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GARNERBLOG: June 2005
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Well, howdie folks! Welcome to my all new blog, here to replace my shamefully neglected Old Blog. Expect libertarianism, anarchism, commentary, and fun! Tuesday, June 28, 2005. JOINING THE FIGHT AGAINST GLOBAL CAPITALISM! Opponents of free trade and a world of free markets. But socialists now have them as allies in the fight against. American pharmaceutical companies are currently funding a scare campaign to frighten US consumers away from supporting free trade in drugs. They claim imported drugs are...
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GARNERBLOG: October 2005
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Well, howdie folks! Welcome to my all new blog, here to replace my shamefully neglected Old Blog. Expect libertarianism, anarchism, commentary, and fun! Monday, October 31, 2005. ON THE WORKINGS OF THE CLASS SYSTEM; or, its the state, stupid: Why it is the political process that creates the ruling class, not the other way round. Care of Mutualist.Blog. Anthony Gregory, at Lew Rockwell.com. In practice, though, it helps cartelise industries by raising the entry costs into the industry for new competitors&...
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GARNERBLOG: Milton Friedman on Donahue
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Well, howdie folks! Welcome to my all new blog, here to replace my shamefully neglected Old Blog. Expect libertarianism, anarchism, commentary, and fun! Monday, August 09, 2010. Milton Friedman on Donahue. Yesterday I enjoyed watching these two programs, so I thought I'd share them with you, my readers. The first is from 1979, just before Friedman's TV show of Free to Choose. Was released; the second is from 1980, just after the book form had been published. Milton Friedman on Phil Donahue, 1979. Thanks ...
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GARNERBLOG: June 2006
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Well, howdie folks! Welcome to my all new blog, here to replace my shamefully neglected Old Blog. Expect libertarianism, anarchism, commentary, and fun! Tuesday, June 27, 2006. AND THE NATURE OF LIBERTY. I have argued in the past, that neither egalitarianism nor Rawl's "difference principle" would follow from contractarian premises. Who would agree to a principle that forbids them from bettering their situation (or the situation of someone they care about) without worsening the situation of anybody else?
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GARNERBLOG: The Hypocritical War on Some Drugs
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Well, howdie folks! Welcome to my all new blog, here to replace my shamefully neglected Old Blog. Expect libertarianism, anarchism, commentary, and fun! Monday, October 12, 2009. The Hypocritical War on Some Drugs. Originally witten for publication in the letter pages of my local rag, Nottingham's. Evening Post . Needless to say they never published it! So, I posted it at The Bastard. I read with amusement your report ( Evening Post. Sept 17th, p6) of three arrests after drugs were found. in a pub. That ...
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GARNERBLOG: Equality of Opportunity
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Well, howdie folks! Welcome to my all new blog, here to replace my shamefully neglected Old Blog. Expect libertarianism, anarchism, commentary, and fun! Sunday, August 08, 2010. On the Liberal Youth. However, I took issue with the stated aim of creating "equality of opportunity.". Does equality of opportunity make much sense, either? Asking from a philosophical perspective that is, I mean, just what does the phrase "equal opportunity" mean? When are opportunities equal? Beyond that, why is it desirable?
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GARNERBLOG: May 2006
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Well, howdie folks! Welcome to my all new blog, here to replace my shamefully neglected Old Blog. Expect libertarianism, anarchism, commentary, and fun! Sunday, May 21, 2006. What happeneed to Liberalism? The Mises Institute have started creating an audio version of Murray Rothbard's classic and invaluable For a New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto. It was whilst I was listening to his introduction, on the libertarian heritage in classical liberalism, that the following subject occurred to me:. Previou...
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GARNERBLOG: January 2006
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Well, howdie folks! Welcome to my all new blog, here to replace my shamefully neglected Old Blog. Expect libertarianism, anarchism, commentary, and fun! Sunday, January 22, 2006. CLASSIC POST: "Government: The Unnecessary and Constant Threat". Quotes from Rand come from "The Nature of Government" and "Government Funding in a Free Society"):. Government: The Unjustified and Unneccessary, Constant Threat. On his own Web Log Unfettered. Needless to say, when Robert published his post on Liberty Forum. There...
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GARNERBLOG: Who's this handsome chap
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Well, howdie folks! Welcome to my all new blog, here to replace my shamefully neglected Old Blog. Expect libertarianism, anarchism, commentary, and fun! Tuesday, October 13, 2009. Who's this handsome chap. I am a movie star! BTW, I am wearing a black T-shirt in the film, which means that when my arms are down by my sides it appears I have very broad shoulders. I am a large chap, but not as large as the film makes me seem! The camera adds 10lbs, as we all know! Posted by Richard at 12:58 PM.
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GARNERBLOG: Drug Decriminalisation is Working in Portugal: Opponents and the UN admit it!
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Well, howdie folks! Welcome to my all new blog, here to replace my shamefully neglected Old Blog. Expect libertarianism, anarchism, commentary, and fun! Tuesday, January 05, 2010. Drug Decriminalisation is Working in Portugal: Opponents and the UN admit it! In light of the fact that Nigel Meek and the Society for Individual Freedom are planning to publish my most recent blog post on drugs in their journal. Could be considered a follow up. In the face of a growing number of deaths and cases of HIV linked ...