grounds: true...
doctorofnothing asked: I found you my fellow sexy half korean bff (not to imply that I'm sexy. I'd argue that I lack your seductive sexy aesthetic, although the v for vendetta self ownership selfish ayn rand pseudo anarchic libertarianism is a turn off bro.) <33 IMSOGLADIFOUNDYUO
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“In 1969 it required 1.5 days on average to deliver a first-class letter. By 1982...”
– James Bovard, “Slower Is Better: The New Postal Service”
h/t to Brian
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Anonymous asked: are you single?
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WatchKayden Kross and John Stossel on set … but not in that way. A discussion from last Thursday’s show about the Los Angeles County mandate for condom use on set.
Wendy Murphy argues for government regulation in the porn industry to “protect” the entertainers. She tells Kayden, “They should not be exposed to a risk of dying. You may not care, but this isn’t about...
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