I think a bunch of the allegations were refuted. But I don’t really feel too compelled to protect them, given that they don’t merely employ market means.
Can anyone help me find an article? It’s regarding IP and in it the author (Kinsella) states that Queen Elizabeth would grant open letters, an open letter known in Latin as patente, which would grant a merchant monopoly privileges to do something. There were also some laws passed to enforce as much, but I forget their names.
“It was easy for state and church to control thought by controlling the scribes, but then the printing press came along and the authorities worried that they couldn’t control official thought as easily. So Queen Mary created the Stationer’s Company in 1557, with the exclusive franchise over book publishing, to control the press and what information the people could access.”
Yes. Thanks, John James.
@bloomj: Fortunately, I have so far managed to avoid being victimzed by the State in that particular way. But I’d gladly trade what I have been put through for a simple beating.
Clayton -
So earlier I posted about the Citizens United movie alleging the Occupy movement is run by Soros and company. Now Adbusters, the organization that launched the Occupy movement, is stepping up its warning on attempts by Obama operatives to co-opt the movement…
…and now a third warning.
“If I wanted America to fail”
Awesome video!
He’s such a victim of the “so close, yet so far away” phenomenon (not unlike Jared Diamond) that I wonder if he does more harm than good with stuff like this.
Delegate reality:
Slate.com: Ron Paul Wins Minnesota Delegates by a Landslide
IB Times: Ron Paul Wins Majority Of Washington Delegates To Convention, Other States Expected To Follow
Business Insider: Actually, Ron Paul Is Secretly Winning A Lot More Delegates Than You Think
I don’t think it’s necessarily the best way to present it by saying the parts of life we’re most dissatisfied with are “non-profit”, but other than that, this is quite useful. I’ve always liked William’s examples for illustrating the concept. His “prove to me you’ve helped your fellow man” one is definitely a favorite.
This covers it a little more…
Walter Williams is always awesome - that said, I think it’s crucial to always point out that the entrepreneur has no automatic guarantee of profits. It is not only love of profits that motivates the entrepreneur but also fear of losses. The housing collapse and bailouts are a perfect illustration of how crucially important the fear of losses is for imposing discipline on entrepreneurs.
Clayton -
420 Freedom Celebration
@F4M: That’s not news, it’s not even the first time you’ve posted that specific item in this thread. You do realize that such behavior really makes you appear trollish?
Freedom4Me73986. You promised to never post another NH or FSP-related topic on here again. You have broken this promise probably around 10 times or more already.
As Clayton has pointed out, this latest one is even a repeat of a previous video of the same dumbass event. Please honor your promise and stop posting this crap that no one even watches.
Go live in the woods.
Dylan Ratigan and Tim Carney and that dorkasaurus who finds it necessary to let everyone know he’s jewish on the Ron Paul videogame
Haha sweet! That was me filmin!