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Larken Rose, a self-described "tax heretic" and enemy of the state, is the author of three books, one video, and countless articles, among other things. He is unapologetically and unconditionally committed to ending the "federal income tax" deception, and more importantly, the more fundamental fraud underlying the entire notion of "government" and "authority."
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2016-04-23 Opinions
04-23-2016
Sociopaths in Blue
A voluntaryist friend of mine was assaulted by thugs from the Kawartha Lakes Police "Service." I'm not okay with that.
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2015-10-17 Opinions
10-17-2015
Trailer for "The Mirror" (Publisher Recommended)
There is finally something to show people regarding the project called "The Mirror" (which used to be called "Unlocking the Cage"). To donate, go to: https://www.freedomsphoenix.com/Funding/Project/000010/The-Mirror/
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2015-04-19 Opinions
04-19-2015
Ghost Gunner: WINNER DRAWN - James Babb, Philadelphia, PA - CONGRATULATIONS!
Those who seek out political power think they have the right to forcibly control you, and that's a lot easier to do if they have all the guns. DRAWING Friday May 8th 2015 LIVE on DYI Radio Show
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2015-03-25 Feature Article
"Government on Trial"
It's high time the high priests of statism were subjected to a real cross-examination.
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2014-08-19 Magazine Article • Surviving the Collapse
The Way Out
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Larken Rose
If you're waiting for constitutions, elections, or other documents and
rituals to make government into something that actually serves and
protects the people, stop waiting. It won't ever happen. "Government" has
always been the enemy of decent peo
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2013-12-01 Feature Article
"Operation Outlaw"
It's time to unveil the "secret project" I've been working on for many weeks now, and introduce people to someone who I believe can and will spread the message of true freedom farther and faster than anyone else I know.
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2013-07-02 Opinions
07-02-2013
For the Record...
Here, have a bunch of unsupported assertions, which I know will offend and annoy lots of people who consider themselves scientific (but aren't), while being irrelevant to my usual anti-political theme.
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2013-05-02 Opinions
05-02-2013
"It Can't Happen Here!"
This is for all those Americans who seem to imagine that there is some magic spell which renders the U.S. immune from the tyranny that has plagued every other major empire in history.
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2013-04-05 Magazine Article • Power of LOV3
Forced into Freedom
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Larken Rose
In a poop-striking-fan scenario, it's really important to know who people are, and whether they are capable of functioning as rational adults outside of the confines of an authoritarian arrangement.
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2013-04-03 Magazine Article • Power of LOV3
The Most Dangerous Superstition
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The Whole Problem (and Solution) in Two Minutes
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2013-04-03 Magazine Article • Power of LOV3
History... So It Doesn't Repeat: A debate on the Concepts of Authority, Government, and the State
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Larken Rose
DEBATE: Larken Rose vs Atty. Tom Willcutts, Moderated by Richard Grove, TragedyAndHope.com
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2013-02-25 Magazine Article • Communities
Picture This
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"When I say every man is king here, I mean it. You can't charge a king a
fee for living in his own castle, or for being productive, or for trading
with others. We act like equal, responsible adults around here--no rulers
and no subjects..."
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2013-01-13 Opinions
01-13-2013
From My Cold, Dead Hands!
I'm doing an informal, unscientific experiment, to see how many people will beg and whine, and how many people will disobey, when it comes to gun confiscation. Please spread this around to all the gun owners you know.
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2013-01-03 Magazine Article • Stay or Go?
Should I Stay or Should I Go?
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Larken Rose
More and more these days I hear people asking why any sane person would
remain in the collectivist police state which the U.S. has devolved into.
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2012-11-01 Magazine Article • Giving Thanks
That's Gratitude
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Larken Rose
It is easy to focus on whatever we lack, rather than focusing on all that we have. Hurricane Sandy just gave a fine example of that to millions of us easterners. We're so used to flipping the switch and have a room light up, that when we don't have i
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2012-09-27 Opinions
09-27-2012
"Escaping the Myth" (Colorado): What It's Not
While recently explaining to someone what "Escaping the Myth" is all about, I noticed that mostly I was pointing out lots of things it's NOT about, because they are things that might keep me from going to an event.
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2012-09-18 Opinions
09-18-2012
Deprogramming in Colorado (October 6th)
If you live in Colorado, this may be your only chance--for a long time, if not forever--to attend a very unusual event. If you're ready to have your entire view of politics, government, and society turned inside-out, be at "Escaping the Myth."
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2012-09-15 Opinions
09-15-2012
Scope and Scale
To scare people into giving up their freedom, tyrants will always talk big numbers and big problems. But it's always a lie.
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2012-08-27 Magazine Article • Energy
The Power of Power
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Larken Rose
The battle between slavery and freedom is very much a contest of tactics, ideas, and willpower. Much like a chess game, it can be very useful to occasionally "turn the board around," to see what the battlefield looks like to your opponent.
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2012-08-29 Opinions
08-29-2012
Deciphering Propaganda
Have you heard about the "anarchists" attempting to assassinate Obama and overthrow the government? Well, here's how to find the truth beneath the propaganda.
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2012-07-09 Magazine Article • Philosophy: Libertarianism
The Freaks and the Masses
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Larken Rose
Let's face it, those of us who have the patience and interest to obsess and nitpick over every imaginable aspect of a voluntary society, or discuss Austrian economics for hours on end, are not "normal."
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2012-07-09 Opinions
07-09-2012
Last Call: "Escaping the Myth" (Michigan)
A very generous, anonymous donor has offered to pay for tickets for YOU to go to the "Escaping the Myth" event in Troy, Michigan on July 21 and 22.
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2012-06-20 Opinions
06-20-2012
Paradigm-Smashing in Michigan
The first ever presentation of "Escaping the Myth" is going to happen next month (July 21 and 22) in Troy, Michigan. Be there, and bring a statist.
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2012-05-09 Opinions
05-09-2012
The Jones Plantation
Here's one to try out on all your statist friends.
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2012-05-01 Magazine Article • Philosophy: Libertarianism
Fabricating Reality by Larken Rose
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Larken Rose
People naturally tend to think and believe what people around them think and believe. And when people spend so much time in front of the television, the people they are "around" are the fictional characters in the movies and TV shows they watch.
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2012-05-01 Opinions
05-01-2012
False Flag for Dummies
It's almost embarrassing how lame and transparent the federal psy-ops, fear-mongering, propaganda and false flag tactics have become.
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2012-04-24 Opinions
04-24-2012
Spineless Texas??
I must have missed the memo about the entire state of Texas being castrated.
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2012-04-09 Magazine Article • Environment
The Factory Upstream
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Larken Rose
"Environmental" issues make great examples of how things will change when
people finally let go of the mental crutch of "government," and start
acting like responsible adults.
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2012-04-10 Opinions
04-10-2012
Van Jones: Dishonest, Intolerant Slavery Advocate
It seems the control freaks are getting worried that more and more Americans are starting to think freedom is a good idea. So brace yourself for a wave of Orwellian statist propaganda.
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2012-02-28 Magazine Article • Cyberspace and the New Economy
Hooray for the Black Market!
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Larken Rose
The main reason modern tyrants want a cashless economy is so all wealth and commerce can be monitored and controlled. In contrast, cash makes it easy for people to trade unseen and uncontrolled by the state
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2012-02-05 Opinions
02-05-2012
Romney! Romney! Romney!
I hereby whole-heartedly endorse Mitt Romney for President! No, I'm not kidding. No, really. I mean it. I'm serious.
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2012-01-24 Magazine Article • WAR: About that War
Two Wrongs Make a War
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Larken Rose
I still occasionally see a bumper-sticker that says, "If you love your freedom, thank a U.S. veteran." And if you ended up living under Soviet control, after the Allies gave Stalin half of Europe, should you thank a U.S. veteran for that, too?
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2012-01-08 Opinions
01-08-2012
Why They're Fascists
There is a very simple reason why politicians such as Gingrich and Santorum end up being fascists.
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2012-01-04 Magazine Article • Future Predictions
Historic Showdown, Coming Soon
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Larken Rose
The most reliable way to make accurate predictions is to proclaim that
history will repeat itself. It usually does. With that in mind...
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2011-11-28 Magazine Article • Government
What We Fight For
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Larken Rose
Those who don't recognize the beast of "government" for what it is, and
don't understand that humanity, morality and justice need to be defended
against aggressive evil done in the name of "authority," really do often
view us as angry malcontents,
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2011-12-02 Opinions
12-02-2011
Amazon and Big Brother
Amazon is acting as Big Brother. This individual situation may, by itself, seem trivial (and in one way, it is), but it's a piece of a bigger problem.
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2011-11-14 Opinions
11-14-2011
An Uncomfortable Discussion
Sometimes, what you really don't want to talk about is what you should talk about. And that is true of the concept of forcible resistance to "legal" evil.
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2011-11-09 Opinions
11-09-2011
Let's Make a Deal
Often it only takes a very simple truth to destroy a complicated lie. Try this out on all your statist friends (or on yourself, if you haven't yet escaped the cult of "government").
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2011-10-06 Opinions
10-06-2011
A Farewell from Fascists
On the day before I'll be hitting the road for Libertopia, a half dozen federal jackboots decide to pay me a visit at my house. Want to know why?
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2011-09-11 Opinions
09-11-2011
Unthinkable
What happened on 9-11 was unthinkable. That is why so few Americans are able to think about it.
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2011-09-01 Opinions
09-01-2011
Two Flavors, No Principles
This is a message for all those conservative Republicans upset with what the Obama administration is doing.
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2011-09-02 Magazine Article • Education: Government Schools
Puppets and Humans
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Larken Rose
When people hear that my wife and I never sent our daughter, Elyssa, to the Indoctrination camps (also known as "schools"), most people want to know what we did instead of school...
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2011-09-05 Opinions
09-05-2011
Terrorism: A Symptom of Government
The best defense against terrorism is not "government," but a LACK of "government."
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2011-07-22 Opinions
07-22-2011
If You Were King
Wouldn't it be great if YOU were made king of the world? You could fix everything!
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2011-07-18 Opinions
07-18-2011
Debt Ceiling Silliness
My shortest article ever.
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2011-07-14 Opinions
07-14-2011
Dying for a Lie
The more popular a lie, and the more destructive a lie, the more important it is to expose the lie. Bring on the hate mail for this one.
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2011-07-11 Opinions
07-11-2011
Scared of Freedom
Why is it that so many people who vehemently complain about the actions of the monster in one breath, will turn around and defend the existence of the monster in the next? Simple: freedom scares them.
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2011-06-20 Magazine Article • Philosophy: Anarchism
You Own You; Act Like It!
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Larken Rose
We won't stand for this! We demand you stop this!" How often have people
zealously made such proclamations at those in positions of power?
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2011-05-29 Magazine Article • Philosophy: Anarchism
Slave Training 101
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Larken Rose
As Robert Heinlein put it, "Mighty little force is needed to control a man whose mind has been hoodwinked; contrariwise, no amount of force can control a free man, a man whose mind is free."
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2011-05-13 Opinions
05-13-2011
Indiana: Full Frontal Fascism
If you live in Indiana, you now have no rights at all. Just thought you should know.
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2011-04-27 Opinions
04-27-2011
Reasonable Tyranny
By the time people get around to complaining that those in power have "gone too far," the actual PRINCIPLE involved is usually long since dead and buried.
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2011-03-29 Opinions
03-29-2011
Anne Tompkins: Tyranny's Whore
To describe evil in polite, neutral terms is to insult the victims of it. So this won't be polite.
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2011-03-09 Opinions
03-09-2011
The Tiny Dot
See if this simple little animation makes your head explode.
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2011-02-18 Opinions
02-18-2011
Not to Kick Her While She's Down, But ...
In the recent story about the woman accosted by American fascists for taking a picture of a tourist attraction, there's one point I haven't heard mentioned. Here it is.
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2011-01-30 Opinions
01-30-2011
Red Pill or Blue Pill?
If you dare to question your beliefs, I have an offer for you.
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2011-01-22 Opinions
01-22-2011
Killing Politicians
The blogger who condoned killing politicians was misguided ... but not for the reasons almost everyone thinks.
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2011-01-09 Opinions
01-09-2011
The Giffords Shooting: Unpleasant Truth
Tyrants specialize in manipulating emotions, which is why it is the most important to state the truth when people don't want to hear it.
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2011-01-09 Opinions
01-09-2011
The Giffords Shooting: Unpleasant Truth
Tyrants specialize in manipulating emotions, which is why it is the most important to state the truth when people don't want to hear it.
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2011-01-12 Opinions
01-12-2011
Giffords: Reality Turned Inside-Out
The opinions of the average American regarding morality, violence and justice are warped and twisted to the point of being about as backward as they could possibly be.
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2011-01-03 Opinions
01-03-2011
New Year, New Paradigm
What do you have to show for all of your zealous, noble efforts to achieve freedom so far? Maybe it's because the problem is not what you think it is.
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2010-12-30 Opinions
12-30-2010
Life Sentence for Being Honest
Richard Simkanin passed away, while still in federal custody. He left the world without much, but with his integrity still intact.
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2010-11-05 Opinions
11-05-2010
Are We Free Yet?
How many times must you hit yourself in a head with a hammer, before figuring out that it won't make you free?
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2010-10-01 Opinions
10-01-2010
Enviro-Nazis Lose Their Marbles
When I saw this video, I could have sworn it was making fun of leftists on purpose. I was wrong.
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2010-09-19 Opinions
09-19-2010
Tea Party: Worthless? Well...
Will all the huge efforts of the good people in the "Tea Party" movement actually accomplish anything positive? Well, no. Unless...
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2010-09-15 Opinions
09-15-2010
Constitution Party: Worthless
You didn't think I'd only take a swing at the Libertarian Party, did you?
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2010-09-13 Opinions
09-13-2010
Libertarian Party: Worthless
Those who sacrifice principles for popularity are not doing pro-freedom folk any favors. The Libertarian Party is no longer libertarian, and doesn't deserve anyone's support.
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2010-07-18 Opinions
07-18-2010
Stating the Bleeding Obvious (Part 3)
What society really needs is more immoral, unjustified violence! Sound insane? Read this.
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2010-07-16 Opinions
07-16-2010
Stating the Bleeding Obvious (Part 2)
Another very simple concept which is a major problem for statists.
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2010-07-15 Opinions
07-15-2010
Stating the Bleeding Obvious (Part 1)
Breaking statism down to its most basic essence, it is plainly insane. Try this test, if you doubt that.
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2010-05-25 Opinions
05-25-2010
In Defense of Bigots
Those who shout about "tolerance" most often are the LEAST tolerant people around.
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2010-05-14 Opinions
05-14-2010
Do good people have a duty to be oppressed? No? Well, what's the alternative?
Do good people have a duty to be oppressed? No? Well, what's the alternative?
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2010-04-05 Opinions
04-05-2010
Luxury Cars and Mansions for Everyone!
Why limit Obama's "prosperity through thuggery" approach to health insurance? Let's use government violence to make us all rich!
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2010-03-30 Opinions
03-30-2010
The Tyrant in You
What would you do if YOU were in charge? Chances are, you'd be a tyrant.
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2010-03-26 Opinions
03-26-2010
Hooray for Obama's Commie-Care!
Don't be bummed out that Obama's Commie-Care is becoming a reality. It's a good thing, precisely because it's so bad.
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2010-02-18 Opinions
02-18-2010
Rest in Peace, Mr. Stack
Earlier today, a victim of the largest extortion racket in the world struck back, giving up his life in the process.
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2010-02-01 Opinions
02-01-2010
Democracy: The Joke's on You!
All the lovely rhetoric about "the will of the people," and "representative government," and the greatness of "democracy," is designed to make you cheer for the enslavement of mankind.
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2009-12-16 Opinions
12-16-2009
Please Enslave Me!
It's not surprising that megalomaniacs always try to justify their attempts to control and subjugate everyone else. What is surprising--pathetic, really--is how often their victims agree with them.
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2009-12-14 Opinions
12-14-2009
Fascist Pigs AND Cowardly Wimps
Those who wear the label "law enforcers" are not only fascist pigs, but are also a bunch of cowardly wimps.
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2009-11-19 Opinions
11-19-2009
A Man with a Gun!!
What passes as a "news report" gives an interesting glimpse into the slave mentality of the public and the state mercenaries.
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2009-10-30 Opinions
10-30-2009
Just for Halloween
This Halloween evening, you might want to tune in for a very unusual radio broadcast.
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2009-10-30 Opinions
10-30-2009
Government = Corruption
Why does anyone still think that "government" can be a force for justice? And why are they still surprised when it's not?
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2009-10-25 Opinions
10-25-2009
The Best Plan: No Plan
If you were made Czar of Food Production, what would you do?
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2009-10-16 Opinions
10-16-2009
Yes, Mass Extortion "Works"
(for Some People)
Even though the collectivists constantly lose the debate over whether socialism "works," that is not the question that matters.
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2009-10-12 Opinions
10-12-2009
I Nominate Charles Manson
An objective examination of the facts shows that Charles Manson is far more deserving of the Nobel Peace Prize than Obama is.
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2009-10-01 Opinions
10-01-2009
Your Religion Stinks
What most people call their "religion" is empty window-dressing, and doesn't stop them from advocating all manner of theft, assault, and other oppression.
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2009-09-28 Opinions
09-28-2009
Snickers: A Basic Human Right?
Most Americans have no idea what a "right" is. They think it's a list of goodies they're entitled to.
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2009-09-20 Opinions
09-20-2009
Farewell, Fred
Tonight Fred Marshall passed away.
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2009-09-20 Opinions
09-20-2009
Fascism, Boston-Style
If you think these plans are being done for your own good, you need your head examined.
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2009-09-17 Opinions
09-17-2009
Stop Saying "Please"!
Begging for freedom--whether by voting, lobbying, or any other method "within the system"--sends one message loud and clear: "We can't be free until the politicians give their permission!" What approach could be more absurd, or more fruitless?
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2009-09-10 Opinions
09-10-2009
Government's Contribution: Immoral Violence
Most people believe we need "government" to do certain things. But how can "government" do anything that couldn't be done just as well by the same people--with all the same talents, knowledge and skills--without "government"? What does "government" actually have to offer society?
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2009-09-08 Opinions
09-08-2009
The Root of Tyranny
As Steven Biko said, the most potent weapon in the hand of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed. It is the belief in "government," not the brute force, that is the problem.
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2009-09-07 Opinions
09-07-2009
One Road to Freedom
Regardless of one's intentions, or nobility, or efforts, he cannot follow a road to somewhere the road doesn't go. Yet that is what most freedom advocates are trying to do.
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2009-08-31 Opinions
08-31-2009
Rating Obama
It's worthwhile to rate a politician's "job performance" only if you first realize that a politician's goal (his "job") is not to serve the people, but to empower himself and the puppet-masters who own him.
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2009-08-27 Opinions
08-27-2009
Violence by Any Other Name...
The ultimate hypocrisy of statists is that they advocate constant, widespread initiation of violence against everyone (via "government"), while at the same time condemning as "violent" any talk of forcibly resisting tyranny.
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2009-08-26 Opinions
08-26-2009
Tolerating Tyranny
When activists say we should "demand" this or that, and shouldn't "tolerate" this or that, do they mean it?
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2009-08-01 Opinions
08-01-2009
To Whine or to Resist, That is the Question
The "freedom movement" needs a little dividing, between people who actually believe in freedom, and those who only believe in whining. (The video of Larken Rose's controversial July 4th speech has finally been posted.)
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2009-07-25 Opinions
07-25-2009
Why is the New Jersey corruption case even news?
The smart politician realizes that, if he wants to avoid accusations of "corruption," all he has to do is commit his crimes out in the open, after declaring them to be "legal."
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2009-07-05 Opinions
07-05-2009
Does this country really believe in freedom?
This is a written adaption of a talk given by Larken Rose in Philadelphia (in front of Independence Hall) on July 4th, 2009.
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2009-06-30 Opinions
06-30-2009
Is it time for "Declaration of Independence, Version 2"?
With all the celebrations which will be going on this July 4th, how many Americans actually value freedom, or even understand what it means?
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2009-06-27 Opinions
06-27-2009
Think you know what "terrorism" means? Sometimes terrorism is in the eye of the beholder.
The politicians are constantly trying to scare us with the specter of "terrorism." Too bad most Americans have never thought about what the term actually means.
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2009-06-25 Opinions
06-25-2009
Think cooperating with "authority" is a good idea? Think again.
Those of us who are good, honest, hard-working people should be glad to comply with whatever requests the police make, right? Wrong.
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