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Thursday May 23, 2013
Today in 2008, Utah Phillips dies in Nevada City, California. Born May 15, 1935 in Cleveland, Ohio. He was a labor organizer, folk singer, storyteller, poet, self-identifying as an anarchist.

The purpose and function of government is not to preside over change but to prevent change. By political methods when unavoidable, by violence when convenient. — Edward Abbey


Topic: ‘Invisible Hand’

1. Man Of System

LearnLiberty | How do you like being told what to do? If someone tells you to do something you find enjoyable or fulfilling, you may not mind. What if you are told to do something contrary to what you would choose for yourself? What if the government was the one telling you to do it? Adam Smith, the philosopher and father of economics, talks about a “man of system,” a central planner who believes he can orchestrate the lives of others, like chess pieces that can be moved at will.... - [More]

Posted: June 27, 2012 in Videos