InformationLiberation.com | I’ll bet that many Americans don’t realize that Hitler had a Social Security program before President Franklin Roosevelt foisted the program onto the American people as part of his New Deal in the 1930s. The German Social Security program actually originated during the regime of Otto von Bismarck, who was known as the Iron Chancellor of Germany. That’s why the U.S. Social Security Administration pays homage to Bismarck by including a bust of him on its website.... - [More]

Posted: August 16, 2012 in Articles

FreedomsPhoenix.com | Today, Social Security numbers are used all over the place, for all sorts of things, and not just by the parasites in “government.” It’s convenient and easy, so most people can’t imagine why we shouldn’t. It makes it so easy to keep track of everything, create huge data-bases, and so on. What could be wrong with that? If you have to announce your “government”-assigned number to get a driver’s license, or open a bank account, who cares?... - [More]

Posted: December 7, 2011 in Articles

InformationLiberation.com | Even if an individual is never personally victimized by “law enforcement,” never has a run-in with the police, and sees little if any direct impact by “government” upon his day-to-day life, the myth of “authority” still has a dramatic impact, not only on his own life but also on how his existence affects the world around him. For example, the millions of compliant subjects who feel an obligation to surrender a portion of what they earn to the state, to pay their “fair share” of “taxes,” continually fund all manner of endeavors and activities which those people would not otherwise fund–which almost no one would otherwise fund, and which therefore would not otherwise exist. By way of “taxes,” those claiming to be “government” confiscate an almost incomprehensible amount of time and effort from millions of victims and convert it into fuel for the agenda of the ruling class. To wit, millions of people who oppose war are compelled to fund it via “taxation.” The product of their time and effort is used to make possible something they morally oppose.... - [More]

Posted: May 11, 2011 in Articles

Tom Mullen’s Blog | Critics on the left have quite correctly pointed out that Tea Party activists who oppose President Obama’s “socialism” are hypocritical in that they do not oppose Social Security for themselves. The most common rebuttal to this criticism is usually something along the lines of Social Security being fundamentally different because the recipients pay into it. However, this argument is no different than arguing for a right to steal your younger neighbor’s car because an older neighbor has stolen yours. Allow me to explain.... - [More]

Posted: February 10, 2011 in Articles

LewRockwell | Why do we bother with driver’s licenses at all? They’re certainly not a measure of even minimal competence as a driver. You take a written (now digital) test that Forrest Gump could pass, along with (maybe) a cursory “road” test that takes place in the parking lot of the DMV. A 12-year-old could pass these tests. More to the point, adults far less competent than the average 12-year-old routinely pass these tests. They have a driver’s license, alright – but calling them “drivers” is generous. The sail fawn-addled, SmoooVee doing 80 in a snowstorm, ’86 Buick in the left lane refusing to move right, double-yellow-crossing, half-blind inattentive Taco-eating marginality of the average Driver Americanus is known the world over. ... - [More]

Posted: January 19, 2011 in Articles

MikeShanklin | Many people believe that because government currently claims monopolies in certain facilities, that this is how it is supposed to be. That there is some altruism at work, which couldn’t be farther from the truth. Although the enlightenment and industrial eras discarded most taboos and spells. Many people still cling to magical powers and sorcery. They believe that if enough people can wish something true, that it becomes true. That politician pen strokes have magical abilities that rise above other pens and pencils. Who are these people that still cling to this voodoo. They’re not all wizards, witches, and magicians. Unfortunately many of them are politicians, oligarchs, bureaucrats, kings, congressman, senators, presidents, and voters.

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Posted: January 14, 2011 in Recommended, Videos

RealityBloger | If you really want to understand why this is true, then you will have to look at each of the following pieces of the puzzle (links)… This will take a lot of your time and more importantly, the suspension of your idealism and belief.... - [More]

Posted: December 19, 2010 in Articles

RealityBloger | Is Domestic Security a lawful department of the U.S. Government?... - [More]

Posted: December 9, 2010 in Articles, Recommended

FFF.org | One of the distinguishing characteristics of statists is their inability to take responsibility for their failures. The fault always lies elsewhere. Two of the best examples of this phenomenon are the welfare state and the warfare state.... - [More]

Posted: March 14, 2010 in Articles

HarryBrowne.org | Once upon a time, before the 1960s, a person who needed help got it by appealing to a local charity (such as the Salvation Army) or to the town government. The downtrodden individual had to explain how he got into trouble and how he intended to work his way out of it. He was monitored closely to assure that he was telling the truth and that he stuck to his plan to get back on his feet. And he knew that the money he received came from the pockets of his neighbors. Federal welfare, however, requires nothing more ambitious, energetic, or embarrassing than filling out a form.... - [More]

Posted: March 12, 2010 in Articles