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Gold and Guns

In his extraordinary book Democracy: The God that Failed , Hans Hermann Hoppe points out that the process of civilization is stopped when government continually violates property rights. The natural process of civilization comes through delaying consumption, saving, and building capital. Undoing it leads to higher societal time preference. When natural disasters strike or a gunman robs you in an alley, "the effect of these on time preference is temporary and unsystematic," Hoppe explains. Victims are entitled to defend themselves against the individual aggressor and prepare themselves for the calamities of the occasional act of God. Resources will be reallocated to defend one against potential robbers, and provisions will be made for potential natural disasters. However, when government aggresses, it is considered legitimate and "a victim may not legitimately defend himself against such violations." Democracy legitimizes this government aggression because the violen...

I wish I knew Harold B. Estes

This venerable and much honored WW II vet is well known in Hawaii for his seventy-plus years of service to patriotic organizations and causes all over the country. A humble man without a political bone in his body, he has never spoken out before about a government official, until now. He dictated this letter to a friend, signed it and mailed it to the president. Dear President Obama, My name is Harold Estes, approaching 95 on December 13 of this year. People meeting me for the first time don't believe my age because I remain wrinkle free and pretty much mentally alert. I enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1934 and served proudly before, during and after WW II retiring as a Master Chief Bos'n Mate. Now I live in a "rest home" located on the western end of Pearl Harbor allowing me to keep alive the memories of 23 years of service to my country. One of the benefits of my age, perhaps the only one, is to speak my mind, blunt and direc...

AARP Does not Speak For Me

Today, with much of that well known sneer from Ms Pelosi, The AARP Has anounced it is backing the latest of the health care bills, HR 3962. My wife and I joined for the benefits when we were eligible, but as soon as I can contact a representative we will be cancelling it. On both their website and the message that is on their voice system they are trumpeting that they bring their 40 million members in support of this. I Do Not!!! I would ask that if you are a member of AARP and believe as I do, that you also cancel your membership and be sure they know it is because of them not representing their membership or at least asking their membership what it believes. You can send an email or go to their contact page on the web or call their support line at 1-888-687-2277 to cancel or voice your opinion. The Oldest Swinger In Town: It Was A Very Good Year: